The value of the gift Menes had given Manuk was truly immense.
Just a normal horse in Adhania was worth 800 to 1,000 ropals, a good, strong workhorse like the one given to Manuk went for 3,00 to 5,000 while a specialized war horse could go as far as 10,000 ropals.
So when Manuk stole all of them, they not only managed to recoup all their losses but even made a healthy profit.
Forget counting the lesser boons like the supplies and the free boat ride.
Menes lost all of that.
As for feeling even a tab bit sorry for doing all this, well of course they weren't.
If Manuk could have gotten away with it, he would have very much liked to kill even Menes, knowing that he must be a capable retainer under Alexander.
As for qualities of virtue, sincerity, and honesty that a priest should have, never mind the Archpriest-
Joke! These infidels deserved nothing but to be burnt at the stake.