With Yazdegerd's death and the defeat of his army on the beaches of Italia, Marcellus had successfully removed one of the major threats to his power. Those who took up arms for the Sassanid King who were not outright killed in battle were quickly rounded up and imprisoned. Their fate would be as prisoners brought back to Rome and held for the duration of the war.
Though not all was tranquil. Rather, the Gothic Chieftain Sarus had many concerns over what had just transpired. Because of this, he walked up to Marcellus, who was cleaning the blood off his blade, and voiced them.
"The Sassanid Empire will not forgive us for killing their King. Sooner or later they will send an army after us, and not just in support of the Eastern Romans..."
