บท 242: Faded

"Old soldiers never die, 

Never die, never die, 

Old soldiers never die, 

They simply fade away."

-        "Kind Thoughts Can Never Die", Famous after being used by General Douglas MacArthur.

"Good evening! Lords and nobles of Thessaloniki! I am your host today, Nikolas, tell me lords, are you enjoying this feast?" Nikolas flung the door wide open and asked the panicking Ottoman nobles inside shouting. 

"What is the meaning of this, Nikolas?" 

"What is the meaning of this?" Nikolas chortled. "Sorry I have no choice, it seems that my business partner Antonius wants this city pretty badly, so he got my help, and by this is what I means." 

He then turned around facing his men and ordered unemotionally. "Tie them up, but keep them alive, especially that officer of the gates." 

"And then hide him, don't let that Julian guy find him."