She had spoken neither of Sologne nor of Beauce.

Her Voices had told her that the English would not budge.

They had not shown her a picture of the town, they had not given her either maps or plans: soldiers did not use them.

Doubtless Jeanne had said to the captains and priests what she was soon to repeat to the Bastard: "I must go to Talbot and the English." And the priests and soldiers had replied quite frankly: "Jeanne, we are going to Talbot and the English."[926] They had thought they were speaking the truth, since Talbot, who was conducting the siege, would be before them, so to speak, from whatever side they approached the town.

But apparently they had not thoroughly understood what the Maid said, and the Maid had not understood what they had replied.