Gawain Project: The Darkest Hour 1-3

"Herzeloyde summoned a false priest, of whom it was said that he rode as fast as a woman's thought. She thought him to her with all her soul's fierceness. But he only arrived the next morning, by coincidence, as he told the guard, because his mule needed rest, and because he himself would have tea with the lady of the castle."
- Adolf Muschg, Der Rote Ritter (1993)



Today's quote is, I fear, my own quick meagre translation from the original German. Forgive me. I just tried to get the gist across.

I am back with more story! It starts rather slowly, I fear - I considered bigger jumps, but they didn't satisfy me. I hoped to draw four pages by today, because that would make a neater beginning, but I have had to arrange a birthday party while the universe conspired against me, so I got less done than I would have wanted :/. It's three pages then, as usual.

We are going back in time for some very necessary backstory. Don't worry about the pace: it will soon pick up :).

( The Darkest Hour )