Mirkwood:
"You want me to do what?" Alera was shocked. Her father had never asked her to do anything like that before. Alera Greenleaf was the princess of the Mirkwood Elves. Not only was she that, but she commanded the army.
"We need you to be our ambassador to Avalon." her father repeated.
"Why me?"
"You are the oldest, Alera. It is your responsibility to do this. You are going to be queen one day. You need to learn to make allies. They already know that you are coming. Go pack."
Alera bowed to her father and walked out of the throne room.
Avalon:
"When is the Elven ambassador coming?" Arthur demanded. Arthur Pendragon, former High King of Britain, and leader of the Knights of the Round Table, paced back and forth in the Round Table room.
"Soon." his best friend, Lancelot, answered. "Stop pacing, you're making me nervous."
"Seriously, Arthur. I've never seen you this tense." Galahad commented. He was the most easy-going and relaxed of the Knights.
"Everything will be fine." Guinevere, Gwen, tried to sooth her husband. Arthur sat heavily in his seat. He had never been good at waiting.
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Alera followed the guard that was leading her to the meeting room. For the tenth time she checked the tightness of her sword belt and made sure her dress hung properly. She was extremely nervous about meeting the infamous Knights of the Round Table. Her guard knocked on the door.
"Come in!" a voice called. Alera's heart pounded harder as the door opened. She took a deep breath to calm herself and stepped into the room.
"You're the Elven ambassador?" the man in the middle demanded as the door shut with a grim finality behind Alera.
"I am." she replied.
"What's your name?"
She squared her shoulders and lifted her chin, "I am Alera Greenleaf. Princess of Mirkwood and Commander of the army. Who are you?"
One of the other men in the room let out a chuckle and hastily turned it into a cough.
"Arthur Pendragon," the man in the middle introduced. "Welcome to Avalon."
Alera kept her calm exterior while inside she was screaming at herself for being so stupid.