Then out spake the King of Punturtois to Arthur of Brittany, 'Sir King, they are sons to our sisters betwixt whom this hate shall be. 'Tis our part this strife to hinder, nor other shall be its end Save that they twain shall love each other, and from foe shall be turned to friend. 'Twere best that thy niece, Itonjé, ere she yield to my nephew's prayer, 785 Shall say, if in truth he love her he shall from this strife forbear. Thus an end shall be put to the combat, and the quarrel shall turn to peace-- And thou, thou shalt pray the Duchess that her wrath 'gainst my nephew cease!' 'Yea, that have I done,' quoth Arthur, 'my sister's son, Gawain, He holdeth such power o'er the lady, that, as courtesy doth constrain, 790 For his sake and mine she forgiveth the ill that the king hath done-- Now do thou thy part with thy nephew, that peace on his side be won.' Brandelidelein quoth straightway, 'I will do e'en as thou dost say'-- And back to the tent and the feasting the monarchs they took their way. Then sat the King of Punturtois on one side of the gracious queen, 795 And Parzival sat on the other, and so fair was his face, I ween, That never a man so goodly their eyes had beheld afore-- Then Arthur, the king, he rose up, and he gat him from out the door, And he sought Gawain, his nephew; then he, who a while must hear How his foemen had ridden hither, learnt that Arthur now drew anear, 800 And before his tent dismounted--Then swift did Sir Gawain spring, And forth from the tent on the meadow he hastened to meet the king. Then counsel they took together, and the Duchess, she peace would swear, But not otherwise save that Gawain for her sake should this strife forbear. Then should Gramoflanz be forgiven, if _he_, too, would forgive the ill 805 Once done by King Lot, her kinsman--so Arthur should speak her will.