Summary

Sir Tristan was about to leave Ireland . He went to talk to King Anguish about his reasons for leaving. Tristan's father was Sir Meliodas, King of Liones, and his mother was the sister of King Mark of Cornwall. His mother died giving birth to him in Cornwall. He fought for the love of his uncle, King Mark, and for Cornwall. He became a knight in Cornwall when he fought Sir Marhaus. Tristan leaves to the King's company to say goodbye to Isould. He tells her how a lady told him that he would never be whole until he returned to the country where the potion that made them fall in love was made. Isould is very upset that Tristan is leaving but Tristan reassures her that he will faithfully be her knight until he dies. She promises him that she will only marry someone if he gives her his consent, and she will only marry someone if he approves of him. They exchanged rings to remember each other by, and Tristan left her alone in her sorrow.

Next, Tristan goes to the court where all the barons are to say goodbye to him. He tells them all that if he has ever offended any of them, they should let him know so he can make amends before he leaves. He also asked someone to let him know of bad things that have been said behind his back.

No one responded and everyone stayed still. No one said a word, yet there were some knights in the court who did have things to say to him. They just didn’t have the guts to say anything publicly. Nothing got settled as Tristan had hoped, but he brushed it off and left for Cornwall to begin a new journey.

Written by Clair Smid, Class of '07