Kungfuchick
Tristan's mum has got some spunk! I think it's good they look cute together.
Chiefhow
Junit is the annoying girl of late! Mothers are always interesting people. Yay you're proud of me!
Phantom's Muse
Well if you wanna make a game with my characters… go ahead. I give it my blessing. Let me know how it turns out! I want to hug the knights too. How hot would that be!
Possumgurl
Well there is heaps of good KA's waiting to be read! I can't wait to hear from you again.
Devonshirelass
OMG you're getting married? That's so romantic. I'd love details like how you two met or how he proposed if that isn't too nosy or weird!
Etraya
Don't you love it when exams are nearly over! Yay I get your undivided attention.
MerenwenTelrunya
I'd love to meet the knight's parents and their brother's lol.
Nycto
I'd love it if you could send me those reviews but warn me ahead of time. My computer is fussy and rejects all e-mails if the addy hasn't been added before!
Elvenstar5
Don't you love fathers who think you're lazy just because we live on the computer? I understand if I didn't get off but I leave for food, toilet breaks and showers. I sleep at the desk… nah I'm totally kidding! Lol.
Scorpian
Hellooo I love you're name. It's cool! Well I'm glad you liked the chappy!
Marauderindisguise
From now on I dub thee grammar queen and I bow! Lol it's officially decided that I am terrible with grammar and spelling but hey chips and dip all round! I'm actually glad you pointed it out. People need to know their weakness. But hey hopefully it gets much better as the chapters progress but I'll be more carefully. No it is Queen of the Rouge! The Rouge is a court full of rogues. Eh it explains it latter. Anyway hope you review again!
Anti-social17
Here are some exciting things to keep up with. Well I think they are exciting!
Norian Mauro
Hey I'm just glad to know I had another reader I didn't know about but welcome all the same! I kind of miss Emile's action as well but I think I have a little something coming up in later chapters that might go back to Emile actually having an action bit.
Mustang Gal
My sister was giving me strange looks when I read a funny book and it looked hilarious. She looked crazy and weird so it was my inspiration for Galahads bit. I hate it when boyfriends disappear for a while. You realize how much you like them.
DisposableTeen666
I like the idea of one of my chappy's being cute! Guinevere had to be pregnant for the greater good of my story. But anyhow! Don't go hitting family members. I learnt the hard way. They go out of their way to annoy you. My big brother thought it would be funny to stick his sock under my pillow after I hit him for being a noodle.
Camlann
Yay I made a creepy scene! Yay! I have a little bit of revenge for Emile in this chapter! Junit might be feeling sorry for herself!
Andrea
I know you actually reviewed for chappy 34 but I didn't see till after I posted so I didn't want you to think I was dissing you! I hate it so much when computers break down! I use my grandparents one! I'm dedicating this chappy to the problems with computers!
Modernprincess
In-laws are scary! Nothing is wrong with Camelot apart from the fact it's extremely haunted but hey! There are no guys like Tristan around because it's the 21st century! Sigh Junit is just about to realize she can't have him thanks to Emile.
Disclaimer: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh or I don't own anything!
VOICES OF THE DEADI was having a stare off with Junit at breakfast. She was silently promising revenge for last nights humiliation. Really where did she get off being mad? She was trying to take the father of my child and she looked like I had stolen her husband and soul mate.
This was all right though because I had a plan. I felt a tiny thrill at the idea of plotting again. I felt a twinge that all I could use my talents for were to get back at a roman girl. Well beggars can't be choosers and I really needed an outlet for my vicious cunning that had recently been put on the shelf.
The wine was being served and when I say wine I don't mean the ale they served at the tavern. It was a watered down product that even a pregnant women like me could drink. I watched with great satisfaction as the serving women placed a cup down in front everyone in the room including Junit.
No one was paying enough attention to the servant woman that provided wine for Junit and her Father Vivendi, who chatted amenably to Arthur, otherwise they would of noticed the scarcely concealed lizard on her shoulder.
