Chapter 5

I woke up but kept my eyes shut trying to remember what was going on. After awhile of putting things together the last thing I could remember was the woad. I opened my eyes looking around and saw I was in a wagon everything was blurry. I stood up and felt a blinding pain in the back of my head I couldn't see straight and I fell to the ground hitting my head again. I had to get out of the wagon. All I could think was that I might be a prisoner of Saxons or something.

I crawled to the back of the wagon and tried to stand up so I could jump out. I half stood up and the pain in my head got worse and everything went blurry I stumbled and fell out the back of the wagon I slammed into the ground and my shoulder went numb from the crash it was pouring down rain and drops of water were splashing into my face. I had never been in so much pain I wanted it to stop. I seriously considered getting my sword and ending it. I rolled over on to my back and shut my eyes hoping to fall asleep so I couldn't feel anything but it just made me concentrate of the pain more I laid there for what seemed like eternity but was probably more like 2 minutes.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and thought I might have died and it was an angel coming to take me away from my suffering.

Although when I opened my eyes I saw it was Noah. He looked more worried than I had ever seen him. I saw his lips move but I couldn't hear any words I couldn't hear anything like the sound stopped when it came to my ears. I was shaking from the cold and Noah took his coat of and placed it over me I could see him immediately become cold and start shivering.

Lancelot came and collapsed next to me and started saying something but again I couldn't make out the words. I just watched as the other knights came Tristan was standing over me his face hadn't changed but he wouldn't take his eyes off me. I looked at Noah who was still watching me he brushed a piece of my hair from my face.

Lancelot suddenly got to his feet and took a step back, Noah didn't move but Galahad came and lifted him to his feet and pulled him gently back

. I watched silently as Bors came and crouched next to me he slid his hands under me. I cried out in pain as he lifted me and started walking. I lent my head against his chest and tried not to think about the pain. He placed me gently back in the Wagon I had escaped from 10 minutes ago and I started to feel kind of stupid for leaving in the first place.

"Jess? Can you hear me?" I heard Arthur ask me. The sound came rushing back to my ears. I could hear the rain on the roof of the wagon and the sound of Bors breathing heavily next to me.

I nodded. "What happened?" I asked him weakly.

He shook his head "try to relax, I will explain later."

Bors jumped out of the now moving wagon just as Tristan entered he walked over and grabbed a handful of blankets and started to cover me with them placing some under my head. After he had finished he looked down at me, his face was filled with concern and I even thought I saw a tear in his eye.

"You have to Rest." Tristan said taking my hand and kissing it. "I'll be back later." He said standing up and leaving the wagon as quickly as he had come in.

I shut my eyes and tried to rest but I couldn't sleep. I opened my eyes as I heard someone come in I looked over to see Noah jump in the wagon. I smiled at him as he crouched down next to me.

"Hi" I said to him softly.

"How are you feeling?" He asked me wiping some water of my cheek.

"Never been better." I answered quietly.

Noah smiled and lent down kissing me on the forehead. He sat down more comfortably and I turned my head to face him.

"What happened?" I asked again.

"Marius" Noah answered. "He saw you cut Guinevere free and struck you in the head with a board of wood. He managed to beat you pretty hard before we reached you the guards were holding Galahad and Gawain back who were closest to you Tristan and Arthur got through them and stopped Marius before he killed you." Noah choked a bit on these last words.

I nodded not knowing what else to say. I laid there with Noah for awhile as I got increasingly tired. He noticed I was falling asleep so with one last kiss to my forehead he left the wagon.

When I woke up it was still raining the wagon had stopped I got to my feet with not much pain and walked to the front of the cart.

Looking out I could see it was dark; there were several camp fires with people from the village around them they had made little tent looking things to cover the fires so they would not go out. I jumped out and walked around scanning the camp fires when I found the one I wanted. The knights were sitting close to the fire and were talking quietly, Galahad saw me walking over.

"Feeling better?" He asked me once I got a bit closer.

The knights who's backs were too me swiveled around I smiled and sat myself down in between Noah and Arthur. After I didn't say anything the knights continued with their conversation.

"You have to cook it for about 20 minutes other wise you will get big raw bits in it." Gawain said.

"What are you on about?" If you cook it for anything over 20 minutes you'll burn all the good meat of." Dagonet retaliated.

I laughed quietly to myself thinking that the villagers would probably be imaging the knights to have conversations on killing Saxons and other masculine things not cooking tips. I had stopped listening to their conversation and was now soaking wet like all of the other knights from the rain and since I didn't bring any blankets my teeth started chattering from the cold.

Arthur noticed and moved to take of his cover for me. I put my hand on his arm.

"I'm fine." I reassured him just as I let out a series of sneezes.

Noah moved closer to me and wrapped his arm and blanket around me so we could share I pulled it closed at the front and was very grateful as the cold left.

"Are you feeling better?" Noah asked me quietly

I nodded and brushed some of my soaking hair from my face.

The knight's conversation went on long after the fire had gone out I participated a bit but mostly listened. The knights got up one by one and found a tree to sleep under until it was just me and Noah left.

"You can sleep in the Wagon." Noah said without moving.

I looked over to see a mother trying to find her kids a dry place to sleep under a tree; I unwrapped the blanket and walked over to them.

"You can all fit in that wagon." I said motioning to the wagon I had been sleeping in. The mother looked extremely grateful.

"Thank you so much." She said bowing her head a little to me. She picked up one of her two children and started to walk over to the wagon I picked up the little girl and followed her. The child I had let out a series of about six sneezes I said 'bless you' after everyone which made her laugh. I climbed into the wagon and helped them get comfortable there was already another family in there and it was getting squishy. After one more 'Thank you' from the mother I jumped out and walked through the rain back to where Noah was. I cursed all the other knights silently they had all gotten to sleep already when it always took me forever.

"You shouldn't have done that." Noah said looking at me concerned.

"The kids had colds." I told him.

"You don't even have a blanket." He said standing up.

"There were barely enough for the kids, ill be fine." I said. I felt pretty good about letting the family take my spot in the wagon even though I secretly wished they had turned it down. It was pouring with rain and freezing cold. But they had needed it more than me.

I could hardly see anything all of the fires had gone out and everyone was asleep either in the wagons or trying to find shelter under trees. I found a place to sleep on the other side of the wagons that had a bit of cover from the rain. I sat down and started clearing away some of the sticks.

"OK this will do." I said to myself laying down and trying to get comfortable. I was extremely cold and didn't think I could get to sleep with the rain splashing on me. I heard someone walking towards me and lifted my head to see Noah.

"You don't have a blanket." He said sitting down next to me.

"I'm not cold." I said trying to sound tough but failed as my teeth started chattering.

Noah smiled and laid down throwing half the blanket over me. I turned towards him and put my head on his shoulder.

Thoughts started racing through my mind as I laid there: how close had I come to death? I could die on this mission tomorrow. Tristan could die. Noah could die. I opened my eyes and looked at Noah just to check he was alive his eyes were closed but his face twitched every time a rain drop fell onto it.

I suddenly felt an urgent desire to connect with him to weld myself to him. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it tight. Noah turned his head and looked at me. My insides were liquid from the neck down. I suddenly let go of his hand wondering when I would get to hold it again. And if I ever did, would it be warm and comforting like now? Or would it be cold and clammy, lying lifeless in mine?"

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