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In the World with None Else But Me by Illegible_Scribble
Fandoms: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Green Knight (2021), Arthurian Mythology, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
03 Sep 2021
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Summary
After the conclusion of the Beheading Game at the Green Chapel, Gawain agrees to stay for the duration of the New Year's celebrations at Castle de Hautdesert, but catches Bertilak and persuades him that their bargain has not quite been fulfilled. Perhaps against good advice but with his head no longer at stake - which he isn't thinking with anyway, Gawain repurposes his fateful sash from an object of shame to a lord-ensnaring trice.
“Have at me with whatever weapon you wilt, my good knight,” and with a wink, he turned and pressed on. “I will be thus at the appointed hour.” Gawain staggered after him, not thinking himself a good knight, but certainly a man, this once more succumbing to want and wish. Of course, their game was not yet done; after, Gawain would beware. “More besides, I give you the girdle,” said Bertilak as Gawain fell into step beside him, “gold at the hems and green as my gown. A token to remind you, as you walk among high lords and ladies, of our game in the Green Chapel, chance between chivalrous knights.”
“Oh,” said Gawain, twisting the silk between his fingers, “yes, my lord, I will take it. I thank you.”