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Ayla and Katarina

King Arthur doesn't belong to me; if it did then there would have been things that turned out much differently.

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He pulled Katarina back against his chest and kissed the side of her face, "I love you."

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Ayla felt Tristan roll away from her and leave the bed. She sat up and watched as he silently prepared to leave for the mission. Tristan kissed Ayla's forehead, "I love you."

Ayla sighed, "I know I love you to, please come back safe."

"I will do my best, tell the children I love them." said Tristan.

"I will." Ayla said nodding. Tristan gave Ayla one last kiss before leaving the room.

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Katarina helped Lancelot pull his armor over his head. He leaned his head down resting his forehead on Kat's and held her face in his hands. "I will come back." Lancelot whispered.

"You know what will hap…" Lancelot cut Katarina off by kissing her and backing her against the wall.

When they peeled apart gasping for air Katarina whispered, "You need to go or you will be late."

"They can wait longer." Lancelot whispered nuzzling the side of her face.

"They will have to wait a lot longer if you don't go now." gasped Katarina.

Lancelot smirked, "I think they could handle it." The loudest most fear ridden screech was heard and Katarina fell over in laughter.

"Kat what is it?" asked Lancelot helping Katarina up. As the screech was heard again Katarina doubled over in laughter and was only able to point at the door. Lancelot went to the door and opened it just as a giant red blob ran screaming past the door.

Lancelot turned with a grin to Kat, "What that him?" The red blob ran past again and just as Kat had controlled her laughter she fell over again holding her stomach in laughter and nodding her head.

"What did you do?" asked Lancelot grinning. Katarina was shaking her head and gasping for air.

Lancelot came and helped Katarina to her feet, "I have to go to the stables, they are waiting for me but you will tell me what happened when I return." Katarina nodded still trying to catch her breath when Lancelot kissed her cheek and left the room.

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Ayla grabbed the bowl of red dye that she and Katarina had made the day before and began soaking cloth in the dye and placing in on the Bishop. Katarina occupied herself by putting manure that she, and Ayla had freshly collected from the stables, pouring it into his shoes. Katarina dumped the remaining manure on the Bishop's clothing that was folded in the drawers. Katarina then took a stick from the wood pile and with the extra red dye wrote, 'Your true sins are known.' on strips of paper spreading them throughout the room. Ayla removed the cloth from the Bishop holding in the laughter that the Bishop's skin was dyed red. The two women quickly left the room only to run into the knights.

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"But mommy why did daddy have to leave?" Kia sobbed into Katarina's shoulder.

"To save a young boy that needs his help darling." said Katarina holding her daughter.

"But daddy was never suppose to leave again." protested Irelyn Grace holding onto her mother's waist.

"Mommy he promised that he would not leave." Clair added in as the two mothers tried to comfort their children in the great hall.

"Clair, Derik listen to mommy." Ayla said gently.

The two children looked at their mother, "Yes?"

"It is complicated to explain, but I have to leave." said Ayla.

"I do also." added Katarina.

"But why mommy?" asked Derik sniffling back more tears.

"Because something bad might happen and we want to be there so we can try and help." Ayla explained.

"When are you to leave?" asked Irelyn Grace looking between her mother and adopted aunt.

"As soon as we are packed, we can't risk loosing their trail." said Ayla.

Irelyn Grace nodded and held out her arms to hold Kia, "Kia do you want to go play with my dolls?"

"But you never let me play with your dolls." Kia said in shock as Katarina put her daughter down.

"If you promise not to break them then we can all go play with them." said Irelyn Grace holding her sister's hand.

"That sounds fun!" exclaimed Clair taking Kia's other hand.

Kia began trying to run and pull the two older girls along with her, "C'mon! Let's go!"

The three girls ran into the house and Ayla put her son down but stay on her knees so she was still at his eye level, "Why don't you go play with your sister?"

"I do not want to play with the dolls; I want to go with you and Aunt Kat." Derik said sticking his bottom lip out.

"Darling I am afraid that you can't, but here take this," Ayla said handing him a stick she found on the ground, "If anyone tries you hurt your sister, Irelyn Grace, or Kia then use this."

