The young prince woke up in the morning to the sound of battle horns being blown, while his elder brother, Giovanni Junior, was already nowhere in sight. Usually, he woke up early as well, but after two exhausting weeks of chores and worrying about revealing his true identity – a concern that no longer burdened him – he had overslept.
Only after exiting the tent did Leo finally discover that the entire camp had become as rowdy as it could be, with screams of orders and the clashing of metals everywhere, as team after team of soldiers rushed by on the roads before the tent. Upon seeing their sovereign, the two Varangians who had been guarding the tent all night bowed towards the prince and conveyed the message that Giovanni Junior was expecting him at the parade square in the centre of the camp, where a major event was set to occur.