whiter than the whitest lily, and the rivets redder than the ruddiest
blood. And he rode amongst the host.

"Iddawc," said Rhonabwy, "will yonder host flee?" "King Arthur never
fled, and if this discourse of thine were heard, thou wert a lost
man. But as to the knight whom thou seest yonder, it is Kai. The
fairest horseman is Kai in all Arthur's Court; and the men who are at
the front of the army hasten to the rear to see Kai ride, and the men
who are in the centre flee to the side, from the shock of his horse.
And this is the cause of the confusion of the host."

Thereupon they heard a call made for Kadwr, Earl of Cornwall, and
behold he arose with the sword of Arthur in his hand. And the
similitude of two serpents was upon the sword in gold. And when the
sword was drawn from its scabbard, it seemed as if two flames of fire
burst forth from the jaws of the serpents, and then, so wonderful was
the sword, that it was hard for any one to look upon it. And the
host became still, and the tumult ceased, and the Earl returned to
the tent.

"Iddawc," said Rhonabwy, "who is the man who bore the sword of
Arthur?" "Kadwr, the Earl of Cornwall, whose duty it is to arm the
King on the days of battle and warfare."

And they heard a call made for Eirynwych Amheibyn, Arthur's servant,
a red, rough, ill-favoured man, having red whiskers with bristly
hairs. And behold he came upon a tall red horse with the mane parted
on each side, and he brought with him a large and beautiful sumpter
pack. And the huge red youth dismounted before Arthur, and he drew a
golden chair out of the pack, and a carpet of diapered satin. And he