Passage 4.22.2
τότε δὲ ὡς σαφέστερον ᾐσθάνοντο περιόντας καὶ ἐκλείπειν τὴν Εἶραν βεβιασμένους, αὐτοὶ μὲν περὶ τὸ ὄρος σφᾶς τὸ Λύκαιον ἔμελλον ὑποδέξεσθαι, προετοιμασάμενοι καὶ ἐσθῆτα καὶ σιτία, ἄνδρας δὲ τῶν ἐν τέλει πέμπουσι παραμυθεῖσθαί τε τοὺς Μεσσηνίους καὶ ἡγεμόνας ἅμα τῆς πορείας γενέσθαι. καὶ τοὺς μέν, ὡς ἐς τὸ Λύκαιον ἀνεσώθησαν, ἐξένιζον καὶ τὰ ἄλλα εὐνοϊκῶς περιεῖπον οἱ Ἀρκάδες, κατανέμειν τε ἐς τὰς πόλεις ἤθελον καὶ ἀναδάσασθαι διʼ ἐκείνους τὴν γῆν·
Then, when they became more clearly aware that the Messenians were defeated and were abandoning Eira, the Arcadians themselves prepared to welcome them onto Mount Lycaeus, having made ready both clothing and provisions. They sent men of high rank, firstly to encourage the Messenians, and secondly to guide them on their journey. When the Messenians reached Lycaeus, the Arcadians received them kindly, welcomed them hospitably, and treated them with friendliness in all other ways. They even wished to distribute them among their various cities and to redivide the land for their sake.