The Shadowy Connections

"We have special ties with Thessaloniki."

"What kind of connections are you talking about?"

The ambassador thought for a while rephrasing his sentence and replied. " if, admiral you want to expand your territory into the city of Thessaloniki, we can offer some guidance communicating with the citizens of Thessaloniki trying to get them to your side and in the best scenario, we might be able to get the citizens to… open the gate for you."

Hearing this sentence Antonius quickly went through Antonius' head as he understood what these people are trying to say, just the news that he needs after expanding in to the Aegean waters. Antonius turned to a more serious posture and asked again. "How do I know if you are reliable?"