Distraught by the loss of her lover, Dahut fled the castle and dove into the ocean. The saints took pity on her and, rather than let her drown, transformed her into a mermaid. The king was fitted with a silver hand but, so aggrieved by the loss of his daughter, he never lifted a sword again. Indeed, he rarely left his chambers, and the great city of Ys began to wilt and decay, as a flower garden left dry and unattended.
