Nora let out a light "Oh," suddenly realizing,
"Ah, Aske, so you had anticipated the situation in Constantinople today? Was it that prophet from Dragon Country who told you?"
Well done, Nora! Aske nodded mysteriously and continued,
"Indeed. He also told me that the downfall of the East Solomon Empire is inevitable. Even if Constantinople is not conquered by the Franks, it will be conquered by the Seljuk from the East."
"Your sister Zoe will flee to Sirius Province, where she will re-establish the Apollonia Empire. There, she will marry the most influential banker in Sirius, Michael Paphlagonia, and thereby stabilize her regime in Sirius."
"However, the people of Thrace and the Serbians soon started a rebellion, so the newborn empire could not muster the strength to retake Constantinople. Zoe spent her life dealing with court conspiracies and trying to recover Macedonia, while you were completely marginalized and spent the rest of your life in deep seclusion."
