Well, said Sir Tristram, for King Arthur's sake I shall let you pass as at this time.

But it is shame, said Sir Tristram, that Sir Gawaine and ye be come of so great a blood that ye four brethren are so named as ye be, for ye be called the greatest destroyers and murderers of good knights that be now in this realm; for it is but as I heard say that Sir Gawaine and ye slew among you a better knight than ever ye were, that was the noble knight Sir Lamorak de Galis.

An it had pleased God, said Sir Tristram, I would I had been by Sir Lamorak at his death.

Then shouldst thou have gone the same way, said Sir Gaheris.

Fair knight, said Sir Tristram, there must have been many more knights than ye are.