lust, which he refusing, her love turned into hatred, and she made a great outcry; at which her brother Thetus came in, and would have run Montellion through, had not Philotheta, who had concealed herself in the tent, cried out, Treason! Murder! the King’s son will be killed; which gave Montellion time to draw, and he soon laid him dead; upon which Palian and his other brothers rushed in, and all fell upon Montellion; but he had certainly slain them, had not the Emperor and King of Macedon come in with their guards.—Praxantia no sooner saw them, but she cried out that Montellion had ravished her and slain her brother; this startled them all, for Montellion owned killing Thetus, but forgot the cause. While this contest happened, Palian sneaked away, and a dreadful war broke out between the two Kings of
Macedon and Assyria: and what vexed Montellion was the hazard of losing Philotheta.
