Come on ,rascolls! You are joining imperial army! We had a job to do,our brothers still roating in dungeon! - Derg38 yelled.

See that man ,he escaped dungeon,with few others,he and his mentor from young days,Knez Lazar,among all people they managed escaped in a same day or something,people said.- Vukašin,middle aged archer,with his long bow across his knees ,said to Mane recon man,with more gray than dark in his hair.

-Big mistake they made,dont pay a double attention ,Prince Gruffud maybe,just maybe would negotiate,Derg surely will not,now they will have to fight to the end or give freedom to Ljudislav and try make agrreament with him,while is Prince Derg out with highest rank,there will be no mercy,not to them,not to us.

They were sitting by the well ,made of stone,and drinking red wine mixed with water.

Yeah,now he ride and recruiting the man for army,hard times my friend,Fathimids thing above everything...-Mane said...

- You know I ride with him as a recon,as i ride with his father before him,over 30 years,we are cousins,long distance relatives,but he loves me.

Vukašin smiled, - It will be better that loves you less,because sends you always in a recon,dangerous things my friend.

- Indeed,but thats matter of trust,he sends me ,because he trusts me- Mane smiled.


In this days it is hard to know what is true what is not,mixed informations ,who is a main commander now? Prince or...?- Vukasin asked,after a long sip of wine,while brush his lips with his hand full of blissters,20 years of archery made that fingers hard as a stone.

Vukodav,Popke,Prince Derg now as we know,but nothing is not sure,Lazar is out there,maybe he is...nothing is sure,they try to put some order in everything and to endure this long war,King is well protected in a dungeon it is hard to him to sneak word out,prince Gruffud is in little better position as i heard,some news slips in and out - Mane said between sips of wine.

In that moment young black stallion named Perun,old slavic god of thunder,stops by the well,some of the children hurried to give water to..

Derg jumped from horse back on a stone wall of well and shouted to recruits...

-what that decadent western dogs thinks! That we are like them,that we will bow,that i or some of other Serbia noblemans will sell our Tzar and brothers,let them root in a dungeon,for fist of gold and diamonds!
What is a diamond brrothers ,what? just a little bit harder stone than others!

Recruits,children around and women laughed,while olders noded heads with satisfied look.

- They dont understand that we dont serve our Tzar,like in their countries is custom,our Tzar serves to us ,to his people,He had burden on his shoulders for every living soul!

-They think that Tzar Ljudislav gain a throne ,and always look across his shoulder for a plot of some nobleman to took him down!

-Because that is everything they know,to lie,decieve,backstabb....

They dont understand that he is chosen among us to lead us,his strenght is not in his armors,his guard ,his whealt,his strenght is in his people! He is just First among equals!He serves to all of us! It is easier for me brothers and sisters,it is easier ,I just serve to you,to people,like any other nobleman,but our Tzar serves to me and any other nobleman and to you,to every living soul in our Glorious Empire!

They dont understand that that little snail and frog eaters,in their clouds of parfumes,with their friends,boy malestars,their rooten customs,rooten countries,so when they are so rooten let made them to root ,that is what they deserves!

Brothers,our Tzar is in prison,and greatest of our knights with him! Hear me brothers ,spread the word,call everyone who know to use a weapon,and say to all of them to hurry!

I dont call them,Tzar doesnt call them! Fatherland called them! Because we all serve to Fatherland!

They couldnnt keep me in a dungeon,I escaped,I promised them peace,let give them eternal peace!

Call everyone,it is time to prepare,our brothers are waiting on us,and believe me people,they are at ease,yes,there are ! Why? Because they know that one day we will come!Or die trying!

Come on brothers ,sounds the horns and church bells through country ,in our old custom,when every Serb hears it,he knows ,Fatherland calls!

Brothers,hurry,we must save our brothers and our Tzar! If he God forbides,dies in a prison,what then? Who will have burden on his shoulders? I ? Brothers i dont want to,i want to get drunk,to ride,to hunt, to kill our enemies,I wanna have fun! Hurry brothers lets left that burden on Ljudislav's shoulders,lets free him and let him serve us as before!

Derg took a buckett full of water and put his head in ,shiver his hair and jumped on a Perun,


- Mane,get up you had a job to do - said to old recon...

In Imperial headquarters is live atmosphere,in one side of big room is a huge painting equipment,most famous Byzantine painter,Teophilus ,known as featherhand draws room and men inside for history.


through the roumor one voice raised

-Brothers,no matter they are outnumber ous,they keep our Tzar and many great knights,we show them these days,that is not important how great force is attacking you,than is how great sacrement you defend!

That is bunch of latin scum and croatians,bunch of under horse tail flies,latins,they are ready to strike from behind,to talk like 10 women,and waveing with hands around,and my brothers what any Serb do when someone wave with hands in front of his face? what?

