They circled one another slowly, then rushed in and for a moment Morgause lost track of the separate strokes, which were nearly too fast for the eye to follow. I am honored, m-my king, Uwaine stammered, his face glowing, and in that moment Morgaine saw something of how Arthur had inspired such great devotion. Raven! She sat up and said, Raven! Is it you? Raven's fingers covered her lips, in the old gesture of silence; she came to Morgaine's side, bent over her and kissed her. I-I have had to deal with that, all my life.
After a long while Niniane said, Was it when you said such words as this to Morgaine that she called you traitor? No-it was something else, he said. NINIANE CAME TO HER an hour before dawn, at the end of the moon-dark seclusion; Viviane, sleepless, had spent much of the night in restless self-questioning. She did not want to die, and there was no hope she could bear this child and live. She also brought some blankets and a chamber pot.
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