Chapter 7

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"Jess." I heard a voice say. "Can you hear me?" I opened my eyes I could see Tristan looking over me one of his hands was under my head.

"Where…what happened?" I asked I was straining my memory trying to remember why I was extremely cold and on the ground.

"We fought the Saxons on the ice." Tristan replied he looked relieved that I was awake.

'Ice' I kept saying over again in my head it sounded familiar.

"Ice...Noah." I said out loud. "Where's Noah?" I asked becoming panicked and trying to sit up all the memories came flooding back into my thoughts.

Tristan didn't say anything but held me down so I wouldn't sit up. But the look on his face made my heart stop.

"He's alright isn't he?" I asked pushing Tristan of me and scrambling to my feet I looked around expecting to see Noah standing waving at me. "Where is he?" I shouted at Tristan. He got to his feet and put his hand on my shoulder.

"Where is he?" I asked softly tears had started to run down my face I tried to walk past Tristan but he grabbed my arm I struggled to get him of but gave up collapsing into him.

"He's not dead, just unconscious." Tristan told me softly. "But it's not looking good." He added probably not wanting to lift my hopes to much.

I stepped back from Tristan and grabbed my sword.

Tristan gave me a look that asked what I was doing.

"I'm going to kill the Saxons." I told him it was a stupid thought but I wasn't thinking rationally. "Can I see him?" I asked Tristan dropping my sword and forgetting about the statement I had just made.

Tristan looked behind him I followed his gaze to see Bors, Arthur and Galahad sitting around something, or someone. I started to rush over to them before Tristan could stop me. I collapsed onto the ground next to Galahad. Staring down I could see Noah his eyes were closed and his head was back, there was no color in his face as I sat there Arthur, Bors and Galahad all turned their faces towards me, but Noah didn't open his eyes. I couldn't move there was a little blood coming out of his mouth. I choked on my sobs as I saw him laying there his chest slowly rising and falling with each gurgling breath. His face looked so calm but I felt that there was a terrible war being waged inside is body, a fight to the death.

I tried to speak but couldn't just watched as Bors wrapped bandages around his chest then lifted him and took him to a horse. I stayed where I was, staring at where Noah had been laying.

There was a hand on my shoulder I looked up into Arthur's eyes they were strong he probably looked a lot more together than I did right now. There were silent tears running down my face. He wiped one away with his thumb.

"We have to go." He said still holding my gaze.

I nodded and stood up walking to my horse I tried to mount it but failed several times because I was too tired and upset I leaned against a tree and put my head down. There was someone walking towards me and looked up to see Lancelot.

"You can ride with me." he said softly taking me by the hand and leading me to his horse.

He helped me mount it and then did the same himself. I fell back into him and watched Bors's horse he had Noah sitting in front of him.

"How's Dagonet?" I asked Lancelot just remembering.

"He's fine thanks to Noah." He replied kicking his horse into a canter.

We arrived at the wall a couple of hours later. I watched as the pope gave them their discharge papers I guess I was free too. I walked to the bar and collapsed into a seat a woman came and placed a drink in front of me, I started drinking without thought. Gawain, Lancelot and Tristan came just as I had finished my third drink.

"Go easy there Jess" Gawain asked smiling probably trying to cheer me up. I was sitting with my head in one hand and a drink in the other.

I ignored him and finished of the last of my drink. I dropped it and rested my head on both my hands. The cup rolled of the table and made a large 'clunk' sound as it hit the stone floor.

"It's my fault." I said quietly mostly too myself.

"It's not your fault." I heard Tristan say I looked up at him he was sitting directly across from me next to Lancelot, Gawain was on my right.

"It's your fault then" I said harshly to Tristan "I only volunteered on this mission to see you." Tristan's face didn't change just kept staring at me. That statement was the alcohol talking I didn't blame Tristan in the slightest.

"Sorry." I said coming to my senses Tristan shook his head.

"Nobody's to blame." He said softly.

I looked up as Dagonet walked over to us.

"How is he?" I asked standing up

"It's hard to say, he's alive but I'm not sure for how much longer, but he's talking" He replied.

I rushed past Dagonet and up to Noah's room. I stood at the door with my hand on the doorknob not sure if I wanted to see what was on the other side. I went to pull my hand away too scared to go in. but someone put there hand on mine helping me open it. I looked up to see Arthur smiling at me. he lead me into the room, I saw Noah laying there a little color had come back to his face and he was breathing stronger, it felt as though a huge weight had been lifted of me, he was getting better.

I sat down next to his bed while Arthur stood at the foot of it and watched his slow steady breaths. I brushed a piece of his hair of his face and he started to stir.

"Tell Jess, her smile is good. It's crooked, but I like It." he said not opening his eyes.

"I'll tell her." I replied, he was a bit delirious but I was so happy to hear him talk.

I sat with him for another three hours before a nurse came in and told me to go and get some rest. Arthur had already gone. I walked out into the corridor it was dark and there was no one around. I turned when I heard someone walking towards me, it was Hernam. He had a bandage on his arm from where I had cut him on the ice.

"Sorry about that." I said referring to his arm.

He just shook his head and kept walking towards me, he looked a little crazy.

I took a few steps back I didn't have a sword and Hernam was looking a little insane.

"It would have been my son's birthday today." He said he didn't sound sad or bitter there was no tone in his voice.

I didn't say anything just stared back at him.

"It's your fault he's dead." He said drawing his sword. I took another step back.

"Hernam he…" I dodged his sword as he swung it at me, missing by a centimeter. I turned to run but he swung at me again this time coming into contact with my leg it erupted in pain and I fell to the ground. I could feel the blood running down my leg as I crawled backwards. Hernam came and stood over me.

"I should have done this along time ago." He said starting to raise his sword.

My back was against a wooden door I shot my hand up and turned the doorknob diving into the room with the last of my strength I slammed the door shut behind me and leaned against it trying to hold it down if Hernam tried to come in but he didn't.

I just stood there leaning against the door trying to regain my breath and not think about the now blinding pain in my leg.

I looked around the room it was pitch black and I could only see the ghost of shapes in it. I heard the soft tread of a footstep and felt the cold point of a sword being held at my neck. A light suddenly lit up the room and I could see Galahad holding a torch with his sword at my throat.

I smiled at him weakly as he declined his sword and looked down to my bleeding leg.

"What happened?" he asked dropping to one knee to examine it better.

"Hernam." I replied simply biting my bottom lip to reduce the pain.

"What?" he said standing up he moved to open the door but I put my hand on his shoulder to stop him. Hernam might not beat Galahad but he had a pretty good chance.

"Jess he hurt you, I've got to go and kill him." he said taking a few more steps forward. He was pretty good in a crisis. I was holding onto him for support and as soon as he moved I stumbled.

Galahad caught me and took me over to his bed. I sat down as he kneeled in front of me his face looked angry and worried at the same time. I followed his gaze down to my leg there was a deep gash just below my knee and blood all down my leg.

"I'll be back in a minute." He said standing up.

I stood up with him wincing in pain when I did Galahad held onto my shoulders and led me back down to the bed.

"You can't, he could kill you" I said

"I've…" he started to say.

"He's stronger than you." I interrupted

"But…" he said

"Why don't you look for him with the other knights?" I said interrupting him again.

"I'm not going to look for Hernam." He told me knelling down and putting his hand over my mouth so I couldn't interrupt him. "I don't know what to do about your leg, I've got to go and get someone." He finished taking his hand of my mouth.

"Oh, why didn't you say so?" I said smiling at him.

He kissed me on the forehead and got up smiling.

"Don't move." He said as he walked out of the room.

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