-Strike him in the nose ! - someone said,others starts to laugh...

Roumor continues...and the sound of painter brush from corner dancing gently os avareable...

If someone behind his shoulder take a look ,can see on his 2 meter wide paint, can see...

The fire and Masterpera and Knez Lazar sitting by with cups of wine,on the window Prince Gruffudd with little red dragon sitting on his shoulder ,silently gaze somewhere in the distance,Bosnia maybe,or some other suffering shire of Holy Orthodox Empire,guardian of orthodoxy from western crows,

On the other side there is a tall man near the door ,standing in silence,knight Dragan,in full armour covered with dust,like other man too in the middle room,with his helmet beneath his arm whit firm look on his face ,knight Popke,while taking letter from man standing by the great table covered with maps and letters, Vukodav,on the other side of table we can see back and litlle of profile of a man in black and blue with his fists on the table how points with finger something,deeply in thoughts,while blue-grey wolf laying beneath table close to his feets...Prince Derg

Teophilus paints masterpiece of his life,Serbian Vojvode in Imperial headquarter.

Battle for Dalmatia is over,Prince Derg walking over field full of dead enemies,put out the misery vounded with his axe and his stalion Perun with waterbags across the saddle for injured Serbians steps by him...
other parties of soldiers move around in good mood...

-Mane,you old pervert,the best recon ever,i see you are vounded in the leg,good know you will limp on both legs,it will be equal!Take some water,you deserved it!

Soldiers around laughed...

-You did a great job of recon ,they thougth we are behind walls,and trebushetes fire at empty walls,decoy soldier made of barley straws and some old soldier to fire couple arrows,hahahaha

-What they think about,when they will learn that we are not them,we like rumble fight in masses,disorientation,when our people naturaly skill to survive comes on first place!

-They like walls,but maybe they will learn this time!

-is there somewhere that little snail Borna around? Someone put a axe ih his head? I met Ban Moroplovac and meet him with my axe but his squieres in the rush pull him out of my reach!


-No my Prince ,one soldier said,Borna is smacked from his saddle and they saved him,but we have here his mare!

Soldiers from behind steps front with mare,saddle has personal sigil of Borna ...

Derg's stallion starts to dig soil with his legs and white foam sprickling around while wave his head around..

-Who caught the mare can take a saddle and in a headquarters will be payed to him 100 silvers!

One middle aged soldier with bandages on his left hand steped outi...

-I am! Humble servant of God,Cedomir!

-Where are you from brother?

-i am just a ordinary man,living from land,Village in western Bosnia from,when this devils came i took my spear and head to wood until I found first of our units and joined!

-how did you gain this mare?

-In the rush of a battle i came near,when horsmen hits in each other i saw filthy croatian banner and man with
expensive gear,and knights around him,someone yelled that is Croatian king! Everyone around rushed toward him,hell broke loose! shouts to capture him alive, we foot soldiers jumped on knight no matter of swords and maces,many died,one tall man with a long beard and hair with huge hammer,I think he is blacksmith yelled ,spears,spears! We with spears put spears between legs of horses,armour protected knights.I stucked my spear in the ground with 2 other men,between croatian king horse,this mare here,so mare was stumbled,loose balance,blacksmith with his hammer flatened head of one knight by borna ,some other knight in the same moment hits him and he felt,but it was so many people around,they shouted that king is down,and grba him and pull him away,i grabed mare,but one of their footsoldiers cut my fist ,but i didnt loose grip,and i pulled mare while our people pushed them further.I dont have little finger anymore,but i would give a hand for this mare!

Soldiers laughed..sudenlly Derg's stallion jumped on mare's back and...starts his ...job...covered with white foam from his mouth,and sweat ...

Through the tears of laughing Derg said...

- So after perun finished with,couple times this evening,in the morning you are free to take both,saddle and the mare! Go to zahumlje then to Duklja to recover,you earned it! In a headquarter you will recieve 100 silvers and one part of land with house,near the sea,so you can enjoy your old days,know you had a mare to plunge the land,it will be good,borna's mare for Serbain farmer,to work in a field.

-When we finish war and gain back Bosnia,you could stay in duklja on that propert near the sea to enjoy and your sons will inherit your land in Bosnia! Go now!

-Thank you my Prince,thank you and with that amount of silver I will open little inn and on the wall will be saddle so everyone will know!

Derg smiled - Then you put mare behind,so if any guest has a stallion to give him relaxation!

- Simeone,go with him,and make sure he get 100 silvers more! Arrange him to travel with our brigade who goes in the morning with wounded soldiers toward Zahumlje and Duklja on recovering!

