Court is held at Tintagel Castle.
Special Guests
- Ygraine (now pregnant) and her three girls
- An Irish king
- King Nanteleod of Escavalon
- The Heroes of the Battle of Terrabil
- King Lot, who is to marry Margawse
- King Uriens, Lot’s good and loyal friend
- King Nentres of Garloth, who is to marry Elaine
Gossip
“That duchess is the canniest woman around. Her husband’s not a month in the grave and she marries the king! Fortunate and canny, I say.”
“First, remember she’s the queen now, honey — but let’s not forget that it was the king who made that decision. I tell you, he’s had eyes for her for a long time.”
“Don’t you think it is frightening that she said her husband visited her that night, though? The night he was killed? It makes my hair stand up to think of it. I tell you, it’s Merlin's doing!”
“Listen, darlings, there is many a strange thing around that demon. I would never trust him.”
“Well, I’ll say it’s a shame about the king’s son, though. That handsome, strong man gone now! No wonder the king married so quickly! He has an heir to make! And a legitimate one this time!”
“Listen, darlings, I’ll tell you something I have heard — there is a lady out in the Forest Sauvage somewhere who has a son of Madoc's! Yes! True! Just a tyke, but they say you know him from the bushy brows he already has.”
“Don’t you think someone ought to find the boy? That sounds dangerous!”
News
Brastias: “The queen is pregnant and due to give birth this summer. Let us all pray that it is a boy so the line of the Pendragon will continue. The queen is here in Tintagel (where she grew up) to have the birth, and the king is staying with her.”
Ulfius: “The most powerful lords of the north will be here as guests soon.”
Royal Conversation
“Perhaps it is time to slow down for a little while, to let the land and the people have peace. War is not everything, and it is a time for families. I have sent for great men to marry my step-daughters, and this will forward the cause of peace and love.”