Chapter 654: Audacity Of Alexios

The garrisons across Thessaly found themselves under an unusual and somewhat perplexing command. The Strategos instructed them to tighten border controls and scrutinise all who passed through – an order that seemed out of place in the absence of any visible threat. The usual bandits and rogues that once roamed the region had been cleansed in earlier campaigns, leaving the guards puzzled over this sudden shift in protocol.