▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁hom eland ▁in ▁South ▁Wales . ▁After ▁p ining ▁away ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁Tr istan ▁he ars ▁news ▁that ▁Mark ▁is ▁planning ▁a ▁great ▁fe ast ▁for ▁Pent ec ost ▁at ▁T int ag el , ▁and ▁I se ult ▁will ▁be ▁present . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁king ' s ▁court ▁sets ▁out , ▁Tr istan ▁takes ▁to ▁the ▁woods , ▁where ▁he ▁cut s ▁a ▁ha zel ▁branch ▁into ▁an ▁appropriate ▁signal ▁and ▁car ves ▁his ▁name ▁into ▁it . ▁Marie ▁says ▁I se ult ▁will ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁look out ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁sign , ▁since ▁Tr istan ▁has ▁contact ed ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁manner ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁Im medi ately ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁branch ▁as ▁Tr istan ' s , ▁I se ult ▁asks ▁her ▁party ▁to ▁stop ▁and ▁rest , ▁and ▁goes ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁with ▁only ▁her ▁faithful ▁servant ▁Br ang aine . ▁The ▁lo vers ▁spend ▁their ▁time ▁together , ▁and ▁I se ult ▁tells ▁Tr istan ▁how ▁he ▁can ▁win ▁back ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁favor . ▁When ▁it ▁comes ▁time ▁to ▁leave , ▁the ▁lo vers ▁we ep , ▁and ▁Tr istan ▁returns ▁to ▁Wales ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁word . ▁ ▁L ines ▁ 6 8 ▁through ▁ 7 8 ▁compare ▁Tr istan ▁and ▁I se ult ' s ▁love ▁to ▁the ▁inter tw ining ▁of ▁the ▁h one ys uck le ▁with ▁the ▁ha zel ; ▁the ▁two ▁plants