Mucius could never use his right hand again, and was always called Scaevola, or the Left-handed, a name that went on to his family.
Porsena believed the story, and began to make peace.

A truce was agreed on, and ten Roman youths and as many girls were given up to the Etruscans as hostages.

While the conferences were going on, one of the Roman girls named Clelia forgot her duty so much as to swim home across the river with all her companions; but Valeria, the consul's daughter, was received with all the anger that breach of trust deserved, and her father mounted his horse at once to take the party back again.

Just as they reached the Etruscan camp, the Tarquin father and brothers, and a whole troop of the enemy, fell on them.

While the consul was fighting against a terrible force, Valeria dashed on into the camp and called out Porsena and his son.