He is now established in Thrace with a large force, and is sending for considerable reinforcements from Macedonia and Thessaly , according to the statements of those on the spot. Now, if he waits for the Etesian winds to blow and marches to the siege of Byzantium , do you think that the Byzantines will remain in their present state of infatuation and will not call upon you and demand your help? I think not. Nay, even if there are others whom they distrust more than us, I think they will rather admit such within their walls than surrender their city to Philip—if indeed he does not forestall them by capturing it. Therefore, if we cannot sail from Athens , and if there is no force ready to help them on the spot, their doom is sealed.