These other two were younger than the first son, but had greater prestige because they were the children of the queen, whereas his mother was a commoner. While Nicolaus was sailing back from Rome, the youths were found guilty by the sanhedrin, and their father was so provoked that he fully intended to kill them. When Nicolaus arrived, the king informed him of what had happened, and asked for his advice. Nicolaus suggested that he should confine the youths to one of his fortresses, until he had had time to consider their fate more thoroughly, rather than being led by anger to make an irrevocable decision about his close family.
他の二人は最初の息子よりも若かったが、彼らは女王の子供だったのでより偉大な名声があった。一方で彼の母親は一般人だった。ニコラウスがローマから船で帰って来ている頃、若者たちはサンへドリンによって有罪判決が下されていた。そして彼らの父親は怒りに駆られて彼らを殺すつもりだった。ニコラウスが到着したとき、王様は何が起こったかを説明し、助言を求めた。ニコラウスは身近な家族に対して怒りによって導かれた取り返しのつかない決定を下すより、彼がじっくりと彼らの運命を考慮する時間を持つまで、若者たちを要塞の一つに監禁することを提案した。
