The Sixth Part: The Days of Absence Chapter I. Birdalone rides to Greenford and there takes Leave of Arnold and his Men Chapter II. Of Birdalone and her Fellowship, their Faring over the Downland Chapter III. They come to the City of the Five Crafts, and Birdalone meets with the Poor-wife Chapter IV. Of the Love of Gerard’s Sons and of Jacobus for Birdalone Chapter V. Of the death of Audrey, Mother to Birdalone. She is warned in a Dream to seek the Black Squire, and is minded to depart the City of the Five Crafts, and seek again the Castle of the Quest Chapter VI. Of the Sundering of Birdalone from Gerard and his Sons Chapter VII. Birdalone cometh to Greenford, and hears of the Wasting of the Castle of the Quest Chapter VIII. Birdalone cometh to the Castle of the Quest, heareth the Tale thereof from Leonard, and departeth thence by the Sending Boat Chapter IX. Birdalone findeth the Isle of Nothing greatly bettered, and is kindly entreated there Chapter X. Of Birdalone’s Flitting from the Isle of Nothing Chapter XI. Coming to the Isle of Kings Birdalone findeth there a Score and Two of Fair Damsels who would fain have her Company Chapter XII. Birdalone cometh again to the Isle of Queens, and findeth a Perilous Adventure therein Chapter XIII. Coming to the Isle of the Young and the Old, Birdalone findeth it peopled with Children Chapter XIV. The Sending Boat disappeareth from the Isle of Increase Unsought, and Birdalone seeketh to escape thence by Swimming Chapter XV. Birdalone lacketh little of Drowning, but cometh latterly to the Green Eyot Chapter XVI. Birdalone findeth her Witch-mistress dead Chapter XVII. Birdalone layeth to Earth the Body of the Witch, and findeth the Sending Boat broken up Chapter XVIII. The Wood-mother cometh to Birdalone and heareth her Story Chapter XIX. Habundia hideth Birdalone’s Nakedness with Faery Raiment Chapter XX. Birdalone telleth Habundia of her Love for Arthur, and getteth from her Promise of Help therein Chapter XXI. How the Wood-wife entered the Cot, and a Wonder that befell thereon Chapter XXII. Birdalone wendeth the Wildwood in Fellowship with Habundia Chapter XXIII. The Wood-wife bringeth Birdalone to the Sight of Arthur in the Wildwood Chapter XXIV. The Wood-mother changeth her Form to that of a Woman stricken in Years Chapter XXV. The Wood-wife healeth and tendeth the Black Squire Chapter XXVI. The Black Squire telleth the Wood-wife of his Doings since Birdalone went from the Castle of the Quest Chapter XXVII. Sir Arthur cometh to the House under the Wood Chapter XXVIII. Fair Days in the House of Love Chapter XXIX. Those Twain will seek the Wisdom of the Wood-wife Chapter XXX. They have Speech with Habundia concerning the Green Knight and his Fellows Chapter XXXI. Habundia cometh with Tidings of those Dear Friends Chapter XXXII. Of the Fight in the Forest and the Rescue of those Friends from the Men of the Red Company Chapter XXXIII. Viridis telleth the Tale of their Seeking