▁a ven ge ▁their ▁lord ' s ▁death . ▁During ▁his ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁castle , ▁Y w ain ▁sees ▁Es cl ados ' ▁wid ow ▁and ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her . ▁Y w ain , ▁with ▁L un ete ' s ▁help , ▁wins ▁La ud ine ' s ▁hand ▁and ▁mar ries ▁her . ▁L un ete ▁grows ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ant ▁to ▁the ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁F ount ain . ▁Y w ain ▁and ▁the ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁F ount ain ▁are ▁married ▁for ▁many ▁years ; ▁but ▁one ▁day , ▁G aw ain ▁arriv es ▁and ▁rem inds ▁Y w ain ▁of ▁his ▁absence ▁from ▁his ▁ch ival ric ▁duties ▁and ▁from ▁King ▁Arthur ' s ▁court . ▁The ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁F ount ain ▁agre es ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁go ▁— ▁only ▁if ▁he ▁promises ▁to ▁return ▁after ▁one ▁year . ▁Y w ain ▁breaks ▁his ▁promise ▁and ▁del ays ▁his ▁return ; ▁the ▁Lady ▁asks ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁and ▁never ▁return . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁separation , ▁L un ete ▁los es ▁favour ▁with ▁her ▁Lady , ▁since ▁L un ete ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁ad vised ▁La ud ine ▁to ▁marry ▁Y w ain . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁in ▁court , ▁the ▁sen esch al ▁env ies ▁L un ete ▁of ▁her ▁rising ▁status ▁and ▁becoming ▁La ud ine ' s ▁favour ite ▁ad visor . ▁He ▁acc uses ▁her ▁of ▁tre ason ▁and ▁she ▁is