Kytron.

Pressing forward again? Oh this bloodthirsty ferocity! An arrow! It almost struck me! How recklessly they shoot; no care for life or limb!

[He takes to flight by the foreground on the left.

Nevita.

The battle hangs in the balance. Neither side gains ground.

[To Fromentinus[Fromentinus], who comes with a fresh troop from the right.

Ho, captain,—have you seen the Emperor?

Fromentinus.

Yes, sir; he is fighting at the head of the white horsemen.

Nevita.