The woman made pointed eye contact with me before leaving the vicinity. Bors was watching me suspiciously.
"What is the malice look for?" He inquired.
'Shh I'm working," I hissed back.
"Is there danger?" Bors demanded suddenly alert. It was amusing that Bors believed something sinister was afoot. Something sinister was going on but it was only I.
"Yes, there was an attempted robbery last night and I have taken it into my hands to dissuade that person from trying again," I whispered. Bors was silent and had taken to scanning the room with a careful eye.
I watched with immense satisfaction as Junit picked up her goblet of weak wine. I couldn't hide the growing grin on my face. Bors noted the smile immediately.
"What have you done?" he demanded recognizing the evil glint in my eye. I didn't get a chance to reply. Junit had taken a big gulp from the cup and turned to talk to a friend seated next to her. The other young women screeched.
Junit caught a fragment of her reflection in the silver cup and shrieked as well. I leant back in my chair a gratified expression on my face. She swung to face me with a malicious look on her face. Lazily from my chair I saluted her with my own cup of wine. She looked most becoming with her teeth stained a bright shade of purple. I flashed my own pearly whites at her.
Her Father looked surprised and Arthur shot me a glare before turning back to Vivendi apologizing profusely and insisting he had no idea how that would happen. Kel, Guinevere, Fulicina and Vanora giggle behind their hands, as did so many of the knights. Alecto didn't look up from his book and Lyndaal had crawled under the table but I could hear her laughing from here.
Junit ran a break neck speed out the hall and crashed into Tristan who had just arrived. He gentlemanly helped her to her feet but she was off again. I didn't see the surprise register on Tristan's face that her teeth were a shade of purple.
He made his way to stand behind me with his hand lightly resting on my shoulder. I brought a hand up to lay over his and tilted my head to look at him. He bent his head to whisper in my ear.
"Did you have anything to do with that?"
I grinned innocently at him.
"Just because purple dye found it's way into her cup alone doesn't necessarily mean I had something to do with it," I pointed out irrationally.
"A good spy wouldn't leave a trail to led back to her," Tristan said taking the seat Bors had vacated. Vanora had sent him to find the children. Apparently Number seven was up a tree with Lucan.
"Maybe I deliberately left a trail," I suggested. I watched Kel try and coax Alecto out of his book and into conversation while Vanora and Fulicina terrified Guinevere with tails of childbirth that I was quite happy to miss.
"How's your mother?"
"Still sleeping," and to that he offered no more details. He didn't talk about how he felt about his mother being here. None of the knights talked about their impending family visit. Dagonet didn't have any family coming but the others all had a member or two, four for Gawain.
At that point I saw people waving their arms at me trying to get my attention. Nimue and Merlin. There was something oddly amusing in watching the two oldest wisest beings I know acting like ducks
They were mouthing something at me. They were going to fast for me to read their lips sufficiently. I mouthed the word what?
It was their turn to furrow their brows in confusion. They set off in another wave of mouth opening and closing that was as foreign to me as a celibate knight. I made my mouth form the word slower. I wasn't getting through to them with silent talking so I resorted to hand gestured. I was trying to convey slower with my hands now when they gave up.
"Emile, can we have a word," Nimue shouted. I slapped my hand to my head. Way to draw attention. I looked at Tristan with a pleading look in my eyes and began pouting.
"You better go," He advised.
"But daddy I don't want to go to lessons today," I said in a small voice. He raised an eyebrow.
"Alright, alright I'm going," I kissed him on the top of his head as I left. His demeanor might make him adverse to public affection but I was allowed to indulge myself. I made my way across the room. Taking the long way round to avoid Arthur who certainly wasn't impressed I had died Junit's teeth purple. Neither was I… I should have gone with orange.
"What do you two want?" I required of them.
"We need to discuss Camelot," Nimue told me.
"We need to rectify the current situation," Merlin added in his thick accent.
"And that calls for me why?"
"You are the one who saw these ghosts," he explained. It was interesting how Merlin could make this simple statement seem cryptic.
"I guess this means I'm going to Camelot!"
