Book II, Chapters 10-12 Summary

In Chapter 10, Gareth is sent to King Arthur to explain the death of Lamorak, and he pleads with the king to forgive the twins because the blood oath has been satisfied. Bedwyr is firmly against returning the Orkney twins to the castle. The twins are returned, along with Gareth, but are not trusted by the king. Gawain is sent to the north to keep him from siding with his brothers. Mordred is once again asked by his father to serve as spy on the Young Celts, as the band around the twins is called. Mordred hears with increasing alarm the statements made by this band about Bedwyr and Queen Guinevere, and of other disparaging remarks against the king's politics. Agravain and Gaheris are still violent and itching for a fight. Mordred realizes his true loyalty is not...