snow, and upon the raven, and upon the drops of the blood of the bird
that the hawk had killed upon the snow. And I bethought me that her
whiteness was like that of the snow, and that the blackness of her
hair and her eyebrows like that of the raven, and that the two red
spots upon her cheeks were like the two drops of blood." Said
Gwalchmai, "This was not an ungentle thought, and I should marvel if
it were pleasant to thee to be drawn from it." "Tell me," said
Peredur, "is Kai in Arthur's Court?" "He is," said he, "and behold
he is the knight that fought with thee last; and it would have been
better for him had he not come, for his arm and his shoulder-blade
were broken with the fall which he had from thy spear." "Verily,"
said Peredur, "I am not sorry to have thus begun to avenge the insult
to the dwarf and dwarfess." Then Gwalchmai marvelled to hear him
speak of the dwarf and the dwarfess; and he approached him, and threw
his arms around his neck, and asked him what was his name. "Peredur
the son of Evrawc am I called," said he; "and thou, Who art thou?"
"I am called Gwalchmai," he replied. "I am right glad to meet with
thee," said Peredur, "for in every country where I have been I have
heard of thy fame for prowess and uprightness, and I solicit thy
fellowship." "Thou shalt have it, by my faith, and grant me thine,"
said he, "Gladly will I do so," answered Peredur.

So they rode forth together joyfully towards the place where Arthur
was, and when Kai saw them coming, he said, "I knew that Gwalchmai
needed not to fight the knight. And it is no wonder that he should
gain fame; more can he do by his fair words than I by the strength of
my arm." And Peredur went with Gwalchmai to his tent, and they took
off their armour. And Peredur put on garments like those that
Gwalchmai wore, and they went together unto Arthur, and saluted him.
"Behold, lord," said Gwalchmai, "him whom thou hast sought so long."