And they spent the night speaking of these and other things so that the princess slept neither a little nor a great deal.
The following day Tirant put on a cloak of gold braid, and in his hand he carried the gold captain's stick. All the rest of his countrymen dressed in brocades and silks, and they all went to the palace.
When the emperor heard that his captain had come, he told them to let him enter. As he came in the emperor was dressing and the princess was combing his hair. Then she brought him water to wash his hands, as she did every day. The princess was dressed in a skirt of gold thread.
When the emperor had finished dressing he said to Tirant:
"Tell me, captain, what was the illness you were suffering from yesterday?"
"Your Majesty, my affliction was brought about entirely by the ardor of the sea, for the winds of these lands are finer than are those of the west."
The princess replied before the emperor could speak:
"Sire, that ardor does no harm to foreigners if they behave as they should; instead it brings them health and a long life."
As she spoke these words she looked steadfastly at Tirant, smiling at him so that he could see she had understood him.
The emperor and the captain left the chamber together, talking as they went, and the princess took Diafebus' hand, and holding him back, she said: