Northward now!

Summon my knights about me in the hall.

[Exit Messenger.

Send a strong force on Mordred’s heels to hold

The traitor back. Ourselves will swiftly ride

To take the Queen from Launcelot. Day is come,

And friends are friends and foes are foes at last.

[Exeunt.

SEVENTH SCENE

The King’s Camp before Joyous Gard. Stormy weather. Black skies against which the earth shows up white and livid. The towers of the Castle appear above rising ground.