Yes it was I, Sir Gawain, who "won" the Grail. By my faith, I claim no superiority over my fellow grail seekers. I am but a humble servant of my God and of my king, and was only doing my duty. No slight to my naive friend, Perceval, he only failed to ask about the Grail because he was bade not to by his uncle. I can only attribute my success to God's will.
My only regret is that my friends Lancelot and Calogreant had imbibed when perhaps they should not have, and missed the wonder that is the Grail. Don't worry, I only ragged on them a little the next day. They were feeling a little delicate and I figured their hangovers were enough injury enough. Not to mention the fact that they will never get another chance to see the Grail. My question healed the wounded King and the land--the Grail is no longer needed here and I must never ask of it again. If only we had video phones back then. I could have drawn on their faces and filmed them sleeping as the Grail passed before them. That would have been funny!
I must also try not to show off my new sword to Perceval. Mine will never break in battle. It is my reward for my Grail victory. Perceval only received a crummy "magic" sword that will fail him in a fight, so my sword might make him jealous. Boy, it sure is hard to be humble when you know you rule!
My advice to any future seekers is this: be loyal, be pure, use your head and ask questions, and do not drink when your host is not drinking.
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Congratulations Sir Gawain on achieving the grail. If only your companions had not drank the wine then they too would have seen the grail. The silence of Perceval allowed him to miss the opportunity which you jumped at when you saw the obects that passed before you. It is only human nature to be curious when a mysterious object pass in front of your eyes, if Perceval's uncle did not tell him to watch his words however, then you may have never gotten your chance to achieve the grail, or obtain your new sword. The only question I have now is whether the spear that you saw that night was the same spear that Balin stabbed me with in the chamber of my own castle.
I have waited for days to hear from Perronik, and I have been failed. I am in a jealous rage as to why Sir Gawain has been able to question the grail when I myself have failed to do so...I guess life can be spoiled at times. But here's to you Sir Gawain in your achievement, now those seeking the Grail can rest, knowing it can no longer be seen or discovered, your eyes being the last to have seen it. Take care of the sword that was given to you and stand with pride. You have done what I failed to do and because of this you have earned my respect.
You are so lucky to have seen the Grail. As you suggested I have been both loyal (especially to my lord and family) and I've been very patient, but I have yet to glimpse the Grail. I am amazed at his powers, and I admire you for actually helping the injured King, I only wish I could say I helped the king.
As for your friends sleeping through the whole procession, they deserve to be punished for their actions. No noble knight should ever become like that, with any possibility of anything involving the Grail occurring. They are a disgrace to Arthur, his court, and all other knights.
I agree whole heartedly with Gwalchmai Lancelot and Calogreant should be punished for their failures once again. If it had been solely up to them to find the Grail, the land would still be haunted by the Grail Keepers to this day! What a embarrassment. If they had been my knights I would have them flogged for sleeping on the job. Sadly I am still unclear as to the secret of the Grail and why it kept so many souls hostage until Sir Gawain freed them. It seems to me that a cursed relic should hold souls, not a Holy one.
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