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If war there must be, it must come from Gerent." And so he mused for a while, and then said: "Well, so it will be. And not before West Wales has tried her failing force for the last time will there be a lasting peace." So we went to Glastonbury in a little time, and now it was as if Yuletide had come again in high summer, so full was the little town with guests who came to the wedding.
Owen had not spoken of the lands that should have been mine for years, and even as he talked with me and Gerent he had not seemed to remember that old loss at all. Gerent had done so, saying that I should be back there, but even that did not stir me now.
"I mind how he glared at Oswald across my table," Howel said. "But one need fear little from him, as I think. Who will heed a crazy priest?" "Many," answered Gerent. "The more because they deem him inspired. I will have him taken and brought to me." There fell a little uneasy silence after that outburst of the king's, but I felt that I had not yet heard all that they would tell me.
"From Norton," answered another of the men. "Gerent, their king, is there with a host beyond counting. One fled from across the hills and told us, and we believed him not till the raiders came." With that I took the men straightway to the king, bidding the house-carles hold their peace awhile.
All that went on in the Cornish court I do not know, but it seemed that Gerent thought it well that he should not return until the last hope of victory over Wessex had passed from among his people; and it may be that he did not wish it to be thought that Owen had any hand in bringing about the peace which he must needs make.
"And if that is so there may be more danger for Owen. It is well known that he is for peace, and that Gerent will listen to him in all things." We talked of that for some time, not being at all easy yet concerning the matter, after seeing how far some were willing to go toward removing one who was in their way.
"Well," he said, "hither you have come as a guest, and as a guest you shall be treated. But you must know that here within the walls of the place you shall abide. If you will give your word to do that I shall not have to keep you so closely." "This is not what I had looked for from you, King Gerent," the man said. I knew the voice at once, for it was that of Dunwal, my fellow passenger.
And Gerent took it without a word or so much as a glance at the bearer from under his heavy brows, and opened it. Owen stood back by me, and we watched the face of the king as he read. We saw his brows knit themselves fiercely at first, and then as he went on they cleared until he seemed as calm as when he first met us.
He said the same thing to me that Howel had spoken when I parted from him. "These plotters will not think twice about striking at Owen through you, if it seems the only way to reach him. And you mind that the princess told you to have a care for yourself. Evan said that if strife was stirred up between us and Gerent they would be glad.
There, indeed, was high praise waiting for us from Ina, for it seemed that our work had checked the advance of Gerent, and had given time for full gathering of the levies before he was over the border.
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