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CHIEFTAIN OF AU BRITAIN, SCNOS
PRINCE VAUANT TO RORX McCOUW.
UNO OVER ALL THE KINGS OF tRELANQ
TO Sfcfc rEACC BETWtcN THEM WHILE
ARTHUR FIGHTS THE SAXONS. THE
INSOLENCE OF RORY STRIKES SPARKS
FROM VAL'S FIERY TEMPER AND
WORDS ARE SPOKEN. HE SEEKS
COUNCIL WITH HIS FRIEND BRIAN.
AS AN ACCEPTED AMBASSADOR, YOU
mu be loosed in me castle. sry
v me crowds; for your ufe ts
WORTH NOTHING IF POO ARE FOUND
Mf A DARK CORRIDOR. HAKE PX77NCf;
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DINNERTIME ! AND VAL IS SEATED
AT THE LOWEST END OF THE T8L
AMONG THE VASSALS. HE ACCEPTS
THIS INSULT AND TAKES HIS HUMBLE
PLACE WITH THAT HARD SVWCg THAT
MEANS DANGER.
THE HOSPITALITY OF THE IRISH KINGS IS.
TRADITIONAL, BUT SO ARRC5ANT IS RORY
THAT HE DARES BE NIGGARDLY WITH MEAT
AND DRINK. EVEN THE POETS AND MINSTRELS
GO UNHONORED AND MUCH GRUMBLING IS
HEARD AMONG THE THRONG.
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BUT THERE IS ENOUGH MEAT AND TOO MUCH TO DRINK
AT THE KING'S TABLE. 'DO HEAR GR'JMBLNG OIER
A FREE MEAL ? HE SNEERS. "LOOK WHERE STS KING
ARTHUR S MAN. ..... AND HE IS NOT COMPLAINING f AT
THIb IN&ULT TO A FOREIGN AMBASSADOR THERE FALLS A
SILENCE AND VAL ARISES, EYES GUTTERING BUT LIPS SMILING.
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V HAVE NOTHING TO COMPLASH
ABOUT. SIRE. FOR THERE ARE
MORE KWGLT MANNERS AT MT ;
ENO OF me TABLE THAN AT
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'FOR THAT YOU mU DIE I' LIVID
WTTH RAGE, RORY McCOLM CAN
HARDLY SPEAK. "WOULD I WERE
NOT A KING-- WOULD KILL TOLL
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'f AAA A PRINCE. Air FOREFATHERS
WERE KINGS WHILE FOURS WERE
STTU TENDING SWINE. FIND SOME
OTHER EXCUSE FOR NOT FIGHTING,
RORy McCOLMt" - , -
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