As Phanias had spoken, Sarpedon had quietly and unnoticed entered.

"Phanias! What is this foolishness! Hilarion have not stolen anything, and I don't know what has happened here while I was away, but I will not have your own hubris thinking you have the right to insult my representative - and good friend - here like that! You will apologize and back down from your ridiculous charges, or I will have you removed from my halls immediately. This is madness!

In these halls we behave like civilized men."