In the old days, lady, the consort of the queen was king of the land, and if I hold you and get sons on you, no man will gainsay my right to rule. At last Gwenhwyfar faltered, My sister-they have said it as a jest, but is it-is it true, that you know-all manner of c so long, so long, this long year when her body had been deadened, never letting itself wake lest it be aware of what Uriens was doing. Morgaine sat upright in the greyish light, her mind suddenly clear for the first time since she had come into this country.
She noted the great axe Meleagrant wore through his belt-it was like the one he had left near the throne, the one Balin had seized to murder Viviane . Morgaine saw that Gwenhwyfar was watching her sharply. I had not intended to rest a night by the road, but the mists were thick, and I feared to lose my way. Uther, and I after him, bear the throne of Britain as dux bellorum to the Lady of Avalon, Gwenhwyfar.
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