Then, after the termination of this speech, although the force was distressed by the address, Priscus granted pardon to boldness and forgiveness to barbarian words. (14) Therefore, he offered no rebuttal to rashness, but declared that he was undertaking war against the Sclavenes, for the agreement and truce with the Avars had not in fact concluded the Getic war as well.40 (7.1) On the twelfth day the general constructed ships and crossed the river. On hearing that Ardagastus was sending the Sclavene hordes abroad to obtain booty, he delivered his attack in the middle of the night. (2) And so Ardagastus bidding farewell to the visions of dreams and brought round from sleep by the increasing clamour, mounted an unsaddled mare and made his flight. Now the barbarian fell in with Romans and, dismounting from the mare, engaged in hand-to-hand fighting.