Chapter 1:

"..." speaking

'...' thoughts

I can't believe i'm stuck in this bloody carriage while my father is rideing a horse. I've been here senice we left Rome. 'bloody Romans.' i thought. My mother was half Britain, when shd died I had know choice then to stay in Rome with my father. I had always asked him about my mother but he would only tell me she was half Britain and that was all I needed to know. I had lieved in Rome almost all my life but it was my mothers home that is in my heart. We were on are way to the famous wall of Arthur and his Knights. I haden't seen Arthur sence I was a little girl. My father and his was bestfriends, when I heard that he became a commander I was so proud of him. A Roman solder rode past me and smirked.

"What do you want Capis?" my father had been persuing me to marry Capis for the past four years. He was in his early thirtys, medium hight and build, dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was handsom, yes, but I wasen't in love with him. I had told my father that I wanted to marry for love and not because it was the right thing to do.

"Nothing Helena, nothing at all." he smiled at me again and rode off.

"Yea right." I said under my breath. I looked across the seat and saw the man that my father conned to pretend was him. 'bloody Romans.' Another rider came up to the carriage and pused back the thin flap that covered the opening. When I saw it was my father I picked up the book that was next to me and started reading.

"Helena?" I wasen't in the mood to talk to my father, we had had a argument before we left and I still had not forgave him yet.

"Yes?" I answered, still not looking up from my book.

"Bishop Germanius, we need you for a moment." my father sighed and rod off. I shut the book and closed my eyes. My father had arranged a marriage with the King of Irlands son. I had only met him once but new right away that I didn't like him. He had never worked a day in his life, and probally never would. I new that if I married him he would force me to live a life like his, and that just wasen't me. I could ride a horse by the time I could form sentances, I had learned to use a bow and arrow before I could write and read, and i could use a sword by the time I turned fifeteen. I just wasen't cut out to become a queen and have people do things for me.

"Protect the carriage!" I looked out and saw solders gathering around the carriage. About fife arrows hit the outside of the carriage causing me to jump back a ways. I quickly jumped out and grabbed a sword from a dead soder. A man came at me and I quickly stuck the sword in his abdominal causing him to fall over in pain then die. Another man came at me and tried to slice my throte, I ducked and tried to stick my own sword in is abdominal, he blocked and tried to decapetate me, he hunched over in pain, I saw Capis behind him. I nodded my head in thanks and went to find my father. There were seven men ridding horsback, comeing toward us, I paid know mind and went back to look for my father. A man jumped up to the carriage, I quickly stuck the sword through his back. One of the men on horseback was fighting with a curved sword was fighting a couple of me on his own, another man came from behind him, I threw my sword and hit the man in the chest. Another man came at me and tried to hit me with an ax, i ducked but barley, I quickly roled out of the way and ended up on my back. An arrow flew above me and enbeded itself in the mans left lung, I sat up on my elbows and turned my head where the arrow came from. The same man lowered his bow and stared at me. It was hard to see his eyes in the mess of his braids, but I could tell his eyes were very dark, I felt he could see into my sould with those eyes. I turned my head to look at the ground and stood up. A gruf looking man came toward me, followed by a man with long blond hair. I heard a man talking in latin, I bent down and saw my fathers assistance Horton praying. I saw one of the men look in carriage and then look at the blond man.

"Your god dosen't live here boy." I heard the blond man say. I took a deep breath and went to look for my father. I walked over to the remaning solders and saw my father at the head of the line.

"Helena, are you alright?" I nodded my head and saw a man aproch us with a few of the men I had seen. The solders looked like they were about to pull there weapons out but my father stoped them. "Arthur Castus, your the spitting image of your father. I havent seen you seince you were a small boy." he smiled but Arthur didn't seem to notice.

"Bishop Germanius, welcome to Britain." he looked over to me with a curious eyebrow raised. I smiled at him and recognition kicked in.

"Helena?" I smiled at him.

"Hello Arthur, it's wonderful to see you again." I walked over to him and held out my hand. I hated to be fourmal with my bestfriend but with everybody around I had to. He seemed to understand and brought my hand up to his lips. He smiled a genuion smile at me and started to talk to my father again. My father dismounted his horse and walked over to the carriage after they removed the body of the man that I had spent most of my trip with.

"Don't worry bishop, we'll protect you."

"I have know dought commander, know dought at all." he smiled at Arthur that made me wish that I wasen't his daughter. 'bloody romans'

"Tristan, ride ahead." I saw the man who saved me, he nodded his head and wrode down the road. I smiled and mounted the horse that my father had just left. I was so happy that I had seen Arthur again and would see him more ofton when we went back to Rome, as much as I loathed that place I had know where eles to go.