"I think so, too," quietly. He eyes his glass, takes another long drink. It's nearly empty again. "I think, perhaps, that is part of why I am so angry. I would have wished to protect him, but one cannot protect against God's will. Here, at least, we are free of that. Should the need arise, I would protect Galahad with everything I have, including my life."

Lancelot pauses, then says, "I would do the same for thee. For anyone in this community. Things are not as they were when I first arrived. I am not as I was."