heardhisansweralso。
“Letherbebroughthither，“hesaid。“Fortherest，bidthecaptainsholdStauraciusandtheothersfast。Ifthereisanysignofstiragainstus，cuttheirthroats，advisingthemthatthiswillbedoneshouldtheyallowtroubletoarise。DonotfirethepalaceunlessI
givetheword，foritwouldbeapitytoburnsofineabuilding。Itisthosewhodwellinitwhoshouldbeburned；butdoubtlessConstantinewillseetothat。Collecttherichestofthebooty，thatwhichismostportable，andletitbecarriedtoourquartersinthebaggagecarts。Seethatthesethingsaredonequickly，beforetheArmeniansgettheirhandsintothebag。I’llbewithyousoon；butiftheEmperorConstantineshouldarrivefirst，tellhimthatallhasgonewell，betterthanhehoped，indeed，andprayhimtocomehither，wherewemaytakecounsel。“
Themessengerwent。JoddandsomeoftheNorthmenbegantoconsulttogether，andMartinaledmeaside。
“Tellmewhathaschanced，Martina，“Iasked，“forIambewildered。“