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Their adventures are mixed up with a hostile Lady of the Lake, whom Balin slays in Arthur's presence, with a sword which none but Balin can draw from sheath; and with an evil black-faced knight Garlon, invisible at will, whom Balin slays in the castle of the knight's brother, King Pellam. Pursued from room to room by Pellam, Balin finds himself in a chamber full of relics of Joseph of Arimathea.
May lovers henceforth make this their place of pilgrimage." While the tomb was being erected over the dead knight and his love, Merlin appeared at the scene. "You have done yourself great harm," he said to Balin. "Why saved you not this lady?" "By the faith of my body, I could not," said Balin, "she slew herself so suddenly." "This must I tell you," said Merlin.
"I will ride with thee, brother," said Balan, "and help thee all I may." So the two went on their way till, presently, they met with an old man Merlin's self, though they knew him not, for he was disguised. "Ah, Knight," said Merlin to Balin, "swift to strike and swift to repent, beware, or thou shalt strike the most dolorous blow dealt by man; for thou shalt slay thine own brother."
Looking up, he saw a hoary ancient man come towards him, who said, "Sir Balin le Savage, thou passest thy bounds this way; therefore turn back again, it will be best for thee;" and with these words he vanished. Then did he hear a horn blow as it were the deathnote of some hunted beast. "That blast," said Balin, "is blown for me, for I am the prey; though yet I be not dead."
And when Balin saw that spear, he gat it in his hand and turned him to King Pellam, and smote him passingly sore with that spear, that King Pellam fell down in a swoon, and therewith the castle roof and walls brake and fell to the earth, and Balin fell down so that he might not stir foot nor hand.
Do your best, said Arthur, I am right wroth with Balin; I would he were quit of the despite that he hath done to me and to my court. Then this Lanceor went to his hostelry to make him ready. In the meanwhile came Merlin unto the court of King Arthur, and there was told him the adventure of the sword, and the death of the Lady of the Lake.
Abide in this court with my good knights, and I will so advance thee that thou shalt be well pleased." "God thank thee, Lord," said Balin, "for no man can reward thy bounty and thy nobleness; but at this time I must needs depart, praying thee ever to hold me in thy favour."
And therewith Balin smote him through the body, and said openly, With that truncheon thou hast slain a good knight, and now it sticketh in thy body. And then Balin called unto him his host, saying, Now may ye fetch blood enough to heal your son withal.
"My name," said he, all faintly, "is Balan, brother to the good knight Sir Balin." "Ah, God!" cried Balin, "that ever I should see this day!" and therewith fell down backwards in a swoon. Then Sir Balan crept with pain upon his feet and hands, and put his brother's helmet off his head, but could not know him by his face, it was so hewed and bloody.
King Rience lieth at the siege of the castle Terabil, within ten leagues of this place. 'I will well, said Balin, 'and if we slay King Rience, his people will go astray and King Arthur shall easily make them yield. Next morning early they rode away through the gay woods, drenched with dew, which sparkled where the sunlight lit upon it.
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