Then Isolde laughed, and had good game at him. So he had all the cheer that she might make him; and there he lay all that night. And on the morn early Sir Tristram armed him, and la Belle Isolde gave him a good helm; and then he promised her that he would meet with Sir Dinadan, and they two would ride together unto Lonazep, where the tournament should be, "and there shall I make ready for you, where ye shall see the tournament." Then departed Sir Tristram with two squires that bare his shield and his spears that were great and long. * * * * * Then after that, Sir Dinadan departed and rode his way a great pace until he had overtaken Sir Tristram. And when Sir Dinadan had overtaken him, he knew him anon, and he hated the fellowship of him above all other knights. "Ah," said Sir Dinadan, "art thou that coward knight that I met with yesterday, keep thee, for thou shalt joust with me, maugre thy head." "Well," said Sir Tristram, "and I am loth to joust." And so they let their horses run, and Sir Tristram missed of him a purpose, and Sir Dinadan brake a spear upon Sir Tristram; and therewith Sir Dinadan dressed himself to draw out his sword. "Not so," said Sir Tristram, "why are ye so wroth? I will not fight." "Fie on thee, coward," said Sir Dinadan, "thou shamest all knights." "As for that," said Sir Tristram, "I care not, for I will wait upon you and be under your protection, for because ye are so good a knight ye may save me." "The devil deliver me of thee," said Sir Dinadan, "for thou art as goodly a man of arms and of thy person as ever I saw, and the most coward that ever I saw. What wilt thou do with those great spears that thou carriest with thee?" "I shall give them," said Sir Tristram, "to some good knight when I come to the tournament; and if I see you do best I shall give them to you." So thus as they rode talking they saw where came an errant knight afore them dressing him for to joust. "Lo," said Sir Tristram, "yonder is one will joust; now dress thee to him." "Ah! shame betide thee!" said Sir Dinadan. "Nay, not so," said Sir Tristram, "for that knight seemeth a shrew." "Then shall I," said Sir Dinadan. And so they dressed their shields and their spears, and they met together so hard that the other knight smote down Sir Dinadan from his horse. "Lo," said Sir Tristram, "it had been better that ye had left." "Fie on thee, coward!" said Sir Dinadan. Then Sir Dinadan started up, and gat his sword in his hand, and proffered to do battle on foot. "Whether in love or in wrath?" said the other knight. "Let us do battle in love," said Sir Dinadan. "What is your name?" said that knight, "I pray you tell me." "Wit ye well my name is Sir Dinadan." "Ah, Sir Dinadan," said that knight, "and my name is Sir Gareth, the youngest brother unto Sir Gawaine."