![]() Without his clothes, he would "remain a werewolf forever." He doesn't want to tell her where he hides his clothes, but when she insists he reveals his hiding place in a hollow rock next to an old chapel deep in the woods. Though she lets on no sign of concern, she immediately begins to question him, learning in the process that he must unclothe himself to turn and that he must hide his clothing in order to facilitate his transformation back to man. ![]() She perseveres with her question, and ultimately convinces him to reveal the truth: each week, he becomes a werewolf. ![]() ![]() However, when she poses her question about his disappearance (most frightened he might reveal the existence of another lover), he falters and asks her to withdraw the query, since the answer meant "great harm would come to and shall lose love and destroy. She tells him she has a question that she fears to ask, and he promises to tell her anything she would know. Finally, she is driven to confront him on one of his returns. He lives with his beautiful and loving wife, and all is well between them except for one thing: each week, the baron disappears for three days, and nobody knows where he goes. She begins her tale by introducing a noble and handsome baron (Bisclavret) who is loved by all in his home realm of Brittany. She speaks of the werewolf curse as something that "often used to happen." ![]() Marie informs us she would be remiss to omit the lay of Bisclavret, a werewolf from the old days of Brittany. ![]()
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