slain the one-third of them without receiving any hurt himself.
Then said the aged woman, "Behold, many of thy host have been slain by
the youth. Do thou, therefore, grant him mercy." "I will not grant it,
by my faith," said he. And the aged woman and the fair maiden were upon
the battlements of the Castle, looking forth. And at that juncture,
Peredur encountered the yellow-haired youth, and slew him. "Lord," said
the maiden, "grant the young man mercy." "That will I not do, by
Heaven," he replied; and thereupon Peredur attacked the auburn-haired
youth, and slew him likewise. "It were better thou hadst accorded mercy
to the youth, before he had slain thy two sons; for now scarcely wilt
thou thyself escape from him." "Go, maiden, and beseech the youth to
grant mercy unto us, for we yield ourselves into his hands." So the
maiden came to the place where Peredur was, and besought mercy for her
father, and for all such of his vassals as had escaped alive. "Thou
shalt have it, on condition that thy father, and all that are under him,
go and render homage to Arthur, and tell him that it was his vassal
Peredur that did him this service." "This will we do willingly, by
Heaven." "And you shall also receive baptism; and I will send to Arthur,
and beseech him to bestow this valley upon thee, and upon thy heirs after
thee for ever." Then they went in, and the grey man and the tall woman
saluted Peredur. And the grey man said unto him, "Since I have possessed
this valley, I have not seen any Christian depart with his life, save
thyself. And we will go to do homage to Arthur, and to embrace the
faith, and be baptized." Then said Peredur, "To Heaven I render thanks
that I have not broken my vow to the lady that best I love, which was,
that I would not speak one word unto any Christian."

That night they tarried there. And the next day, in the morning, the
grey man, with his company, set forth to Arthur's Court; and they did
homage unto Arthur, and he caused them to be baptized. And the grey man
told Arthur, that it was Peredur that had vanquished them. And Arthur
gave the valley to the grey man and his company, to hold it of him as
Peredur had besought. And with Arthur's permission, the grey man went
back to the Round Valley.

Peredur rode forward next day, and he traversed a vast tract of desert,
in which no dwellings were. And at length he came to a habitation, mean
and small. And there he heard that there was