The following passage is an excerpt from page 5 of the book The Epics by P. Gautam.

(1) Beowulf is considered the oldest surviving and one of the most important written works in the English language. (2) The original poem has been nearly lost or destroyed more than once over the years. (3) Although the date of composition is debatable, some scholars believe the poem to be written between the eighth and tenth centuries. (4) Beowulf is an epic poem with more than 3,000 lines. (5) It is divided into three acts. (6) It is written in Old English and set in sixth-century Scandinavia.
(7) The poem is a tale of good conquering evil. (8) Prince Beowulf defeats Grendel, the ogre, and frees Denmark, the neighboring kingdom. (9) Beowulf fights Grendel without using any weapons. (10) The hero also fights with Grendel's mother, who is seeking revenge. (11) In the end, an aging Beowulf, now a king, defeats another dragon and protects his own kingdom. (12) The hero, wounded in his final battle, passes away.
Read the following sentence from the passage.

In the end, an aging Beowulf, now a king, defeats another dragon and protects his own kingdom.

Which of these is the best paraphrase of the sentence above?
A.
Near the end of the poem, old King Beowulf slays a dragon to keep his realm safe (Gautam 5).
B.
At the end of Beowulf, Beowulf is an aging king. He battles against another dragon and protects his kingdom (Gautam 5).
C.
As an old king at the end of Beowulf, Beowulf defeats another dragon. In doing so, he protects his kingdom. (Gautam 5).
D.
An aging Beowulf, who is now a king, defeats a dragon in the end to protect his own kingdom (Gautam 5).