![]() have undone/ the fate of fathers: I survive my son" (207-208). Evander throws himself across the bier on which Pallas's corpse lays, crying, "I. ![]() Rumor reaches King Evander before Pallas's body does, alerting him to his son's sad fate. The Latin Drances, who has an old grudge against Turnus, tells Aeneas that he admires him greatly, and they agree on a peace of twenty-six days during which all may bury their dead. "Good Aeneas" (137) grants them their request, telling them that it is only Turnus who should be fighting him and that the Latins and Trojans should seek peace. Messengers from the Latin camp then approach Aeneas, begging him to allow them to bury their dead. Nevertheless, he is heartened by the fact that Pallas did not die a coward. ![]() Aeneas weeps over Pallas's fate and for having failed to keep his friend's son safe. ![]() He and his men bury the bodies of their slain companions and take great care readying Pallas's corpse for return to King Evander. Although Aeneas is deeply distressed by the deaths of Pallas and his other comrades, he still offers a sacrifice to the gods composed of spoils taken from Mezentius. ![]()
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