Slavs:

Menander Protector mentions a Daurentius (577579) that slew an Avar envoy of Khagan Bayan I. The Avars asked the Slavs to accept the suzerainty of the Avars, he however declined and is reported as saying: "Others do not conquer our land, we conquer theirs so it shall always be for us".

Please answer a question about this article. If the question is unanswerable, say "unanswerable". What did Protector say about conquering land?
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