Another looong day at work… Fridays are usually the worst work days for me. But now I’m home and can finally write stuff instead of just watching the thread go by on my phone. 
@GloriaRose The option to attack Lancelot was something I had planned for a long time, couldn’t wait to write, and had a blast actually writing. Poor Lance. I love my characters, but beating up on them is frighteningly fun sometimes.
Hm, yes, DoppelGuen does know Mordred’s name… it’s almost like she’s from some kind of alternate universe where, for some reason, she’s had more communication with the not-yet-born bane of Arthur’s existence… (The “fake” Gueneveres really are supposed to be potential Guens that could have existed in an alternate universe, not that the game will ever get into alternate-universe travel or anything like that, but they’re all might-have-beens… including might-have-had-more-detailed-Mordred-dreams.)
@vecordias Thank you! (: While I do try to leave Lance’s behavior open to interpretation, I personally think he’s trying to be a good person, even if he doesn’t always succeed. At the very least, he genuinely wants to be a good knight, which means helping those in need, keeping his word, and honoring his king and queen. Whether the desire to be a good knight is selfless or egotistical, or somehow a bit of both, is, I guess, up to the reader to decide.
@WulfyK If Mordred does kill Arthur, I absolutely want Guen to be able to provide essential assistance. I feel bad depriving evil Guen of a chance to do kill him herself, but perhaps engineering Arthur’s death at the hands of his own son would provide sufficient agency, and be sufficiently evil? In any case, I do actually have a plan in place right now to make it possible for Guen to double-cross Mordred in support of Arthur. I imagine that might appeal to a pragmatic Guen who’s not afraid to get her hands dirty and compromise her personal integrity for the good of the realm and/or Arthur. We’ll see if I can pull it off!
@Wonderboy That is BRILLIANT. I could alllmooost but not quite make that happen with what I have planned. I wish I could make it happen exactly the way you describe, because that would just be too awesome for words. But WulfyK is right that Guen had better get Merlin out of the way before she even thinks about undertaking that plan. Fortunately, Merin’s demise can be accomplished sooner rather than later if Guen so desires / as Mara definitely desires.
@Crepsley @Verand @vecordias Lance needs all the support he can get; that’s for sure! But you’re not alone; he does have some fans here, and also lots of them on tumblr, where I’ve seen some very heartfelt declarations of appreciation for him. A few months ago I had the odd impression that male readers seemed to like him more than female readers did, but that appears to have balanced out as far as I can tell. Anyway, I expect he’ll continue to be the most polarizing character for the rest of the series. He may have some rough times ahead, depending on what happens, so he’ll certainly be appreciative of a Guen who cares about him, whether it’s friendship or something more. And I don’t write characters I can’t love myself, so I hope maybe I can be an honorary member of the Lance fan club – on the days when I’m not writing scenes where Guen can attack him – – – no, wait, I take that back. I just realized that part of the reason I like writing the scenes where Guen can be not-nice to people is because it gives some different perspective on who they are, and I’m rather proud of Lance for how he handles Guen attacking him if she persists. So yeah, I’m a Lance fan (insofar as the author is allowed to be a fan of her own characters; idk, maybe that’s really egotistical or something?). (:
@poison_mara I never knew that people in Spain respected Elizabeth like that; I would have thought they’d hate her! That’s fascinating. But I am greatly relieved that your Guen will not come to poison me if she has to kill Arthur indirectly by means of his own son. Maybe Arthur will realize, in his dying moments, that not only has his own son killed him, but the woman he thought he loved was engineering his death all along… 
One thing I do want to watch out for, though, is that I don’t want Guen to have to become Mordred’s pawn. He may start off thinking he can use her, but I definitely want to be able to turn things around so that she’s the one with the power over him. I’m still working on some of that stuff, but thinking way ahead for it.
@Elfwine I checked an etymological dictionary, and there’s a theory (unproven) that “have” and “haven” go back to the same root (in both English and German). “Habene” still sounds good to me. And it’s nice to hear a neutral take on Lancelot. I agree that he genuinely would not want to do anything against Guen’s will; he’s just having a hard time fully accepting what her will really is – but after the kiss scene, he’ll know in no uncertain terms.
