Chapter 205: The Emperor's Adopted Son

The kneeling of Theodosius II resolved the feud between the Eastern Church and Augustus. Of course, this was a peace that Theodosius II chose to compromise.

Afterwards, Theodosius II did not even have time to change his dusty clothes, and hurriedly summoned Luca and Andrew to his palace. After such a long time together, Luca and Andrew were no longer as reserved as before, but sat together more naturally.

This was strictly a family dinner in the courtyard on the top floor of the Augustus Palace. This was of special significance because Luca and Andrew were unexpectedly called to the table. Luca was somewhat prepared for this, but Andrew was not calm! "Luca, Luca!"

Before the game started, Andrew kept shaking Luca. His eyes were shining and he kept twisting his body on the table, as if lice were raging and making him feel uncomfortable all over. He was so excited that his voice trembled.

"Do you know? Do you know? This is a banquet that only members of the royal family can attend. Augustus actually invited two of us close guards to be guests of honor. What does this mean?"

Andrew was about to cry, but Theodosius II, his wife, daughter and a group of waiters were present. His wife Arya was still gently caressing her red and swollen eyes, which affected her image and temperament. His daughter Licinia was very bored, she sat at the dining table and played with her fingers boredly. Andrew finally controlled himself, at least in front of the Flavius ​​royal family, he was still able to maintain his proper manners.

The banquet had not yet begun, and Theodosius II was apparently waiting, as there was an empty seat at the table.

"Sorry, brother!"

The polite greeting sounded pretentious to Luca. He turned around with Andrew and saw a couple. The man was strong and powerful, and he was obviously a soldier. He was wearing a long robe, which made him look dignified. The woman was a little older. Since she called Theodosius II her brother, she must be Augustus's sister. They entered the house, arm in arm, and looked away all the way, just staring at Theodosius II, and trotted to the dining table and sat down.

"Oh, Purgolia, you are late again!" Theodosius II pretended to be angry and rebuked her, but his tone was full of complaints, making it sound like pampering. I wonder what the man sitting next to Purgolia felt.

"Oh, brother, I haven't seen you for so long. Of course I have to dress up nicely. That's why I took some time!" Purgolia's tone didn't sound like an explanation, but more like she was acting coquettishly. Hearing this, Luga's blood boiled. He thought to himself that this was really a strange family.

"Of course!" Theodosius II smiled and said to the man who was still standing next to Purgolia: "Oh, my brother-in-law, there's no need to be so polite, please sit down, Marcian." It turned out that the man's name was Marcian.

Soon, Purgolia pulled her husband Marcian to sit down. It was only then that the woman realized that there were two strangers sitting opposite her. In the moment of surprise, Purgolia had already looked up and down at Luca and Andrew, and her expression naturally showed displeasure. Because of the hasty preparation, Luca and Andrew did not even have time to take off their armor, which made the woman in front of them quite dissatisfied. After all, it was a family dinner, where did these two outsiders dressed as soldiers come from.

"Oh, brother, I don't know where the guests sitting opposite me are from." Purgolia asked Theodosius with a smile, "Where did these two guests come from? Judging from their attire, they must be my brother's proud officers in the barracks. But it's not appropriate at a banquet like this!" Purgolia said, and the guy named Marcian sitting next to her stared at Luca and Andrew, like a tied dog, who would pounce on and bite madly at the command of his master.

Naturally, Luca and Andrew would never dare to offend such a person. The two of them came here helplessly, and if they didn't keep a low profile, they would probably be wiped out in minutes.

"No need to be so polite, they are my personal guards!" Theodosius II introduced them to the couple with a smile, "Orius Luca, Orius Andrew. They are personal guards introduced by my nephew from the Western Empire. They are our distinguished guests. It was my idea to have them at the table. You can just treat them as your juniors."

After Theodosius II's explanation, Pulgolia had nothing to say, and could only nod to Luca and Andrew with a big smile on her face. Luca and Andrew responded unnaturally, because his first impression of the woman in front of him was very bad.

Less than five minutes later, the waiter opened the door again, and a young girl came in, about 20 years old, with a decent appearance, and a hint of coldness. Her clothes were not luxurious, but they were aristocratic clothes after all. She leaned forward and walked in, and then Luca realized that she was holding a child of three or four years old.

"Horolia, come quickly, you are the only one missing!" Theodosius II said lightly, and pointed to the seat at the end of the table towards the woman.

Gloria bowed slightly to Theodosius II, and sat down in the seat she had just pointed to without saying a word. Judging from Pulgolia's expression, the woman was full of disdain and contempt, and Luca didn't know the reason.

This woman looks so familiar, Luca thought to himself, because she has some similarities with Augustus Valentinian III of the Western Empire. However, according to Luca's understanding of history, Valentinian III did have a sister who brought shame to the Flavius ​​family. It must be the silent woman in front of him.

"Okay, everyone is here! Then, let's get started!" Theodosius II looked very good today, presumably because he had fulfilled a wish. He winked at the waiter, who understood and turned to leave. Soon, five maids came in with a lot of sumptuous food, and in just two minutes, the table was full. There were all kinds of fine roasts, cheesecakes, and of course, washed fruits, and the ever-indispensable wine. In short, it looked very appetizing. Luca's stomach was soon filled with the food in front of him, and he protested and asked Luca to start eating as soon as possible, but the boss was Augustus, how could Luca make such an impolite move, so he could only endure it and wait for Augustus's order.

"Oh, what are you waiting for?" Theodosius II looked at his family and said with a smile, "Hurry up and eat!"

Since Augustus had given the order, Luca was no longer restrained. He pretended to be elegant and picked up a piece of roast meat, put it to his mouth and chewed it slowly. He could have swallowed the roast meat in one bite, but he had to eat it in three or four times before he finished it. There was no other way. The nobles always had so many bad habits. When dealing with them, being polite was the key to success.

“That’s right!”

Everyone was half full when Theodosius II interrupted everyone by picking up his glass of wine. He stood up and nodded to his wife Arya, who smiled at him, presumably giving her permission.

"Then I will speak directly." Theodosius II raised his wine glass and looked around at everyone present. He said to Luca, "Luca, my personal guard, let me offer you a glass of wine."

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Faced with Augustus's toast, how could Luca dare to disobey? He stood up hurriedly, picked up the wine glass, and returned the toast to Augustus.

"Luga, I have something to discuss with you, and I don't know if you will agree or not." Augustus still found it difficult to open his mouth to this question, and Luga was even more confused by what he said.

"But you can say it!"

Luca replied calmly, but in his heart he was thinking, maybe he wants me to take over for this Holyoria.

"I want to adopt you as my son!"

(End of this chapter)