"I've known Cunobelinus for a long time, and I have learned a lot about him. I seem to recall many years ago, I think I was still in my late teens, or just in the beginning of my twenties at most, and he told me that 'his place is on the battlefield, not behind some desks'. I wonder if that wasn't wise words by your master?

By that I mean no disrespect of course, and you should know it. Our conflicts aside, I still consider him my friend, and I highly value his skills at arms. I don't think we ought to burden him with keeping that close control over taxes and populations of that scope, even though I recognize his work with Memphis. My point is that a whole satrapy is a much bigger responsibility, especially one so big and strong one as Aigyptos, and I want Arrhenides to be able to focus completely on his role as a battlefield commander. If you wish I can keep him as a 'local advisor' for the running of Aigyptos if the satrapy is dismantled, so that way it still has its local intelligence as you wish for.

What say you to that?"