"By the hand of my friend, good Lady," said Kai, "thy praise of Owain
is not greater than mine."

With that Arthur awoke, and asked if he had not been sleeping a
little.

"Yes, Lord," answered Owain, "thou hast slept awhile."

"Is it time for us to go to meat?"

"It is, Lord," said Owain.

Then the horn for washing was sounded, and the King and all his
household sat down to eat. And when the meal was ended, Owain
withdrew to his lodging, and made ready his horse and his arms.

On the morrow, with the dawn of day, he put on his armour, and
mounted his charger, and travelled through distant lands and over
desert mountains. And at length he arrived at the valley which Kynon
had described to him; and he was certain that it was the same that he
sought. And journeying along the valley by the side of the river, he
followed its course till he came to the plain and within sight of the
Castle. When he approached the Castle, he saw the youths shooting
their daggers in the place where Kynon had seen them, and the yellow
man, to whom the Castle belonged, standing hard by. And no sooner
had Owain saluted the yellow man than he was saluted by him in
return.

And he went forward towards the Castle, and there he saw the chamber,