Tirant retreated, battling all the time, and night
fell. The Turks came down to the foot of the hill and set up
their tents.
When Tirant went up the hill, he found all the knights and nobles
absolutely disconsolate. They were running here and there,
crying and moaning, with sad, woeful countenances. When Tirant
saw them acting that way, he called them all together and said:
"I only want to tell you that if you will put your effort into
this, with the aid of Our Lord and His Holy Mother, Our Lady, I
will make you victorious over your enemies within three hours."
Nearly all were consoled by the captain's words, except for the
Duke of Macedonia who, before the battles were finished, sent a
squire of his with instructions about what he should tell the
emperor. When he reached the city, he dismounted and left his
horse, indicating that he had fled the battle-site and that he
had tears in his eyes. When he was in the palace, he found many
people there, and he said:
"Where is that poor man they call the emperor?"
When he was informed that Albi, the Duke of Macedonia's squire,
had arrived, the emperor quickly came out of his chambers.
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