Having intimated their more pacific purpose, the champions retreated to the extremity of the lists, where they remained drawn up in a line; while the challengers, sallying each from his pavilion, mounted their horses, and, headed by Brian de Bois-Guilbert, descended from the platform, and opposed themselves individually to the knights who had touched their respective shields.
Miután ezúttal békésebb céljaikat jelezték, a lovagok visszavonultak a bajvívó tér legtávolabbi végébe, és ott egy vonalba sorakozva, várták ellenfeleiket. Közben a kihívók lenyargaltak a dombtetőről, élükön Brian de Bois-Guilbert lovaggal.