Nimue nodded! I was about to leave when Jols came running to get me.
"Emile, there is a present for you in the breakfast room. And it's causing quite a stir," His voice was very serious and he dashed away. I hurried after him curious as to the gift.
Tied in the middle of the dining hall with the knights pointing their swords at it was a wolf. I gulped. I walked over to the wolf. As I moved past the knights and their swords Lancelot moved to stop me.
"How did it get here?" I asked.
'I have no idea," Arthur answered.
"What is going on, Emile," Galahad wanted to know. Gawain nodded indicating that he would like to know as well.
I finally reached the wolf. I saw Tristan tense ready to attack if the wolf leaped. It wouldn't. It was well trained. There was a card tied around the wolfs neck. I reached over. I read it swiftly
A gift for Emile.
I was crouched next to the wolf but I turned to look at the knights.
"A wolf is the sign of the Roman Rouge," I told them.
"He's taunting you," Kel said slowly. I sighed. I was not in the mood to deal with ghosts and Zephyrus.
"He hasn't given up," I murmured half to myself. I turned to Tristan, "Can I keep it?"
That is hardly the question he expected. He shrugged to say he didn't mind. In truth I knew he'd love a wolf. It would compliment him and the wolf so well. I untied it and passed the rope into his hands.
'His name is Wolf and I am subjecting him to your care. Now I have to go with Nimue and Merlin." I ran to the stables to find Nimue and Merlin.
The ride passed quickly as Merlin and Nimue gave me a rushed course in magic and what I would see today. I also had to swear secrecy because I would be meeting the elusive and mysterious workers today.
I dismounted and looked up at the looming figure of Camelot. It looked a look darker today then it had when I first saw it yesterday. I was pulled inside and was told to wait there while they found the workers.
I wasn't waiting long before Nimue and Merlin returned with three beautiful beings. They were tall and slender and graceful. I didn't think they had a gender but if I had to guess I would say two were men and one was female. They were of the forgotten people. I thought they were myth.
"I'm Emile," I introduced myself to fill the silence.
"We know," Said the first man. His voice was beautiful. Very deep as if it held the power of eons within it. His hair was long and the color of silver. I was in awe of this man but something in me stirred that, I'm afraid, couldn't be left behind.
"How about returning that favor?" I said sarcastically. I wanted to clap my hand over my mouth. What if I had just insulted this illustrious being? He simply smiled magnanimously.
"My name in you're tongue is Avandé," He inclined his head, an honor, which I'm sure I didn't deserve. My gaze turned to the next male whose hair was the deepest brown but sparks of rainbow seemed to glow through it.
"I am Geerẫ," His voice was as light as Avandé's had been deep. It contained an unspoken joy that can only be achieved by years of selflessness and understanding. I wasn't a contender for that paticular quality. Geerẫ also inclined his head like Avandé.
The last was the woman who seemed very like female counterpart of Avandé. Her hair was the same silver. Her eyes however were different. Avandé had green eyes, Geerẫ had violet eyes and the woman had the most stunning Blue eyes. A mix between the oceans I had seen at Fiji and the sky when it was clear.
"I am Anĩta," She bowed her head. I blinked at her name. After Avandé and Geerẫ I was expecting something a bit more luscious. Anĩta noticed my reaction and smiled gently:
"My name didn't translate into something quite as flamboyant as that of my companions."
"Eh not like my name is very exciting either. Could be worse. Imagine being named Kyrilla," I deliberately insulted my patron. If the magic was going to happen I was going to bring along my own help.
"You are my favorite person occasionally," Kyrilla declared showing up.
"You should know the only way to get you to appear is to slur you."
Kyrilla turned to look over the other people in the gathering.
"Forgotten people," He said by way of greeting.
"Trickster," Avandé said taking the lead.
"Stop it your flattering me," Kyrilla said dryly. In this company Kyrilla had the most power by far but he seemed to lack the infinite wisdom the other three possessed. Why did I always get the second rate things. Oh wait I don't! Gods, being around Kyrilla made me selfish and self-pitying.
