Arthur

I put them from my mind, and then again

They creep back, like a stain across the floor.

Gawaine

Launcelot’s true, my life on it. Shake this off

Like a foul nightmare that the witches send.

Arthur

What days were those when we were young together,

The morning of the world! Gawaine, you know

How many a time Launcelot took on his shield