When Ywaine and ‘Secunda’ come to Pesme Avanture, the townspeople anger him with taunts and insults. At length a sensible elderly explains that they are only trying to scare him away for his own safety, and that their own safety non of them dare shelter him.
Although her courteous advice deters him no more than the other people’s taunts, he replies to her with courtesy matching her own before he, his damsel, and his lion proceed to the castle.
See also
Captive Damsels of Pesme Avanture | The Legend of King Arthur
Demons of Pesme Avanture | The Legend of King Arthur
Lord of Pesme Avanture and His Wife and Daughter | The Legend of King Arthur
Ywaine’s Lion | The Legend of King Arthur