Festus answered that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself was going there soon - Festus shows immediate judicial independence, refusing the petition and asserting both his authority and Paul's legal protection. His response is measured and proper: he will handle the matter himself according to Roman procedure. Caesarea remains Paul's sanctuary, the seat of Roman power where the law, however imperfect, can provide shelter from lynch justice.

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