Finally I update for all! lol, sorry for the long, long wait, yet here I am back again!
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Tari Melwasul- Do not worry, I will keep writing this story. When I promise another chapter, there will be another chapter. Yet, this one took so long for me to update because I had a serious case of writer's block.
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Hopefully everyone will be happy with this update. i really tried my best to get this chapter up before tomorrow.
Chapter #6-Life at the wall and its' Ending
The knights had been sent on the mission only a week ago and the girls were already bored. They sat in their room that they shared, braiding eachothers hair how they did back when they lived with the woads.
The knights were actually only suppose to be gone for three days, yet they had taken longer than expected. Emilee was always the one to worry and her temper didn't work well, so she had been complaining of the knights taken too long.
"I don't understand! I mean, where could they be? For all we know they all could be dead!" Lauren looked at Kimmerlee and Natalie.
"The only reason your worried is because Lancelot is out there." said Selene as she walked over to her sister, Natalie, and let her braid her hair. "What do you mean? I am not worried about Lancelot! Why would I be?" asked Emilee panicking.
Natalie shook her head. "That's why." Emilee looked around at her friends. She knew she couldn't lie to them. "Okay, maybe I do have feelings for him, but who doesn't? You saw the girls in the tavern. Plus..."
"Your woad." said a voice. The girls looked to their doorway. There they saw the girl that Natalie had spat at. She had a smile on her face, but it wasn't a kind one.
"How do you know?" asked Lauren. She got up and started to walk towards the girl and stopped in front of her. "Who told you?"
The girl smiled. "I'm not that dumb you know." Natalie mumbled something that she wanted to be heard. Everyone heard her mumble clearly, "Hmmm...who wouldv'e thought."
Kimmerlee saw the woman standing there and walked up to her. "Lena? Lena, is that you?" The woman, who was now 'Lena' looked to see Kimmerlee approach her. She gave Kimmerlee a hug and looked at her. She quickly said, "Charming friends." and left the room.
"I wonder why she left so quickly." mentioned Selene as everyone sat down on their beds.
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Natalie looked down at her small sister. Her and Selene were actually only half sisters. They had different mothers. Yet, they both had the same hair and eyes from their father. Natalie looked down at her sister who was turning into a woman faster and faster. Selene was actually of the age to marry.
Thinking about Selene made her think of eight days ago when she entered the tavern to see Selene.
Natalie's Flashback-
She walked into the tavern. Emilee told her she had a suprise waiting for her, but what was it?
Looking over by Emilee she saw someone a bit shorter than Lauren and had long black hair. The girl turned to look at her and she saw the girl's green eyes. Green eyes.
They were filled with happiness and laughter. They were unlike her father's and brother's that held hatred and anger. They were different from hers too. Her eyes were empty and lifeless.
When the girl saw Natalie her eyes sparkled. Natalie knew who she was, but she couldn't react, it was too hard. All these years she thought they were all dead. One by one they were coming to life again. Kimmerlee, Selene, everyone that had been lost that day. Except the souls that were killed, including Samah.
Selene ran to her and gave her a hug and didn't let go. Natalie hugged her back and let her head lay on the girl's shoulder looking at the knights and three girls that were watching. She felt something wet touch her back and pulled away from Selene. She was crying.
"You never did cry did you, Nat?" asked Selene as her tears kept falling. Natalie looked at her sister. She had grown so much. She was no longer the small immature nine-year old that hated the blue woad paint her people wore. Selene was a fifteen-year old who was beautiful and resembled both their father and her and Nilon's mother.
"Are you married?" asked Natalie, she wanted to know if she had actually missed so much of the girl's life. "Are you?" asked Selene. Natalie looked at her and smiled. "What do you think?"
Selene smiled too and wiped her tears away. "What do you think warrior princess?" Natalie smaked her in the head and Selene looked at her. "What was that for?"
Natalie grew a bigger smile and looked at her sister more intently. "For never coming back." Selene raised an eyebrow and wacked Natalie in the head. "That's for never searching."
Natalie shook her head. "I know, why do you think I didn't duck?" Natalie knew that they had lost six years of life without eachother, but now they were ready to start over.
End Of Natalie's flaskback
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Vanora was running throw the halls of the inn. She was looking for the girls. She had to tell them the news, the knights were returning and would be there by sunset. She rushed to their room to find the door open.