"Anyway we should begin," Nimue butted in. The three beings inclined their heads as one. Kyrilla rubbed his hands together.
"Lets get this party started," there was silence as we looked at him. He shrugged his shoulders. Merlin led the way down the corridor I had been in when I had seen the ghosts. I shoved Kyrilla softly and gave him a scary look.
We all stood in a circle holding hands. Apart from Kyrilla grunting at the commonness of the situation this part of the plan passed smoothly enough.
I was surprised when they began chanting together. It was like I had missed the preparation meeting and they had all got scripts to memorize. I was even more staggered to watch Kyrilla join in seamlessly.
I knew from what Nimue and Merlin had said that this was the summoning. I gasped as I saw the ghosts.
"Where?" Nimue asked seeing my reaction.
"Everywhere!"
'I see them," Anĩta assured me.
"As do I," Avandé added.
"And I," Geerẫ finished.
"Ugly lot," Kyrilla said with distaste.
The ghost looked like they did when I saw them. Hideous and dead.
"I see them now," Nimue whispered. Merlin nodded. We continued to hold hands as we kept the ghosts near to us.
"Answer me, People who do not belong, why are you here?" I watched as Kyrilla took charge and his demeanor changed substantially. I saw a powerful capable god.
"We heard that this was a place of understanding," The ghosts answered as one. It was a terrifying sound. I was scared to be surrounded by them completely.
"Are you in disrest?" Kyrilla continued his question. I could see the ghosts were in awe of the being before them. Most of them were but humble mortals like myself.
"No," Again the thousands of voices answered. I felt a tremor shake through the floor.
"Then why do you linger?" Kyrilla pressed them.
"There is one," They boomed, "One who remains who would sort his problems."
Kyrilla flung his arms wide, but not letting got of my hand and Geerẫ's, shouted, "let this one come forward."
The ghosts parted as one. Leaving a single soul… a single man standing there staring straight at me with haunting eyes.
It was Larx.
"I must speak to Arthur."
Kyrilla and the forgotten didn't accompany us. They felt we didn't need any more help. Ha! I needed help. I was looking at Larx. I couldn't take my eyes of him but he wasn't looking at me any more. Did he remember who I was? Again it had done the strange accelerated time rate.
We were standing outside the big doors where I was sure everyone was having dinner. So far everyone had been silent but now Larx spoke.
"Let it begin," He pushed at the door but instead of his hand passing through he actually moved the door. As soon as he became solid I felt as if a clamp seized my heart. I fell forward against the door but it was swinging open so I landed hard against the fall.
I began having convulsions and gasping on the floor. Tristan ran to me landed on the ground next to me. Gently pulling me into his arms as I writhed in pain. Dagonet was the only other who spared me a glance.
They were completely involved with Larx.
They all ran forward and embraced him laughing and in shock at the same time. I watched this with my head turned to the side. I was so tired and hurting so much. I felt like a dark veil was pressing it's self down.
"Arthur, I came back to follow and serve you."
"I welcome you back brother," Arthur said joyously. The emissaries and the other people in the room watched completely shocked.
"Nimue," I rasped desperately to the woman who stood near by. She spun to face me. She comprehended what was happening. I still didn't understand why I was lying here feeling like I was going to die.
"You can't stay," Nimue commanded moving forward, "you are dead you must go back."
"Why?" Lancelot demanded.
"I know it is breaking the rules Nimue but if he is here why can't he stay?" Gawain asked angrily.
"Because he is living off her. Every moment he stays, Emile dies," She gestured to me and for the first time the other knights saw me panting and wheezing.
I looked up at Tristan, "help me up please."
I was help carefully to my feet. He was going to stay close to me but I moved away from him. It was using all my strength to stay on my feet. I was dying slowly.
"Emile, I love you," Those words hit me like a physical blow. I didn't want to look at Tristan.
"Yes Larx and if this had happened just after you died I would gratefully have swapped places. But not now. You have to leave because you are killing me and my baby."
