Ita conpositis rebus, in loca quam maxume occulta discedit, ac post paulo cognoscit Marium ex itinere frumentatum cum paucis cohortibus Siccam missum, quod oppidum primum omnium post malam pugnam ab rege defecerat.
Having made these arrangements, the king withdrew to places as secluded as possible; and a little later he learned that Marius with a few cohorts had been sent to fetch grain on a detour to Sicca, which was the very first town to revolt from the king after his defeat in the battle.