Sorry about not posting yesterday, I had a color guard thing and I meant to post when I got home but I just feel asleep. Sorry again!

About a week later the knights where making their way back to Camelot, they where staying at an inn in the town where Ashlin lived that was run by a women named Meg. Meg was an old widow whose children had all moved away, she lived on her own and did her best to run the inn. Meg was like a mother to Ashlin when ever Fabian had not been able to take care of Ashlin, Meg would and when Ashlin was with Meg she would help her run the inn. Fabian had been gone for about a two days, he had gone a couple of villages over to try to sell some of the crops and like always Ashlin was with Meg helping her work the inn.

The knights where sitting around a table laughing together while waiting for their dinner, Ashlin put all the food for the knights on a tray and walked over to them carefully. Gwain jumped up when he saw her coming and tried to help her, "I have it my lord." she said softly as she placed the tray on their table. She made sure that it was stable before turning to leave.

"Wait, whats your name?" Gwain asked still thinking she looked familiar.

"Ashlin, my lord. Ashlin Morgause Trewell." She ducked her head shyly.

Gwain stared at her, "Ashlin Morgause.." he said softly. "Is Morgause a family name?" he asked her politely, Ashlin just nodded. Gwain just nodded again and watched Ashlin walk away. He turned to look at the other knights with his eye brows raised. "What do you think?" he asked them softly.

Elyan sighed, "About what?"

Gwain stared at him, "You don't think that's strange? A twenty year old girl named Ashlin Morgause, with curly blond hair and wide blue eyes and light brown skin that wears the Pendragon crest around her neck. One that happens to look exactly like the one Author gave the princess when she was born.."

The knights where silent as they thought about what Gwain said, "How can we be sure if it is her?" Elyan asked.

"You seriously think it's not?" Gwain asked as all the rest of the knights rolled their eyes at Elyan.

...

The next morning the knights where preparing to ride back to Camelot, they could not wait to tell Arthur and Gwen of what they found. All the knights where about to take off when they heard screaming from the other end of the village, Gwain turned around and saw people running towards them and away from some bandits. The knights immediately drew their swords, Gwain looked around, "Some one go protect Ashlin." he ordered quickly.

"Gwain.." Elyan said starting to protest.

"Elyan if she is the princes we must keep her safe." Gwain looked at him. Everyone nodded in agreement and Elyan turned away to go find Ashlin who was still inside the inn.

...

Ashlin was still asleep when the screaming started but she thought nothing of it. It's probably just the Jameson brothers messing around again, she thought as she rolled over to go back to sleep. She had worked late last night letting Meg have the night off. She was still asleep when Elyan had burst back into the inn and started rushing from room to room looking for her. Her door burst open and she sat up quickly shocked, "What are you doing!" Ashlin glared at Elyan as she tried to cover herself up since she was only in a night gown.

Elyan looked at her, "Oh um, ahh." He closed the door again, "Sorry um the village is under attack... I was making sure your ok?" he trailed off making his explanation sound like a question.

Ashlin listened to him and got up quickly, she grabbed an old gray dress of hers and pulled it over her head before stepping out into the hallway and staring at Elyan. "So you thought it was alright to burst into my room while I was sleeping?" she asked annoyed.

"Sorry about that.." Eylan blushed before leading her down stairs, Elyan opened the door to outside and stepped out looking around, one of the bandits ran at him with his sword raised. Elyan stepped back and drew his own weapon to defend himself and fight back, he quickly disarmed and knocked out the bandit. It was an easily won fight most bandits wouldn't stand a chance against a knight in a fair fight, but then again when did bandits ever fight fair.

While Elyan was distracted another bandit had come up behind him silently with his knife raised. He was just about to stab Elyan in the back but Ashlin who was standing in the door way to the inn started throwing rocks at him. The bandit turned away from Elyan and advanced toward Ashlin quickly he raised his knife to throw it at and kill the girl, just as he was about to bring his arm down his stopped and his eyes went wide. The bandit stumbled back a step and feel to the ground dead a knife sticking out of his back. Ashlin looked up startled and saw Gwain standing down the street watching them he had a sword in one hand and his other arm was posed like he had just thrown a knife.

...

Ashlin was sitting in the inn a little while later, the knights had gathered in the inn as well, they where sitting just a little ways away from Ashlin but she could tell that they kept glancing over at her. Ashlin however just stared at the wall not talking to anyone, the bandits had attacked other villages before them including the one that Fabian had traveled to earlier that week. They had prisoners from the other village that once the knights had defeated the bandits, had been set free. One of the prisoners told them what happened, how they had come trough the village in the night and killed anyone who had fought back, including Fabain.

Fabian had apparently been trying to get some children out of the village and into the woods to hide until the bandits left when one of them found him, and while protecting the children he had been killed.

Ashlin sighed, the farm and everything had been left to one of Fabians friends, and he told Ashlin he was sorry but she had to leave. he didn't want a girl living on what was now his farm. She could stay with Meg for a while probably but then after that what would she do for a living? Ashlin put her head on the table.

Gwain sighed and stood up and walked over to her table, "Ashlin," He said softly, "I'm sorry about your uncle." Ashlin just shrugged. "I know you have no home now, I heard some of the people talking about it. And I was thinking," He looked over at the other knights who were watching him confused about what he was doing, "There is always work to be done in Camelot. Maybe you should come and find work there."

Ashlin raised her head and stared at him, "I don't think that would be a good idea." she sighed.

"Why not? There are farms on the very edge of the city, shops you could work at, workshops you can make things in, and a castle that always needs more workers." Gwain smiled at her.

"And when I am unable to find work what should I do then?" Ashlin said watching him.

Gwain just smiled again, "Thats the best part there is no way you wont have work, come with us to Camelot. Honestly, what do you have to lose? And if you think about it you saved a knights life," he glanced at Elyan, "so the king does owe you.." he added jokingly.

Ashlin sighed, "I guess that better than any other idea." she smiled slightly. "I'm going to Camelot to find work, this should be interesting."

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