[Sidenote:  The two knights arm Percival] So with that Sir Launcelot and Sir Lamorack dismounted from their horses, and they went to that dead knight and unlaced his armor and removed the armor from his body.  And when they had done that they aided Percival to remove the armor of wattled osier twigs and they cased him in the armor of Sir Boindegardus; and thereafter they all three rode back to that pavilion where the King and Queen were holding court.

But when King Arthur heard that Sir Boindegardus was dead he was filled with great joy; and when he heard how it was that Percival had slain him, he was amazed beyond measure; and he said to Percival:  “Surely God is with thee, fair youth, to help thee to perform such a worthy feat of arms as this that thou hast done, for no knight yet hath been able to perform that service.”  Then he said:  “Tell me what it is that thou hast most desire to have, and if it is in my power to give it to thee thou shalt have it.”

Then Percival kneeled down before King Arthur, and he said:  “Lord, that which I most desire of all things else is to be made knight.  So if it is in thy power to do so, I pray thee to make me a knight-royal with thine own hands.”

Then King Arthur smiled upon Percival very kindly, and he said:  “Percival, it shall be as thou dost desire, and to-morrow I will make thee a knight.”

[Sidenote:  King Arthur makes Percival a knight-royal] So that night Percival watched his armor in the chapel of a hermit of the forest, and the armor that he watched was the armor that had belonged to Sir Boindegardus (for Percival besought King Arthur that he might wear that armor for his own because it was what he himself had won in battle).  And when the next morning had come, Sir Launcelot and Sir Lamorack brought Percival before King Arthur, and King Arthur made him a knight.

After that Sir Percival besought King Arthur that he would give him leave to depart from court so that he might do some worthy deed of arms that might win him worship; and King Arthur gave him that leave he asked for.

[Sidenote:  Sir Percival threatens Sir Kay] Then Sir Percival went to where Sir Kay was sitting, and he said:  “Messire, I have not forgot that blow you gave that fair damsel yesterday when she spake so kindly to me.  As yet I am too young a knight to handle you; but by and by the time will come when I shall return and repay you that blow tenfold and twentyfold what you gave!” And at these words Sir Kay was in no wise pleased, for he wist that Sir Percival would one day become a very strong and worthy knight.

Now all this while the heart of Sir Lamorack yearned very greatly toward Sir Percival, though Sir Lamorack knew not why that should be; so when Sir Percival had obtained permission to go errant, Sir Lamorack asked King Arthur for leave to ride forth so as to be with him; and King Arthur gave Sir Lamorack that leave.