The Purple Shroud: a Novel of Empress Theodora
“Even more difficult without consulting Narses, that oracle of all things to do with the Palace and state, from protocol to policy, and especially of matters so well hidden that even Justinian didn’t know of them. Or claimed not to. Armeneus sent out his own people and, many weeks later, word came back that Macedonia had been living in a convent near Damascus. As ordered by her Empress, she was now on her way to Constantinople. She would travel quietly so as not to draw attention to herself, they were neither to expect her nor look for her, she would send a message when she arrived in the City. There was no equivocation, no suggestion that what was being asked was an imposition. It was almost as if she had been waiting for the summons.
When the excessive heat of that long summer finally broke, another relief came with the cooler days and easier nights; the protracted negotiations with the Persians were done and the Endless Peace was announced. Khusro and Justinian’s men met in the gran...d ceremonial chamber to put their signatures to the document that had taken years to agree and now pledged peace between their nations.MoreLess
When the excessive heat of that long summer finally broke, another relief came with the cooler days and easier nights; the protracted negotiations with the Persians were done and the Endless Peace was announced. Khusro and Justinian’s men met in the gran...d ceremonial chamber to put their signatures to the document that had taken years to agree and now pledged peace between their nations.MoreLess
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