[ To anyone else, this must have seemed like the height of foolishness. To simply fight over who has the right to die for the other was both silly and conceited in so many ways. The old man's expression remained unchanged, but even within his ancient fae eyes, this could not have appeared as anything but comedy.
But to Gareth... this was something she and Gawain deserved more than anything else. Determination, the right to it, to decide for themselves how they will end things on this plain. Gareth knew well from Lancelot's teachings that no fae proposal was ever as it seemed on the surface, but this had risen beyond even that concept.
It wasn't really about the challenge any longer. It wasn't about the poison, or who would die.
It was about showing Gawain she was strong enough to face that death.
She flashed a smile to him, wiping the sweat from her brow, and gripped her lance again, lifting it from where it had been settled beside her. ]
Right. One last blow to show you... just where my heart truly lies, Gawain.
Re: Day Six: @ gareth
But to Gareth... this was something she and Gawain deserved more than anything else. Determination, the right to it, to decide for themselves how they will end things on this plain. Gareth knew well from Lancelot's teachings that no fae proposal was ever as it seemed on the surface, but this had risen beyond even that concept.
It wasn't really about the challenge any longer. It wasn't about the poison, or who would die.
It was about showing Gawain she was strong enough to face that death.
She flashed a smile to him, wiping the sweat from her brow, and gripped her lance again, lifting it from where it had been settled beside her. ]
Right. One last blow to show you... just where my heart truly lies, Gawain.