Guest of honor: Not what I had in mind.

Sport21: Peter's stubborn, he believes his way to 'justice' should always be applied.

Death Fury: Thanks…but this really isn't the true test.

Chapter 28: The Knight's Code

(Arthur's camp, 1000 or so years ago, a few minutes later)

Peter is walking through the camp; he sees the glares the soldiers are giving him.

(Seriously?!)

He then saw a tent open with Steve, Logan, Lancelot, and Gawain inside.

(Why do I have the distinct feeling I'm going to regret this?)

Peter sighed and walked the tent. Two soldiers appeared in front of the youth, arms crossed and eyes narrowed at him.

(*Sighs*)

"Soldiers…let him in…he needs to see this…" Came Gawain's voice from inside the tent.

The two men then stood aside.

(Wow…they really respect this Gawain guy…)

Peter walked inside to a most gruesome sight. He had walked into the camp's medical tent. Men were lying on beds in varying conditions, but most were bad…very bad. Peter saw some men's heads were bloodied and cut, some of their faces were covered in scars and their own blood, others had lost their one or both of their eyes and/or ears, some had parts of their limbs cut off: at the wrist, elbow, shoulder blade, ankle, knee, etc. Every man there is at least somewhere covered in their own blood.

(Holy shit! *Vomits 'off-screen* S-Sorry guys)

"A pretty sight isn't it boy?" Gawain grunted from the side of the tent.

Peter turned to look at the man, who no longer had an angry visage to him. But he sported an image of sadness and grief.

"Boy…this is what happens when the enemy succeeds…" Gawain sighed.

"Nnoo…this can't be it…" Peter grunted, but weakly.

"These men…were the ones to have survived the onslaught Doom and his allies controlled. Some of these soldiers…like yourself…were…'hesitant' to kill the enemy…for that mistake…they are paying dearly for it…them and the others who were hurt as a result…many more died." Gawain explained.

"Nnoo…you're wrong…killing…" Peter gasped.

"Would've been the only way to save those who died and keep those who still live from being in the conditions they're in now!" Gawain shouted.

"He's telling the truth Sir Peter…killing the enemy before they could have attacked would've saved many lives…and kept others from gruesome harm." Lancelot explained.

"Being a soldier isn't easy boy…it's a life and death situation…but not just for you…but for your those fighting beside you as well." Gawain said, then walked out of the tent.

Lancelot followed the other knight. Logan and Steve looked grimly at the men as the doctors did their best to tend to them.

"Bring back memories?" Logan grunted.

"Not ones I'd like to remember…war is hell." Steve answered, then walked out of the tent with Logan behind him.

(This is…awful…)

Later that night, Peter, Logan, Steve, Lancelot, and Gawain are gathered around a fire.

"Knights carry a heavy code of honor hunters…we are bound by a code that we live by in our lives…boy…part of that is killing…we do not kill all we cross swords with…attacking a foe that is unarmed, injured to the point where they cannot continue to fight, or unwilling to fight is completely against our honor." Gawain explained.

Peter didn't reply, for he still wasn't convinced.

"You're wasting your time Gawain…he won't do it…" Logan grunted.

"He has to…or he will face a fate to those similar in Camelot…or those in the doctors' tent. Boy…this life is hard…taking lives isn't easy…but the Saxons will not stop until we're dead or enslaved. There are women in this camp they'd slit the throats of once done raping them…and children they'd throw off cliffs just to make sure none seek vengeance against them. And the men…they'll slaughter in their sleep…or have them watch helplessly as their loved ones are tortured…and eventually killed." Gawain said, looking directly into Peter's eyes.

(…So much for chivalry…)

"I want to show you something boy…I got it…a long time ago…from a rival of mine when I was your age." Gawain said, as he grabbed the bottom of his shirt.

He then lifted it up to show a strange set of scars below his ribs on the left side of his torso…well that and many others old scars across his torso.

"You see there boy…that's what I got for sparing the life of an enemy in battle. I was unsure of myself, thinking it wasn't honorable to end his life…even if he was my enemy…I thought like you did…boy…when I did that…he stabbed me with a spear…right there…a few soldiers quickly came to my aid and killed him before he could kill me…took me longer than I'd like to remember to heal from this…you see boy: we don't live in a perfect world." Gawain explained.

"But you…" Peter started to say.

"Boy! Listen to me…sometimes sparring your enemy…when unarmed…injured…unwilling to fight…is the honorable thing to do…but back there…where the king's men almost died…killing them would've been the right thing to do…" Gawain said.

(But…but…but…)

"Once the prisoners have been brought back to well enough health, we shall question them. Lancelot, thank you for your arrival at the battle today. You saved lives, I am sorry for standing against you. We shall to prepare tomorrow for the battle to come." Gawain said.

"It is alright. Of course Sir Gawain, we must be ready." Lancelot said.

Gawain nodded then left for his tent.

"I am going to rest as well. Get some rest hunters, we will need your strength fro the battle to come. Training continues tomorrow. Sir Logan…may I ask we have you help with questioning the prisoners when the time comes?" Lancelot asked.

Logan cracked his knuckles, chuckling.

"With pleasure." Logan chuckled, then nodded.

Lancelot then left for his tent.

"Well…I'm going to turn in for the night. I expect to see you two at training tomorrow." Steve said, then left.

"Whatever flag boy! Well Web-Head, who's going to put out this fire?" Logan grunted.

"You go get some rest…I have too much to think about…" Peter answered.

Logan grunted, but nodded. He then left.

(I'm not sure what to do now…this is one of those times of self-doubt where usually Ava…or in some cases MJ would wake me up and help me through this confusion…I wonder if I'll ever see them again…I miss them terribly…)

To be continued…