Two Thrones in One Hall

From E2.3, Gav, Talkhand, and Chess. It illustrates E2.3.129–140 (to E2.3.142):

E2.3.129
The two wise tutors, men of counsel, met;Long arguments before the court they set.
E2.3.130
Gav’s tutor claimed that Gav should be the king,And hold first place beneath the royal ring.
E2.3.131
Talkhand’s own tutor then arose to speak,And pressed his claim with arguments oblique.
E2.3.132
They wrangled there until the princes stoodAt odds in heart, abandoning the good.
E2.3.133
Within one hall two thrones were set to vie;The princes sat as rivals, eye to eye.
E2.3.134
Each had his ardent tutor on his right,Each coveting inheritance and might.
E2.3.135
They summoned all the nobles to the hall,And seated ranks of great men, one and all.
E2.3.136
Then those two sages loosened tongues and cried,“O famous men whose names are magnified,
E2.3.137
Of these two chiefs of royal blood and fame,Who guard ancestral customs and their name,
E2.3.138
Which youth will you accept to rule this land?Which seems more holy, fitter for command?”
E2.3.139
The priests, the nobles, and the wise of heartWere lost in wonder at this dangerous art.
E2.3.140
The princes sat, each on his separate seat,While both ill-omened sages plied deceit.