Hamalcar everyone is a fool, we are all fools of stupid jollity here from your own incomprehensible perspective!
You even call he who did argue your right to cause an offensive in Sicily, or even did stay in favour of any military weight you may hold in your province - a fool!

Like many others here you have bluntly returned my support with without warning and very violently upbraided me.
In light of this, that those who I have shielded and possessed well in Sicily do vanquish my friendship with them, I declare that I will assist no longer in Hamalcar's trifling adventures, lest I be a 'fool' in doing so.

Lepki will submit to no levies being sent to Sicily, if you wish to force them from us, you will find yourselves in a very dangerous and unfavourable station.


Hasdrubal! Perhaps you should take care to wander in the forum for a while, better still be gone, and recreate yourself within the city for today.
It does seem very apparent that the journey here has corrupted you!

However what you have said, though hurried and broken, is understable, and let it be known to the council here, that in my tearing off from the conduct in Sicily, I do now hold a decision as to where I should support a campaign.
Iberia, or Numidia, and I am willing to be persuaded on this matter, providing that you all do acknowledge and appreciate my assistance when you have it.

And there will be no apology, tempered Senator, Lepki is my province and it is a very loyal citizenry that I keep there.
They will agree with me on every matter, and boycott whoever I deem to punish for their insults.
So, contrary to your sickly demands, I will repeat my offer to Mago.

Governor, you are a fine candidate for Shophet, and most surely my vote will bring you to a very powerful seat.
And if you will, as Shophet, provide during your entire term constant financial support for the city of Lepki that we may develop our trading and docking, we will levy two regiments for use of in the home garrison.
These you may take to Ippone to defend against those Numidian goats!
Or rather sheperd the western goats that we keep in that village!

Also, if you do this, I promise my city will submit to a high tax rate, and you will always have our appreciation in your reign as Shophet.
This is not a ransom - I am but a tribune of my people, and all of their voices, the frail, the booming, the young, center their praises, attitudes and severest wants within me.
If I am content, Lepki is content.

If I am scorned, a province is scorned. And we do all know, that Lepki is but a barren wasteland, and that barren lands breed violent, rebellious men.