Inter quae Fritigernus, callidus futuri coniector, Martemque pertimescens ancipitem, velut caduceatorem, unum e plebe suo misit arbitrio, impetens nobiles quosdam et electos ad se prope diem obsides mitti, impavidus ipse minas militares laturus, et necessaria.
Meanwhile Fritigern, shrewd to foresee the future and fearing the uncertainty of war, on his own initiative sent one of his common soldiers as a herald, requesting that picked men of noble rank be sent to him at once as hostages and saying that he himself would fearlessly meet the threats of his soldiers and do what was necessary.
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