Sir Gawain, I will do as you advise, although reluctantly, for Sir Launcelot's terms are generous and he is still dear to me. I beg you to reply to him on my behalf.
Tell Sir Launcelot that we will not bandy words with him, and it is too late for peace. Further that I, Sir Gawain, shall not cease to strive against him until one of his is killed.
"Sir Modred now appealed to the barony to support him, and it has to be told that they came forward in large numbers to do so. ...Those who so readily transferred their allegiance to Sir Modred did so with the excuse that whereas King Arthur's reign had them into war and strife, Sir Modred promised them peace and festivity."