Long he stood at bay ; then at last he betook himself to flight , and fled to a castle which was newly built , in a place where no building had ever been known . Into the castle he ran , and the dogs after him , and long though their masters looked and listened , they neither saw nor heard aught concerning dogs or boar . ' I will go into the castle and get tidings of the dogs , ' said Pryderi at last . ` Truly , ' answered Manawyddan , ` thou wouldst do unwisely , for whosoever has cast a spell over this land has set this castle here . ' ' I can not give up my dogs , ' replied Pryderi , and to the castle he went . But within was neither man nor beast ; neither boar nor dogs , but only a fountain with marble round it , and on the edge a golden bowl , richly wrought , which pleased Pryderi greatly . In a moment he forgot about his dogs , and went up to the bowl and took hold of it , and his hands stuck to the bowl , and his feet to the marble slab , and despair took possession of him . Till the close of day Manawyddan waited for him , and when the sun was fast sinking , he went home , thinking that he had strayed far . ` Where are thy friend and thy dogs ? ' said Rhiannon , and he told her what had befallen Pryderi . ' A good friend hast thou lost , ' answered Rhiannon , and she went up to the castle and through the gate , which was open . There , in the centre of the courtyard , she beheld Pryderi standing , and hastened towards him . ` What dost thou here ? ' she asked , laying her hand on the bowl , and as she spoke she too stuck fast , and was not able to utter a word . Then thunder was heard and a veil of darkness descended upon them , and the castle vanished and they with it . When Kieva , the wife of Pryderi , found that neither her husband nor his mother returned to her , she was in such sorrow that she cared not whether she lived or died . Manawyddan was grieved also in his heart , and said to her : ` It is not fitting that we should stay here , for he have lost our dogs and can not get food . Let us go into England -- it is easier for us to live there . ' So they set forth . ` What craft wilt thou follow ? '
asked XXXXX as they went along . '
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