▁at ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁know ▁what ▁consider ations ▁were ▁offered ▁him ▁to ▁indu ce ▁him ▁to ▁depart . ▁It ▁is ▁un reason able ▁to ▁suppose ▁that ▁this ▁he ath en ▁king ▁would ▁have ▁c ared ▁for ▁the ▁th und ers ▁or ▁persu as ions ▁of ▁the ▁Church . ▁The ▁Emperor ▁refused ▁to ▁surrender ▁Hon oria , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁recorded ▁that ▁money ▁was ▁paid . ▁A ▁trust worth y ▁chron icle ▁hands ▁down ▁another ▁account ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁was ▁sent , ▁but ▁evidently ▁furn ishes ▁the ▁true ▁reasons ▁which ▁moved ▁Att ila ▁to ▁receive ▁it ▁fav ou rab ly . ▁Pl ague ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁bar bar ian ▁host ▁and ▁their ▁food ▁ran ▁short , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁troops ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁east , ▁sent ▁by ▁Mar cian ▁to ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁Italy . ▁If ▁his ▁host ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁p est il ence , ▁and ▁if ▁troops ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁east , ▁we ▁can ▁understand ▁that ▁Att ila ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw . ▁But ▁whatever ▁terms ▁were ▁arranged , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁pret end ▁that ▁they ▁meant ▁a ▁permanent ▁peace . ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁Hon oria ▁was ▁left ▁un sett led , ▁and ▁he ▁threatened ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁come ▁again ▁and ▁do ▁worse ▁things ▁in ▁Italy ▁unless ▁she ▁were ▁given ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁due ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁poss essions . ▁ ▁Leo ' s ▁inter cess ion ▁could ▁not ▁prevent ▁the ▁s ack ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁the