Chapter 4- One Night, One Day, But not in the name of Love

Ravenna stood in the cold grass awaiting what would happen next. She stood there for what seemed like an eternity and then felt two strong hands grab her, "Get the hell of me." She screamed at the man. She looked angry and panicked. The man ordered someone to help him with her. Ravenna fought both of them off and tired to run. Two guards caught her before she could leave the grounds, "Get off of me." She screamed.

The guards dragged her back to where the monks and her new master were standing, "Sir, what would you like us to do with her?" They asked.

"Well I don't want her. Lock her up, torture her, do what you please with her." He said.

"Very well." The monks said, "She will be sacrificed to God."

"What God? God is dead you idiots." Ravenna screamed, "Any form of God died the day I was taken from my husband. So how can you sacrifice me to something that does not exist?"

"Sinner, you shall be sacrificed so you can redeem your place in Heaven." The monks screamed at her.

They took Ravenna into a building that smelled of the dead. She looked around and saw a little girl chained to a wall, a man and a woman who were withering away, and a Woad girl curled up in a corner; afraid, broken, and alone. The monks opened up the door to her cell and threw her in there with the girl. Ravenna looked over at her and decided to go and help her any way she could but the girl backed away, "You're the wife of one of the knights of the Great Wall?" She asked frightened.

"Yes I am. My name is Ravenna. Tristan is my husband." Ravenna said.

"You're an Amazon? I heard they were all wiped out by the Saxon." The girl said.

"Not all of us. My mother the Amazon Queen was taken to a safe location near the Black Sea. That is how I met Tristan." She said.

"My name is Guinevere. I am the daughter of Merlin." Guinevere said.

"Why are you here?" Ravenna asked.

"Romans caught me on a scouting trip South of the Wall." She said, "Why are you here?"

"Roman said I attacked him after I refused to sleep with him." Ravenna said, "Though I don't know how I will survive this. I mean I can but the baby can't."

"Your pregnant?" Guinevere asked.

"Yes, I am." She said sighing and putting a hand on her stomach. A single tear fell from her eye and she thought of Tristan. What was he doing at that moment. Was her trying to convince Arthur to come get her?

The Wall

"Arthur, she could die there. The Romans could kill her." Tristan yelled at him.

"I know Tristan, but there is nothing I can do right now." He said.

"There has to be something." He said.

"There is nothing." He yelled at Tristan.

Tristan walked out of the room and went to his and sat on the bed. He would have to wait to go after her, he knew that. If he did he would not gain his freedom. He thought about Ravenna and thought about everything they had been through, "She will survive." He said to himself. He lay back on the bed and held the sheets, she was there in spirit and he could love her in that way as well.

Roman Estate

Ravenna sat on the dirt floor in her cell. She put her hand over stomach and cried. Someone put a hand over her and held her. Guinevere just sat there with her waiting for her to say something and she finally passed out from grief. Guinevere laid her down on the floor and watched for the guards. No one was coming tonight and she then sat and watched over Ravenna as she finally fell asleep.