Complex sentence: This prompts Vicki to leave Steven in hiding place while she heads off to the palace where she meets Troilus and tries to persuade him to leave the city by telling him Diomede, his rival, is on the plain.
Split into simpler sentences: This prompts Vicki to leave Steven in hiding while she heads off to the palace. Here she meets Troilus and tries to persuade him to leave the city by telling him that Diomede, his rival, is on the plain.