Brune knelt down by the body of the lion, and the king touched him lightly with his sword, saying:
"Sir Brune, I make you a knight of my Round Table. Be always loyal, brave, and merciful."
Then all the knights were glad, but Sir Brune was gladdest of all.
After Sir Brune, the Knight with the Badly Made Coat, had been at Arthur's Court for some months, he became eager to seek for the enemy of his father. Sir Lancelot, who took an interest in the big young knight, advised him to wait and try his strength at some smaller adventure first.
One day, when Sir Lancelot was away hunting, a damsel entered Arthur's hall. She carried a black shield which had painted on it a white hand holding a sword. She bowed to the king and said: