บท 618: For Bread, Honey, And Hot Soup

"Citizens of Rome! I, Antonius De Ricci, the rightful Caesar of the Imperium Romanum, have returned to this eternal city! I bring you peace, protection, and prosperity!"

"Soldiers! Defenders of Rome! If there be any among you who wish to kill their Caesar, here I am!"

The battlefield, a chaotic vortex of clashing swords and shouted commands only moments before, suddenly fell into an eerie silence. A hushed stillness settled over the embattled city of Constantinople, as if time itself held its breath. Every eye was transfixed on the imposing force that had just arrived—the knights led by the unmistakable figure of the Caesar, Antonius De Ricci. Known by an array of titles, including stratēgos of multiple provinces and mégas droungarios, he was the most eminent Roman noble, the beacon of authority following the death of the two regents.