XIII
With that he departed from the hermitage and took leave of the hermit, and rideth until that he is come into the forest and espieth the knight that sitteth on Aristor’s horse for that he hath slain the other knight. A second knight was with him. They abide when they see Perceval.
“By my head,” saith one of them, “This same shield bare he that slew Aristor, as it was told us, and, like enough, it may be he.”
They come toward him, full career. Perceval seeth them coming, and forgetteth not his spurs, but rather cometh against them the speediest he may. The two knights smote him upon the shield and brake their spears. Perceval overtaketh him that sitteth on Aristor’s horse and thrusteth an ell’s length of his spear through his body and so overthroweth him dead.