During this encounter, Iwo effected his escape, and Renaud followed him, while Roland slowly picked himself up and prepared to follow his antagonist and once more try his strength against him.
On the way to Montauban, Roland met Richard, one of the four brothers, whom he carried captive to Charlemagne.

The emperor immediately ordered the young knight to be hanged, and bade some of his most noble followers to see the sentence executed.

They one and all refused, however, declaring death on the gallows too ignominious a punishment for a knight.
The discussions which ensued delayed the execution and enabled Malagigi to warn Renaud of his brother's imminent peril.

Mounted upon Bayard, Renaud rode straight to Montfaucon, accompanied by his two other brothers and a few faithful men.

There they camped under the gallows, to be at hand when the guard came to hang the prisoner on the morrow.