Now king Alonso was in his chamber thinking about what to do as he contemplated within himself. "This news which is in the lips of almost all those who returned with the commander from his quest, are they true." He paused for a moment, then gave a response to his question. "No, this can't be true. Alan is dead, I saw his blood with my own eyes, the soldiers attested to the fact it was his blood which we found years ago." Then he observed a brief moment of thinking again. "But what if it is true, we did not find his body so he may truly be alive. No! He was eaten by an animal so there is no way these things can be true."
After a long moment of thinking, Alonso got tired of contemplating over the issue that he needed answers so desperately. Then he sent for some of the soldiers with whom he
