δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
indulgenter: adv., v. indulgeo.
indulgentĕr¹⁵ (indulgens), avec bonté, bienveillance : Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2 ; Fin. 2, 109 || -tius Sen. Ben. 4, 32, 1 ; -tissime Sen. Helv. 5, 4.