Charlemagne, Agilulf, and Gurduloo return to Sophronia’s cave with an old woman who will affirm Sophronia’s virginity. They find Sophronia laying with Torrismund, and, after all parties express shock at the situation, Torrismund realizes whom he has slept with and rides off in disgrace. Agilulf, disgraced, follows suit. 

However, Torrismund returns and states that Sophronia was a virgin when he slept with her, so there is no way she could be his mother. Sophronia explains that Torrismund is only her half-brother, born from the queen of Scotland after an affair with the Knights of the Grail. Their mother then created a story about Sophronia having a child, and Sophronia perpetuated the story, not wanting to betray her mother. She and her half-brother lived off the land until Agilulf took her to Cornwall and she was forced to enter the convent. Torrismund then shares that in his travels, he learned that Sophronia was born from an affair between the king of Scotland and a farm maiden, and so they did not actually commit incest.

Attempting to tell Agilulf this news, Raimbaut follows Agilulf’s horse’s tracks, and then sees that Agilulf must have let the horse go, as a new set of iron boot tracks appears in the woods. He finds Agilulf’s armor stacked in a pyramid, but there is no sign of the nonexistent knight. A note bequeaths the armor to Raimbaut, so he dons the armor and returns to Charlemagne. When he returns, Charlemagne greets him as Agilulf, but Raimbaut corrects him and claims to be ready for battle.

At that moment, the trumpets sound the alarm, as Moorish ships approach the shore. Raimbaut fights bravely, and they are victorious. After the battle, Bradamante, believing him to be Agilulf, approaches him and tells him to follow her. He finds her reclining on a mossy slope, wearing only a tunic. Although he wants to tell her that he is not Agilulf, he believes after they make love, she will realize that she has always loved him. Afterward, when he finally shows her that he is not Agilulf, she beats him with the broad side of her sword and rides off. For the rest of his life, Raimbaut would move from battle to battle, always hoping to find either Bradamante or Agilulf.

Gurduloo also spent his life looking for his master, searching inside pots and flasks. One day, Torrismund, celebrating his marriage to Sophronia, passes by Gurduloo on the road. Gurduloo is speaking into an empty wine bottle, believing Agilulf to be inside. Torrismund takes on Gurduloo as his squire and goes to Koowalden to tell the townspeople that he has been named count of the land. The townspeople, having already ousted the Knights of the Grail, are unimpressed and offer to let him stay as their equal, rather than as count. With Sophronia’s urging, he reluctantly agrees.