h!
Heaven," said he, "is it Geraint?" "Yes, in truth," said she. "And who
art thou?" "I am the Little King," he answered, "coming to thy
assistance, for I heard that thou wast in trouble. And if thou hadst
followed my advice, none of these hardships would have befallen thee."
"Nothing can happen," said Geraint, "without the will of Heaven, though
much good results from counsel." "Yes," said the Little King, "and I
know good counsel for thee now. Come with me to the court of a son-in-
law of my sister, which is near here, and thou shalt have the best
medical assistance in the kingdom." "I will do so, gladly," said
Geraint. And Enid was placed upon the horse of one of the Little King's
squires, and they went forward to the Baron's palace. And they were
received there with gladness, and they met with hospitality and
attention. And the next morning they went to seek physicians; and it was
not long before they came, and they attended Geraint until he was
perfectly well. And while Geraint was under medical care, the Little
King caused his armour to be repaired, until it was as good as it had
ever been. And they remained there a fortnight and a month.

Then the Little King said to Geraint, "Now will we go towards my own
Court, to take rest and amuse ourselves." "Not so," said Geraint, "we
will first journey for one day more, and return again." "With all my
heart," said the Little King, "do thou go then." And early in the day
they set forth. And more gladly and more joyfully did Enid journey with
them that day than she had ever done. And they came to the main road.
And when they reached a place where the road divided in two, they beheld
a man on foot coming towards them along one of these roads, and Gwiffert
asked the man whence he came. "I come," said he, "from an errand in the
country." "Tell me," said Geraint, "which is the best for me to follow
of these two roads?" "That is the best for thee to follow," answered he,
"for if thou goest by this one, thou wilt never return. Below us," said
he, "there is a hedge of mist, and within it are enchanted games, and no
one who has gone there has ever returned. And the Court of the Earl
Owain is there, and he permits no one to go to lodge in the town except
he will go to his Court." "I declare to Heaven," said Geraint, "that we
will take the lower road." And they went along it until they came to the
town. And they took the fairest and pleasantest place in the to