All the time Laudine is waiting impatiently for the messenger she thinks Lunette has sent to return, Yvain is hidden in the castle. Until at last Lunette takes him by the hand and leads him to a room where the lady sits on a soft red cushion. She is bringing him where he will be dearly loved, yet he does not know it, for Laudine speaks not a word, and Yvain hangs back, afraid he has been tricked.
'What a waste of time!' Lunette exclaims. 'A girl takes the trouble to bring a knight to a beautiful lady's room, and he just stands there gawping, too stupid even to tell her his name.'
She pushed Yvain forward. 'Go on - she won't bite you, you know. Kneel down and ask her pardon for killing her husband.'
'What? . . . Who?'
'Her husband,' Lunette hissed, 'Esclados the Red.'
So Yvain did this, declaring that he had only fought to defend himself when the other knight attacked him:
'Whatever punishment you want to give me, even if you kill me, I will thank you for it.'
'What makes you say this?' Laudine asked.
'My heart, lady,' Yvain replied. Then he tells her how the beauty he sees in her has made his eyes force his heart to love her.
'I am your prisoner, lady, for I am not free to go anywhere. You are my jailer, and I must stay near you, for I can think of nothing else day or night.'
'I am happy to have such a prisoner,' Laudine tells him, 'but you must be mine completely. Do you agree?'
Yvain nods at once.
'Don't worry,' mutters Lunette, 'I don't think you'll find your captivity too bad.'
'And out of love for me,' Laudine goes on, 'are you willing to defend my Spring?'
'Oh, lady, against the world!'
Then Yvain is led before the knights and advisers of Lunette's court. He looks very fine and handsome in his red woollen clothes lined with fur. Lunette has dressed him well, with a gold necklace studded with jewels, a belt and a purse embroidered with gold brocade to hang from it.
When they hear that this noble-looking man wants to marry their lady, and is ready to fight to protect the Spring, they are greatly pleased. They all beg Laudine to do what she is very glad to do in any case, and marry him at once.
Yvain's fine clothes and handsome appearance certainly make a good impression on Laudine's people. How did people dress in those days?
