"We arrived suddenly, and the only ones who could muster an army to attack within a day nearby... I'm afraid only Pompey and Lucania. Flanitnus, is it possible for them to send an army?"
"How dare the Pompeians come out to provoke us? As for Lucania—" Flanitnus showed a complex expression: "As far as I know, this is a colonial town built by that dictator to settle his soldiers. If they have not lost their fighting spirit after more than a decade, they might indeed send troops to attack..."
"If Lucania were to dispatch troops, how many would they send?"