In which Luneta leaves home with her cousin Ywain to go visit her mother's friend Laudine. On the way they meet a fool named Rhience and they stop at Camelot. Rhience tells them about a magical stone that is guarded by a large knight. After many adventures, never-hungry hermits, magic lessons, Luneta almost being burned at the stake, and saving women from sewing, Ywain gets the title The Knight of The Lion and the Lady.
Here's a fun fact: Luneta's parents are Lynt and Gaheris from The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf! (And Ywain's parents are Garth and Lyonesse) Lady Laudine is very pretty but...well...she is as smart as the bird that flies into a window. The author got the story from a 12th-century poem called "The Knight of the Lion" by Chretien De Troyes. In the poem there was a smart young lady who brought Ywain and Laudine together. He added Rhience and changed the lion to a lioness. There is one scene that I liked a lot (well there's really lots of scenes that I liked but this is just one) where Luneta walks into Gawain's room scaring him and Terence. It leads to a very funny conversation.
This in the Squire's Tales series.
Recommended for people who like: smart fools, adventures, magic, and evil stewards.
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