They all were on the bed when she found them and when they all looked up they saw her out of breath. "Van, what's wrong?" asked Emilee as she walked up to Vanora, worried.
"The knights.." started Vanora, but she didn't finish. Emilee started to shack her and yell, "What happened to them? Tell me they are alive!" Selene and Kimmerlee had to pull her back. "Let her finish." said Kimmerlee as she saw Vanora look slightly frightened.
"The knights, they are returning at sunset." Vanora finished and looked to Emilee. A smile came across Emilee's face as she darted out of the room and down to the round table room.
She looked inside and started to clean it the best she could. A few moments later the rest of the girls came in with Vanora. "Are you okay?" asked Lauren, she looked worried. Emilee looked at them. "The knights are coming, we must prepare!"
Everone looked at eachother. Vanora and Lauren decided to help. Kimmerlee and Selene had to work their shifts at the tavern and Natalie decided to tag along with them.
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Selene walked over to the cloaked figure in the corner of the tavern. "I hope you know that I am totally not comfortable with you here, in a black cloak, partially stalking me." whispered Selene as she walked past.
Natalie looked up so some candlelight showed the smile on her face. "Protecting, not stalking." Selene shook her head and laughed to herself. "You are starting to remind me of Tristan."
Natalie closed her eyes when she heard his name. She loved his name, wait what was she thinking?
At that moment Lauren came in. "They're back!" Selene put her ale tray on the table and followed Mauren out to the training grounds with Natalie following slowly behind her.
When they got to the training grounds the knights were there, so were Lena and Vanora.
"You guys are beck finally." said Lauren as she came up to them and say that they weren't barely hurt at all. "What held you up?" she asked curious.
"We were spying." answered Arthur. He nodded to them all and walked away. He needed to find the general at the wall. There were some problems in the north and they were spreading to the south of Briton.
"On woads" added a deep voice. The girls looked over to see Tristan eating an apple with a dagger. "Who would've guessed." said Natalie as she took off her cloak and grabed a lace from the cloak's pocket to tie up her hair.
Trying to ignore a fight, everyone started a conversation. Natalie kept her eye on Lena though, she didn't trust her. She didn't trust anyone, but this girl had more to her than the eye.
Tristan kept a distance from everyone as they talked. He noticed Natalie standing looking out into the southern woods of the wall. She was standing in an angle where Tristan could see the side of her.
Survying her closely he noticed a marking on her neck. It was a sarmatian marking. Why did she have one?
Natalie started to walk away and into the inn. Tristan quietly followed. She led him to a deck that wasdown the hall from her and her friend's room. She didn't notice him because she was in deep thought.
Suddenly he felt himself walking closer to her and closer, till he was behind her. Tristan held his breath, he was actually nervous, he was never nervous.
Tristan put his arms around her waist. That is when she noticed someone was there. She helf her breath. Who was it that had their arms around her waist? For some reason she like it and hoped it was Tristan, yet she didn't know who.
One hand came up and brushed the hair off of her neck. She noticed who it was when the voice asked her, "Where did you get that marking?"
It was Tristan. They were so close. "My mother gave it to me." She whispered it out. Tristan had no idea why he was so close to her. He wanted to know why he felt strange inside when he was near her.
"It is Sarmatian." he said as he let his hand run over it. The touch of his hand made her shiver. "Well, I don't know, she gave it to me before she...before she went missing."
Tristan looked down and saw her neck. He lowered his head and let his lips rub against her neck. He let his tongue run over the markings and kissed it afterwards.
In the distnace he heard footsteps coming closer. He turned Natalie around and their faces were so close. He heard someone say her name. "Nat? Where are you?" It was Selene. He stopped himself, their lips were inches apart. He walked away and went down the hallway to his room. He needed sleep.
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Selene found Natalie on the balcony a few minutes later. She saw Natalie staring at the fort, alone.
"Everyone is asleep. The last to enter their chambers was Tristan. He came from this way. Did he tell you how much he hates our kind yet? I don't understand, he has never had a problem with Kimmerlee and me. Just you, Lauren, and Emilee."
Natalie looked to her sister. "Because unlike you and Kimmerlee, we fought them, killed their friends, wounded them." Natalie walked away. Before she could leave completely Selene said something that made a lot of sense. "They did the same to you." Natalie thought on that as she walked back to her and her friend's room and laid on her bed.
