Gwenhwyfar - Be Careful What You Wish For

Gwenhwyfar has lost her child and sought concessions from Arthur to appease God. The flag of Christ and the Virgin stands where the Pendragon flag should be, to protect all the peoples of Britain, not just Christian. The battle was not lost but the country was fractured.

Morgaine had fled Arthur's court after her failed dalliance with Lancelot for Avalon. However she could not make her way back and instead came to the Land of Fairy. When she returned, five years or more had passed in the outside world but she felt she had only been there for days. Sometimes life is like that.

It is Beltane and Gwenhwyfar wants to halt the fires, mocking her childlessness. But in contradiction to her faith, she turns to Morgaine the wise, Morgaine the witch, for a charm to give her what she says she desires - a son for Arthur.

Morgaine warns Gwenhwyfar to be careful what she wishes for, for the Goddess may grant it to her.

And as the Beltane fires are lit on Dragon Island, Gwenhwyfar falls into the arms of both Arthur and Lancelot, thinking 'yes this is what I wanted after all'.

So ends the second book, The High Queen.

I never attended the Edinburgh Beltane festival, although it started when I was there. I have never been one for public demonstrations at such times*.

The return to Edinburgh on Sunday night brought memories from Heather, who I have not seen in such a long time, Sneaky Pete's again (before it became a (very small) gig venue), who would have thought it! And a spark of interest from Susan for rock night re-union. What a surprise! Yes, she did go with me and made sure that before she left me and she went home early, she had nominated someone to look after me. Nothing untoward, more like your mother arranging a local taxi home from a nightclub for you 'because she's only 17 you know'. And she terrified them so there were no untoward attentions - Susan I mean.

Mon 7 - shiny purple/purple

*except for
(1) dancing (alone or disco/rock preferred)
(2) Mid-summer (failing to stay awake for sunrise at Bothwell Castle, getting married four years later but not getting to the Castle for photos :-()
(3) Samhain/Halloween (witch of course)
(4) Midwinter (snow angels, cosy and warm inside with hot chocolate)
(5) St Patrick's Day (obviously)