hild; and she had cursed her son when he was born, and said he should never have a name till she gave him o Arthur told me your happy news, and I rejoice for you, as do we all. There would be music at dinner, and later-well, Kevin was a pleasant lover, gentle and eager to please her, and she was wearied of sleeping alone. You must not quarrel with him for my sake, Balan.
with so many of Arthur's men . Morgaine stopped the cup halfway to her lips. Taliesin, who knew all manner of music and old tales, had once told her a story from the ancients who dwelt to the south in the Her voice was very clear and low, but, the trained voice of a priestess, it could be heard to the farthest comers of the hall.