So Glewlwyd unbarred the gate and Kilweh rode in upon his charger . ` Greeting unto thee , O ruler of this land , ' cried he , ` and greeting no less to the lowest than to the highest . ' ` Greeting to thee also , ' answered Arthur . ` Sit thou between two of my warriors , and thou shalt have minstrels before thee and all that belongs to one born to be a king , while thou remainest in my palace . ' ' I am not come , ' replied Kilweh , ` for meat and drink , but to obtain a boon , and if thou grant it me I will pay it back , and will carry thy praise to the four winds of heaven . But if thou wilt not grant it to me , then I will proclaim thy discourtesy wherever thy name is known . ' ` What thou askest that shalt thou receive , ' said Arthur , ` as far as the wind dries and the rain moistens , and the sun revolves and the sea encircles and the earth extends . Save only my ship and my mantle , my word and my lance , my shield and my dagger , and Guinevere my wife . ' ' I would that thou bless my hair , ' spake Kilweh , and Arthur answered : ` That shall be granted thee . ' Forthwith he bade his men fetch him a comb of gold and a scissors with loops of silver , and he combed the hair of Kilweh his guest . ` Tell me who thou art , ' he said , ` for my heart warms to thee , and I feel thou art come of my blood . ' ' I am Kilweh , son of Kilydd , ' replied the youth . ` Then my cousin thou art in truth , ' replied Arthur , ` and whatsoever boon thou mayest ask thou shalt receive . ' ` The boon I crave is that thou mayest win for me Olwen , the daughter of Yspaddaden Penkawr , and this boon I seek likewise at the hands of thy warriors . From Sol , who can stand all day upon one foot ; from Ossol , who , if he were to find himself on the top of the highest mountain in the world , could make it into a level plain in the beat of a bird 's wing ; from Cluse , who , though he were buried under the earth , could yet hear the ant leave her nest fifty miles away : from these and from Kai and from Bedwyr and from all thy mighty men I crave this boon . ' ' O Kilweh , ' said Arthur , ` never have I heard of the maiden of whom thou speakest , nor of her kindred , but I will send messengers to seek her if thou wilt give me time . ' ` From this night to the end of the year right willingly will I grant thee , ' replied Kilweh ; but when the end of the year came and the messengers returned Kilweh was wroth , and spoke rough words to Arthur . It was Kai , the boldest of the warriors and the swiftest of foot -- he would could pass nine nights without sleep , and nine days beneath the water -- that answered him : ` Rash youth that thou art , darest thou speak thus to Arthur ? Come with us , and we will not part company till we have won that maiden , or till thou confess that there is none such in the world . ' Then Arthur summoned his five best men and bade them go with Kilweh .
There was Bedwyr the one-handed , Kai 's comrade and brother in arms , the swiftest man in Britain save Arthur ; there was Kynddelig , who knew the paths in a land where he had never been as surely as he did those of his own country ; there was Gwrhyr , that could speak all tongues ; and Gwalchmai the son of Gwyar , who never returned XXXXX he had gained what he sought ; and last of all there was Menw , who could weave a spell over them so that none might see them , while they could see everyone .
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