At this stage, for Benito, there was only one thing left to do: withdraw to the capital of the Syrian Province, Antioch, and defend the city.
If Antioch is not lost before the Roman reinforcements arrive, everything Rome has lost before will come back sooner or later. However, if Antioch is already lost, recapturing the Eastern Province will be a significant challenge for Rome. Of course, the current situation is not considered too dire.
"Fabio, are you sure our reinforcements will arrive soon?" Benito, noticeably thinner, asked his chief of staff.
"The demigods of the Mediterranean, who else could they be but our own people? And with this level of power, the entire country can perceive it. Even if the Duke of the Eastern Border County is not present, someone should have gone to congratulate them, and since we have sent no one, and they have not sent anyone to investigate, there can only be one possibility," Fabio said, slightly breathless, as he sat on a stone platform.
