Lie quiet? You remind me! I must be up!

Oribases.

Impossible, sire; I implore you——

Julian.

I must up, I say. How can I lie quiet now? I must utterly vanquish Sapor.

Eutherius.

Sapor is vanquished, sire! He has sent envoys to the camp to beg for a truce.

Julian.

Has he, indeed? That is good news. So him, at least, I have conquered.

But no truce. I will crush him to the earth.—Ah, where is my shield? Have I lost my shield?