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With Count Henry and Robert of Blem imprisoned under his tender care, Bishop Odo had free reign to guide the impressionable Duke Robert in whatever direction

he wanted, and he had a direction in mind.

You see, when Odo and he had a direction in mind.

You see, when Odo was forced to march out of Rochester

to that special horn song for losers,

he knew nothing would ever be the same.

Until that moment, his ambitions to hold power in England were plausible.

They were arguably within reach.

But when Rochester fell, those dreams died. Every single one of his

English estates had been seized, and now he didn't have any financial interest in England

which means that all of Odo's future all of his power all of his influence and all of his power, his influence, and all of his wealth were tied intimately to the future of Normandy.

Consequently, Odo suddenly became very interested in securing Normandy's future.

And Normandy was facing some serious challenges.

And given the nature of Norman nobles, if Normandy was going to weather the coming storm, it would need a firm hand, at least as far as Odo was concerned.

So that firm hand got to work right away. Now, considering that Henry

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