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The surprise is upon us, Haga. The answers you seek party within its wrath.... In 1071 Advertisement, Emperor Romanus Diogenes has rekindled the guttering fire of Byzantium. Yet in the eastern borderlands, two vital strongholds suspend in the balance. Manzikert and Chliat must be gained to secure the empire's fragile frontiers and vanquish the would-be usurpers who covet the imperial throne. But Sultan Alp Arslan and his huge Seljuk armies look to those twin fortress-towns also, resolute on seizing them first. Apion rides by the emperor's area as they march east, marshalling Byzantium's armies for the turmoil that is to come. He is aware only too well that the threat posed by the Sultan's hordes is well-matched by malevolent makes within the Byzantine ranks. Thus, the road to war is a savage one, but one he cannot refuse. For at its end, Fate beckons, taunting him with a choice of two futures. Over the plains of Manzikert, one great ability will rise and another will fall. Over the plains of Manzikert, Apion will face the surprise.
