To the queen quoth the squire, 'Now, Lady, my lord must I swiftly seek, 385 His cause do I leave to thine honour!' To her chamberlain did she speak, 'See thou that this squire doth rest well, and look well unto his steed, Is it hewn with spurs, find another, the best that shall serve his need. And what else beside shall fail him, for his dress, or lest pledge he lose, Make ready as he shall ask thee, and naught unto him refuse!' 390 And she quoth, 'Thou shalt say unto Gawain, I am ever to serve him fain, Thy leave from the king will I care for, he greeteth thy lord again!' Thus the king he was fain for the journey; and the feast it might now be served, Since the right of the good Round Table by this venture was well observed; And joy in their hearts awakened, since this gallant knight Gawain 395 Should be yet in life, and true tidings they might of his welfare gain. And the knights of that noble order, that even were glad at heart, And there sat the king, and those others who had in the ring their part, And they sat and they ate with their monarch who fame by their strife had won, And the news of this gallant venture wrought joy to them every one. 400