be as i am, and today i bestow that upon you as a wedding gift: be as i am. you believe that i cannot use my hands,” he said, “but indeed my hands are strong, only there is nothing in the world worth their use, and i save their strength for other deeds. see, i have proof of their strength from the palace of water.
‘the dream is true. as you dreamed, so it will happen.’ at this, he did not know what to do. he could not kill the princess, for he loved her; and he could not send her away, for he had suffered so much for her, and 