Sir Gawain Drabble Three
The third of my four Sir Gawain challenge drabbles! The aim was to write 100 words in response to a section of the poem.
to learn of love and more,
a lady all alone.
Perform for me before
my husband heads for home.’
Merlin froze, his eyes widening comically. Outside Lady Evelyn’s chamber, Gwaine and Elyan struggled to laugh silently.
“Um - actually - I’m… ill -” Merlin stuttered, feeling his ears go pink as Lady Evelyn smiled at him invitingly. “Well - I’ll just be… going -”
He fled the room, clutching the laundry he’d been sent to fetch. Gwaine and Elyan ran after him, still laughing.
“You disappointed her, Merlin,” Elyan grinned. Merlin scowled.
“I’m never doing anything you ask me to,” he stated, face scarlet, “ever again. Especially if it involves a woman.”
Gwaine and Elyan’s laughter echoed down the corridor.
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to learn of love and more,
a lady all alone.
Perform for me before
my husband heads for home.’
Merlin froze, his eyes widening comically. Outside Lady Evelyn’s chamber, Gwaine and Elyan struggled to laugh silently.
“Um - actually - I’m… ill -” Merlin stuttered, feeling his ears go pink as Lady Evelyn smiled at him invitingly. “Well - I’ll just be… going -”
He fled the room, clutching the laundry he’d been sent to fetch. Gwaine and Elyan ran after him, still laughing.
“You disappointed her, Merlin,” Elyan grinned. Merlin scowled.
“I’m never doing anything you ask me to,” he stated, face scarlet, “ever again. Especially if it involves a woman.”
Gwaine and Elyan’s laughter echoed down the corridor.
Reviews make me happy. :)