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You will gain no advantage over King Ryons without my counsel." "Ah! you are Merlin," said Balin. "Then we shall be glad of your counsel." "Come then with me. But look that you brace yourself to knightly deeds, for you will have great need to do so." "As for that," said Balin, "we will do what we can. No knight can do more."
But now arose a terrible confusion, and all the knights leaped from the table to slay Balin, King Pelles himself the foremost, who cried out, "Knight, thou hast slain my brother at my board; die, therefore, die, for thou shalt never leave this castle." "Slay me, thyself, then," shouted Balin. "Yea," said the king, "that will I! for no other man shall touch thee, for the love I bear my brother."
On hearing this, Balin went straight to the woman and said, "It is unlucky for you that I have found you to-day. You asked my head of King Arthur, and therefore you shall lose yours." With these words Balin drew his sword, and before any one could interfere struck off her head, even before the face of King Arthur. "Alas," said Arthur, "why have you done this deed?
By the faith of my body, said Balin, I might not save her, for she slew herself suddenly.
Some of the lighter passages, as in Gareth and Lynette, showed less grace than their forerunners in The Princess; and in Pelleas and Ettarre and Balin and Balan the poet sometimes seemed to be attempting alien moods which younger poets than himself had made their own.
While he was without, there entered the hall a Witch Lady who, on a certain occasion, had done the King a service, and for this she now desired of him a boon. So Arthur bade her name her request, and thus she said: "O King, I require of you the head of the knight Balin le Savage." "That may I not grant you with my honour," replied the King; "ask what it may become me to give."
Therewith this Garlon espied that this Balin beheld him, and then he came and smote Balin on the face with the back of his hand, and said, Knight, why beholdest me so? for shame therefore, eat thy meat and do that thou came for.
Then they gave him leave to wear his sword, and so he went unto the castle, and was set among knights of worship, and his lady afore him. Soon Balin asked a knight, Is there not a knight in this court whose name is Garlon? Yonder he goeth, said a knight, he with the black face; he is the marvellest knight that is now living, for he destroyeth many good knights, for he goeth invisible.
But that ye shall not do, unless ye take my counsel. 'Ah! cried Balin, 'I know thee, Merlin! We would fain be ruled by thy counsel, old magician.
Abide, fair sir, said Arthur, and tell me wherefore thou makest this sorrow. Ye may little amend me, said the knight, and so passed forth to the castle of Meliot. Anon after there came Balin, and when he saw King Arthur he alighted off his horse, and came to the King on foot, and saluted him. By my head, said Arthur, ye be welcome.
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