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Chapter XII
Atthattheyrantogether,andSirPercivalsmoteonetotheearthandmountedhishorse,andsolikewisedidSirBorsandSirGalahad,andsoonhadtheyroutedalltheirenemiesandalightedonfoot,andwiththeirswordsslewthemdownright,andenteredintothecastle.
Thencamethereforthapriest,towhomSirGalahadkneeledandsaid,“Insooth,goodfather,Irepentmeofthisslaughter;butwewerefirstassailed,orelseithadnotbeen.”
“Repentyenot,”saidthegoodman,“forifyelivedaslongastheworldlastedyecoulddonobetterdeed,forthesewereallthefelonsonsofagoodknight,EarlHernox,whomtheyhavethrownintoadungeon,andinhisnamehaveslainpriestsandclerks,andbeatdownchapelsfarandnear.”
ThenSirGalahadprayedthepriesttobringhimtotheearl;who,whenhesawSirGalahad,criedout,“LonghaveIwaitedforthycoming,andnowIpraytheeholdmeinthinearmsthatImaydieinpeace.”
Andtherewith,whenSirGalahadhadtakenhiminhisarms,hissouldepartedfromhisbody.
Thencameavoiceinthehearingofthemall,“Departnow,SirGalahad,andgoquicklytothemaimedking,forhehathlongabidedtoreceivehealthfromthyhand.”
Sothethreeknightsdeparted,andSirPercival’ssisterwiththem,andcametoavastforest,andsawbeforethemawhitehart,exceedingfair,ledbyfourlions;andmarvellinggreatlyatthatsight,theyfollowed.
Anontheycametoahermitageandachapel,whereuntothehartentered,andthelionswithit.
