_ 249 _ shock. In the meantime, the king's men, as well as those in the service of Raix Hamet who had been left outside, were all in uproar, shouting and threatening to break the doors down. They began to swing little axes at them, and they might have caused some trouble, were it not for the captains and their forces, who arrived at this moment and positioned themselves between the Madrasal and the Arabs. They thus became masters of the situation and repulsed the Arabs this action had been planned on the previous day during the meeting of the council: our men were to come to the Madrasal and protect it white the king was inside. Chapter: 141 When the Arab saw our forces arrive and assume control of the doors, they thought that the king had either been killed or arrested, since he had only been allowed to take three of his men inside. They told everyone of what they suspected, including the men in the service of Raix Hamet. Since most of the inhabitants of the city had gathered there, the word began to spread among them. As a result, they began to murmur, and this developed into the most frightening roar; some shouted out for the king, others for Raix Hamet and Raix Madofar agitated
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