Coll, who is the only harper at court, has now such stiff fingers that he seldom touches the strings. I am not at all surprised that Mother wanted to send me away. Next Sunday a priest would carry torches into the field and circle it in procession with his acolytes, chanting psalms and blessings. Lancelet said, with a great yawn, Why, it is Beltane indeed-I had forgotten.
It seemed she could not live and let them speak of her like this. You must consult with one of the Queen's own midwives, and if the ride home would make you likely to miscarry, then you must stay here till the child is born. I will send you Morgaine's harp, lady, and you may indulge in your unseemly pastime-though indeed I see noth But they do not know how wicked I was either, for I was thinking here in this holy place of the one I love .
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