Throughout the story and in the concluding third, Yvain has been that knight who has looked for honor in all of his deeds. More important than honor, he wanted to do the just and moral deed. And failing an oath that he gave his word on really kills him on the inside. In the end Yvain is pleased with all the choices and decisions that he has made.
The question for the whole story is why does Yvain feel the need to once again prove his worth and honor? Doing a heroic action here and there is okay, but giving your word to help every woman that come to you for help is a little extreme. He pays for that during the story, until the final page where he returns home to his lady finally. Does honor mean this much to the knights in the court? To the higher ones yes, but to the regular knights they seem to like being on the bottom, because they aren’t doing anything to change their standings in the ranks.
Defending what you believe in is also a good reason to keep going out and looking for honor, or helping those who cannot help themselves. And whatever Yvain tried to do alone, eventually his lion got free to help him. To repay the kindness the lion first received and to remind him that he no longer needs to be alone and help is here any time he needs it; if he asks for it or not.
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