Mr. Cornwell, I was wondering what bewitching creature was the inspiration for Olwen in the Arthur series? I had the strangest sense that she might have been the daughter of Derfel and Nimue. Olwen’s age seemed to match up with the time when Derfel and Nimue were lovers and her temptations seemed to suggest the high sin of incest and the power it would contribute to a fatal curse on him if he accepted.
James Peacock