King Enrique fled from the battle, as you have heard, once he saw that all was lost. On that day, he was fully armed with a hauberk riding a grey Castilian great horse; because so much had been asked of his mount, it could no longer carry him as he needed. Observing his predicament, a squire from his household, who had a fine jennet, approached him, saying: ‘Sire, take this horse, because yours can barely move.’ The king did so, left the village of Nájera and made his way via Soria to Aragon. He was accompanied by Don Fernán Sánchez de Tovar, Don Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán and Master Ambrogio, the son of the Admiral, and others.

On the following day, they were attacked by a number of horsemen from a village near Soria, because these horsemen had noticed what a hurry they were in, and some of them recognized the king and sought to capture and kill him in order to win the favour of King Pedro. However, when King Enrique saw how they were hesitating, he attacked and defeated them, slaying the man who had tried to capture him. From there, he reached Aragon, arriving at a village named Illueca, where he encountered Don Pedro de Luna, who was later to be known as Pope Benedict, and left Aragon in his company.

He reached Ortes, a village belonging to the Count of Foix, who was greatly troubled at the king's defeat and at his arrival at his house, owing to his own fear of the prince, whom he considered to be one of the most powerful men in the world. He was afraid that the king's presence in his house would cause the prince to bear him a grudge for not taking him prisoner. It is said that the count asked the king how he came to be there, to which the king replied as follows: ‘My presence here is due to an occurrence which befalls many a knight: I went into battle and lost, which is why I am here, as you can see.’ The count comforted and welcomed him, giving him horses, money and men, who accompanied him as far as Toulouse, where he stayed for several days.

King Enrique then made his way to Villeneuve, near Avignon, where the Duke of Anjou, the brother of the King of France, was staying.