Feeling sorry for Kay, the Wart asks Merlyn if he can transform his older brother into an animal as well; the magician explains that he cannot (since that is not what Merlyn was sent for). However, Merlyn does tell the Wart that he and his brother should follow a certain path into the Forest Sauvage, where they will surely find an adventure. The boys do just that and eventually meet Robin Wood, the famous outlaw (often called, in error, "Robin Hood") who explains to the boys that a band of fairies, the Oldest Ones of All led by the witch Morgan Le Fay, have kidnapped his companion, Friar Tuck, and the Dog Boy, one of Sir Ector's servants. The boys agree to help Robin and his men storm the Castle Chariot (a fortress made entirely of food) where the captives are being held. After rescuing the men, Kay kills the griffin (a creature with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body) that guards the castle.
Sir Ector receives a letter from Uther Pendragon, the King of England, informing Sir Ector that the King is sending Sir William Twyti, his royal huntsman, to the Forest Sauvage to kill some wild boars. Sir Ector is expected to receive and care for Twyti and his retinue during his stay. When Twyti arrives, Sir Ector gives a great Christmas feast in which songs are sung and Sir Ector delivers a warm speech. At the boar hunt, the prey is killed but Beaumont, Twyti's favorite hound, is paralyzed from the waist down. While Twyti holds him in his arms, Robin kills the dog to free it from pain. King Pellinore then happens upon the Questing Beast, which has become sick with longing for her once-fanatic hunter, and King Pellinore vows to resume the chase.
