[NUMERIUS AUREOLUS]: Given that the mid-term session of Senate is not far away, the nature of the offer to be made to Carthage might be reserved to be decided by motions made then. However, as preparation, I second Augustus Verginius's to recruit a new diplomat. In addition, I suggest transferring the ancillaries gathered by our older, more discredited diplomats. We should aim to create a particularly influential diplomat who will be reserved for making offers that are either of the utmost importance or very likely to be accepted.