I think the second one might be the answer but please let me know if Im wrong
The correct answer is - The emperor.
In the Byzantine Empire, the emperor was a monarch that had a complete authority, for both the empire's affairs and the religious affairs. So the emperor of the Byzantine Empire had the final word in everything, and apart from being the head of the empire, he was the head of the church as well and dictated the religious activities and politics in the empire, unlike in the west were the pope was in charge of the church activities and politics.
The patriots knew the land very well. Though they were not trained soldiers, many
were skilled hunters and knew how to use a gun.
They also carried rifled muskets that fire farther and were more
accurate. When they were losing in
conventional battles, they used their hunting skills against the British which
proved effective in fighting them.
