Interview with Pryderi
A Correspondence with Rhiannon
To: ManOfTheHouse@celtica.com
From: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
Subject: Boar hunt!
Hey, Step-Papa! Wanna go for a boar hunt? We can saddle up, go chase it down, and have a good ol' time.
From: ManOfTheHouse@celtica.com
To: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
Re: Boar hunt!
Ugh, son, you know I don't like shooting animals for no good reason. But my afternoon's open, so why not? Meet you out front of the castle in an hour.
To: ManOfTheHouse@celtica.com
From: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
Re: Boar hunt!
I can't believe we can't find any game. We're royal—we're supposed to be the best hunters out there.
Ooh, I see a snow-white boar! I'm gonna go follow it.
From: ManOfTheHouse@celtica.com
To: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
Re: Boar hunt!
No, don't! That boar might be magic…
From: ManOfTheHouse@celtica.com
To: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
Re: Boar hunt!
Yeah...you were right. It was magic. I went inside a castle the boar led me to, and I saw a really pretty golden bowl. I went to touch it, but I became stuck to it, and couldn't move at all. Help!
Uh, oh. My mom just came in... and now she's stuck, too. Dad! Help!
A Correspondence with Gwydion
To: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
From: GwydionTheGoodGuy@celtica.com
Subject: Pigs
Hiya, Pryderi. Long time no see. Quick question—can I borrow the pigs that your dad's best friend, Arawn, gave you? They're a gift for my uncle Math, king of Gwynedd.
To: GwydionTheGoodGuy@celtica.com
From: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
Re: Pigs
You wouldn't really be borrowing them, then, if they're a gift to someone else? Thanks, but no thanks— they mean a lot to me. Plus, I promised my people of Dyfed that I wouldn't sell or give the piggies away until I have twice as many in my land as I do now (enough pigs for all). And that hasn't occurred yet.
Sorry!
To: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
From: GwydionTheGoodGuy@celtica.com
Re: Pigs
What if you exchange them for something equally awesome? I've got twelve gorgeous horses and twelve handsome hounds.
To: GwydionTheGoodGuy@celtica.com
From: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
Re: Pigs
Sold!
Wait... these animals aren't real! They were a trick, an illusion! No fair... I'm coming to get you, Gwydion.
To: KingOfThePryde@celtica.com
From: GwydionTheGoodGuy@celtica.com
Re: Pigs
You're such a fool. That was my intention all along. I wanted to hook my brother, Gilfaethwy, up with my uncle Math's foot-holder, so I needed Math out and fighting in battle. That's where your invasion comes in!
It's down to single combat between you and me... and I won! I killed you. Go Gwydion!