Sir, a note for the minister of war from the...umh...Khazarians? - Yes, come in and let the messenger have some food and wine. derg38 was eager to find out, about the whereabout of the hired mercenaries:

QUOTE:
Dear derg38, minister of war of Serbia,

I would like to know, where you would like me to spread fear and horror among the enemies of Serbia for this was the reason I have been hired by the Car of Serbia, who happens to be my step father as well.
We are just a few weeks away from the Byzantine-Serbian border. Any help is greatly apprecciated as our barbarian axes are growing more and more bloddthirsty with every day that passes without battle!

Kindest Regards,

Dorenn de Almhuin, Khagani of Khazar

QUOTE:
When you aproach Serbian lands then we will see ,depending on situation on the terrain. From that moment are corespondance will remain on a hawks,for secretcy.
You will have enough croatian and other rats flesh for your war hounds.

derg38 wroted in his chambers...

-Simeone! where are you,O Sinisha!

-Yes my Prince?

-Send this note for a Khagan of Khazars and tell the Mane to ride to borders and let me know when Khazars aproach!

The Day has come...


Veliki Vojvoda Derg stand in front of Archangel army...


-Soldiers,knights,Brothers! The day has come,you will go to bring justice to are enemies!you will be lead by Vojvoda Popke and chancelor sir Denis Cicic!

-You know that long time you and i waiting for this moment,i am sorry because i cant lead you personaly,i wanted,but Vojvoda Vukodav is injured and must to recover his strenght fora a few days and prince Gruffudd is far away with his Sv.Mateja army on holy task,so i must stay in our main land to fight evil enemies ,no matter my heart and thoughts are with you!

Brothers I am ordering you,all croatian soldiers you catch,kill them ,no mercy for that Godless sons of thousand fathers!

All other soldiers you catch from Papal evil state will be punished by blindness,leave every 10-th soldier one eye to lead them but to that one-eyed bastards cut right fist.

-Blind them and send them to Vatican to that old farth in white to take care of them!

-If there any church dedicated to some croatian saint if that scum ever had anyone who deservs it even in catholic church to be holy,burn that church to the ground.

-other churches will be spared!

-Croatian civilians that migrate in this lands will be spared,we are not animals like their countrymen!

Wind plays with banners of Serbian army,horses prancing...

-Every catholic priest you cathc,cut his tongue and cut his tumbs,so he can not spread their heretic learnings neither by word,neither by writings!

-All catholic nuns will be striped naked,their hair cuted to the skin and as many years every of them is nun ,that many hits by whip will be given to them!

soldiers smiled but their eyes were cold...thinking of suffering of Serbian civilians under catholic occupation...


-Every piece of armor,every big sword ,every ring from filthy catholic priests and monks will be with escort send to the ships!

-Every abbot will be hanged on a first tree outside tha abbey.

-Next message will be delivered to the peasants,in serbian empire monks works on their monastery property,peasents help them by their own will,monks can not rent monastery land to peasents for money!

-Peasent are not slaves of monks and priests,monks are modest in orthodox church,monaster property is not given for earning money,duty of monks is to feed and help not to take advantage on common folks!
so land of catholic monasteries will be given to people to work and feed their families.

-No one will be forced or encouraged to take orthodoxy,orthodox you cant became,you can only be born like orthodox,that is a rule of serbian orthodox priests,newborn children can became orthodox,other only in special circumstances.

-All other are free to profess their faith.

For the king and Fatherland! - Derg shouted!

-Freedom or Death! - ranks of Arhangels responed...

Few days later soldiers reach apenino soil...

Simeon enters Derg's chamber..

-My prince,letter arrived from Apenino,Mane writes...

-Open Sinisa,open and read...I am tired of letters...our men,allies,just letters,pile of letters,hill of letters...read Simo,read...


Simeon take his dagger and open the letter...

- We freed first shire from Papal's,horrible things we saw and found.
You know my Prince of our children,which are taken off Bosnia and other our lands...we found them ,majority,they were in poor condition,almost all of them were in catholic monasteries and abbies.
They tell us horrible stories,of starving,beating,forcing to convert to catholicism,they worked hardest manual labour.
Some of them were malested,sexually by priest and monks.

We sand them back home.

How someone can call himself by christian,whole land to be christian and do such a things,Priests and monks! In state ruled with priest.

Their abbots are fat like a pigs,all monks fed,but people around monsteries,in villages starving mostly.

servants of God are deep in lust,homosexuality,raping of children even,and ordinary people suffer around,starving,we give them our rations,to children,many people in this area are Byzant ,Serbian,sicilian origins.

But we heard of even worse things back home,croats bestialty,even priests bless that crimes and participate in,croat catholic priests.

I am afraid my prince,when we attack croatina shires ,what will stop our men to take revenge,everyone are fury,but good thing is that soldiers talks about slaughtering of priests and monks and every croat with weapon,but when they see our suffered children there is no thirst for revenge on their children.

