▁of ▁the ▁military ▁orders , ▁the ▁king ▁kn ight ed ▁Gu ille m ▁and ▁pron ounced ▁him ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁titles ▁and ▁lands ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁He ▁further ▁provision ally ▁appointed ▁Ber eng uer ▁de ▁Ent enza ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁The ▁gest ures ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁did ▁little ▁to ▁halt ▁the ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁campaign . ▁On ▁the ▁contrary , ▁once ▁knowing ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁was ▁en ▁route , ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁at ▁Pu ig ▁met ▁secret ly ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁position . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁fri ars ▁who ▁res ided ▁in ▁the ▁g arrison ▁den ounced ▁the ▁plot ▁against ▁the ▁king . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁he ▁gave ▁a ▁ser mon ▁to ▁the ▁nobles ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁who ▁there ▁after ▁promised ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁fight ▁until ▁victory . ▁ ▁Once ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁Pu ig , ▁James ▁I ▁received ▁a ▁message ▁from ▁Z ay yan ▁offering ▁all ▁the ▁cast les ▁from ▁the ▁Tur ia ▁River ▁to ▁T ort osa ▁and ▁Ter uel , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁lav ish ▁palace ▁for ▁the ▁king ▁in ▁Sa ï da ▁Province ▁and ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁ten ▁thousand ▁bes antes ▁ann ually ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁James ' ▁promise ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁capital . ▁James ▁I ▁of ▁Arag on ▁respond ed ▁neg atively ▁to ▁the ▁offer , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁changed ▁circumstances , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁with ▁his ▁con quest . ▁