Another chapter! I'm really on a role. But I think I just really want to get to starting up the sequel!
Chapter 21- The Funeral
Selene saw the knights enter the fort on by one. Emilee came in with Galahad and Gawain, but where was Natalie? Lancelot and Arthur was the last to come in. Each held one body. Selene felt herself start to shake. One of those bodies looked a lot like her sister.
Vanora came up behind her and held Selene close. Selene started to shake uncontrollably. Vanora tried to make her top, but Selene didn't Gawain came over and tried to make Selene move, but her feet were glued to the ground. "Selene, I'll take you to your room. Come with me." Soothed Gawain. Selene didn't listen to him, she couldn't move.
Gawain picked up Selene, but almost dropped her from the shaking she was doing. "Selene, stop!" He raised his voice. Selene didn't stop, but kicked him in the face, making Gawain drop her to the floor Gawain's jaw was now bleeding so he went over to a woad healer to get fixed up with Galahad.
Selene sat on the ground. She stopped shaking finally, but no one understood her. Emilee came over and pulled her off the ground. Selene followed Emilee to her room and went inside. She sat on the windowsill and looked down on where the battle took place. Villagers and woads were cleaning up the bodies and burning them.
Emilee left Selene alone to think while she went to get washed up and some sleep. Selene stayed in her room for two days, forgetting about Erik and Willow, who Lauren was taking care of. The only person that came to visit her was Lauren when she came back from the caravan.
Selene sat on the windowsill again on the third day. She heard a knock at the door, but didn't answer it. The person came in anyway and stood behind Selene. "The funeral is today." She heard Gawain's voice say. Selene turned and looked at him, "She was my sister. She didn't deserve to die." She whispered to him. Gawain took a step closer and placed a hand on her knee. "He was my brother knight. He didn't deserve his fate either."
Selene looked down at her lap and felt silent tears leave her eye. "Are they happy?" She asked Gawain. He smirked and replied, "What do you think?" Selene nodded her head and jumped down from the window. "When I lived with the woads, when some died you celebrated their life. We should do that." She told him. Gawain shrugged his shoulders and pulled Selene over the wash rooms so she could get ready for the funeral.
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At the Funeral...
Selene went over to Badon Hill alone later that day. She stayed away from everyone else and watched on as they did the burial.
Tristan and Natalie were buried next to each other, their swords in their hearts, with the hilts sticking up above the dirt mound that covered their decayed bodies. The remaining knights attended, as did Arthur, Emilee, and Guinevere. Vanora attended as well with all eleven bastards, plus Erik and Willow. A few woads that knew Natalie showed up as well did some villagers.
Guinevere took in Lucan, in memory of Dagonet. , while Selene kept Erik and Willow.
After many tears and thanks, people started to leave Badon Hill to go back to the fort. Selene stayed her distance still and watched as people left. Gawain walked up to her and gave her a cloak to rap around her. "She's dead. Be happy for her, you said that woads celebrate the death of their own." He told her. Selene shrugged her shoulders and turned away from him. "She's my sister." Selene told him.
He nodded his head and sat on the ground. She followed his actions and sat on the ground as well. "Come to Sarmatia with me." Gawain suggested to her. Selene let a small smirk appear on her face. "Do you really want me to?" She asked him. Gawain chuckled and replied playfully, "Of course! You can help me find my beautiful Sarmatian wife." Selene stiffened as he said that. Her small smirk turned into a frown.
"I'm going to go." She told him. Selene got up and walked away. 'I actually thought he had feelings for me,' she thought as she left him sitting there alone.
Galahad, who was searching for Gawain, heard the whole conversation and headed over the small flower patch to where Gawain sat staring at Badon Hill. Galahad picked up a stick and threw it at Gawain's head. "Ouch." Murmured Gawain as he turned towards Galahad. "What was that for?" He asked, grouchily.
Galahad rolled his eyes. "I may sound like a woman when I say this, but you are BLIND!" Snarled Galahad. Gawain rose his eyebrows. "You just snarled at me, the only one to do that was Tristan. See I'm not blind." Gawain told Galahad matter-as-factly. (Is that a word? It is now.)
Galahad rolled his eyes and helped Gawain off the ground. "Arthur is having a meeting in memory of Tristan. We should head there." Told Galahad. Gawain stood with Galahad's help and followed him to the fort.
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At the actual grave sight...
Emilee sat next to Natalie's grave and laid some wild flowers on it. Lancelot came up next to her and sat down. "She really loved him." Lancelot told Emilee and whoever else was there. Emilee looked up at him. "Did he love her?" She asked him. Lancelot gave Emilee a soft smile and replied, "Just about as much as I love you." Emilee smiled back and kissed Lancelot's cheek.
"Are they happy?" Asked Emilee. Lancelot nodded his head. "Yeah, I bet they are." He told her. She nodded her head and ran a hand over both graves. "Will you go to Sarmatia?" Emilee asked him. Lancelot turned his head and looked to the east. "At first, I was going to. But, my family might now even remember me. Plus I have a life here." He told her, while looking back at her. Emilee smiled and kissed his lips passionately.
"Arthur wants us, soon." Lancelot told her when she pulled away. Emilee nodded her head and took one last look at the two graves before heading off to where Arthur awaited the knights he had left.
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Okay, there is one actually chapter left. The chapter after that leads onto the sequel. Tristan and Natalie will be in the sequel, but the chapters they are in will be placed in the afterworld with Dag and Samah! So look for the sequel! (It doesn't have a name as of yet.
Reviews-
Lucillaq- Thank you. I'm really trying to improve my writing skills, etc. I'm very happy that you have noticed. I don't regret killing off Tristan, I was weary about it, but it had to happen. He will be in the sequel; just the parts he is in will be in the afterlife. So yay. We still have some Tristan to read about. I'm glad you liked how I had them meet in the afterlife. I thought it would've been terrible if they were separated when just becoming happy. :-) Thank you again! If only I could give you a gigantic big cookie. (You do like cookies right?) lol.
Boo Boo Kitty- I'm sorry that the newest chapters have been short, but I really have nothing else to right for this part. Yet, I have lots of great ideas for the sequel. Thank you lots, my twin Lauren!