At Arthur's request, Gwenhwyfar goes to the convent at Cornwall to visit with Igraine, who is dying. Arthur is unable to go, and nobody knows where Morgaine is, so Gwenhwyfar goes. To her surprise, she was glad that she did. Igraine frets that she does not know where Morgaine is, and that Morgaine has not come to see her. She also tells Gwenhwyfar that Gwenhwyfar is pregnant, which she did not even know yet.
During Gwenhwyfar's visit, Igraine says many things to her. She admits that she spoke to Taliesin to see if there was an honorable way out of Arthur's marriage to her. Then she leaves out the reason why she did so. Igraine also admits that the Sight still comes to her every so often, and Igraine declines to.....
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