Quintus eventually returned.
But after meeting with Valentinian III, he walked out of the palace with a bruised face. It turned out that the news he brought back greatly displeased the Emperor, and an enraged Valentinian III couldn't contain his anger, directly hurling a silver goblet at Quintus's head.
This instantly caused Quintus's head to bleed profusely.
"Sir, are you alright?"
Seeing the blood on Quintus's forehead, a palace guard, who had benefited much from him, came over and supported Quintus as they walked out of the palace.
When you eat from someone's hand, your mouth is soft; when you take from someone's hand, your hand is short.
Quintus had been feeding those below him plentifully for some time now, and many came quietly to check on him seeing him in such a sorry state today.
Quintus wiped the blood from his forehead and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing."
The palace guard nodded slightly and softly said, "Lord Maximus came again this morning."
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