You know my prince,we are stubborn,fierce people,but soul of Serb is modest and warm,we all are peasent origins,we like nature,song,working in a fields,we care are woods,we are not made for merchants and traders,but our enemies mixed our warm nature loving,modest souls for weakness.
They will loose my prince,farmers are peacefull but when you cross the line beware,I am proud my prince of our people,I saw soldiers how to enemy children gave food and water and smiled to them,no cruelty.

we save cruelty for elders...

God is on our side,i see it now my prince,I saw it in this Godless state,we will clean evil by sword and fire,so all humble and good people can live as children of God ,not as a servants of satan servent from Vatican.

Mane,recon of 13-ta garava,temporaly in Arhangels army.
signed and sealed

Boats are loaded ,one huge cart adressed special on Veliki Vojvoda Derg,full of vine cups,rings,neclses from aboats,priests and monks of satanic priests from south apenins,also helmets swords,daggers from papal and craots soldiers,armor,maces all kind of weapon...

crucifixes from catholic monasteries also...


-This ship sails with heavy defence,Prince Derg order it,he wants this cart!-mane,old recon said to captain of ship from neretvljanski gusari army.

-Understood! -Captain response

Derg sitting by the fire,and read an old book,seems to be some kind of telling about eastern ways of fight...

Mane,old recon enters room without knocking,just aprroach fire and get worm his hands...

without looking Derg wave his hand
- Sit old man,have a rakija...

Mane look around there was no other glass so took Derg's ...

-Aaaaah goooooood,in this cold evenings it is goooood.

-it is always good,something usefull from these muslim guys,this invention,no matter they wrap around healthy heads,with ironic smile Derg said.

-Early sort of plums i can tell?You dont objected that I used your glass my lord?

Derg put aside book,grab a glass ,pour rakija and have it bottoms up..

-Water you dont drink after no one,wine after someone and rakija after anyone.

They both laughed and Mane took a bottle...

-My wife asked me something...How we so deliberate acts with you,you are nobleman,ex Veliki Vojvoda ,your temper etc. -Mane played with his beard and his eyes smiled...

-And what you said to her ? ..give me that bottle...

-Other noblemen are tight and looks down often on people because they are noblemen,and she said that Derg is nobleman also,what i think?
-Derg is a soldier,born and raised,that is what He IS,nobility is passed on him,but to be a soldier is what he choosed.people like him or hate him because what he is and not by what something what he didnt choose,what is given to him.

-You have a long tongue Mane,long tongue,sometimes that long tongue said something smart.
-Tell me is it done?

-It is my lord,everything is settled,cart leaves in the morning,I lead your men like guards,and letter ...

-Ok,tell the forgerers that bishops ring is a payment.

Derg throw a bottle in a fire,rest of rakija burned hastly and light up Derg face and his eyes...

Mane stood up ...
-Sometimes you really are Necastivi...

Bow his head and leave the room...with quick look on big flag with blue howling wolf above fireplace,

In the morning huge cart started toward Emperor castle...
If we could see what is wrapped ,we would see some kind of stool,with hole in the middle,
iron stool like a throne,carefully forged from breastplates of croatian and papal soldiers,swords and daggers,all kind of weapon,even crucifix can be seen,catholic one,position of christ leg tell us that,rings,lover part of stool made from abbey bell,we could see golden cups forged in handrails...

Soldiers murmured...

-Nebojsa did you see last night what we transport?-Novak asked...

- Yes,you could not believe,that is biggest and most expensive bedpan ever made! he sends it to Emperor to put in his latrine room!

-You kidding me?Gold cups,ruby rings,with armors and weapons ,gold and silver coins,loot we bring from apenins,he forged in throne like shiting stool? So Ljudislav can relax his guts,sitting big style?Hahahahahaha.

-Even emperors shit,dont they?

- Yes and i heard when Mane,you know old recon,Derg's father recon even, Mane?

-Yes,yes,what he said?

-He said to main blacksmith when payed him with bishops ring,and blacksmith asked him why the hell Derg make bedpan not throne,he said that enemies wouldnt worth a throne,so neither their armor or weapons neither their church and abbey treasure,are worhty ...

-Emperors throne?

- ...no,he said Serbian throne!

-Hmm,Papals and Croats are worth of stool for shiting,what he thinks is worth of a throne?

-Hmmm,i have a feeling that Derg prefers some stronger armors for a throne...


Convoy slowly head toward Imperial castle...

Oh yes, it was a gloryus sight, every Serb should be proud, knowing that his king, his lord, can make important disizions, why useing his jon.

Personaly, I felt wery proud at the moment, and happy. It also boosted a moral of all men.

It's interesting, how much is shitting worth to the Serbian nation, it something like a base of a culture.