Okay, thanks for the reviews guys. The responses are at the end like usual. Hope you like this chapter. I will keep it in Emma's pov for this chapter again. And I will also try to add more of Emma into the story. She'll have more of an opinion in this chapter anyways as she grows more comfortable with the knights.
Disclaimer: I do not own King Arthur but I do own Emma.
Faded Roses in a Heart
Chapter 6
The Last Rose
Emma's POV
I was in my room early the next morning at dawn getting ready for the upcoming mission. Arthur had agreed to let me come as long as I kept my weapons with me and I stayed with one of the knights at all times. I happily agreed seeing as I didn't want him to change his mind. Dagonet had dropped by this morning to wake me up and he helped me start packing. After we had finished, Dagonet left me to take a bath and other things to do before we left. He took my belongings with him to pack up the horse that had been given to me.
Putting on a pair of pants that one of the knights had given me, I walked over to my dresser and pulled out a shirt. After dressing, I walked out the door and turned hearing my name called. Lancelot was walking towards me quickly.
"Emma, we depart now," Lancelot said taking my hand and pulling me toward the stables.
"Is everyone else there?" I asked him while trying to keep up with his brisk pace.
"Yes, Arthur asked me to retrieve you. Everything is in order and we're ready to leave," Lancelot replied. Walking into the stables, I saw every one of the knights there and on their horses. My horse, SunDance, was prepared and set next to Tristan's and Dagonet's own horses. I went over to SunDance and hopped on him. After a few minutes, Arthur rode out with me and the knights dutifully following him. I took one last peak towards Hadrian's Wall and hoped that soon enough, every one of us would be able to see that beautiful sight once again.
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The next day near noon, we arrived in a forest. We still rode on our horses but we were walking slower to be careful of the trees. Tristan, who was still beside me, turned to Arthur after we rode deeper in the woods.
"Woads. They're tracking us," he whispered to Arthur. I started trembling at the thought that we might be attacked by them.
"Where?" I heard Arthur reply to Tristan.
"Everywhere," Tristan said. My shaking increased as I glanced around us. Suddenly, arrows come of out the trees around us and Woads block us from walking further.
"Get back!" I heard Lancelot and Bors yell as I tried to control my frightened horse. Noticing my trouble, Tristan reached over and grabbed the reins and turned my horse with his. We rode back the way we came trying to find a way out, but we were cornered by the Woads. I saw Arthur draw his sword and the knights followed his example. I drew both of my swords and held them before me.
"What are you waiting for!" Gawain yelled. We heard a horn blow somewhere and the Woads retreated back in to the trees surrounding us.
"Devil ghosts!" Dagonet said after the last Woad disappeared from sight.
"Why would they not attack?" Galahad wondered aloud.
"Merlin doesn't want us dead," Arthur replied looking suspiciously around them.
"Emma, are you alright?" Tristan asked, handing me the reins to SunDance.
"Yes, I'm fine," I replied after I sheathed my swords on my back. I grabbed SunDance's reins before gathering control of myself. I did not want another encounter with those Woads after the first battle we went through.
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Later that night, we sat under some trees as it rained. We took our cloaks and wrapped them tight around us as to not get wet.
"Ugh, I can't wait to leave this island. If it's not raining, it's snowing. If it's not snowing, it's foggy," complained Galahad as we sat in a small circle under our shelter.
"And that's the summer," Lancelot chided earning a few laughs.
"The rain is good. Washes all the blood away," Bors said.
"Doesn't help the smell," Dagonet quirked from beside Emma. Tristan was yet again on her other side, Lancelot next to him, then Galahad, Bors, Gawain, and Arthur.
"That's too bad, seeing as you guys smell something awful," Emma said sweetly. They all looked at her in surprise before breaking out laughing. Gawain reached out and ruffled her damp hair.
"She's learning," he remarked. Emma watched Tristan get up from the corner of her eye. He probably left to go scouting the area for any dangers. Since it wasn't raining anymore, I decided to follow him instead of listening to the other knight's banter. We walked quite far from our encampment as we looked for any signs of Woads. Neither of us talked but we both enjoyed the silence around us. Tristan walked over to a bush, suddenly, and pulled something off of it. Walking back over to me, Tristan handed me what he grabbed. I looked down into my palm and held up the slightly wet rose. It was red and almost budded.
"Thank you Tristan," I told him after examining the rose.
"It was the last one and I thought you might want to have it," Tristan replied before leaving to walk back to camp. That was the nicest thing I had ever seen him do so far. I haven't known him that long but he doesn't seem like the type to open up to many people. I followed him back to our camp and laid down on my makeshift bed like the sleeping knights. I held the rose close to me and envisioned what would happen once we returned to Hadrian's Wall.
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Sorry this chapter was so short. The next chapter is going to be so long I promise. I should have it finished in 3 days max. The story is gonna come to a close soon enough and the chapters are going to get longer. Please review and let me know what you thought.
Love, Archer
Review responses for chapter 5:
KnightMaiden: thanks for reviewing. We'll see about Tristan and Emma, it'll be a surprise.
tlm1633: thanks for reviewing. There's no way that I wouldn't let Emma go with them. They did think it was too dangerous but since she did okay for her first mission, they thought she would be fine. I will do my best about the knights not dying. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Lauraine: thanks for reviewing
LANCELOTTRISTANBABY: I've decided to keep writing in Emma's pov to make it easier. Thanks for reviewing.
tHe vOiCe WiThiN: thanks for reviewing again. I like it in her point of view also so now you guys can see what she thinks about everything. I promise not to get too close to the actual story but that is the line I'm going in. I just want to add her in to their lives while still having them go through everything they did in the movie. And I love criticism. I know I'm not perfect and I don't expect to be, I love having people correct me so then I have a chance to learn from my mistakes and try not to make them in future stories. Thank you so much for your support on my story. Oh and I just want to hurry with this story cause I love the ending that's coming up and I can't wait to hear what you guys think of it. Thanks again!