The Lady trusted Lunette and often asked her advice, so that Lunette was never
afraid to say exactly what she thought in front of her. The moment they were
alone, Lunette began:
'I'm surprised to see you quite so wild with sorrow. Will all this loud grieving bring back your husband? Surely it's not right to kill yourself with grief.'
'I want to die,' Laudine cried, 'then I'll be with him. There never was a better knight than he in all the world.'
'There is one, my lady,' Lunette replied, 'and I can prove it too. If you'll allow me, I'll even bring him to you. You might find you could accept him.'
'Accept him? You are suggesting a husband for me so soon? Are you mad?'
'You haven't got much time to dither about this, my lady. We had news only yesterday that King Arthur is on his way here with a whole army of knights. Who is going to defend the Spring? Most of the knights in this town can barely sit on a horse or lift up a lance. You cannot protect your land yourself, my lady. You need a brave, strong knight, skilled in fighting. God has sent you one good husband. He can send you another - and a better one too!'
'Don't you dare speak to me of this again!' Laudine cried in a fury, and she sent Lunette away. She would not listen to such cruel words, she said.
