O, Galehaut,

Another #MarchToCamelot for the prompt "enemy"

For his life. The story of the grail and the passing of Arthur. 1910. Howard Pyle, author and illustrator.

". . .a man I would most wish to honor in all the world. . ."

For those who are unaware, Galehaut does not in fact sleep in a nearby chamber. He waits until Lancelot is asleep, climbs into bed beside him, and lays awake all night memorizing his sleeping face from inches away and grieving when Lancelot has bad dreams. You know, like a very normal man.

Much is made of how Vulgate Lancelot is the absolute pinnacle of a deranged freak (arguable, I find that it's more that Lancelot is simply the most raised-by-fairies man you have ever seen) -- which makes everyone else seem much more normal by comparison -- but please understand that no one goes toe-to-toe with Lancelot in the deranged freak category like Galehaut does. The only difference is that Galehaut seems much more normal because the batshit insane things he does don't include panicked dissociative fugue states where he murders people who get too close.

One page. And there Galehaut was, There's Only One Bed-ing Lancelot. Watching him toss and turn in his nightmares. Thinking about the boy and how to KEEP the boy. LMFAO

". . .a man I would most wish to honor in all the world. . ."