This is my first Fanfiction so please be kind, I have more chapters written and I know that this is short but I'll only post them depending on the number/quality of reviews and I'll update about once a week when I can. I hope you like it. (Please forgive any spelling mistakes, feel free to point them out to me in Reviews. I also have a system which is explained on my profile. So I'll write the first question at the end.
This is set after the episode Lancelot Du Lac, and is canon up till that point except for Merlin AH and is canon in Camelot except for the parts with Gwen in. She doesn't return. I'm not sure about the timing but please go with me. Gwen is also very OOC in this, I've always thought she could be A LOT more badass. Enjoy! :p
Prologue
Heartbroken. That was the only way to describe how Gwen felt as she wound her way down the road and out of Camelot. Not only had she lost the love of her life to a stupid, split second of hormonal idiocy, but she had lost her home, her brother, and maybe worst of all, her friends. Shivering against the harsh wind, she blinked tears from her chocolate brown eyes. The roads were empty and the long journey to the boarder was to be lonely. She would not cry. She would not turn back. She would not. Give him. The satisfaction.
And so she went, traveling from town to town. She stayed at inns when she could, and found work in fields when she must. She bought an old mountain pony named Morris off a man whose children had long grown into larger steeds, and it pulled the cart of what possessions she had. As seasons changed and the frost turned to warmth, she found her way further west than she had ever traveled, but had indeed heard tales of, before. The woodlands and fields made way for thick forests and foothills. The road beneath her feet grew rougher and windier and the clusters of houses grew fewer. These were the outlying lands of the Ancient and Mighty Land of Glenoria. Legends told that at one time the five kingdoms were joined as one under the rule of Glenoria's High King, and that they were freed by the High King after their royal households revolted against him. Some of the five kingdoms still held favor in their Halls of Council, but Camelot was not one of them. Glenoria was a land of magic; it was home to every sort of beast and man that Uther had despised. Griffins and hydra hunted in the woods, unicorns dwelled in the deepest parts of the forests, fenris wolves made their dens on the edges of highland plateaus, and sorcerers walked the streets, a sorceress even held the throne. This was her destination.
After her banishment, she had made the decision to learn more about the world her father died for. Glenoria was the only place that she could learn this and not betray Camelot, as its magic was portrayed as powerful but good and fair. She had never held love for Uther's treatment of those of and with magic, believing it cruel and unjust, but to join any of the magic loving among the 5 kingdoms was to join Morgana and become more of an enemy of Camelot, nor would she be welcomed.
Two months had passed since her banishment and summer was well underway. The wind was welcomed now, a breath of fresh air blowing the sweltering haze down the valleys. Gwen's progress west slowed as she stopped more frequently to refill her water skin and allow her pony to cool down. The heat was more exhausting than she had ever felt before and she found herself traveling at night, the cooler air worth the threat of bandits and highwaymen. After weeks of traveling through the mountains of Glenoria, Gwen spotted a light in the distance, too bright to be just a campfire, she had found a village. There would be an inn there, with proper meals and a bed. Smiling, she quickened her pace, this was civilization. This was her future.
Riddle Time:
In this teaser, you have to find the odd ones out in the groups of words, and the reason why they are. In each group of words there are TWO words which do not belong. Can you find them both? R&R the answer, if 1 or 2 are right and u were first I'll fav and mention, if it's both in all three I'll follow. those who Google the Answers are cheaters and i will treat worse than Flamers. you have been warned.
1. Dodge - Ford - Lincoln - Hoover 2. King - Earl - Knight - Bishop 3. Yellow - Green - Dead - Black