Then Rhonabwy inquired of Iddawc who were the first three men that came to Owain to tell him his ravens were being slain.
Said Iddawc, "They were men who grieved that Owain should suffer loss, his fellow-chieftains and companions, Selyv the son of Kynan Garwyn of Powys, and Gwgawn Gleddyvrudd, and Gwres the son of Rheged, he who bears the banner in the day of battle and strife."
"Who," said Rhonabwy, "were the last three men who came to Arthur, and told him that the ravens were slaughtering his men?"
"The best of men," said Iddawc, "and the bravest, and who would grieve exceedingly that Arthur should have damage in aught; Blathaon the son of Mawrheth, and Rhuvawn Pebyr the son of Prince Deorthach, and Hyveidd Unllenn."
And with that, behold four and twenty knights came from Osla Gyllellvawr to crave a truce of Arthur for a fortnight and a month. And Arthur arose and went to take counsel. And he came to where a tall auburn, curly-headed man was a little way off, and there he assembled his counsellors,—Bedwini, the Bishop, and Gwarthegyd the son of Kaw, Gildas the son of Kaw, Kadyriaith the son of Saidi, and many of the men of Norway and Denmark, and many of the men of Greece, [and many more beside].
"Iddawc," said Rhonabwy, "who was the auburn-haired man to whom they came just now?"
"Rhun the son of Maelgwn Gwynedd, a man whose prerogative it is that he may join in counsel with all."
"And wherefore did they admit into counsel with men of such dignity as are yonder a stripling so young as Kadyriaith the son of Saidi?"
"Because there is not throughout Britain a man better skilled in counsel than he."
Thereupon, behold, bards came and recited verses before Arthur, and no man understood those verses but Kadyriaith only, save that they were in Arthur's praise.