The Lioness And Her Knight
“The Madness of Ywain Huddled in her long winter robe, her fingers numb, Luneta rode gratefully up to the gaily colored encampment around the Oxford tournament fields. Guiding her horse through the outer ring of tents, she found herself at once in a busy crowd of brightly dressed courtiers and ladies. Normally she would have been enthralled by the sumptuous furs and fashions that surrounded her, but this day she hardly noticed. "Excuse me," she said to a passing lady-in-waiting, "is the tourname...nt over yet?" "Oh, no," the lady replied. "The final joust for the prize won't be until tomorrow afternoon." Luneta sighed with relief. She had ridden nearly eighteen hours straight, trying to get to this tournament before it ended. "And, forgive me, my lady, but do you by any chance know of a knight by the name of Ywain?" The lady gaped at her with incredulity, then shrieked with laughter. "Zounds, girl! Wherever have you been for the past few months? Everyone knows Sir Ywain! He's the greatest knight in England!" "Is he?" Luneta asked, without much interest.MoreLess
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