Here's chapter 3 of Faded Roses in a Heart. Thanks to all the readers and reviewers. You make me so happy cause then I know that you like my story. Well, I haven't really decided who to match Emma with. There may not even be romance but if there is, it probably will be Galahad. Tell me what you think I should do. I might hold a poll to see who you guys want to see her paired up with. Hope you like this chapter. Oh and I'm not saying anything about her brother. I am planning on having him show up, but it'll be a surprise when he does. I will be using the movie script from now on and give the credit to Fallen Knights. If there are any mistakes in any part that follows the movie line, please let me know. This is much easier for me than going through the whole movie and doing it that way. Review responses at end of chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own King Arthur but I do own Emma.
Faded Roses in a Heart
Chapter 3
Adapted
"Now block with that hand. Good, just like that," said Lancelot teaching Emma how to use his double swords. It had been about a week since they had found her and she was progressing really well. She didn't look overly sick anymore and her usual tan had started to come out. Most of her injuries were healed and she could use her shoulder again. Arthur decided that if they were going to help her that she needed to be able to protect herself at least if they couldn't. They left the decision up to Emma of what weapon she would like to learn. She chose Lancelot's double sword because it seemed like something she might actually benefit from. A single sword was too heavy for her, and the double swords weighed less.
Emma liked learning how to protect herself. The experience with her father left her scared and she never wanted to be in that situation again. Emma really wanted to travel with the knights instead of being left here without anyone she knows. If learning how to fight was the only way, she would do it. After she accomplished studying her choice of weapon, Tristan agreed to help her with a bow. For long distance fighting, that was the safest bet. She already had interaction with the silent knight when he taught her how to use daggers earlier in the week. She continued practice with them to make sure she was up to par as Tristan had told her to do.
Noticing that Emma was starting to wear out, Lancelot chose to end practice for the day.
"Emma, that's enough for now. Well, start again early tomorrow," Lancelot called to her stopping her from her next swing. She looked over at him and nodded in agreement. Giving the swords to Lancelot, since they were his, she went to pick up her daggers from the ground.
"Is it time for dinner?" asked Emma when she walked back over to Lancelot. The two then started off out of the training area.
"I believe it is almost time. Why don't you go clean up and I will send for someone to escort you," said Lancelot in reply. They walked the halls to Emma's room and he opened the door for her.
"Alright. Are we eating at the round table again?" asked Emma hopefully. She didn't like eating with all those other people around.
"Yes. We will be discussing something very important at the time and you should be included," Lancelot replied laughing at the expression on her face. He left her to be cleaned up, with the message that she had fifteen minutes before her escort came.
Emma took the chance, after changing from her sweaty clothes, to look at herself in the mirror. Her hair was now the color it was supposed to be, free from all that grime. It was still short to about her shoulders. Her eyes were still the same and the spark in them had even started to come back. Her skin was darkening from all the time she spent outside training. She was starting to fill out in places that were supposed to be curvy. Her body definitely looked better than when she first came here, she wasn't as bony either.
Emma had changed into an ankle length white skirt that was very loose on her. As a top, the knights didn't know what she would like when they brought her extra clothes, so she just threw on anything. She pulled at the dark green fabric that looked like a tunic or something. She supposed it to be Galahad's, she had seen him wear the same type of fabric, and it wasn't as big on her as the other tops were.
Thinking of the youngest knight, she wondered why she hadn't had much time to speak with him. He looked to be only a couple years older than her and seemed to have a sweet personality. Deciding not to think of it any more, she looked around her makeshift room for something to do with her last five minutes.
Her room was barely furnished, although it was very comfortable. She had her very own room all to herself so she wasn't going to complain about what it looked like. Her bed was in one corner with blankets piled on it. She put her clothes in the wardrobe on the wall near her bed. The only other piece of furniture in the room was a table with chairs. The table had a bowl with fruit in it that she ate for breakfast in the mornings before training.
Emma pulled herself out of her thoughts as she heard a knocking at the door. Opening it, she looked out and was surprised to see the last person she ever thought would come escort her.
Galahad stood there looking a bit nervous at what Lancelot told him to do. He was wearing a dark blue shirt not unlike her own, and a pair of pants usual to what the knights own.
"Are you ready, Emma?" asked Galahad mentally straightening himself from his nervousness, though Galahad had to admit that she looked nice in his shirt. He shook his head to rid himself of the random thought and took her arm to lead her to the round table. She nodded to his question and they were both silent the rest of the way. Once they arrived, Lancelot, Tristan, Gawain, and Dagonet were already there sitting in their seats. Emma took her seat next to Dagonet and Tristan. She felt a strong bond towards Dagonet and viewed him as a father figure. She loved her own father very much, despite what he did, and was saddened to watch him die. She often wondered what had happened to her brother, that blamed her for her mother's death but loved her dearly.
