nearly noon
When they heard we were here they must have gotten together this great armada to try to destroy us . '' So they decided to flee and go back to Turkey . When morning came Tirant did not see any of the vessels , except the Grand Caramany 's ship . When it was nearly noon he reached the ship , and they went into battle . The Turks threw quicklime at them to blind them . Then they hurled boiling oil with iron ladles . Both sides threw boiling pitch at each other , and they did not stop day or night .