Author's Note: So this is the last chapter on the planet, Tom's coming to save them- but then I'll do a chapter on the ship- so there are only two more chapters in this one. Then I think I may take a break from the series and update my other stories such as Captives- which have been neglected during this project. Hope you like it! Please R&R- thanks for the reviews so far! I promise PT in the next chapter! Oh and I wrote the legend this time, with a little help from an old English class packet and I think it'll be quite familiar.

She watched him walk away and decided to follow. This was neither the time nor the place to act like such a little child her mind told her. She had to be strong; she had to force herself to get along with the Commander. She boiled inside when he had grabbed her arm, but as she walked toward him, she was unsure if it was anger or passion sitting in her stomach. She settled with anger, it had to be.

She gently placed her hand on his shoulder and she felt him turn his head to face her. "Yes Captain?" he looked at her, his eyes filled with anger, and something she couldn't quite put her finger on. She had intended to apologize, but as they stared into each other's eyes, she had a better idea. "Would you spare a spot for a certain Captain, who has been particularly mean and stubborn lately?"

"That depends if she is going to attempt to badger the Commander with protocol…" She smiled slightly as she looked over at him. "I have reasons for doing the things I do…"
 "Then by all means, do sit down." He flashed her a brilliant smile and she returned it as she sat down next to her. She rested her hand on his outstretched leg and began to speak as his hand rested on top of her own.

"I decided that the best way to approach this is with a story." He looked at her rather quizzically. "You've told your share of legends, and so now it's my turn."

"Is it an ancient legend?"

 "Very much so Chakotay." She smiled and began to tell the story.

"There was once, in the court of King Arthur a great knight named Lancelot. One of Lancelot's first tasks as a knight was to fetch Arthur's bride, Guinevere, to Camelot for their wedding. During this journey, Guinevere and Lancelot fell in love. In other stories, Guinevere was already established at court when Lancelot arrived, and he soon became one of the Queen's Knights, a sub-order of the Round Table of which young, aspiring knights belonged before they had fully proven themselves. Lancelot quickly established himself as the greatest knight of all time after successfully completing several quests. Among other adventures, he conquered the dark custom of a castle called Dolorous Gard, which afterwards became his own home renamed Joyous Gard. Soon after, Lancelot returned to Camelot and became a full Knight of the Round Table and Arthur's closest companion and champion." He looked at her as she stopped to take a pause, only to continue.

 "After joining the ranks of Knights of the Round Table, Lancelot helped Arthur put down the rebellion of Galehaut the Haut Prince, who surrendered to Arthur after observing Lancelot's chivalry and prowess in battle. Afterwards, Galehaut became Lancelot's closest friend and acted as a secret go-between Lancelot and Guinevere. The pair also took refuge in Galehaut's kingdom of Sorelois when Guinevere the False took the queen's place at court. After the deception was discovered, Lancelot restored the queen to Arthur, but by this time Lancelot and Guinevere were irrevocably in love." She sighed as she finished, and pulled her hand away from Chakotay.

"Do you understand where I was going with this?" she asked him, as he remained still, looking out at the stars.

"I think so Kathryn. Your saying that even though Lancelot and Guinevere were in love, there was no way that they could be together? Because she was tied to Arthur and Camelot, am I correct?"
 "Very much so, just as I am bound to Voyager and her crew." She kissed his cheek and walked back toward her campsite wondering the same exact thought as her first officer.

Did she just say she loved me?

Did I just tell him I loved him?

The morning came too quickly and sleep too slowly for Kathryn as she watched the stars float overhead, hoping more than anything else that Tom would come save them, so she could be the Captain again. Playing Kathryn was a hard game for her; she wasn't used to being so open about her feelings. That was why she had wanted to establish parameters not only here but on New Earth. As Kathryn she was vulnerable and her true feelings exposed. She couldn't have that. She'd been hurt to many times before and she didn't want to hurt herself or Chakotay.