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Asia picked up the little girl and walked out of the hell hole that Marius called a Holy Place. Marius was yelling at Arthur for going into there.

"What is this madness?" Arthur asked him.

"They're all pagans here!" Marius shouted.

"So are we." Galahad said.

"They refuse to do the task God has set for them!" Marius raged on. "They must die as an example!"

"You mean they refuse to be your serfs!" Arthur yelled back.

"You are a Roman." Marius scoffed at Arthur. "You understand. And you are a Christian." Then he turned on his wife. "You! You kept her alive!" He backhanded her. Asia sat down the little girl next to the boy Dag had. Arthur had just punched the fat man on the nose and he was lying on the with Excalibur at his throat. "When we get to the wall, you will be punished for this heresy," he threatened.

Arthur merely leaned over and gathered Marius's collar in his hand, hauling the man closer to the blade. "Then perhaps I should kill you now and seal my fate."

"I was willing to die with them," When a priest spoke up at that moment. The little girl in Asia arms whimpered. Asia soothe her by holding her even closer. "Yes, to lead them to their rightful place. It is God's wish that these sinners be sacrificed. Only then can their souls be saved."

Arthur dropped Marius on the ground and Arthur yelled. "Than I shall grant his wish. Wall them back up."

"Arthur," Tristan began leaning forward. He was warning Arthur because the Saxon drums were moving closer and the snow was falling harder.

The commander would not be swayed though. "I said wall them up!" he yelled.

"Don't you see it is the will of God that these sinners be sacrificed?" the priest went on.

Asia ignored him and gave the girl some water and asked her, "What is your name, small one?"

"Mariana." Was all she could say before passing out. You could see the rage rolling off Asia as picked up the little girl and out her in the sick wagon.

"Dag. Take good care of her." Asia told him. Dag nodded and went to the little girl as soon as he tucked in the young boy name Lucan in furs. The woad had been taken care of already.

Asia swung onto her horse and rode up next to Tristan. "Are you all right?" Tristan asked he could see the anger rolling off her.

"As soon as the Fat man lays in the Earth ground I shall be." Asia said and the journey back begun. After awhile Asia saw Arthur talking to the woad woman. She seemed to be flirting with him. After he left it seemed that she started to seem to flirt with Lancelot. Asia rode up to eavesdrop because Tristan was gone and she had nothing to do.

"'Tis a beautiful country is it not?" Guinevere spoke from behind them, obviously to Lancelot. Out of the corner of her eye Asia saw Lancelot glance back at Guinevere looking slightly surprised.

"If you say so." He replied with his back turned to her.

"And where do you come from that compares?" Lancelot turned to Guinevere smiling. "The black sea?"

She seemed derisive when she said that. "This is heaven for me."

"I don't believe in heaven." Lancelot began rather cryptically, "I've been living in this hell." Then he leaned forward in his saddle and gave her a sly grin. "But if you represent what heaven is, then take me there" Then it began to rain.

"Rain and snow at once," Asia said. She looked back down at Lancelot and Guinevere, "a bad omen. Last time it rained and snow at once, I went missing for almost 16 years. Lets hope no one goes missing."

Then she turned and rode away.

"What is with her?" Guinevere asked.

"She has had a hard life." And with that Lancelot rode away.

Asia went to Arthur. "Hello Arthur."

"Asia."

"Are you really going to go to Rome?" Asia asked.

"I do not know." Arthur said thinking about what Alecto told him earlier.

"Why? All you talked about when we were younger was about Rome."

"I heard more things that might change my mind."

"more?"

"Yes."

"Arthur Remember that I love you." and with that Asia rode off away form others until night. She did not talk to any one unitl she went up Lancelot and said, "Enjoying the show?" She asked making Lancelot jump.

"I was."

"She has her eye on Arthur." Asia left to check on the little girl who was eating broth.

"Hello Mariana." Asia said sitting next to her.

"Hi." She squeaked.

"Do you have any family?"

She shook her head. "the man killed them all and know I have no one."

"My name is Asia and I will be your family." Asia told the little girl.

"But….."

"I won't take your family place but I will take care of you."

"Thank-you." and the Mariana curled up against Asia. Asia looked up to see Tristan. He smiled at her and Mariana. He sat next to them. "I love you." he whispered in Asia ear. Tristan has plans to ask her to marry him and have a family…. Soon.

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