This chapter suggests that the lay Melion explores issues of rule through the complex identity network created between the eponymous protagonist and his lord, Arthur, and their relationships to space, especially the hall and the forest. Here, as in other werewolf tales, domestic and non-domestic spaces blur and shift in meaning, and the objects within inform the bodies that encounter them. Additionally, the lay prioritizes homosocial relationships, especially those shaped by violence, even as it expresses concern over excessive martial violence, within gendered and colonial contexts. Like Arthur and Gorlagon, Melion also presents contradictory approaches to human-animal relations, exploring the blurring of species boundaries through the knight’s inter-actions and integration with a wolf pack. However, the narrative eventually reveals discomfort with queerness and species fluidity, reestablishing a hierarchy of humans over animals and containing the threat such slippage presents through further violence. The chapter demonstrates, as well, that the lay positions the wolf as the martial arm of his king, through their complex identity network and their shared use of subjective and coercive violence, and that such violence contributes to the wolf’s agency. Finally, the chapter concludes that this specific Arthur is a ruthless strategist who prioritizes military assets and accomplishments.