But a mutiny came aboard the ship where he rode, killing his buyer and he joined the slaves, but no longer, when a storm broke and the ship sunk. Eumenes was later saved by the village people who lived on a lake near a Greek-dominated town, while killing the rest of the slaves. He lived with them, teaching them Greek customs and religions, in exchange of food and lodgings. All seems well, until some villagers were killed when the Tios' militia, under the leader's eldest son tries to usurp the villager's lands. They spied upon the town's activity. When his suspicion was confirmed, he concocts an idea where he acts as a wounded Greek citizen by letting him deliberately slashed by his friend and deliberately blows the weak point of the village to the enemy, unknown to them, a trap was set. The leader of the raid was killed and the village was set free. The leader apologized to the villagers for his son's foolishness and gave them freedom. But the condition was set and Eumenes forced to feign hostility to the villagers, hurting the lass who fell in love with him and left the village to go to Cardia.