before them in his white robes, intoning: Unto thee have we offered this bread, the body of the Only-begotten . It was Beltane, and the force of the Goddess was with us all. And so I have come to say that the quest is ended, and the Grail gone forever out of this world. Come, cousin-Gwydion! There's none to carry you to bed-I'll give you my arm.
As for where she is, I care not-I wish she were in hell! He opened his mouth and for a moment she thought he would chide her, and in a perverse way she longed for his wrath. But if it will ease your mind, lady, I will swear to you by the Sacred Well, Galahad will not die by my hand. And you will allow this! Morgaine, my dearest, he said gently, it is not for me to allow or to refuse. Oh, yes, if Arthur had married its to each other before he was wed to Gwenhwyfar-but even then it was too late.
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