Andthedeadlieonthestrand;formanytherelayheadless，andmanywoundedandmaimed。
Alexanderfromcourtesygivesandpresentsthefirstfruitsofhisknighthoodtothequeen。Hedoesnotwishthatthekingshouldhavepossessionofthecaptives;forhewouldhavehadthemallhanged。Thequeenhashadthemtakenandhashadthemguardedinprisonasaccusedoftreason。MenspeakoftheGreeksthroughoutthearmy;allsaythatAlexanderisrightcourteousanddebonairasregardstheknightswhomhehadtakeninasmuchashehadnotgiventhemuptotheking，whowouldhavehadthemburnedorhanged。Butthekingisinearnestinthematter。
Forthwithhebidsthequeenthatshecomeandspeaktohimandkeepnothertraitors;foritwillbehovehertogivethemuporhewilltakethemagainstherwill。Thenthequeenhascometotheking;theyhavehadconversetogetheraboutthetraitorsasitbehovedthem;andalltheGreekshadbeenleftinthequeen’stentwiththeladies。Muchdothetwelvesaytothem，butAlexanderdoesnotsayaword。Soredamorsobservedit;shehadsatdownnearhim。Hehasrestedhischeekonhishand，anditseemsthatheisdeepinthought。ThushavetheysatfulllongtillSoredamorssawonhisarmandathisneckthehairwithwhichshehadmadetheseam。Shehasdrawnalittlenearerhim，fornowshehasopportunityofspeakingwithhim;butsheconsidersbeforehandhowshecanbetheonetospeak，andwhatthefirstwordshallbe;whethershewillcallhimbyhisname;
andshetakescounselofitwithherself。\"WhatshallIsayfirst？\"thinksshe。ShallIaddresshimbyhisname，oras’friend’。Friend？NotI。Howthen？Callhimbyhisname？God！Thewordfriendissofairandsosweettosay。WhatifIdaredtocallhimfriend？Dared？Whatforbidsitme？ThefactthatIthinkIshouldbetellingalie。Alie？Iknownotwhatitwillbe;butifIlieitwillbeaweightonmymind。ForthatreasonitmustbeallowedthatIshouldnotdesiretolieinthematter。God！Hewouldnotlienowawhitifhecalledmehissweetfriend。AndshouldIlieinsocallinghim？Bothofusoughtindeedtospeaktruth;butifIliethewrongwillbehis。AndwhyishisnamesohardtomethatIwishtoaddanameofcourtesy？Itseemstometherearetoomanylettersinit，andIshouldbecometongue-tiedinthemiddle。ButifIcalledhimfriend，Ishouldveryquicklysaythisname。ButjustbecauseIfeartostumbleintheothername，Iwouldhavegivenofmyheart’s-bloodifonlyhisnamemighthavebeen’mysweetfriend’。\"
Shedelayssolonginthusthinkingthatthequeenreturnsfromtheking，whohadsentforher。Alexanderseeshercoming，andgoestomeether，andasksherwhatthekingcommandstobedonewithhisprisoners，andwhatwillbetheirfate。\"Friend，\"saysshe，\"herequiresmetoyieldthemuptohisdiscretionandtolethimdohisjusticeonthem。HeisverywroththatIhavenotyetgiventhemuptohimandImustsendthem;forIseenootherwayout。\"Thustheyhavepassedthisday;andonthemorrowthegoodandloyalknightshaveassembledtogetherbeforetheroyaltenttopronouncejusticeandjudgmentastowithwhatpenaltyandwithwhattorturethefourtraitorsshoulddie。Somedoomthattheybeflayed，othersthattheybehangedorburnt，andthekinghimselfdeemsthattraitorsshouldbedrawn。Thenhebidsthembebrought：theyarebrought;hehasthembound，andtellsthemthattheyshallnotbequarteredtilltheyareinviewofthecastle，sothatthosewithinshallseethem。Whentheparleyisdone，thekingaddressesAlexanderandcallshimhisdearfriend。\"Friend，\"quothhe，\"Isawyouyesterdaymakeafairattackandafairdefence。Iwillgiveyouthedueguerdon：I