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One Year or a Hundred by irisbleufic
Fandoms: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Green Knight (2021)
24 Sep 2021
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“You might have made a fine ruler,” Bertilak said, rising as their vessel collided with the shore.
“That is true,” Gawain said cautiously, tethering the boat to the base of the cross, “but I am no warrior. To rule in this land is to bring ruin.”
“Better you had died, then, in order to spare countless lives?” Bertilak asked. “You would have made a martyr of yourself like Winifred.”
“Yes,” Gawain said, helping Bertilak out of the boat. “What a queer pair of ghosts we’d be.”
Bertilak sighed, spreading his arms wide. “Lead on, though thy thwarted fate awaits thee.”
“Death is not the thwarted fate I seek,” Gawain said, grabbing Bertilak’s hand, tired of waiting.