A mighty addition to the SGGK work. When you say, “I can’t help but wonder how the interactions upon his departure from Chez Bertilak could be anything other than awkward…” my impression is that that’s the cost of going to court. Even if all the jokes were on him, at least he was invited. No matter how it actually went, he had to say he enjoyed the time. Even at the cost of his character.
On that note, perhaps the whole while he was just trying to get away from the glib Arthur. Even to the point of death by hatchet.
Seriously good, Aaron. I especially like the close. I wonder if/to the extent we should understand the garter vis-a-vis the death of Arthur and the dissolution of the Round Table, a matter of oaths and sex, too . . . In which case the two endings you propose are ironic and foreshadowing, respectively. Much more to say, if/when, but for now, really cool project, great addition, kudos.
A mighty addition to the SGGK work. When you say, “I can’t help but wonder how the interactions upon his departure from Chez Bertilak could be anything other than awkward…” my impression is that that’s the cost of going to court. Even if all the jokes were on him, at least he was invited. No matter how it actually went, he had to say he enjoyed the time. Even at the cost of his character.
On that note, perhaps the whole while he was just trying to get away from the glib Arthur. Even to the point of death by hatchet.
Seriously good, Aaron. I especially like the close. I wonder if/to the extent we should understand the garter vis-a-vis the death of Arthur and the dissolution of the Round Table, a matter of oaths and sex, too . . . In which case the two endings you propose are ironic and foreshadowing, respectively. Much more to say, if/when, but for now, really cool project, great addition, kudos.