Wherefore it came to this at last, after much talk hereof, that
Hugh left his possessions and his children (for he had two women-
bairns born of Viridis) in the keeping of trusty folk, and took with
him Viridis his wife, and Aurea and Atra, and they set out to seek
those twain the world over till they should find them. And first by
the rede of Atra they fared to Greenford, and there tarried a month,
and sought tidings of many, and heard a word here and there whereby
they deemed that Birdalone had passed therethrough some little time
before. So they went thence to the Castle of the Quest, and found it
in such plight as ye have heard, and it went sore to their hearts to
behold it and to be there. But therewithal they happed upon Leonard
the priest, and he was rejoiced beyond measure to see them, and told
them all that ye have heard concerning Birdalone's coming thither and
departing thence; and he told them therewith about those hauntings
and sendings in the hall of the castle, and that they came to an end
the very day that Birdalone departed thence in the Sending Boat.
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