And so, this is where the story ends: with all accounts concluding that this was the immortal truth which pleased the king. On the contrary, the aging king leapt from his d**hbed and declared, "I will not be remembered as the king who'd said that nothing stays the same." Angrily, the king return to his bed and quietly said, "In a room full of lies, the most you have brought me is compromise. I want something that no one denies."