` Whence came this ring ? ' asked she , ` for such good luck is not wont to befall thee . ' ` The man to whom this ring belonged thou shalt see here in the evening , ' answered the shepherd ; ` he is Kilweh , son of Kilydd , cousin to king Arthur , and he has come to seek Olwen . ' And when the wife heard that she knew that Kilweh was her nephew , and her heart yearned after him , half with joy at the thought of seeing him , and half with sorrow for the doom she feared . Soon they heard steps approaching , and Kai and the rest entered into the house and ate and drank . After that the woman opened a chest , and out of it came a youth with curling yellow hair . ` It is a pity to hid him thus , ' said Gwrhyr , ` for well I know that he has done no evil . ' ` Three and twenty of my sons has Yspaddaden slain , and I have no more hope of saving this one , ' replied she , and Kai was full of sorrow and answered : ` Let him come with me and be my comrade , and he shall never be slain unless I am slain also . ' And so it was agreed . ` What is your errand here ? ' asked the woman . ` We seek Olwen the maiden for this youth , ' answered Kai ; ` does she ever come hither so that she may be seen ? ' ` She comes every Saturday to wash her hair , and in the vessel where she washes she leaves all her rings , and never does she so much as send a messenger to fetch them . ' ` Will she come if she is bidden ? ' asked Kai , pondering . ` She will come ; but unless you pledge me your faith that you will not harm her I will not fetch her . ' ` We pledge it , ' said they , and the maiden came . A fair sight was she in a robe of flame-coloured silk , with a collar of ruddy gold about her neck , bright with emeralds and rubies . More yellow was her head than the flower of the broom , and her skin was whiter than the foam of the wave , and fairer were her hands than the blossoms of the wood anemone . Four white trefoils sprang up where she trod , and therefore was she called Olwen .
She entered , and sat down on a bench beside Kilweh , and he spake XXXXX her : ` Ah , maiden , since first I heard thy name I have loved thee -- wilt thou not come away with me from this evil place ? '
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