Britomart happens upon Sir Guyon and his squire who she beats at jousting, but unfairly so since their lance was enchanted. She was searching for Artegall, the champion knight of justice. Guyon and her fight as a test of strength then he joins her and Prince Arthur on their quest.
The trio comes upon a big forest where a white horse ridden by Florimell rushed upon them. She is attacked and the two male companions rush to save her. She leads them toward a castle where 6 Knights were ganging up on 1 poor dude. Britomart ran in to rescue the guy and found out the reason they were beating him up was that they wanted him to leave his wife for another lady and he wouldn't do it. Britomart made quick work of them and they threw their swords at her feet.
The knight joined Britomart and they all entered the castle (Castle Joyous). They came upon the lady of the castle who took a liking to Britomart (thinking her to be a young male knight). The lady snuck into Britomart's room at knight to try to get a glimpse of what hid under that armor, but she awoke and freaked. The lady's Knights ran in and one of them shot Britomart in the side with an arrow. Brit's companions came in and a great fight ensued. After they won, they left the castle
We find out in "The Magic Mirror" that Britomart is in love with Artegall. As it turns out, she had seen an image of him in a magic mirror and fell deeply in love, though she refused to show it. Merlin made the mirror to show anything as long as it had to do with the person looking into the mirror.
After seeing Sir Artegall in the mirror Britomart grew ill. She was lovesick. Britomart's nurse, Glauce, took her to see Merlin in the hopes that he could cure her. Merlin told her the knight's name and that he lived in the land of the faerie queen. He told her that she'd help him win the crown and reign with him. He'd have a son and a long succession of kings from his lineage would rule. She felt much better.
Britomart vowed to journey to the land of the faerie queen and find her love.
One night, Britomart found herself in a fierce storm. She hoped to take refuge in a castle that belonged to a churl named Malbecco, but he wa mean and refuses. She decided that when she could, she's punish him. She tried to enter the pig pen but was blocked by a group of Knights. She told them to let her in or shed fight them, which pissed one of them off. They fought and she won. She told them of how Malbecco had treated her and they all decided to burn down the building. Malbecco decided he'd rather let them in then lose the building so he did and served them dinner. The next morning Britomart was off again.
When they left, Malbecco sicked a giant on them like a total tool. However the giant was a coward and flees from the knights. They went into the forest in search of the giant, but instead found a sleeping knight. His name was Scudamour and he told them that his lady had been taken by an evil enchanter who wanted her for himself. Britomart vowed to save her. They came to the enchanter's lair and stopped at the entrance where a wall of flames blocked their entry. Britomart, undeterred, put her shield in front of her and marched through the fire. Scudamour tried to do the same but got scorched. She explored many rooms but didn't find the maiden.
Wall of Fire
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