Not much actual writing this week, but a good deal of thinking and planning. I had been trying to figure out how to use Talhaearn's story of the quest for the gold for Arthur's crown as he told it to Gwernin in
Storyteller and Gwernin himself told it in
The Old Gods Endure, but it just wouldn't fit. The first part of that tale is set at Samhain, the second part in the summer, and the third part at Samhain again after a summer spent building a magical boat on Ynys Mon. Gwion/Taliesin isn't mentioned in it, and when Gwernin tells the tale, Taliesin says Arthur was crowned exactly two years after Talhaearn and Emrys found him. So they must have been on their way back from the third part of their quest when this story begins. That story may fit somewhere later in this book, but only as something Talhaearn tells Gwion. So onward... Trying to make pieces fit from six previous books spanning fifteen years (and written over 30) is complicated.
More normal spring weather the last couple of days after a rather warm weekend. Most of the trees are leafing out; we finally got a little rain last night, followed by light frost this morning. And one of my daffodils which haven't bloomed in years is blooming.
