In which the sombre veil of night reveals a scene of quiet aftermath where weary soldiers rest upon the very ground stained by recent strife, and a lone figure named Gauvain, drawn by a restless spirit, approaches a mysterious, shadowed plateau where men labour under fleeting flames. The stillness of a war-worn hall gives way to a weighty duty as Gauvain steps into the darkness of a dungeon, the passage closing softly behind him.