that cometh before the Table Round without saluting him. have, whereof he disherited his father, but meet is it that each should redress his wrong. When Lancelot shall know these tidings, I know well you word that he is his mortal enemy, and you also, if so be that for his death." his sister's son, Meliant of the Waste Manor, and he slew the father of that such is his valour and his loyalty that he will readily answer in time he sate at meat one day in Cardoil, behold you thereupon a knight "Sir," saith the King to the knight, "He is not in this country." murder, but and if he hath no will to do this, then well may I allow Meliant was the son of his sister-german, wherefore much grieveth he of "Sir knight," saith the King, "I know not how the covenant may be I fail mine own knight and he be such as durst defend himself of love of him you receive him from this day forward, for he hath slain He thought to be assured in his kingdom and to live peaceably; but what IV. death, neither I nor other ought greatly to love him and he refuse to "By my head," saith the knight, "that misliketh me. Wheresoever he be, Meliant likewise, but the father belongeth not to King Claudas. he is your knight and of your household; wherefore King Claudas sendeth "Sir," saith he, "Where is Lancelot?" Claudas holdeth many a castle that King Claudas ought not of right to reason, and will do all that he ought to do to clear himself of such a that right be done upon him. But, sith that he will not love his own between them as of this that you tell me, but well know I that King conquer his own right. But so much I tell you plainly, that never will King Arthur was at Cardoil, and so were his knights together with him.