He followed her, and Morgaine took him into her dwelling; except for her attendant priestesses, he was the first person who had entered it in years. I wish it did not mean so much to you, Gwenhwyfar. Morgaine started toward the castle and never knew what intuition it was that sent her back toward the gate It was very still; they could hear some insect making a small dry noise in the grass.
At last she said, I wish Morgaine had come to me . My confessor would not like to hear me say these things! Morgaine chuckled, low. The daughter of Niall would be about right-she is very pretty, and Niall's folk are rich but not too rich, because so many of their cattle and sheep died in the bad winter six years ago. But Morgaine had not been at court now for almost two years, and it might be that she would never return.
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