Valiant convinces King Arthur to let him go to the Misty Isles and bring King Hugo back to form an alliance with him. Aleta manipulates her father into going and they set off together. Rowanne, realizing that Valiant loves Aleta so her own love for him is not returned, convinces him to take a choppy shortcut to Camelot after learning Aleta has difficulty traveling at wild sea so she won't meet Valiant that night as planned. But the next day they're attacked and taken aboard by Mordred, who didn't realize who they were until the assault started but sees it as an opportunity to convince Hugo to join him against Arthur.
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