Identify the correct indirect narration for the following sentence :
"Who now," they had asked, "Will listen to our troubles and protect us from the crocodiles"?

A

They had wanted to know who would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

B

They had wanted to know who then would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

C

They had wanted to know who then now listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

D

They wanted to know who then listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.