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Lauren couldn't sleep. She had to go for a walk. She got up and grabbed a cloak Vanora had given her. She walked out of the inn and toward the stables. She decided to visit the horses a bit.
There she saw a shadow in one of the stables. She pulled out a dagger she had and walked with it pointed for an atack. When she jumped in front of the stall she saw a man. He looked at her and looked quite confused.
Lauren noticed that he wasn't a threat and put the dagger away. "I'm sorry, I was frightened." The man looked at her and smiled. "You are one of the girls that came back with Arthur and the knights.! Hi I'm Jols. I take care of the knights horses."
Lauren smiled, she loved meeting new people. "I'm Lauren." Her and Jols talked until he grew tired and strated off towards bed. He offerd to walk her back to the girl's room and she accepted. By the time he got to his room he felt like he had just made a new friend.
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That morning everyone woke up and met in the round table room. Natalie wasn't afraid to look Tristan in the eye, but it felt strange for her to.
Jols came in the room as everyone was eating their breakfast. He smiled at Laura and bowed to Arthur and said greetings to the knights. "Arthur, there is someone here to see a Natalie, I heard she was with you."
Arthur looked to Natalie and nodded. "You may go Lady Natalie, Jols you are welcomed to join us." Jols couldn't say no so he took Natalie's seat. Natalie looked around and walked out of the room wondering who was there.
Natalie went to the gate to see a cloaked person there. It was no one other than her brother, Nilon. "Nilon, why are you here?"
He did not lower his hood, but she knew something was up. Nilon pulled her closer and quickly said, "We need you, Merlin calls for you. Guinevere, you, and Estel are to lead a large woad army against a small group of scout saxons up north. He reported that he only wanted you."
Natalie looked at him. "A small group of saxon scouts? How many?" she was a bit worried. Saxons were not the people to mess with.
"Atleast two hundred." replied Nilon. Natalie's mouth dropped. "That is not small, that is suicide to fight them." she argued. Nilon put a hand over her mouth roughly.
"You are to come back with me to the main village. There all the warriors wait for you. This is your chance, this battle can lead you to a high place among our people. If you do not come during a time of need, Merlin will banish you." said Nilon.
Natalie wondered about the others. "What about the others? Are they to stay here? Why were they not called?" Nilon shrugged his shoulders. "You ask too many questions. He only said you, so the others stay. Go pack and say good-bye."
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Within a good ten minutes Natalie was done packing and heading towards the round table room. She was in her woad war clothes and painted blue. She didn't hide her image, so she got many stares s she passed through the halls.
When she enterd the room she noticed everyone was still there and talking. They all looked at her questionly. She looked at Arthur. "Arthur, I need permission to leave. Now." Arthur looked at her. Emilee walked up to her, everyone listening.
"Where are you going?" she asked. Natalie looked at her in the eyes. "Merlin has sent for me. Two hundred saon scouts have started some trouble up north. Merlin is sending some troops out to battle them. I was chosen with two thers to leads the battle."
Lauren laughed. "You have to be kidding me? Two-hundred? Fighting them is suicide!" Lauren noticed that Natalie wasn't playing. Arthur looked to Natalie. "It is your choice. I do not own your fate." Natalie nodded and wen up to the girls and hugged them each. Yet, they were frosen still.
Selene was the one to speak. "You can't go. You will not return. You will die." Natalie knew that this was most likely true, but she had to. "I must or I will be banished from the woads. I will return."
Natalie walked over and kissed Lancelot on the cheek. "I will return, my dear brother." she headed to the door and looked back with one last glance at Tristan and met his eyes. He too knew she would not return. She headed out the doors.
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"Before we left our families back inSarmatia, we each said that line, we know it will not come true." Lancelot walked out. He lost his blood sister, now he was loosing someone that was like a sister to him.
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Natalie and Nilon rode through the trees as they headed for the woad village. Natalie was ready for the war.
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This is my longest chapter! yay! I'm so proud of myself. The next chapter is going to be about the battle with the woads and saxons and the knights life at the wall with the remaning girls.
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Also, Natalie and Selene have not seen eachother in six years. Right now the knights have about 3 years left in their service to rome. Also, Natalie will not die. Yet, she will not be returning to the knights either. hehe... she has some bad things coming after her now. muahaha I'm just so evil.
J/K
Please review and tell me what you think of it please. No flamers!
There will be more romance in it! I'm not the best with that stuff, so my friend Sabrine is going to help with that!