[Introduction] Good Friday Spell

[weristdas_graal]

He came without warning of his own, and yet some dwellers in the Mansion might have detected some odd phenomena that sunlit morning: Some might sense the fluttering of the wings of a dove, others might have seen a flash in the clear spring sky that might have been lightning, but heard no thunder. Some might have seen the image of a chalice borne by

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[tricky_bowman]

This one -- they've never met, we don't think, though when Tristan will realize that this one is possibly related to his good friend Lamorak, he will be glad to welcome him warmly.

Tristan wanders, and pauses when he sees a knight in armor.

"Good Knight," he calls. "Art new come?"

I think by the time Percy's a knight, Tristan's actually dead, in Malory. XD

[weristdas_graal]

Parsifal pauses, eying the new face curiously, his head cocked. "Do you serve the Grail or His Highness?" he asks.

Yeah, Tristan isn't mentioned in Eschenbach, so I'm going with Malory's take; though there was one draft of Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" where he had Parsifal passing through Cornwall during his wanderings. Hm...

[tricky_bowman]

"The Grail, Sir?" Tristan looks at him, confused. "I've not heard of such service. We've yet to meet, aye? Whence come you then?"

If Parsifal observes his gear, he'll notice that this knight is not burdened with full plate mail, and is rather light, with his leather jerkin and his bow. But he has the bearing of a prince, and an earnest eye.

[weristdas_graal]

"The Grail, the Hallow of Hallows, the chalice of the Lord, which touched His blessed lips at that Last Supper," he replies. "I am Sir Parsifal, entrusted with returning its companion the Holy Spear. I have come from... from all over. I have wandered through so many lands that I have lost track of my journeys."

[tricky_bowman]

Tristan nods, then. "I am Sir Tristan, de Lyonesse," he replies, and bows. "In service of King Marc'h of Cornwall, though my liege is not here. Do you serve Good King Arthur, then?"

He... is kind of happy to see someone who might at least know what he's talking about. There is no chance he'll bring up his adulterous affair with his uncle's wife, but all the same, Parsifal is a welcome sight.

[weristdas_graal]

"I am late of King Arthur's service, since I had set forth in quest of the Grail, but I still honor him and his vassals," he replies, quietly delighted to find a fellow knight in this place.

[tricky_bowman]

"Then we are mayhap destined to be brothers in arms," Tristan replies, and is looking quite -- pleased. "You are a soothing sight for sore eyes, friend."

[weristdas_graal]

"And it is a relief to my weary soul to find a man of both might and honor: I have seen too many in my wanderings who seemed to think their strength gave them license to harm the weaker," he says with a note of disgust and weariness.

[tricky_bowman]

Tristan frowns. "Aye, those are many indeed," he replies. "Ill deeds have been done and punished - and more will be done. It is good to know a good knight has come, Sir Parsifal. I have missed my fellow knights dearly, as of late."

And I kind of want Percy to meet Eddard Stark at one point, Ned needs to go out more. >.>

And also I'm sorry, I keep on typing Peredur and Percy and Percival out of habit - Parsifal is a spelling I'm not used to. *headdesk*

[weristdas_graal]

He glances toward the Mansion. "I would linger, but my burden is weighing me down, and I would refresh both body and soul. Perhaps at another time and over a warm fire, we can speak at greater length?"

That... would be made of awesome. I could see Parsifal latching onto Ned as a surrogate father figure, since his own dad was basically absent. And don't worry about the different names/spellings: to quote one of the guileless fool's lines in the opera, "I've had many names, but I've forgotten them all."

[tricky_bowman]

"Aye, at your leisure, sir knight." Tristan would offer to carry this weight, but they are not so close as of yet. "Doubtless there will be many a gentle woman who will tend to those needs."

^^ He needs to get out more, so that would be great. Shall I punt him here?

(Also, apparently, there's another German Version in which Percival and Tristan meet - I think I need to get my hands on it, now. XD)

[weristdas_graal]

A pinkish tinge crosses his face. "I am lately wed and there is no gentlewoman for me but my wife," he says. Women showing him attention makes him a shade bashful and even a little nervous, considering the way that the Flower Maidens in Clinschor's garden fawned on him. "But to refuse simple kindness would be to offend them."

It would be an honor, for sure! (And when you find that text, point me toward it, as I'm very curious myself).

[tricky_bowman]

"Sir, far be it from me to suggest anything inappropriate - only kindness will be offered, most certainly," he informs him - and is making a note not to mention his own involvement with another man's wife, of course.

I shall punt him duly. ^^

And my trusty Opus Dictionary informs me that it's in the Chrestien de Troyes version, in fact, so not German, but French. I need to re-read - I haven't read that Perceval since I was, like, twelve. XD

[weristdas_graal]

He smiles at his own scruples. "Mine it seems is a sensitive conscience, since it has been tempted more often than it can bear, though it is not my place to judge the actions of others," he admits, humbly.

[tricky_bowman]

"Your heart is good," Tristan replies, "and a wise knight you are. Would that my good friend Sir Lamorak be here. He would rejoice in your company."

Have no idea if this Parsifal has a brother or not, but, er, in Malory, he does... >.>

[weristdas_graal]

"It would do my heart good to find other fellow knights in this place: perhaps in time we may be able to form a brotherhood to watch over these lands," he says, hopefully.

He has a half-brother, Feirefiz who's also half Moorish, in the Eschenbach version, but no mention of any other siblings.