It's interesting to note that Lanval approaches the fairy in a rash manner, in a sense, he jumps to conclusion upon the value of which the fairy presents to him in that he fails to question her legitimacy as a faithful person. The legitimacy of the girl poses questions to the readers of whether she becomes the destruction of Lanval's morals; whether he is held accountable, in the event that he does fail to uphold his faith, or if he is betrayed due to the fairy's deceit.
A similar approach of the complication in the relationship of faith and women is explored in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in which Sir Gawain finds himself at a decision to either fall to the lust of Lady Bertilak, the Green Knights wife, or succeed in maintaining his loyalty towards earning the respect of King Arthur: valuing his morals for which he decides to not commit adultery. Sir Gawain is faced with this complicated decision of love when he is awakened by Lady Bertilak and responds "in a worthy style welcome[ing] the woman/and seeing her so lovely and alluringly dressed/every feature so faultless" (1760). At an instance, Sir Gawain is aggressively challenged by the seduction that Lady Bertilak has posed towards him. In the basic premise of things, Sir Gawain is seen as morally flawed when he attempts to disassociate himself with temptation, saying " 'I shall not succumb'" (1776), but then fails once he receives the Lady's girdle and "the third kiss comes his way" (1869). Rather than living up to King Arthur's expectation of establishing a renewed courtesy, Sir Gawain exhausts his opportunities to demonstrate his loyalty to the court when he accepts the Lady's offer, essentially ridding him of his reputation to be moral.
In Lanval's plight to find himself through faithful works, his relationship with the fairy is catalyzed by his meeting with Queen Guinevere, King Arthur's wife, of whom asserts that Lanval reveal his love of the fairy.
