Till then I have no more to say." Now most of the embassy knew nothing of this lady, but one or two said they thought that they had heard of her, but had no knowledge of where she was hidden.
"Then return and search her out," said Saladin, and so dismissed them.
Back came the envoys to the council and told what Saladin had said.
"At least," exclaimed Heraclius the Patriarch, "in this matter it is easy to satisfy the Sultan.

Let his niece be found and delivered to him.

Where is she ?" Now one declared that was known by the knight, Sir Wulf D'Arcy, with whom she had entered the city.

So he was sent for, and came with armour rent and red sword in hand, for he had just beaten back an attack upon the barbican, and asked what was their pleasure.
"We desire to know, Sir Wulf," said the patriarch, "where you have hidden away the lady known as the princess of Baalbec, whom you stole from the Sultan ?" "What is that to your Holiness ?" asked Wulf shortly.
"A great deal, to me and to all, seeing that Saladin will not even treat with us until she is delivered to him." "Does this council, then, propose to hand over a Christian lady to the Saracens against her will ?" asked Wulf sternly.
"We must," answered Heraclius.

"Moreover, she belongs to them." "She does not belong," answered Wulf.