If they let themselves be led astray, they will soon find themselves involved in troubles and misfortunes, such as the loss of their lands, the ruin of their families, and the desolation of their country; and we shall take care that the true authors of these misfortunes shall receive punishment proportioned to their crime.
"MARECHAL DE VILLARS "Given at Nimes the 27th day of May 1704" This order, which put everything back upon the footing on which it had been in the time of M.de Montrevel, had hardly been issued than d'Aygaliers, in despair at seeing the result of so much labour destroyed in one day, set off for the mountains to try and find Cavalier.

He found him at Cardet, whither, as we have said, he had retired after the day of Calvisson.

Despite the resolution which Cavalier had taken never to show his face again to the marechal, the baron repeated to him so many times that M.de Villars was thoroughly convinced that what had happened had not been his fault, he having done everything that he could to prevent it, that the young chief began to feel his self-confidence and courage returning, and hearing that the marachal had expressed himself as very much pleased with his conduct, to which Vincel had borne high testimony, made up his mind to return to Nimes.

They left Cardet at once, followed by the forty men who had remained true to Cavalier, ten on horse and thirty on foot, and arrived on the 31st May at Saint-Genies, whither M.
de Villars had come to meet them.
The assurances of d'Aygaliers were justified.

The marechal received Cavalier as if he were still the chief of a powerful party and able to negotiate with him on terms of equality.