Chapitre 46: Let it Burn!

In the city of Ravenna, the foolish Emperor Honorius was throwing a fit, to his new Supreme Commander. It had been weeks since Stilicho was executed, and yet Marcellus was supposedly still standing in Raetia. The over grown man child needed an explanation for why this was the case.

"Olympius, you told me you dispatched an army to Raetia. Why have I not heard a word yet from them? I want Marcellus' head!"

In response to this, Olympius scratched his head before revealing the reality of the situation to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Gothic foederati have defected. Without their support, we do not have the means to fight Marcellus. I have recalled the army that was sent to his lands to protect Ravenna. Without them, Constantine would march his armies into our lands, or worse, Alaric.