"We'll just have to wait and see," Davos said with a lighthearted smile, completely unconcerned with Lysias's threats. "But I warn you, next time you come, the terms I offer won't be as favorable as they are now! Also, I want to remind you that Crotone's enemies aren't limited to Dionysia... If the war continues, who knows what will happen?"
Lysias was shocked by this.
By noon, the first grain caravan arrived at the camp.
Davos breathed a sigh of relief. It also brought a letter from Cunogorata, stating that Locri's envoy had arrived at Thurii and proposed to the Senate that Locri form an alliance with Dionysia to jointly resist Crotone. The Senate, citing the consul's absence, had not yet responded. The envoy, exhausted from the journey and suffering from a high fever, was hospitalized and unable to travel directly south to find Davos.
