And what of his vow to Avalon?And yet if it should be Gwydion's fate that one day he should sit on his father's throne, if that was what the Merlin planned . She was filled with the same tenderness for them as for the budding apple trees, but that time was past. She spared a regretful thought for the waste of a good spinning woman that time; at least this one would be no loss to anyone, not even the cook who had half a dozen more helpers than she needed. Yet when this night's work was talked from one end of the world to the other, shame and scorn would come down on Arthur, so that for his own honor he must seek them out wherever they fled.
8When Morgaine left Arthur and Gwenhwyfar in their chamber, she snatched a cloak and fled out into the weather, uncaring of the rain. at Lancelet had told her about the ritual watch and vigil of knighthood-the mockery of the Mysteries. The face of the king is like the sun to those who surround him,But now my heart is emptyAnd I wander alone throughout the world. As if Gwenhwyfar's thoughts disturbed him, Arthur leaned forward to Gwydion, and his face was troubled.
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