_ 40 _ then all the towns would be freed. So, there was nothing to lose in promising him obedience and doing as he wished, and they did not risk the damage that would certainly be done to their homes. All this was agreed and confirmed by everyone; and one of the Regents went to the Captain-in-Chief and said to him that they did not wish him to land and do them harm but that he should go in peace, because all the people and the Regents would obey him in all things and were content to do his will and the commander of the fortress surrendered it and would do his bidding. He said that this had all been agreed in council when they had heard his message, and they would send away the many people from the mountains who had come to help; and he must tell them what he wanted. The Captain-in-Chief said that he was very pleased to find them sensible and not foolish like the others who had ended up with broken heads. He told him to return to land and that both the Regents should come back in the evening. So, they returned to land. Being as alert a man as can be, the Captain-in-Chief talked about this with his Captains, and they agreed to prepare both for peace and for war. The Captain-in-Chief ordered that two small camelos should be put in the ships boats with their carriages so that they could be fired on
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