. ▁ ▁Roland ▁then ▁goes ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁bes ie ged ▁Blo is ▁and ▁wins ▁the ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Sar ac ens . ▁In ▁reward , ▁he ▁is ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁France ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁his ▁royal ▁daughter . ▁But ▁Roland ▁ref uses ▁to ▁accept ▁that ▁offer ▁not ▁dis clos ing ▁the ▁reason . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁finally ▁conf esses ▁his ▁night ly ▁tr yst ▁to ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Blo is , ▁the ▁bishop ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mon ks ▁interven e ▁on ▁Es cl arm onde ' s ▁arrival , ▁performing ▁an ▁ex or c ism ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁cru cial ▁moment ▁manage ▁to ▁te ar ▁off ▁her ▁ve il ▁and ▁thus ▁reve al ▁her ▁identity . ▁Fe eling ▁bet rayed , ▁Es cl arm onde , ▁in ▁her ▁bra v ura ▁aria ▁Ah ▁Roland , ▁tu ▁m ' as ▁tra h ie , ▁et ▁me ▁vo il à ... ▁Reg arde - les ▁ces ▁yeux , ▁re bu kes ▁Roland ▁for ▁his ▁faith less ness . ▁The ▁confront ation ▁scene ▁proceed s ▁with ▁Roland ▁trying ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁moment ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁sword ▁to ▁defend ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁mon ks . ▁Sud den ly , ▁the ▁magic ▁sword ▁sh at ters ▁to ▁pieces , ▁and ▁Es cl arm onde , ▁surrounding ▁herself ▁with ▁a ▁ring ▁of ▁fire ▁and ▁dem ons , ▁curs es ▁Roland ▁and ▁disapp ears . ▁ ▁The ▁ex - em peror , ▁Ph or cas , ▁upon ▁hearing ▁of ▁Es cl arm onde