Derik looked at the stick doubtfully and looked up at his mother, "Are you sure?"

"You have to make sure no one hurts them, who will protect them once Aunt Kat and I leave?" asked Ayla.

"You are right mother! I have to go save them right now!" exclaimed Derik running into the house calling out for the girls to watch out.

"You know when he turns ten or so that isn't going to work so well; anyway we gotta get outa here." said Katarina.

"I will meet you in the stables in a few minutes." said Ayla as the two women went into the house.

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"And you got Vanora?" asked Ayla.

"Yes Ayla for the millionth time Vanora has the kids." said Katarina as the two women rode out of the fort.

"Kat it's this way." Ayla said nodding the opposite direction Kat was trying to go.

"How do you know?" asked Katarina frowning.

"Special scouting abilities." said Ayla smiling.

"Really?" asked Kat.

Ayla laughed as Katarina turned her horse back towards Ayla who was smirking, "Yes it's called seeing the horse tracks."

"Ha-ha very funny." Katarina said rolling her eyes.

"Well I'm sorry I am not very creative in my old age." said Ayla as the followed the tracks.

"That's alright, I forgive an old hag like yourself." laughed Katarina.

"Respect your elders." Ayla said with a nod.

"Old fogie." Katarina coughed into her fist. The next few days passed in relative peace, extremely cold peace but peace none the less.

"Remind me why we can't start a fire?" asked Katarina asked as the two women huddled under the same blanket.

"If Tris, or one other the others see the smoke then we are caught. If we get caught then they'll try to send us back, we have to wait until we get to the house then we can show up." answered Ayla.

"If something goes wrong and he doesn't make it, I just want it for the record that I'm going to be super pissed off." Katarina said.

"Well that makes two of us Kat." agreed Ayla. Ayla fell forward into the mud and rain when she was pushed from behind. The two women stood and turned to see a group of about six Woads.

They all held a sword or a bow aimed at the two women, "Come."

Ayla tried to clean off some of the mud as they followed the Woads, "Like you are giving us a choice." It was early morning when the two women found themselves in a Woad encampment standing before the Woad leader, Merlin.

"The two of you have been cause of trouble for me the past years." Merlin said to them.

"Well you try to kidnap us then we will cause trouble." Katarina responded pushing her wet hair out of her face.

"I only wished to speak with you." said Merlin.

"Well we had to wait until we could be sure that is all you wanted." said Ayla.

"And you know now that is all I wish?" asked Merlin.

"For the most part." Ayla said nodding.

"What has changed?" asked Merlin.

"A long story that we don't have the time to explain, I'd appreciate it if you would tell us what you need to because we have to go." said Katarina.

"You may calm yourself, and rest; there is a pass that will take you straight the house of the Roman." said Merlin.

"And how exactly did you know where we were going?" asked Ayla.

"You follow Arthur and his knights that is their destination." answered Merlin.

"Fine, what is so important that you had to try and kidnap us from the fort?" asked Katarina.

"Yea it better be pretty damn important." Ayla added in.

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Merlin sat back and the two women stared at Merlin in complete shock. They looked at each other and back to Merlin when Katarina spoke first, "You have to be kidding me right?"

"It has to be done, that was Neo's purpose." said Merlin.

Ayla held her head staring at the ground, "I cannot believe that we have to…"

"All will be revealed but now that you have rested awhile, you must go to the Roman estate where the knights have just arrived." said Merlin standing. The two women left the Woad encampment and followed a Woad soldier. They were left in a clearing and in the distance they could hear the villagers.

"Thank-y…is it just me or are Woads really good at disappearing silently?" asked Ayla turning to Katarina.

Katarina nodded as they mounted their horses, "Them and Tristan, oh and Solin isn't too bad at the disappearing act either."

Ayla sighed, "Ready to deal with some pissed off lovers?"

"I love how you make it sound like a choice." Katarina said grinning.

"Well we could go back." said Ayla.

"And probably run into the Saxons, now come on." Katarina said riding out of the forest and into the village. They rode up to the castle just as Arthur and some of the others went down into the torture chamber.

