noon
A few threw down their arms and with sheepish looks passed through the gateway into the palace , and with the example of these to bolster their courage others joined in the desertion from the old chieftain of the north , but staunch and true around him stood the majority of his warriors and when the last weakling had left their ranks Ja-don voiced the savage cry with which he led his followers to the attack , and once again the battle raged about the palace gate . At times Ja-don 's forces pushed the defenders far into the palace ground and then the wave of combat would recede and pass out into the city again . And still Ta-den and the reinforcements did not come . It was drawing close to noon . Lu-don had mustered every available man that was not actually needed for the defense of the gate within the temple , and these he sent , under the leadership of Pan-sat , out into the city through the secret passageway and there they fell upon Ja-don 's forces from the rear while those at the gate hammered them in front . Attacked on two sides by a vastly superior force the result was inevitable and finally the last remnant of Ja-don 's little army capitulated and the old chief was taken a prisoner before Lu-don . `` Take him to the temple court , '' cried the high priest .