Summary: Adeline is Tristan sister. After she watches her homeland destroyed, Adeline decides to go and find her brother in Briton, but she is taken captive by the Saxons. What happens when she finally is able to find her brother and the other knights.
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Chapter 2 Memory Forgotten
"Has she awakened yet?" Guinevere asked Melde out side the tent that Adeline was being taken care in. She was growing impatience waiting for the woman to wake up and she was growing even more tired of feeling guilty for the state that the woman was in. Guinevere had also saw the look in Merlin's eyes when they had brought a unconscious woman back.
"Not yet," Melde said with a hint of announce in her voice. "You can go in and sit with her if you would like." she then turned and walked off.
Guinevere stood outside of tent for a moment debating if she wanted to go in and sit with the woman, Adeline. She stood there a moment longer and then decided to go inside.
To Guinevere's surprise Adeline was siting up in the cot looking around the tent with a confused look on his face. When Adeline saw Guinevere enter the tent she look frighten and unsure of what to do. Guinevere took another step towards Adeline.
"Where am I?" she said looking up at Guinevere still with a frighten look in her eyes.
"You are in a Woad camp," Guinevere watch confusion pass over Adeline's face once more.
Tears came to Adeline's eyes, "Who am I and why can't I remember anything?" she began to cry. Pulling her legs to her chest, Adeline sat there curled up in a ball, crying.
Staring at the women for a moment Guinevere felt panic rush over her. "You don't remember anything?" she asked with unsureness in her voice. Adeline didn't look up at her, but Guinevere saw her shake her head. 'Great, just another thing to make Merlin a little more up set with me,' Guinevere thought to herself. She knew what she needed to do, but hated to admit it to herself. She had inform Merlin that Adeline was awake, but with no memory of who she was.
"Adeline," Guinevere said approaching the woman.
She looked up at the strange woman still trying to place who she was, but she couldn't. "Adeline, that's my name?" as she said it the name she realized it sounded familiar and felt right rolling off her tongue.
The woman standing in front of Adeline seemed to be processing something, because she only continued to stare. "Yes, that is your name." But the woman still appeared to be lost in her own thoughts.
'Adeline,' she said to herself over and over again hoping it would trigger some kind of memory, but still found nothing. "And who are you?" she asked hoping maybe this woman's name would register with her.
"I am Guinevere," she said coming out of her dazed state.
As soon as Guinevere said her name Adeline realized that how unfamiliar it seemed to her. Like she hadn't heard it before. "Do I know you?" Adeline asked seeing that it seemed like most logical question to ask next.
Guinevere shook her head, "No, we saw each other only for a brief moment before..." Guinevere stopped, she appeared to be trying to figure out if you should say anymore.
"Before you hit your head," the voice came from behind Guinevere and Adeline saw for a brief moment a frighten look pass over Guinevere's before the woman turned to face the man who had spoken.
Adeline reached and touched the back of her head feeling a tender lump which had formed there. She then turned her attention back to the man who appeared from behind Guinevere feeling very confused at what had happen to bring her to this point where she couldn't remember anything about who she was.
The man could see the confusion in her eyes, "Guinevere, why don't you explain to Adeline how she came to lose her memory," the man smiled at Guinevere, who turned a light shade of pink, because of embarrassment.
Turning her attention to Guinevere, Adeline wanted for the woman to speak, "Merlin, I..." Guinevere had a pleading look on her face. Merlin turned and looked at her with not pity in his eye's. Seeing as she was going to get any where with the man, Guinevere turned her attention to Adeline.
"Merlin, sent a small group and I out into the forest to find you. We knew where you were going to be, so we waited." she looked at Merlin hoping she wouldn't have to continue, but Guinevere could tell by the look on his face the she had to. "What we didn't expect was someone to be chasing after you. And that is exactly what happened. A Saxon was chasing you. I think I might have startled you and you stop running for just a moment," Guinevere paused for a moment. "He hit you hard, causing you to fall and hit your head." Guinevere finished her story and looked down at the floor not wanting the woman to see the guilt on her face.
Adeline touch the tender spot on the back of her head once more and frowned. This made no sense, none of it. She couldn't figure out if it was because, she couldn't remember anything Guinevere had told had happen or if while Guinevere was speaking she got this odd feeling in her stomach as if Adeline knew she shouldn't be here. She could feel Guinevere and Merlin starting at her, expecting her to say something, but she only sat there. Trying to sort through her thoughts hoping that maybe is she thought hard enough about running through the forest and being chased, the memory would come back to her and she would know why she was where she was. But nothing came, not even a spark of a memory.