"I'm going down there." Katarina said running after them. Ayla saw Solin and Bors turn their heads as Katarina ran past them and they looked back to see Ayla riding over to them.

As Ayla turned her horse to have its back to the torture chamber Solin glanced at her whispering, "What in the gods' name are you doing here?"

"You need us." Ayla said.

"The children, they need their mother." whispered Solin.

"And they need their father, I am here to make sure that Tristan along with the rest of you return safe." said Ayla.

"But…"

"Solin I have no intention of dieing, or even becoming injured, you may as well not say another word; it will do no good." Ayla said interrupting him.

"Solin she's already here you cannot do anything about it." said Bors, "I cannot wait to see Tris' reaction."

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Katarina covered her mouth and nose as she went down the steps and the revolting smell grew. Katarina heard a sword being quickly drawn and thrust into something. "There was a man of God."

"Not my God!" Katarina heard Lancelot yell.

As she reached the bottom of the steps she said, "And for the record I am pretty sure the real God does not want you to do this to innocent people."

They all looked over, the knights were shocked to see her as were the remaining monks but one approached her saying, "You must lea…" Katarina interrupted the monk by stomping on his foot and punching him in the jaw as hard as she could.

The monk stumbled back against the wall and slid down staring at Katarina in shock, "Speak to me again and I will draw my sword."

Arthur cleared his throat, "Check to see if there are any alive."

They all spread out but Lancelot went to Katarina and grabbed her arm whispering, "What are you doing here?"

"I will explain later but we must help these people." Katarina whispered back.

"This ones dead." called one of the knights.

"By the smell they are all dead." said Gawain.

After a few more moments of searching Dagonate called out, "Arthur!" They all turned to see Dagonate pull a little blond boy from one of the cages.

Dagonate bent down in the boy's face and pointed at him saying, "You must not fear me." Katarina went over to help Dagonate look the boy over as she heard chains being broken. They went back to the surface where the boy in Dagonate's arms, and the woman that Arthur carried out were laid down as the wife of Marius brought them water.

Bishop Germanus' secretary, Horton, gave water to Dagonate, "His arm's broken, and his family?" Dagonate shook his head and Katarina looked over at Horton,

"Are you proud of the Rome you serve?" Ayla watched Solin ride behind

Arthur as the commander fed water to Gwenivere, "She's Woad."

"That should not make a difference, she needs help." said Ayla.

"Stop! What are you doing?" yelled a man's voice. Arthur stood as a slightly overweight man in robes pushed his way through the crowd.

"What is the meaning of this?" asked Arthur.

"They are pagans." said the man.

"So are we." Galahad added in.

"They refused to do the task God set before them." offered the man.

"You mean they refused to be your serfs!" Arthur yelled at the man.

"You are a Roman and you are a Christian." the man said trying to reason with Arthur.

"Yea but he doesn't torture people for his own pleasure like you, God wants love to spread not pain." Katarina said glaring at the man Arthur had spoken to. The man obviously felt cornered and turned to the only one present he could retaliate upon, the woman helping Gwenivere.

"And you, you kept them alive!" he yelled as he smacked her. Arthur punched the man so hard that he fell onto his back and with a flourished sweep had Excalibur pointing on the man's throat.

Guards came forward but the man waved them back, "No! Stay back! When we return to the wall you will be charged for this heresy."

"Perhaps I should kill you now and seal my fate." Arthur said leaning further over the fallen man.

"It was God's will, that these sinners be sacrificed."

The small group turned to the monk with a bloody nose, he was completely lost in the moment, "I was to lead them to their rightful place."

"He isn't the brightest bulb in the box." whispered Ayla.

That is when Arthur looked over at the man and said in a disturbingly calm voice, "Then I will honor his wish. Wall them back up."

"Arthur." Tristan warned.

"I said wall them up!" Arthur yelled. The towns people were more then happy to oblige Arthur's demand and began dragging the crazy, dirty monks back to their new prison.

"Okie day, note to self never piss off Arthur." Ayla whispered to herself.

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