Year 12 of the Reign of Strategos Christophoros 'the old'
2 January 780: It is so unusual for a man to find love late in life, but our Mystikos, Laurentios, has found a new wife in the courtier Eupraxia.
However, in matters of the heart, we do not always succeed. The Ecumencial Patriarch has decided, and no divorce will be permitted. The Strategos has, rumor has it, taken matters in another direction.
7 June 780: The first castle, Patras, has surrendered to our commanders in the field.
1 September 780: Andravida has surrendered, condemning the Count of Achaia to a lengthy term in the dungeons of our magnificent Strategos.
The Strategos has rightly stripped the lad of all honors and titles. As to any other punishments, it is for His Grace and God to decide.
22 September 780: As a new peace settles in, His Grace is off to seek the White Stag.
14 November 780: For the first time in many years, His Grace hears from His Imperial Highness. He cries for his Empire, which has long been devastated by war and rebellion. He asks our Strategos's sage advice on passing a lower tax law, thinking that people of his Empire will be more placid with more money in his pocket.
His Grace's reply is to dismiss such a decision, condemning it as a potential act of weakness, which would lead to further rebellions, not fewer.
21 November 780: The Hunt begins!
3 December 780: News from Constantinople: the lower taxes are now law. The Strategos offers no further comment, but it is clear he is displeased.
14 December 780: HIs Grace returns to Korinthos empty-handed and with great sadness. His loyal friend, Mystikos Laurentios, has died.
Many say that the Mystikos lived a stressful life, particularly since he could not find a way of dealing with Her Grace's peculiar sense of humor. Eupraxia, his widow, is inconsolable. May God grant her peace.
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