Hearing someone clear their throat, Emma looked up to see that Bors and Arthur had arrived. Arthur stood at his seat and was getting everyone's attention.
"As my fellow knights already know, we are to leave tomorrow," Arthur announced as the knights nodded. Emma looked shocked at the new statement and wondered what they had to leave for. "We will be escorting the Bishop back here, and hopefully this will be our last mission for Rome." Arthur looked over to Emma deciding whether or not to voice his question. He chose to let her determine if she wanted to follow the knights or remain here safely.
"Emma, your fate rests in your own hand at the moment. You can either come with us and help us with the Bishop, or you can stay here and wait for our return," Arthur stated watching the emotions cross over her face.
Emma desperately wanted to stay with the knights but she didn't want to get in their way if something bad was to happen. She looked up at Arthur and wondered if he would mind if she went.
"I would like to come along if that's alright with you," said Emma not bothering to look at the other knights to see what they thought.
"That is fine. I would rather you come, you may be of help seeing that you are improving in your training," Arthur said relieved at her decision. He had seen her train with both Tristan and Lancelot and knew she would be able to keep her own in a battle if there were one. After settling the issue, the knights and Emma started to eat the food placed in front of them. Emma was still slightly ill so she didn't eat too much, she didn't want to get sick later in the evening. Once everyone was finished, Arthur stood up with another declaration.
"Knights, and Emma, we leave tomorrow at dawn. Be prepared," said Arthur looking at his fellow knights. "Lancelot, if you will help prepare Emma tomorrow with everything she needs. That includes finding her a weapon." Lancelot understood his task and would stop by the armory later and pick up double swords for her to keep.
"Tomorrow, knights. We will have our freedom," was the last thing Arthur said before he left the room. That night Emma ran that statement over in her head a couple times and couldn't help but be happy for the knights. Tomorrow would be her first real assignment with the knights and she hoped that everything would go over well.
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Alright. That's it for chapter 3. Hope you like this one. Emma did learn how to fight, and I decided to have her learn from Lancelot. I don't want to rush Emma into anything with Galahad if this story is to have a romance. With the way the story is going so far, I think it might be a possibility. Please review and the next chapter might be out quicker.
Love, Archer
Review Responses:
Chapter 1 (prologue)
billy crazy: thanks for the support. I will try to update my chapters as quick as I can.
alexkathrine: thanks, about the malnourished thing. She was malnourished but it was a small piece of fruit for her to have something in her stomach. If she was going to get used to food, then she needs to start somewhere right? I should have said something about that. Thanks for the review and catching my mistake.
Chapters 2 & 3
tlm1633: I was planning to make them train her but I wasn't sure. After reading your review, I decided that I would go ahead and have them train her anyways. I didn't go much into detail with the training cause I'm not very good at writing that kind of stuff but I will try my hardest. I'm not sure about what the knights ages are gonna be but if I do put Emma with Galahad, he won't be a lot older than her. The problem with having him 19 is that in the movie, his deed to Rome is almost finished, he would have served fifteen years, and that would make him four when he started. If there is going to be a romance, Emma will have to older, so it will be awhile for their relationship to grow. Thanks for the review.
A Lonely Heart Breaker: I'm trying to get chapters up of all my stories as quickly as I can cause I'm on vacation for a while. They might come out slower once I start work again. I hope I can keep up though. Thanks for reviewing.
LANCELOTTRISTANBABY: Thanks for reviewing again and the support.
KnightMaiden: Thanks, it makes me happy knowing that people like my story. I might make a poll to see who wants her paired with who but that won't be for awhile. Thanks for reviewing.
tHe vOiCe WiThiN: thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you like my story and how I've made it. I'm trying to follow as closely to the story line as possible. I've tried my hardest with Emma's character. I don't want her to look like a sissy, but I don't want her to seem indifferent either. She does love her father, despite his treatment of her. She also loves her brother dearly and in chapter 3 she thinks about him a bit. He will reappear in this story and it will be a surprise when he does. Her brother should be about five or six years older than Emma though. Thanks for reviewing.
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GalahadsfallenKnight0: Thanks so much! It makes me so proud to hear people loving my story. I wasn't sure how it would do since I've never posted a story up until a couple days ago, but this story is doing well so far. I tried to match the characters as much as I could with Emma in there, hopefully they don't seem too different. Thanks for the support, this story, although the plot seems kinda overused, I'm trying to take it in a different direction though I'm not sure how it will turn out. Thanks for the support and lovely review.
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