Francisco was entrusted by Gawain to oversee the camp and the ships, so he did not come to the feast, so Gawain was the third and last to come.

In the hall, the banquet was a Saracen-style, lively dance and music sharing system, and after the dancers had already begun to leave, Gawain walked in through the horseshoe-shaped porch with his sword in hand, and then Ingrid looked at him behind the curtain and light veil.

It must be admitted that Inglana admired Gawain enthusiastically after the second sight, and she could only blame her for her limited vision during the day, and she could not see this tall warrior standing on the bow of the ship clearly.

Then everyone at the banquet saw that when Gawain lowered his head to find a seat, the widow's head was through the curtain, and Gawain continued to turn, and Tetisius raised his eyebrows, looked at Diognes, and tacitly lowered his head and began to eat.

"I've brought a whole army with me, infantry and cavalry," Gawain, who sat cross-legged on a blanket in the Saracen style, said to Inglena.

"My husband has died!" The widow recklessly burst out of her mouth, and Diognes, who was holding the dagger in her hand, almost didn't pierce the meat, and then the widow herself felt embarrassed by the scene, so she hurriedly changed her words, "So I know very little about the affairs of the army."

Gawain pouted, nodded, and then he felt that he could move closer to the main topic, "This time I have come with an army to relieve the important land of Corinth, and to prevent the Norman bandits from advancing further towards Thessalonica. Do you have any important information to share with me now? ”

"Yes, no, no!" The widow's answer below overwhelmed everyone present, and Gawain frowned, wondering if Yudohia's sister had been in the countryside for a long time, rich but lacking in knowledge, or that she had been mentally unstable by the news of the Norman bandits. So the earl commander got up, held the letter respectfully in both hands, walked to the curtain in front of the master's seat, and handed it over, "This is your noble sister, a letter written from the imperial capital to the contemptible people, whether it is out of imperial justice or personal friendship, the contemptible people will do their best. ”

Inglina's hand stretched out, and then stopped in front of Gawain's hand, Gawain handed his hand forward an inch, and Ingrida's hand stepped back an inch, still hanging there. Gawain pushed his hand back an inch, and Ingrina's hand pressed an inch forward, but he didn't touch the scroll.

Next to them, Tetisius and Theognes were eating their meals and drinking their wines with indifferent expressions.

After a long time, Gao Wen suddenly realized, so he half-knelt down, and according to the custom of the land of the Franks, he held the widow Yujie's finger and kissed the ring on it, but Ingridina's finger refused to leave, and reluctantly kissed the entity, and the widow sighed and took it back, after all, it is necessary to be decent here.

"Is there anything I can reciprocate?"

It seems that this is finally the turn of substantive affairs, Gawain was very excited, and couldn't help but feel a little money person, "I must now have to support two thousand to three thousand people, as well as hundreds of war horses and pack horses, as well as the maintenance of the ship, even if the empire has money to support, but it has cost too much to get here." ”

The widow nodded, "This is not a big problem, I will immediately ask the steward to allocate some grain and money, and bring it here from the market in Thessalonica and then by sea, and it will be easy to replenish the supplies and equipment." ”

Then, the widow paused, "In the fortress of Kadmia, not far from here, a civilian army is still defending against the Norman bandits, and I would like you to be the first to send your men to escort some provisions." ”

"Yes, dear lady." Gawain thought about it and politely agreed.

"That's it?" Ingranna said to Nahan with a little anxiety, and Gawain looked at her, then shook his head, and said that was it. Then the widow announced that the honorable guests who had come from afar were free to rest in their rooms in the mansion, and then she arose and declared that the feast had ended happily, and departed in the company of the maids.

"Hey Gawain, you have to accept this widow, you must know how many people from Venice to Crete want to remarry her, and it is rare that she has shown her affection for you." After the feast, in the corridor, the Commander of the Guards followed closely behind Gawain and strongly advised, "If you marry her, you will cover the sky with one hand in Moria, and you will become an imperial dignitary in one leap." ”

"The mole on her brow is worth exchanging for three rich cities." Tetisius was also pouting in the back.

"We're going to Italy, aren't we, there's no need to make any fuss about it—now if I deliver Corinth, it will suffice to ask her for some money; But if I really marry her, I will be trapped in this place from now on. Gawain turned around, raised his hand, and patiently explained to his subordinates, "Once I am trapped here, I will have to surrender my military powers, and accompany this widow to plant olives and grapes, and to inspect the spider-like women in the silk weaving factory." Then, by the moonlight, Gawain made a gesture on the wall to them, a "man riding a horse", "shhh ”

Hearing this, Sabina poked her head out of the stables and neighed twice in dissatisfaction with her master.

The green tendons on Diognes' head burst out, "Sure enough, you still have bad thoughts about the eldest princess!" ”

"Your whimsical and your dress don't make sense, you should go to the Imperial Capital with an inkwell and a Greek robe in your hand, and teach those children to read Homer's epics." Gawain was most annoyed that the guards were thinking about it, and Tetisius kept nodding his head, not knowing what he was approving of.

Then, the three of them walked to the moonlit garden clearing, and Gawain declared, "This topic is stopped, and there is an ominous number of Norman bandits below, and I certainly understand that their strength cannot be measured by the quality of the pirates or even the Konya army." ”

At this time, Theognes also regained his fighting spirit, "That's right, the ghosts of my father and brother are still waiting for me to take revenge on these thieves. ”

"Therefore, it is prudent to be cautious, Lord Tetisius and French Scoke, with a large army, stationed in the city of Collins to guard against the Norman branch from the sea, and the military discipline and supplies will be entrusted to you."

Hearing this, Tetisius agreed.

After Gawain finished speaking, he turned to the catcher, "We will take fifty Tekopo soldiers to escort what the widow just said, and we will go to the city of Kadmia tomorrow to test the temptation, not only to transport supplies, but also to detect the strength of the Normans. ”