Well meant deception
Rating: PG 13
I own nothing except places and people I make up. I don't even own the Knights you see in this chapter that weren't in the movie. The only knight I own is Sabina. Though I wish I owned the knights…
Chapter Seven: Discovery
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The Knights were stationed at a fort south of Hadrian 's Wall. Sabina's nightmares plagued her and she was wary of sleeping near the knights in case she spoke in her dreams. The knights started to worry about her. She was pale and jumpy and was off her food. Finally, one day Dagonet walked up to her when she was in Bonnie's stall.
"Salem?" Sabina nodded, without looking around.
"Are you alright? We've been worried about you." Sabina was silent.
"Salem?" She turned and smiled, and Dagonet saw her eyes, and they scared him. She looked haunted.
"I'm fine. I just feel a little ill." She smiled reassuringly.
"Well, okay then. If you need to talk just tell me. Right?"
She nodded. Even though Dagonet knew she wouldn't.
Dagonet left and Sabina rested her head against Bonnie's side. She turned as she heard a defiant whinny and saw a stallion dragging a stable boy into the stables. She left the stall, to help the lad. Together they managed to get him into a stall and Sabina stepped back to study him.
He wasn't as large as some of the Knights horses, but he looked sturdy. He was bay with a stripe on his face and he looked in pain. Looking closer, Sabina saw the reason. A sharp piece of wood was lodged in his neck. Talking soothingly she managed to get close enough to yank it out. The stallion whinnied in agony and stood back in his stall.
Sabina pulled an apple out of her pocket and cut it up with her knife. Holding her hand out she offered it to the stallion, who could not resist the offer of food came up and ate it. She fed the rest of it to him and after finishing it sniffed for more.
She laughed as he nudged her pockets looking for more.
A couple of weeks later Sabina, Dagonet and Galahad were patrolling a road that saw hardly any action when they were ambushed.
There were only ten Woads and they handled them well enough.
It was nearly the end of the skirmish when Sabina tripped and a few shards of wood lodged in her side, just under her armpit wher there was a gap in her armor. She pulled the largest one out, which started bleeding profusely when she was aware of a Woad archer with his bow on her, she reached for her bow, knowing she wouldn't get it on time when Bonnie galloped up and stopped in front of her. The arrow, meant for Sabina struck Bonnie instead. Blind with rage Sabina leapt up and ran to the Woad who faltered, trying to string another arrow. Pulling out her knife she gutted him, then turned back to Bonnie.
She knelt down and cradled the dying mares head in her lap. Tears streaming unchecked. Galahad and Dagonet seeing this did not try to interrupt, understanding what she felt like losing her horse. She spoke soothing words to her brave horse and stayed there a while after Bonnie died, then she collapsed, her wound had bled a lot.
Dagonet and Galahad rushed over to Sabina when they saw her collapse, gently they shifted the horses head of her and leant her against Bonnies body. A quick inspection showed Dagonet what was wrong with Sabina.
"Quick Galahad take of Salem's shirt and armor!" Galahad did what he was told and did a double take when it came of.
Why was Salem wearing a breast band? Unless… yes two small bulges which would have been hidden underneath clothes were there. Numbly he tapped Dagonet, and Dagonet gasped when he saw that Salem was actually a girl.
They stared for a while then regaining his senses, Dagonet got to work on the girl.
A while later Sabina came to her senses. She remembered that Bonnie was dead and a fresh wave of grief struck her. She opened her eyes to see Galahad and Dagonet looking at her strangely.
"You're a girl." Galahad said matter of factly. Sabina gasped. How did they know? She looked down to where the shards of wood were and she knew.
"Yes" she said without looking up.
"We deserve an explanation." Dagonet said. Sabina took a breath and looked up.
"I did it for my brother. He was ill and would have died if he was taken by the Romans. I disguised myself as him and took his place. I only did it to save his life. You must understand it!"
They thought on it for a moment.
"Yes I do understand. I would have done the same if I was in your place." Dagonet said and Galahad agreed, though he didn't say as much out loud.
"Pleas don't tell anyone. I'd be killed." Sabina said, pleading.
"I promise I won't." Dagonet said.
"And I promise that I won't." Galahad said, one step behind.