Purple Chamber and the Double-Headed Eagle: 1259

In 1259, Constantinople was still occupied by the Latin Empire, but the Nicaea Empire across the strait had polished the last Roman eagle flag in blood and prayer. Emperor Michael Palaiologos - known to the world as "Eighth" - was negotiating with the beyxis of Epirus, Bulgaria, and Turks, and at the same time was making arrangements in the dark: bribing Venetian oarsmen, and even winning over the Genoese. However, the real enemy of the empire may not be the Latin Emperor Baldwin, but Michael himself - those eyes that are calculating everything in the depths of the purple palace are already bloodshot. This is a lie about the "restoration": the restorer will tear down the walls with his own hands, and the crowned man will trample the crown with his own hands. The intrigues, betrayals and subtle humanity unfold slowly under the last ray of the setting sun in Rome - when the cross of Saint Sophia shines golden again, can Rome still remember who it is?