Lord Phillip and William, who is impersonating Sir Ector, participates in a jousting competition. William wins the competition and gets a gold leaf as a prize.

Geoffrey Chaucer introduces William to the crowd with a fake story of William's origins before William participates in a jousting competition.

The squires look for a blacksmith to fix William's armor, and they meet a female blacksmith named Kate.

Sir Ector's squires realize he is dead after almost winning the entire jousting competition. William decides to impersonate Sir Ector even though he is a peasant and does not have noble status.

Adhemar explains the rules of the joust to Jocelyn.