Lady knight

by Mangoosegirl

Lilly Talltree seeks help From King Arthur. Her land is under attack from bandits, and her father is to old and weak to fight them off. The knights of Camelot agree to help, but Lilly wants to fight along. Her stubborness, passion and brave heart do not go unnoticed by one of the knights. (GwainexOC) (LeonxOC)

1. prologue

Prologue

"My lord! News from Bluehill. They too are being attacked by the bandits."

One of the soldiers had come into the room. The old man at the head of the table looked weary. He was old and weak, and now bandits had taken advantige of that by attacking his people. The young woman next to him sighed. "The were the last village still standing. Father, this can't go on. We need to seek help." She urged the old man. No response. "Father." She urged.

"Let him be Lilly." The woman on the other side of the old Lord spoke. "Can't you see he is too weak to fight anymore." The woman spoke calmly, but tears were swilently streamung down her face. "We have no men we can spare to send for help. And who would we even ask, we have no allies."

"We can ask our King. He will help us, we are his people after all." The young woman suggested. "Don't be a fool, We are at the far border of his kingdom, he has no doubt forgotten all about us."

"He will help us, I know he will. He has to. What other hope do we have?" The girl now yelled at her mother.

"We have none." The old man spoke, and startled his wife and daughter. "Lilly." He uttered. Lilly came closer. "You have to go to Camelot. Reason with our King, he might listen to you." "Yeas father." The girl moved to get on her way immidiatly. "Wait. Lilly my dear. You have to promise me something." The girl went back to her father, grabbing his hands. "Anything father." "Say it Lilly, say you promise." "I promise. What is it father?" "If the King will not send help, we are lost. If he won't help us, I want you to stay at Camelot. You will be safe there." Lilly was taken aback. "No father, I will not leave you and mother. I will protect you, I want to fight." "No Lilly. If there is no hope left, stay away. I am old, I will die soon anyway. You are sill young, you must live." Tears were now streaming arcoss Lilly's face. "Father!" "You promised my darling. Do whatever you must do to stay alive." Lilly swallowed her tears and rose to her feet again. "I will not disappoint you father. I will get King Arthur to save us. And I will return."

With those words she left the room.