You cannot stay here. The outside world is moving at its own pace, and you cannot act accordingly if you stay here. The infidel has been trounced, but not defeated. As far as you know, they could still come back.
Then there are the other two headaches you have. When you got here, you managed to quietly usurp command of an army-in-the-making from their reluctant commander. It was a plot by the noble Mithradian family, the Maniakids, to overthrow the present dynasty. Prokopios Maniakes isn't someone who will be pleasantly disposed to you should he take the throne, and you aren't too fond of him either. Besides that, Raymond's little stunt has practically jeopardised whatever goodwill there once was between the crusading armies and the imperial court.
Likewise, the crusading momentum shall most likely be upended, and initiative shall fall into the hands of the Mizarians before the year is out should this situation prove irreparable. Things have become very delicate in these parts.
No, it is time for you to ride back to Trorinolis; from there you shall make contact with the imperial government, perhaps having the Eparch throw in a good word on your behalf as well. From there on, you shall make an attempt to forge a united front against the upstart Raymond and stop him from gaining any more strength.
The next morning you bid the Vilicus farewell after breakfast. You stepped through the portal that would bring you back to the temple through which you had found this place. From there on out it was easy riding back to Trorinolis. By Greifswalder standards, the temperatures were pleasant for the time of year, though dark clouds were coming from the east as you rode closer and closer to your destination.
