Title: My Knight In Shining Armour

Rating: PG 13

I Own Nothing. Thanks to banatic66, I'm using you're wonderful story A Knight for help as I've only seen King Arthur once, I hope you don't mind. If you haven't read banatic66's story I highly recommend you do.

I watched as Arthur entered. He looked so, so downcast and low. I felt like going over and comforting him, but I stopped myself. That could be embarrassing. Vanora was by now singing of home, their home. Arthur turned away but was stopped.

"Arthur" the men called and went to him. I sneaked over to listen, when I got there I heard Arthur saying: "My dear Knights I must ask you to go on one more mission for Rome" Gawain and Galahad laughed drunkenly. Lancelot just stared at Arthur, alarmed. Arthur filled them in on the details.

"My duty to Rome, if it was ever a duty, is done, it's done!" Galahad cried. Dagonet and Tristan were quiet. Dragonet stone-faced but Tristan went on eating. Bors started hollering and finally Tristan spoke.

"We all die one day. If you fear to die at the hands of a Saxon, then stay home." He was amazingly calm. Since he and the other knights thought they were going on a suicide mission. Galahad tried to lunge at him but Gawain held him back.

"If you want to die so bad then die now! I have something to live for!" He screamed.

"If Arthur gives his word then that will do for me. I'll get ready" Dagonet said loyally he walked past Bors, who by this time was more than a little hysterical. "Are you coming?"  he asked.

"Of course I'm coming! Can't let you all get yourselves bloody killed! I'm just saying what everyones thinkin'!" He yelled.

"I'm with you as is Galahad" Gawain stated. Galahad looked like he would protest but stopped. He laughed bitterly and poured the jug of wine he was holding at Arthurs feet and smashed the clay jug. The men walked back to their rooms as Lancelot followed Arthur out. I went to my room and grabbed my bags, I put my traditional clothing on under my dress and crept out of the keep through my own secret exit and entrance.

I found my uncle Merlin and told him what I knew then I tracked the Knights. I watched them cantering across open ground and felt kind of giddy when I saw Lancelot's figure.

I then tracked them while they were in the forest but there were more of my people tracking them now. They knew they were being watched. Some of my people who were not informed that they weren't to be killed tried to trap them. I stopped them in time. I was dreadfully scared for them.

That night as they camped, I stayed in a tree. It was so close to them it was unbelievable that they didn't see me. One time I thought I was caught Lancelot looked right at me I swear he could see right into my eyes. I knew I'd been caught, but he didn't tell anyone.

They got to The Romans and as they were about to evacuate Arthur found a little shed thing off the walls. Dagonet broke through it and the Knights entered. I felt there was something in there, something close to me. So when at last the Knights came out Arthur was carrying someone very familiar to me. It was my cousin. Guinivere! I almost rushed out to her but knew now wasn't the time. So I followed them and watched her anxiously. I knew that I wanted to kill that slimy Roman so bad, he tortured my cousin, my Guinevere, my best friend. Finally I'd found her, she'd been missing so long.

I distrusted that fat Roman Marcus Honorus, he was up to something. I knew it!

My suspicions proved correct when he grabbed the boy that was found with Guinevere in the chamber he held a knife at his throat. I wanted to kill him, but I knew not to. Fulcina, Marcus's abused wife rushed at her husband but he pushed her away. Suddenly an arrow struck Marus, Guinevere stood, bow in hand. They disarmed the Roman gaurds and continued on. I watched them cross a frozen lake and send the civilians and Roman gaurds ahead. Arthur, his knights and Guinever stayed behind to fend of the approaching Saxons. As the wagons left I decided it was time to reveal myself. I stepped out from behind the rock that was hiding me.

"You could use some help. You are slightly outnumbered" I observed casually. Everybody except Guinevere and Lancelot turned their bows to me.

"Melewin!" Guinevere exclaimed. We hugged.

"Well, you never did stop surprising me. I should have known you'd turn up. This is my cousin Melewin" Guinevere introduced me.

"Another woad" Bors muttered. Lancelot just looked at me, surprised and embarrassed. We had some time before the Saxons came so I decided to fill them in.

"I've been following you lads for a long time. This isn't the first time we've met. That Last night you spent at the pub. If I remember right Gawain here wanted to show me why he wasn't a lad" I smiled. The men gagged. While they were digesting this the Saxons turned up. They started to walk towards us.

"This is it" I said. And stole a glance at Lancelot who was looking at me. We locked eyes for a moment then turned to face the Saxons.