The Woad camp took a day ride to get there, as soon as Guinevere arrived her fathers people came up to say hello to her "Guinevere" someone yelled to her in excitement, she saw Will coming to meet her, "Finally you return" he said she gave him a hug she held tightly onto him she had missed him so much Lancelot watched on from a distance, "I have missed you so much Will" "Come taking her hand I will take you to Arianna."

They reached Arianna's hut, her father came out to greet her "Guinevere my dear daughter" he hugged her and kissed her on the head, "How is she?" "She is resting but she will love to see you" Guinevere entered the hut and saw her sister pale and laying on the bed with her eyes closed "Arianna" Guinevere whispered as she sat down next to her, she slowly opened her eyes and saw her little sister's face staring down at her "I knew you would come" she said weakly "Of course wild horses couldn't keep me away, rest now I will be sitting by your side" Arianna closed her eyes again as Guinevere held her hand.

After a while Guinevere left her sister to sleep and came out of the hut, she looked over to where Lancelot stood on top of the hill away from her people, she could see her father Merlin, talking to Will she walked over to them "She looks so ill father, will she make it through" "I believe so, she is looking better than what she did a couple of days ago, Will placed your things in your hut, you can tell the Sarmatian to leave now", "Father be nice after all this is the man that took an arrow in the chest for me, without this Sarmatian I would not be here right now" she warned "Well then I think a thanks is in order if he saved your life".

He walked over to Lancelot "You there" Lancelot turned "I believe I owe you my gratitude" Lancelot looked confused "You saved my daughter's life, I am in debt to you my friend" "That is not necessary, the honour was all mine" "Come you will join us and feast tonight" "I am fine thank you, I will just stay right here and keep watch" "We do not need you on watch we have our men watching" Lancelot looked around he couldn't see anyone he looked back to Merlin who lifted his head to the trees and Lancelot followed and he could make out men in the trees all around the encampment "As I said you don't need to keep watch please you will be our guest" Lancelot nodded and grabbed his things, "Guinevere" she came towards her father and Lancelot things were still uneasy between them "I have asked this man" turning to Lancelot "I am sorry I don't know your name?" "Its Lancelot, father" Merlin's eyes widened a little when he heard of the knights name "Lancelot, well I have asked him to join us for a feast tonight" he then called for Will "Will, will you take Lancelot's things to your hut, he will bunk with you tonight" "Yes Merlin" grabbing Lancelot's items "Follow me I will show you the way" Lancelot walked with Will, Merlin turned to his daughter "Where's Arthur?" "He had to stay with the kingdom father," "How is the wedding coming along?" "Its on track" "Your union with Arthur will finally unite our people once and for all" "I am aware of that, father" he nodded his head, "Well go and get dressed for tonight, get back into your old 

clothing, I hardly recognise you" looking at her yellow dress, that did nothing for her slender frame. She rolled her eyes and went to her hut.

That night the Woads gathered around the massive camp fire with a boar roasting over the top, there was music and dancing, Lancelot stood by the tree just watching them interact this was the closest he had been to the Woads without killing them.

He looked over to where Guinevere's child hood friend was and his attention immediately turned to the women standing next to him, he had never seen her look so beautiful, Guinevere was in her natural surroundings wearing a white dress that criss crossed at the top to cover her breasts and showed the sides of her toned stomach, then joined together to flow into a skirt, she had her hair down and a reef on her head, she was laughing with Will he had never seen her look so happy, she felt his gaze on her and she looked over to him there eyes met, she smiled, Lancelot annoyed at himself for been caught staring turned around and faced the other way, her smile faded, the interaction did not go unnoticed by Merlin, who watched his daughters face fall at the knights ignorance.

The night went on and Guinevere and Will were dancing and Kiata a beautiful fair haired women, went up to Lancelot to convince him to dance, he tried to decline but she would hear nothing of it, Guinevere stared emotions raging through her as they danced around the camp fire, Lancelot was laughing with Kiata his mood completely changing when a beautiful women was showing him attention. She had seen enough she stopped dancing and Will followed her, Lancelot watched her storm off and Will go after her, he wished it was him chasing her instead but she was Arthurs concern not his, he carried on with this overly friendly Kiata.

"Guinevere will you slow down" Will rushing to catch up with her "I just want to be by myself Will" walking away "Tell me how long have you had feelings for the knight" he yelled after her she turned to look at him completely shocked "I do not have feelings for Lancelot" she stuttered "Guinevere I know you better than you know yourself you have no need to lie to me" taking a breath "It is nothing but a silly crush, his a mysterious person that has me intrigued I will not act on my feelings and even if I wanted to they are not reciprocated anyway" she sank to the ground, "remember when we were young, we had not a care in the world no problems, no marriages, just rolling around in the dirt" "Yes well rolling around in the dirt with you now would not be looked on so favourably" he joked he sat down next to her and she placed her head on his shoulder.



"I've missed this, just us together, when I marry Arthur you will have to come live in the kingdom" he laughed "I would never live in the Kingdom Guin look at my home, the stars are out shining, I have everything I desire right here but I will always be here for you" she lifted her head and looked at her best friend his sandy coloured hair touching his shoulders his chiselled facial features, green emerald eyes "We need to find you a women, Will someone to look after you" "Well when you find her send her my way" laying down to look up at the stars she laid down next to him they stayed there for the rest of the evening eventually falling asleep.