"I feel like the are a lot of questions I should be asking, but I don't even know where to began." Adeline said feeling hopeless.
Guinevere looked at Merlin with worry on her face and for a brief moment Adeline saw worry pass over the older man's face. The both of them seemed to be pondering what to say next, they just continued to look at her.
"Why was I running through a forest from a Saxon?" Adeline paused realizing she didn't even know what a Saxon was, "What is a Saxon exactly?"
She sat there trying to wrap her head around what Merlin had told her. Sarmatian, Adeline was a Sarmatian taken captive Saxon and now she was with people of Briton called Woads. As Adeline had sat there and listened to Merlin speak about a life that seemed so unfamiliar her and yet the emotion which she felt it seemed like it could be possible it was her life. She felt such grief hearing that her family was dead and anger towards the Saxon who had killed them and taken her from her homeland.
"How? How do you know all of this about me?"
"Well, I believe that is a story for a different time. Adeline, I believe you need to rest." Merlin said as he turned to leave. Adeline could tell by the tone in his voice that the conversation was over, but she could tell by the look on Guinevere's face that Merlin was keeping from her. She sat there for a moment as Merlin exited the tent fighting the urge to go after him. Guinevere just continued to stand there staring blankly at her.
The urge to stay put lost against the stronger urge to go after Merlin. Jumping from the cot she had been sitting on Adeline ran out of the tent, Guinevere chasing after her.
Adeline stopped for outside of the tent her eyes adjusting to the sunlight. After her eyes had adjusted she looked around spotting Merlin just to her left. "Merlin," Adeline said loudly causing the Woad to stop in his tracks and turn to face her. "I may not be able to remember anything, but I can still tell when something is be kept from me. I demand that you tell me now." Adeline realized how strange it was that she was this angry over something like this, but maybe it was because part of herself was coming back to her to.
A small smirk quickly passed over Merlin's face and then he stood there for a moment with no emotion on his face. "Adeline, all I can tell you is there are events that are going to take place soon. And when this time come you and Guinevere will both have a part to play."
"And what part is that. What am I going to have to do?" Adeline could tell Merlin was hoping she wouldn't ask anymore questions of him, but she could help, but ask one more.
Merlin sighed, "I will not tell you anymore, because I'm afraid if I do, it will only frighten you. Until, you have your memory fully back I will not tell you anymore. Now go and rest Adeline." Merlin turned and left Adeline standing there.
Turing around Adeline came face to face with Guinevere, who had an very odd look on her face and her arms folded over her chest.. "I don't think I've ever seen anyone stand up to Merlin like that."
Saying nothing Adeline walked right past Guinevere and back to the tent she had woken up in. She felt frustrated with all of this. Not being able to recall who you are and having the feeling like you where suppose to be somewhere else was something very strange for Adeline. Flinging the tent flap open Adeline walked in feeling very heated, she heard Guinevere enter right behind her. "Where are my things?" she asked Guinevere as she looked around the small room for something of hers.
"What things? Guinevere asked sounding a bit confused.
"I wasn't just running through the forest with nothing, but what the gods gave me. Now, was I." Adeline was surprised again at what had just come out of her mouth, but at that moment, she didn't seem to care. "So, where are my things?"
"There," Guinevere said pointing to a small pile of clothing laying near the cot. "Your clothes have some blood on them, but everything else should be fine."
Walking over to the pile next to her cot, Adeline bent down next and started going through it. There was clothing and a small bag with a few piece of fruit in it, but what caught her attention was a black stone attached to a leather strap.
"Adeline, I didn't do anything to you, so please stop acting as if I have," Guinevere said with a hint of a threatening tone in her voice. Gunievere did feel like she was the one to blame for Adeline hitting her head, but if Merlin had never sent her out there, maybe Adeline would still have her memory.
Getting up from where she was Adeline stared at Guinevere, "Were you not the one sent out to find me and bring me back here?" Adeline said irritated. She had balled the black stone into her fist.
"I was doing what I was ordered." Guinevere was glaring at Adeline. "We are both in this together. There are events to come that we have some part to play in. So we might as well start getting along or it might make things a lot worse for the both of us." Turning around Guinevere left the tent feeling frustrated with all of this.
Watching Guinevere leave, Adeline realized what she had said, what part were they to play?
The smooth black stone in Adeline's hand caught her attention once more. She placed the leather strap over her head. It felt familiar laying on her chest, like it belonged there. And then she felt a tug of a memory pulling at her, but as hard as Adeline tried it would come to her. It was just out of reach. Once again Adeline felt so hopeless, she laid down on the cot one hand holding tightly around the black stone. Letting sleep take hold of her she hoped to find a better world then this one.
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