Southampton.
Duncan naturally hoped to lead an army and conquer the lands, but now he somewhat understood why ancient emperors found it difficult to lead expeditions personally.
Because he had too many matters to handle.
Once the emperor or king is far from the center of power, it becomes impossible to manage the entire situation, nor can they keep track of changing circumstances. As the saying goes, when generals are outside, they may not follow orders; after the emperor leads an expedition, many issues cannot be dealt with, and intelligence cannot be sent to the front line in this era.
At the moment, something more important than war has occurred.
The Emperor Valentinian III of the empire had completely fallen out with the Protector of the Realm, Aetius, and even under the instigation of close courtiers, he had developed the idea of assassinating Aetius.
The most provocative in this was the Imperial Senate.
