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His uncle stepped away, and slowly sighed “Gawain,” he said, “I don’t know what to say— You tell me that you wish that you had died,That fear of death has led you to betray Your honor and the oaths you once had sworn—“ He paused, and looked down where his nephew stayedHead bent over his hands—a ring adorned In gold, and cut with Orkney’s royal seal Lay there before him, sunlit-streaked and warmUpon the wooden table. Arthur kneeled Beside his silent nephew, took the ring And said, “Gawain, you tell me that you feelAs if you failed yourself, and me, your king But that cannot be true, for you are here Alive. You said you told me everything:Th...