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Also they had long conversations together , during which Nerle gleaned a great deal of knowledge and received some advice that was of much use to him in his later life . One day Prince Marvel sought out Lady Seseley and said : `` Will you ride with me to the Forest of Lurla ? '' `` Willingly , '' she answered ; and calling Berna and Helda to attend them , they mounted their horses and rode swiftly away , for it was a long distance to Lurla . By noon the party entered the forest , and although the path they traversed was unknown to the girls , who had usually entered the forest from its other side , near to where the Baron Merd 's castle had stood , the prince seemed to have no difficulty in finding his way . He guided them carefully along the paths , his handsome war-charger stepping with much grace and dignity , until at length they came to a clearing . Here the prince paused abruptly , and Seseley looked around her and at once recognized the place . `` Why , '' she exclaimed , in surprise , `` it is the Fairy Bower ! ''