"No," said Gwen, shaking her head and looking down at her feet for a moment. "He had to leave Camelot. Merlin and I helped him to pass as a nobleman so that he could train with the knights. Even if Uther had asked him to stay after slaying the griffin, he wouldn't have accepted. He wanted to make amends for lying to them."

The warmth in her voice - and how much she wished Lancelot could have stayed, at least a little longer - was plain to see.