Chapter 58

A Day in the life of the Duchess part 2

City of Byzantium

Provence of Thrace

1694AD

While Diana was annoying her Mother the Duchess of Byzantium was being annoyed herself by the local nobility who were once again complaining over a land Dispute 100 Acres of land was currently contested by 2 Noble families.

Both were Imperial Loyalists and requested the Duchess to intervene it annoyed her greatly especially when she received word of the two families hiring armed Thugs to occupy the land that was the last straw for her.

She had summoned both families to the palace to inform them that as the man who owned the land died with no family left the farm land would be taken back by the state and put up for sale to the highest bidder.

Both families were also fined for the use of armed thugs within the boundaries of the City and were forced to pay 400 drachmae per Thug they hired both families were now fined with 16,000 Drachmae each they would not complain about land disputes again… well at least for the next few months.

Ports of Byzantium

It was oath day for the new officers of the Imperial Navy 1000 new naval officers who would soon be dispatched to their stations or ships to serve the Imperial Navy as a Princess of Sparta she would administer the oath of Loyalty.

Standing on a podium the young Cadets stood to attention before the Duchess of Byzantium. "Sons of the Empire today you leave these walls not as Cadets but officers in the Imperial-Fleet to serve the Immortal Queen and her great Empire."

A priest walked towards the her holding the scroll containing the Oath of Loyalty opening it she unleashed her goddess form and began the magical oath.

"do you sons of the Empire upon your Honour swear upon your lives and souls eternal Loyalty to her Majesty Queen Kassandra Agiad her Heirs and successors to give your lives in the defence of the Empire and its people from all threats both foreign and domestic. Do you hereby swear loyalty."

The Cadets pounded their chest and in unison yelled. "upon our lives we do swear Loyalty gods save the Queen!".

And just like that these newly appointed officers were bound by the magic in their blood to serve the Queen and her children with this it made it impossible to plot against the Royal Family not that any soldier would try to rise up against the Agiad Dynasty.

With the oath given Donna left the port to return to the palace walking through the city streets enjoying the hustle and bustle of the city's people the locals in the market selling and buying goods priests in the temples praying to the gods.

Donna made her way into the palace but instead of heading to the throne room or her chambers she walked to the royal gardens it was the only place she could truly be alone in truth the Duchess missed her family she missed playing with her sisters in Kassandria or back in Sparta.

Despite being seen as living divines on earth her mother wanted them to have normal private lives away from everything but those days were distant memories even though the family still met regularly it was always on affairs of state.

That's when she heard the sound of a screech Looking up it was an eagle specifically her sister Gorgo's eagle Athena it dropped the package it was carrying on her lap before landing next to Donna to eat some fruit.

Dear sister

I trust this letter finds you well I wanted to let you know that me and our mothers are on there way to you to inform you that she wants the whole family to gather for a holiday in Kassandria.

I know you are just as excited as I am, we can go for rides down the Nile and relax in the water gardens of the palace we should be there in a few days so be ready to leave when we arrive I think mum wants us to travel by ship.

I don't get why she's the most powerful being on earth and yet insists on traveling by normal means oh well it will be fun to travel across the Mediterranean it will be a nice surprise for Diana.

Until then Donna

I remain you sister

Gorgo Agiad

Princess of Sparta

Duchess of Athens.

That made Donna laugh even in a non-official letter Gorgo loved to put her title in the letter it wasn't that she had an ego she did it purely because it was so natural for her to do nowadays it was just automatic for her.

But that mattered not her parents and baby sister were on there way she would have to prepare for their visit additional troops would need to be reassigned to patrol the streets she would need to inform the watch commander and the city council.

Within the next few days, the city would be ready for the Queens arrival they would then travel by ship to Kassandria to once again even if it was only for a short time act as a family.

Sadly, before her family's arrivals she had some local trouble to deal with once again groups of small bandit clans had gathered from across the empire to become one strong bandit army to raid the countryside.

However, it was not to last the Spartan military wasn't even called to battle apparently a large group of the bandits believed they would raid outside the Empires borders but it turns out the other wanted to raid Byzantium the leader of the bandit clan called himself Alexander he was a mage who had been dishonoured and discharged from the battlemage divisions.

It led to fractures in the clan which led to an all-out brawl that lasted 4 hours Donna arrived 1 hour after the battle had ended to see that most of the clan had been wiped out Alexander was alive and quickly arrested he would be executed the next day by the Council of Mages.

The remaining bandits were arrested and sent to various prisons across the empire Donna would later tell her mother she was disappointed that the bandits had not tried to attack Byzantium it had been some time since she had a good fight.

Day of Kassandra's arrival

Donna arrived at the docks she could see the Royal ship arrive she wasn't the only one there by Hera it looked like all of Byzantium was at or around the Ports Donna felt sorry for the City guard's wo were struggling to keep the pathway towards the palace open.

The ship slowly sailed into the main port and Kassandra Hippolyta and Gorgo could bee seen on deck waving at the population.

Authors Note: Hey people hope you like it the next chapter will manly focus on Princess Gorgo then we will get onto more international issues.

Until next time

Revan Shan 2077