Chapter 59
A day in the life of the Duchess part 3
City of Athens
1694AD
Princess Gorgo was overjoyed her mothers had arrived yesterday and after a nice dinner and a good night sleep they would be sailing off to Byzantium to see her big sister Donna before sailing to Kassandria to see her eldest sister Diana before enjoying a family holiday.
As she made her way with her parents from the palace towards the city exit the watched as the residence of the city bowed before there Royal family as they walked through the streets of Athens towards the Port.
To be honest Gorgo was overjoyed to leave Athens she was bored to tears ruling over the region the city was split into factions the Loyalists the Pro-independents factions the Loyalists were the members of the council who supported the Spartan Regime.
The Pro-Independents were the old families who didn't like living under Spartan Rule however they would never directly go against the crown out of fear of the Immortal queen hell any attempt to declare independence from the Empire for many reasons.
The first being they did not hold a majority in the council the second was they had no real muscle and any attempt to hire mercenaries would alert the Military to a problem. So, all they could do is complain at council meetings or complain to her.
So to leave the city for a few weeks was a gift from Olympus itself as she followed her parents abord the Royal Ship her mother had some news to tell her about a new design for the Imperial Fleet it would take a few decades but Kassandra's idea would make the Imperial Fleet unstoppable against anything that her Enemies could use against her for centuries.
Flagship Adrasteia
Aegean Sea
Spartan Empire
Off the Coast of Skyros.
Gorgo looked at the plans her mother had commissioned from the Mages and Men of Science for centuries now steel had been used for the Army but now would be used for the navy. The model of the ship before her was of a large warship with a layer of steel on its hull and deck.
"Mother this idea is it possible to have the entire Imperial Fleet outfitted like this".
Kassandra smiled at her daughter. "It is possible however the Imperial Fleet will need to be inspected and if needed replaced with new ships."
Gorgo was shocked the entire Imperial fleet that was a large number of ships hell the Mediterranean fleet was a total of 800 ships from small river craft to large warships to possibly replace the majority of that fleet alone would cost millions.
However, it seems her mother knew what she was thinking. "I know it will be a very large expense most likely in the millions or hundreds of millions of Drachmae the Council have agreed that the State Treasury can handle it without the need to raise taxes."
Years later the imperial fleet would develop their ships again with the discovery of oil many of the council could use it to power the empire that was quickly dashed as Kassandra made the use of oil in imperial territory illegal.
That didn't mean however that she couldn't sell the oil to foreign nations if she deemed it a worthy enterprise the empire however would use magic and any other methods of cleaner power.
Within a few days the Adrasteia was within site of the City of Byzantium Gorgo stood with her mother Hippolyta at the front of the ship as they sailed closer and closer to the city usually, they would dock in the royal harbour near the palace district.
However, Kassandra had given orders to dock in the main ports so she could see her people and they see her Kassandra had a soft spot for the people of Byzantium ever since they joined her during the war with Athens centuries ago.
Kassandra quickly joined her family on deck as they made it to port, they could see Donna standing there a smile on her face at seeing her parents and baby sister.
(Later that night)
The family enjoyed a nice night together they would have left in the evening however it was deemed too bad to travel due to a random storm that had appeared across the Aegean so until then the family would relax.
Gorgo and Donna were playing Senet a popular boardgame in Egypt both sisters anytime they played against Diana they would always lose so now they would beat their sister this time they would beat her.
At 8 in the morning they would sail from Byzantium under escort from 2 warships as they made there way south to Egypt it would take 2 days to get there and for that entire time the two princesses would challenge their parents guards and servants to a game of Senet believing that by the time they got there they would be more than ready to beat Diana for the first time ever.
To cut a long story short they didn't for the entire 2 months they stayed in Kassandria they didn't beat her once much to the Amusement of Kassandra and Hippolyta and Diana when she was told of how they had been practicing.
Palace District
Kassandria Egypt
Gorgo lay in the cool waters of the water gardens listening to the music being played close bye her parents were enjoying some fruit at the dining table while Diana and Donna were once again playing Senet it seems Donna would not rest until she won.
It was a perfect day the weather was perfect the people of Kassandria were going about their daily business however spirits were much higher knowing that Isis reborn was back in Egypt merchants Offred there wares at discounts the city garrison marched in full parade formation down the main road of the city.
Gorgo just loved how things would just change when her mother arrived it showed the sheer amount of love the people of the Empire had for there Queen however there Time would soon be over as late that night Kassandra would leave the Capital with a group of Medjay after receiving a very disturbing note from the south leaving only a note for her family.
To my loving family
I know you will be angry with me for leaving and not telling you but I have no choice what is happing in the south I must deal with alone I will not put the lives of my family at risk.
If I fall Diana will succeed me as Queen and Pharaoh.
She will need you to help in a peaceful transition of power if the worse comes to pass.
Please forgive me
Kassandra
Wife and Mother.
(Authors Note: well that's one way to end a chapter I hope you like it who or what has caused Kassandra to ride south leaving her family behind who knows.
Until next time
Revan Shan 2077
