Posted in Posted by Sir Walter Scott
Here's what I accidently left out. Sorry!
But we must be on our way home to Lothian to our father, King Loth. Ah, but I forgot to tell you that our mother is dead.”
“Dead?” cried out Mordred in anger, “who killed her? I’ll have his head!”
“Don’t be so hasty, lad, she deserved her death when my brothers and I found her with that dog, sir Lamorak de Galles. Gawain, our oldest brother killed her, while my younger brother, Gareth, and I slew Lamorak. The youngest except you, Agravain, was not there.” Mordred stood in his place in sullen silence. After a moment they left, Mordred rode behind Gaheris on his horse. Ever after he disliked all his brothers, except Agravain, and he hated Gawain most of all, though he did not show for years to come.
