Xenophon's Anabasis (Cambridge, Trinity College, MS R.9.29)

"...I do not wish to go, for the greatest reason is that I am ashamed, as I know within myself that I have deceived him in everything. Furthermore, I am afraid that if he takes me, he will punish me for the wrongs he thinks he has suffered at my hands. Therefore, it seems to me that this is no time for us to sleep or to neglect ourselves, but rather to deliberate on what we must do in this situation. If we stay here, it seems to me we must consider how we may stay most safely. Or if we decide to depart, we must consider how we may depart most safely, and how we may obtain provisions. For without these, neither a general nor a private soldier has any use. The man Cyrus is a valuable friend to those to whom he is a friend, but a most dangerous enemy to those to whom he is an enemy. He has infantry, cavalry, and a navy, which we all see and know. It does not seem to me that we are sitting very far from him, so it is time to say whatever anyone knows to be best."

Having said this, he stopped. After this, some rose of their own accord to say what they thought. Others, encouraged by him, pointed out the difficulty of both staying and leaving without Cyrus's consent. One man, pretending to be in a hurry to get to Greece as quickly as possible, said that they should elect other generals immediately, if Clearchus did not wish to lead them back, and that they should buy provisions (the market was in the barbarian camp) and pack their baggage. They should go and ask Cyrus for ships so they might sail away. If he did not provide these, they should ask Cyrus for a guide to lead them through the country as one would through a friendly land. If he did not provide a guide, they should form their ranks as quickly as possible and send a detachment to occupy the heights in advance, so that neither Cyrus nor the Cilicians, whom we have plundered of many people and much wealth, can cause us harm. This man said such things. After this...