Again, I don't own any of the characters in King Arthur. I own Kat and some later characters.
Attacks & Explanations
Tristan looked back to the fire, then shook his head and started after Kat, "They'd kill me if they found out I let her roam around the forest and get hurt" he thought. He started after her. Not too far in a hand covered his mouth and he was spun around to face Kat. She put a finger to her lips to signify silence then uncovered his mouth. She motioned him to follow her as she climbed up into a tree. Going across the tree tops they soon saw the light of another campfire. Seven Saxons and a Briton were gathered around talking and eating. Kat signed to Tristan to wait as she loaded an arrow. After firing the first one she moved silently among the trees shooting. After hesitating for a moment at her skill Tristan began to shoot arrows as well, though he did not have her ability to move around the trees. It was not long until all seven Saxons were dead, the Briton, however, ran at the first arrow. Kat returned to Tristan and smirked at him with his bow as they climbed down to the ground.
"Couldn't let you have all the fun, I only took 2 from you" he said. She smiled and nodded, then staggered. Tristan was quick enough to catch her; he picked her up and carried her back to camp. She weighed so little after her time in the dungeon so he was not even winded when they came to the camp. He quickly checked for new injuries and after finding none, he wrapped her in his cloak and gently placed her in the wagon. As he walked away he heard a faint "thank you" coming from no where. Before going back into the forest he told Dagonet to check on the girl.
Dagonet entered the wagon with Lucan sleeping in his arms. He gently placed the chid down and turned to Kat. She seemed to be sleeping, but before he could touch her, her eyes opened and met with his. "Are you alright?" Dagonet asked, "Tristan told me that you collapsed. You haven't injured yourself have you?"
Kat shook her shook her head.. Then looked to where Lucan was sleeping fitfully. Lucan tossed and turned and whimpered, but before Dagonet could reach him Kat had already moved to his side and scooped the child into her arms. Dagonet watched as the silent scout soothed the shaken Lucan. "Is he yours?" he asked. Kat shook her head.
"She saved me," Lucan said from Kat's arms, "from the bad place. Every time they took me to hurt me, she saved me. She'd yell at them and taunt them and then they'd put me back and hurt her some more. But she'd never scream out." Dagonet looked at Kat
"Why would you do that for someone you never met?" Dagonet asked looking over Kat. Kat looked at Lucan who nodded at her. With a deep breath she opened her mouth.
"He's just a child," she stated her voice surprising Dagonet, "I couldn't stand for it. I couldnt' stand for Guinevere being tortured either. They didn't do much to either of them until I was too weak to protect them further.
"How noble," Dagonet started only to be interrupted by Kat.
"It wasn't noble, it was selfish. It's my job to protect Guinevere, but more than that I couldn't bear to see any harm come to either of them. They're both so innocent," she said looking at the boy in her arms. She held Lucan til he had fallen asleep again, then passed the sleeping child to the gentle giant. The man had Lucan's trust, so Kat was willing to give him a chance. They spoke quietly for sometime. Mostly they spoke about their current situation, but Dagonet spoke some on his past. When he asked about Kat's past she looked sad for a moment then said that it was a tale for another time. Then she glanced at the sleeping boy and suggested that Dagonet put him to bed since Guinevere would be returning soon. Dagonet agreed and moved to leave.
When he got to the edge Kat spoke, "thank you. For everything. Tell the others I am grateful too. Now the woads have a chance to survive against the Saxons, though they can't do it alone. Rest well Sir Knight, tomorrow will be a busy day."
Dagonet smiled at her, "Rest well scout, we wouldn't want you collapsing again any time soon." With that he left the wagon. Guinevere came in soon after with a raised eyebrow to Kat. Kat merely smirked and raised her own eyebrow at the other woman. Guinevere smiled and then lied down going to sleep near instantly. Kat tried to keep watch, but she too succumbed to sleep with a dagger in her hand, one that a certain knight had given her.
