noon
And each of them , in order , rode forward : first those of highest station and lineage , and then those who wished to joust . And when they met , one would tell the other to give up the lady they had , or he would have to joust with him , and the one who broke the other 's lance first would take his lady . While the knights were engaged in these games , the emperor went to the city of Pera where the celebration was prepared . It was already past noon , and the knights had not yet returned , so the emperor went to the top of a high tower . He had a great horn blown that could be heard more than a league away , and when the knights heard the horn , they all set out on the road to Pera . Then three hundred other knights came out , dressed in the same color of garments , and they blocked the road . A very singular display of arms took place there which greatly pleased the emperor .