"Her Royal Highness Princess...... You should go and rest first. ”

Francisco stepped into the cabin, and the only thing left in the cabin was Sophia's sobs, except for the sound of the waves crashing against the hull.

The Ottomans' almost unstoppable assault on Athens was eventually contained on the acropolis. Once again, the hills of Akropolis had a miracle to protect the people of Athens.

The light cavalry of Thebes were the first to reach the Athenian battlefield, and although they were slightly outnumbered, they had already delayed the progress of the Ottoman siege. Within a few hours, the city defenders, including the Isthmus garrison of Corinth and the surrounding towns, abandoned the fortress defenses and supported Athens, and launched a strong assault on the siege weapons positions as soon as they arrived.

Karacha had a reserve legion, but the army attacking on the hills of Akropolis was the absolute main force among the Ottomans. Forced by the situation, Karacha was dragged into the embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts. This was not until dawn the next day, when Giovanni, Vasica, and Lycaon arrived in Athens with all the main forces of the Phoenix Legion.

And because the Gulf of Piraeus was blocked by the belated Phoenix fleet, the Ottoman army stranded in Athens was left with only one last option.

Almost all of Athens was covered in blood. At this point, even if the Acropolis is captured, the goal of the war will no longer be achieved. In order to create an opportunity to retreat, Karacha had to abandon the attack on Akropolis and switch from attack to defense, relying on the port area of Piraeus, covering the withdrawal of troops from ships and escaping from the encirclement network formed by the Phoenix fleet.

Giovanni's choice was quite decisive – he first turned his attention to clearing the remnants of the Ottomans in the hills of Akropolis. The Athenian city defense army held Athens for two days and two nights with high intensity without any supplies, not to mention, John is still staying on the acropolis with the city defense army, and no one knows the specific situation.

"Lycaon, Vasika, and Mount Akropolis are handed over to you...... Give me half of the men to recover the remnants of the Ottomans! ”

However, when Sophia re-arrived in Athens under the escort of Prince Thomas, she saw the scene of John, covered in blood and unknown to his life, being carried down Mount Akropolis by several soldiers of the Phoenix Legion.

Due to the haste of leaving port, and the fact that the flagship Ebius Radiance had almost no combat strength at this time, Karacha's Ottoman fleet stood out from the encirclement of the Phoenix fleet at the cost of the sinking of two galleys.

Even if this battle is considered an encounter, Caracha has at least achieved quite a lot of results. Not only did it almost completely destroy the city defense system of Athens, but it also destroyed the port economy of the port of Piraeus. The Empire's tax revenues from Greece were arguably devastating.

And what Karacha didn't know was that his catapult also hit the co-emperor of the Roman Empire almost accurately.

Such a result, even if the city of Athens was not taken, would have been enough to give Muhammad a mission.

"Your Royal Highness! Your Highness the Princess! Calm down! We will first send His Majesty to Constantinople with the Ebius - Radiance. There is still time...... There's still time to ......."

……

"Francisco, you tell me...... Brother...... Will you survive? Sophia didn't look back, but tried to keep her tone as low as possible.

John's injuries were not so obvious, which shows that the situation is not optimistic at this time. Even if he still has breathing, there's no guarantee that he'll last long. Sophia, who usually scoffs at faith, even began to pray at this time.

"Your Highness Princess, I am not a voice, so I cannot assert it. Now that the Ebius Radiance is already the fastest sailing to the Golden Horn, Constantinople has the best doctors in the empire, His Highness can be somewhat relieved......" Francisco was also nervous in his heart, but at this moment in front of Sophia, he could not show anything. John had been in a coma for a whole day, and no one could guarantee what would happen in the next second.

According to the experience on the battlefield, with such a serious injury, even if you don't die on the spot, it is difficult to hold out for too long.

Today, a few rolls of bandages are enough to be called a manifestation of God.

"You go out first."

Francisco consciously tied the hatch, and Sophia was already in tears.

……

1448, 13th January, Slou Gardens.

A full month has passed since the Athenian defense.

It had only been twelve hours since John woke up from his coma.

This serious injury caused almost irreversible damage to John. According to one Jewish doctor, John would not be able to leave his couch in the Slowe Gardens for at least a year, let alone govern Epirus.

Sophia, of course, was even less likely to leave John alone and return to Gombryne, and the burden of all the internal affairs of Epirus and Kastoria fell on Geoffrey once again.

"Brother, you ......"

"Sophia, I'm really fine." John smiled helplessly. He was tempted to raise his hand to touch Sophia's hair, but the burning pain in his limbs forced him to give up on the idea.

At this point, Sophia looked even more embarrassed than John. Since John's delivery to Constantinople, Sophia's life has been carried out almost completely out of tune.

Although Eustina and Evelet were forced by Constantine XI to deliver food to Sophia on time, most of the time, it was not until it had already cooled down that Sophia could remember to eat two bites.

It wasn't until John woke up that Sophia opened up her appetite and in order to reassure John, she feasted in front of John like a show.

It's a pity that Giovanni was very "ignorant of current affairs" and sent the Athens war report that had been shelved for a long time as soon as John woke up.

"The casualties were only bigger than I thought...... Or is it a miracle that I survived? John seems to have been prepared for it.

In this battle, the Athenian city defense army was almost completely wiped out, and the organization was scattered. All the Holy See guards were killed, and none survived. Four secular knights survived. Fighting to the last moment, it was even completely with the lives of civilians to buy time for the arrival of reinforcements.

"Brother......

Sofia reached out and snatched Giovanni's report from John's hand, then tore it to shreds.

"Eh, what's this for?"

"This is the last time to report a battle......," Sophia turned around and picked up a manuscript from her desk. John glanced at it, and it felt somewhat familiar.