I was swaying on my feet. I couldn't stay upright much longer.
"Baby?" He whispered.
"Things changed, Larx. I thought you were dead," I told him. Then the worst thing happened. He started crying. Not loud sobs but heart wrenching tears. And I was crying too as I watched him. It was breaking my heart all over again.
He didn't cry very long though but it was long enough to destroy me. I wanted to hold him and for him to leave all in one breath.
"I will leave for you," He said though I could see how those words hurt him. He turned to face the knights, "Farewell. I'll see you all in the next world but not to soon!"
He forced a weak smile and I saw tears in nearly every onlookers face.
Finally he turned to face Tristan he took a step toward him. Tristan's face was still masked.
"Look after her," He asked of him. Tristan nodded gravely and Larx embraced him fiercely before taking a step back. He closed his eyes and leant his head back to face the ceiling. He smiled sincerely and then he was gone in a burst of light.
It seemed to most people that the light shot into me. I was invigorated. All he had taken was returned and I was full. I saw Tristan slip out the door.
"Tristan," I shouted and made to follow him when Vira his mother appeared in front of me.
"Ma this isn't the time."
"Ma?"
'Ma, Vira which ever," I snapped impatiently. I was losing him.
"So you are having my sons first child. You are his wife?"
"No we're not married," I told her. I was close to shoving her out of the way. Why did she pick this time? Why wasn't she standing there recovering from shock at the spectacle she had just witnesses.
"Why not?" Her hair was pulled back from her face and her Tattoos were displayed proudly. That was a difference between Tristan and his mother. He hid behind his hair.
"Don't you know your son?" It came out harsh.
"Maybe I don't. Before his sister died he was always telling me he was going to marry Lancelot's sister," She said this simply enough.
"I'd love to chat more on this so you can tell me all the embarrassing things he did when he was young like eat worms but he's getting away and I love him too much to lose him."
She nodded and stepped out of the way. I didn't thank her but I charged past and after Tristan. I took a wild guess and headed to our room.
I flung open the door and Tristan looked up from a chair. I don't think I've seen him look worse.
"If he had been alive whom would you be with," He asked determined to get and answer.
"That's an unfair question and you know it," I told him.
"Just answer it," He yelled. I winced.
"Why are you shouting at me? You never shout," I whispered.
"Well I think Larx coming back from the dead to find the women he loved is pregnant and sleeping with one of his friends constitutes a reason for yelling."
"You just made me sound like the dirty whore," I snapped indignantly.
"I'm sorry but for once I'm craving a need for security and I really hate that," He said softly. Defeated!
I moved forward and gently took his hands.
"If he hadn't of died I don't know what might of happened. But if you really need to be reassured the question you should be asking is if he came back who would I choose."
"Who would you pick?" Tristan asked slowly. I reached a hand up first to trace his tattoos and then to run a hand through his hair. One of his braids had fallen in his eyes so I pushed it away.
"I would pick you a thousand times over," I whispered softly to him. He crushed me in a hug against him. I clung to him and didn't want to let go but eventually his grip loosened and he gazed at me. His face was masked once more. I smiled at his emotionless expression. I loved everything about him including that look. It always intrigued me. Enticing me to know what went on behind the veil of his stoic demeanor.
"So did you really want to marry Lancelot's sister?" I asked mischievously.
"Yes. I guess since she's married I'll just have to settle for second best," He joked with me.
"Lyndaal would hit you if she found out you wanted Gawain," I laughingly took the challenge.
"How come I can never beat you?"
"Oh don't fret it. I've been sarcastic my entire life. You're just a novice!" I divulged.
"Teach me then," Tristan asked running a hand over my hair.
"I don't do anything for free," I told him casually inspecting my nails.
"How can I pay you?" He said this suggestively, pressing his body to mine. My body tingled with delight that he was playing my game.
"I think you figured it out," was all I could get out before he kissed me.
AN: wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll review. Zephyrus approaches! But apart from that tell me what you liked, didn't like ECT!
MD666