[Exit, right. Re-enter Ardia]
Ard. [Holding out a flaming ornament] Brother, see this!
The jewel of the house
Of Banissat. 'Tis sacred to his name.
I cannot take it, and he dare not give it.
Vig. It seems he dared.
Ard. What does he mean, dear Vigard?
Vig. To honor Suli's princess as most fit.
Ard. I tremble still from his deep look of fire,
And when I saw this burn methought his eye
Was yet upon me.
Vig. Fool, go to your maidens!
[Enter Barca, left, with Ramunin]
Vig. You're late, my man.
Ram. And yet in season, sir. [Points up the heights]
The cross is bare.