The Legend of the King by Gerald Morris

Author:Gerald Morris
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780547144207
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2012-02-14T20:00:52+00:00

"Gary, Gawain, wake up!" Lynet shouted, shaking first one shoulder, then the other. "I know where Morgause is."

"Eh?" Gaheris said, rubbing his eyes. Then he sat up. "I told you she'd come through."

Gawain was already on his feet. "We looked for you before bed, but Gary said you'd be off doing something magical and probably nasty. Were you?"

"Nasty?"

"You know, eye of newt and so on," Gaheris explained.

Lynet shook her head. After Hecate's darkness, newt's eyes seemed almost jolly. "Magical, anyway," she replied.

"I thought so," Gaheris said.

"Have you been to the Other World?" Gawain asked.

"Not the one you're thinking of," Lynet said. "Not the World of Faeries. And I got what we need."

"So where's Mother?"

"At Perle," Lynet replied.

"The Castle Perle?" Gaheris repeated. "Your old home?"

Lynet nodded. "Yes. Gareth's and my sister's seat. She had Mordred seduce Lyonesse so as to get rid of Gareth, then they murdered Lyonesse."

Gaheris was already rolling up his blankets and preparing for travel, but he paused and looked up. "Why not just murder Gareth?"

"There are grave dangers, based on ancient magic, that come with killing someone of your own blood," Lynet said. "Not even Morgause would do such a thing lightly."

Gaheris was silent for a moment, then said, "And yet she sent an army to kill me. Why?"

Lynet didn't know. Since receiving her gift from Hecate, her mind was nearly exploding with the new things that she knew about Morgause, but that question she couldn't answer. "I guess she thought it more dangerous to let you live," she said.

Gawain interrupted this discussion. "Do you know how heavily the castle is defended?"

Lynet nodded. "It's not defended at all. Morgause has hidden herself by such powerful charms that she believes no one can ever find her."

"Then you don't need me to go with you," Gawain said at once. "I can join Arthur."

"Gawain," Gaheris began.

"No, listen. If I go with you to Perle, all the way down in Cornwall, then I'll be going in the opposite direction from Joyous Garde. I'm no help against magic, so you don't need my help. You'll have Lyn here."

"Morgause has one knight with her always," Lynet said simply.

Gawain hesitated. "Still, if it's just one knight—"

"Sir Lamorak," Lynet said.

There was a moment of silence. At last, Gaheris looked up from saddling his horse. "That makes sense, actually. Lamorak hasn't been around the court for years, and now that I think on it, I recall Dinadan telling me once that Lamorak had taken up with some faery beauty. Well, Gawain? You've been in tournaments with Lamorak. Still think I don't need your help?"

"He'd kill you in seconds," Gawain admitted. He took a long breath, let it out with a sigh, then said, "I hate it, but you're right. This is probably the best way to help Arthur, and you need me. Let's go."

They finished saddling their horses, and Gaheris said to Lynet, "If Mother's woven so many concealment spells around herself, how is it that you know where she is?"

"I just do."

Gaheris nodded abstractedly. "Had a messenger, eh? I suppose I should have expected it.

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