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 He immediately went to her palace and when he entered the courtyard and heard nobody, he went up the stairs and came into the hall. He found it and the other rooms completely empty and no one appeared. He also noticed the opening Giassemen had made and entered it desperately and arrived into the quarters assigned to Giulla. He then realized the great mockery that the young people had made of him. He immediately suffered great pain and was overwhelmed by excessive anger so that within two days he died miserably without anyone knowing the cause.

Since the King had no other offspring than his imprisoned daughter, the counselors, after a lengthy discussion about the royal succession, concluded to liberate the daughter of the dead tyrant from prison and have her marry her cousin, the son of the King's killed brother. They made him the successor to the throne of the kingdom.

Having carried out this counsel, the wedding was solemnly celebrated. Not long thereafter, the new King heard from his wife that he had succeeded to the throne because of the prayers and vow made by Giulla. He ordered that the young men and Giulla and Achel should immediately return there because he intended to repay them for the great benefits he had received. But he learned that while they had been ascertained of the tyrant's death, they were nevertheless fearful to venture to return there.