An Unseen Future

by Eve-Providence

A tortured young woman is resuced by Arthur and his knights. When the girl starts to fall in love with two knights, will her past with Saxons tear them apart or will the knights be willing to forgive her? GalahadOCTristan

1. Author's Note

An Unseen Future

Author's Note:

After seeing the movie King Arthur, I became enthralled by Tristan and Galahad. I began weaving a story around the younger knight, but felt that I had abandoned the other. I began thinking of new ways to include both of my favorite characters, the lone wolf and the brash youngster. I wanted them to fall in love with a girl, but only one could have her. I didn't want the choice to be made by death, but with connections one saw, the other ignored and the girl took no notion of. As I began to memorize and connect and explore the Knights of Badon Hill, I became more aware of the timeless classic of the triangle love. I soon gave up that idea, because both knights would be unwilling to take the girl back if she bedded both. Then it became the importance of the enemies that surrounded Britain. Rome, Saxon and Woad erupted with new meaning and I found myself contemplating which one she should be. As it is, the end of the story will change her life, her background forgotten. But the importance of her heritage is for the first meeting between Tristan and Galahad, and how that affects their feelings.

The second thing I had to wonder over was her name, but not just any name. It had to mean something. I finally realized I would have to pull it from within the legends itself. There is of course the love of Tristan and that tragic tale, but I quickly let her name die. I went than to the name that rang most in my ear, Elaine. I decided however, by love of fantasy, to create a new Elaine. Inevitably, it became Elayne. But the story of Elayne has only one connection with Galahad. She bedded with Lancelot and was mother to Galahad. But since they were not married, Galahad was a bastard and Lancelot left for Guinevere. Elayne spent the rest of her days plotting revenge to kill Lancelot. Of course, I knew the name but not the connection and it wasn't until I was halfway done with the story that I figured out the really truth between the two. I figured though, the fact that the movie switched so many instances and people around, saying they all changed over the eras through legends, that I should do the same. Therefore, I give you An Unseen Future, where the truth of Elayne, Galahad and Tristan are revealed.