"Spoke you of finding castle?" he asked of Sir Percival.

Sir Percival nodded his head.

"Good man," Sir Dagonet spoke now to Walker. "Did this weasel king say
aught as to the number of men he would send against us?"

"Only, master, that when he mentioned that he would send one hundred
or more and with them twenty knights, one there, thought that number
not enough and advised that the king add to it. Which the king said he
would do."

"The more the better," said Sir Dagonet.

"A strange wish," said Sir Neil. "But then you are fool and that wish
belongs to a fool."

"Yet not such a great fool after all," spoke up Sir Launcelot. "Truly
Dagonet, I often wonder at you. For here is what is in Dagonet's mind.
Since the weasel comes after us and leaves his home empty, why not go
to the home of the weasel?"

Such a laugh now went up. For all of these knights saw that this would
be a deed that would ring throughout Britain and if successful, make
Mark the laughing stock of the land.

But after the laughter, Sir Tristram spoke, "I ask a strange thing,
good knights, and hope it will receive favor in your eyes. King Mark
has been a strange uncle to me. He has treated me scurvily oft enough.
Yet when, if we come through this event as we hope, I would that you