thou hast been neither courteous nor just," said Geraint, "thou shalt
have mercy, upon condition that thou wilt become my ally, and engage
never to fight against me again, but to come to my assistance
whenever thou hearest of my being in trouble." "This will I do,
gladly, Lord," said he. So he pledged him his faith thereof. "And
now, Lord, come with me," said he, "to my Court yonder, to recover
from thy weariness and fatigue." "That will I not, by Heaven," said
he.

Then Gwiffert Petit beheld Enid where she stood, and it grieved him
to see one of her noble mien appear so deeply afflicted. And he said
to Geraint, "My Lord, thou doest wrong not to take repose, and
refresh thyself awhile; for, if thou meetest with any difficulty in
thy present condition, it will not be easy for thee to surmount it."
But Geraint would do no other than proceed on his journey, and he
mounted his horse in pain, and all covered with blood. And the
maiden went on first, and they proceeded towards the wood which they
saw before them.

And the heat of the sun was very great, and through the blood and
sweat, Geraint's armour cleaved to his flesh; and when they came into
the wood, he stood under a tree, to avoid the sun's heat; and his
wounds pained him more than they had done at the time when he
received them. And the maiden stood under another tree. And lo!
they heard the sound of horns, and a tumultuous noise; and the
occasion of it was, that Arthur and his company had come down to the
wood. And while Geraint was considering which way he should go to
avoid them, behold, he was espied by a foot-page, who was an
attendant on the Steward of the Household; and he went to the
Steward, and told him what kind of man he had seen in the wood. Then