d,
"My Lord, with thy permission I will set out for Dyved to-morrow."
"Certainly," said Heveydd, "may Heaven prosper thee. Fix also a time
when Rhiannon may follow thee." "By Heaven," said Pwyll, "we will go
hence together." "Wiliest thou this, Lord?" said Heveydd. "Yes, by
Heaven," answered Pwyll.

And the next day, they set forward towards Dyved, and journeyed to the
palace of Narberth, where a feast was made ready for them. And there
came to them great numbers of the chief men and the most noble ladies of
the land, and of these there were none to whom Rhiannon did not give some
rich gift, either a bracelet, or a ring, or a precious stone. And they
ruled the land prosperously both that year and the next.

And in the third year the nobles of the land began to be sorrowful at
seeing a man whom they loved so much, and who was moreover their lord and
their foster-brother, without an heir. And they came to him. {29} And
the place where they met was Preseleu, in Dyved. "Lord," said they, "we
know that thou art not so young as some of the men of this country, and
we fear that thou mayest not have an heir of the wife whom thou hast
taken. Take therefore another wife of whom thou mayest have heirs. Thou
canst not always continue with us, and though thou desire to remain as
thou art, we will not suffer thee." "Truly," said Pwyll, "we have not
long been joined together, and many things may yet befall. Grant me a
year from this time, and for the space of a year we will abide together,
and after that I will do according to your wishes." So they granted it.
And before the end of a year a son was born unto him. And in Narberth
was he born; and on the night that he was born, women were brought to
watch the mother and the boy. And the women slept, as did also Rhiannon,
the mother of the boy. And the number of the women that were brought
into the chamber, was six. And they watched for a good portion of the
night, and before midnight every one of them fell asleep, and towards
break of day they awoke; and when they awoke, they looked where they had
put the boy, and behold he was not there. "Oh," said one of the women,
"the boy is lost!" "Yes," said another, "and it will be small vengeance
if we are burnt or put to death because of the child." Said one of the
women, "Is there any counsel for us in the world in this matter?" "There
is," answered another, "I offer you good counsel." "What is that?" asked
they. "Ther