With Merlin gone the whole of the hall erupts into chatter. Everyone is amazed at the crazy events of the last entry! It gets pretty loud. All the knights are standing around Galahad, marveling at how amazing he is to … Continue reading →
A new Book! A new beginning. We open at Camelot during, of course, Pentecost. Everything important starts at Pentecost. It’s the night before Arthur’s big annual feast, with tables set ready to the meat but since it isn’t Pentecost yet, … Continue reading →
“Well, brother, I will do after your counsel, and ride after you.” Launcelot’s on board! He and Ector and Percivale make ready to return to Camelot. Only problem: Elaine. Elaine cries and cries, that Launcelot should leave her. She begs … Continue reading →
Malory changes scenes abruptly, and spends a half-chapter filling us in on Sir Bors and Sir Lionel. They set out at the same time as Percivale, but they never found Launcelot. Instead, Bors drags Lionel to the court of King … Continue reading →
Guenever overhears Bors, Lionel, and Ector bemoaning Launcelot’s fate, and she ostentatiously faints, with a loud SWOON! Soon she’s lounging on a divan, attended to by the three knights, gradually returning to consciousness. “Seek him,” she begs the knights. “And … Continue reading →
Malory cuts to Guenever and Elaine at this point, shortly after Launcelot has run off into the woods to be a crazy man. “This is all your fault,” Guenever tells Elaine. “Oh, come on!” Elaine protests Guenever’s assertion. “I mean, … Continue reading →
That night, as she promised, Brisen uses what looks like the same magic Merlin used way way back in the beginning of Book I, and disguises herself as one of Guenever’s handmaidens. She sneaks into the knights’ barracks and finds … Continue reading →
Elaine, out in Castle Corbin, hears about this party, and figures it would be a terrific opportunity to bring baby Galahad to Camelot, and introduce him to his father, and so on. A dutiful daughter, she asks her father for … Continue reading →
Bors has to sit down for a second, after seeing all that. He lands in a chair, and in another chair next to him notices an old man with snakes wrapped around his neck. The old man is also carrying … Continue reading →
Book XI! Which is about Launcelot again! You know what, Book XI is going to be awesome. You know how I know? Because it isn’t about Tristram or Palomides! Who doesn’t like Launcelot? He’s the hero, right? To celebrate, I … Continue reading →
