Book 1, Chapter 9 Summary

Merlin leaves Maridunum feeling excited to go with Camlach and the others. The trip takes eighteen days. It is the first time that Merlin sees the High King Vortigern, who had been in power for eighteen years. They stayed a week at Segontium, a town on the Seint River in Wales.

Merlin doesn't get to spend much time around the two Kings. The group Merlin is with spends their days hunting until dusk. They come back in the evening to eat, drink, wench or what ever else they can do. Merlin goes out every day with the hunting party.

On the eight-day, Merlin's party turns for home, and the High King Vortigern and a company of his men ride with them. They stop at a ford, and the High King and Merlin's grandfather walk off to talk. Merlin meant to follow...