Chivalry -- Fiction; Knights and knighthood -- Fiction; Romances, Spanish -- Translations into English
your Ambassadors shall meet here, which will be mid-way between the two
armies; and by God's blessing I trust they will so agree that you and
King Perion may meet. I will go without delay, and send to tell you
at what hour to break up your camp. So he went to King Perion, who,
with the consent of the two chosen Knights, was well content that the
armies should remove on the morrow. King Lisuarte was advised thereof,
and in the morning the trumpets were sounded, and the tents raised, and
the two armies joyfully separated, each going to the place appointed.
_CHAPTER 34._
Meantime King Aravigo, and Barsinan Lord of Sansuena, and Arcalaus
the Enchanter, remained in the mountain; they knew by their spies of
the two battles that had been fought, and how the camps were so well
fortified, that they could not be forced at night; and the longer the
struggle continued, the more were they rejoiced, being assured that
the one party would at length be subdued, and thus they should win an
easy victory, and fully effect their purpose. But now the spies brought
tidings that the armies had broken up their camps, and were separating,
they knew not for what cause. Aravigo presently concluded that some
accord had taken place, and he determined without delay to attack King
Lisuarte rather than Amadis; for if the King were slain or taken,
Amadis would care little concerning Great Britain, and he might obtain
possession of it. Howbeit, he said, it would be best to attack them
by night, when they were utterly unprepared, and he sent his nephew
Esclavor, who was a man skilful in war, with ten Knights, to observe
their motions; accordingly he rode as privily as he could along the
mountain, watching their march in the plain.
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