According to the passage, Richard I and the Sultan Negotiated A. On Shefa'Amr
B. directly with each other
C. through envoys.
D. before any fighting had occurred.

"In the morning of the tenth day of Rajab, Ibn Baric and his comrades returned to the King of England ( Richard I ) while the Sultan went off with his bodyguard and his closest friends to the hill that abuts on Shefa'Amr... Envoys did not cease to pass from one side to the other in the hope of laying the foundation of a firm peace. These negotiations continued till our men had procured the money and had the number of prisoners that they were to deliver to the Christians at the end of the first period in accordance with the treaty. The first installment was to consist of the Holy Cross, 100,000 Dinars, and 1,600 prisoners."