Your mother, too, besought me to stay in her court for Beltane. God strike me if I could forget that, Gwydion- He raised his eyes to Arthur, and for a moment, Gwenhwyfar thought Arthur would embrace him; but then Arthur drew back and let his hand drop. I would rather be a mockery from here to Camelot than face any such thing again! I wish I thought there were no more such beasts . The old pain clutched at her heart-so Viviane had gotten what she wanted of her, after all: a son of the doubled royal lines, for Avalon.
But I let it go on too long, and now he will not put her away, even though she is barren-and you see in that no more than an opportunity for your own son's advancement. He led the horse to water, then spread his cloak on the ground for her to sit. They give every guest a name, as they call Lancelet Elf-arrow. I never met with one who was half so learned or so good as Taliesin, said Morgaine.
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