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Feuding

The morning, Kida got up and reported to the main hall as usual. She scanned the room for Tristan; he was no where to be found. A sigh escaped her lips as she sat down and waited for her daily orders.Lysander came into the room with, to Kida's dismay, Tristan in tow. Tristan sat down next to Kida and grinned at her. She glared back at him which made him smile even more.

Lysander noted the tension between the new knight and Kiran and thought to himself how he could use it against them for he was sure that there was more to the story than what Kiran told him, no one disappears for a month then reappears out of nowhere, something was brewing and he was going to find out what it was even if it killed him.

Kida turned away from Tristan and ignored him, which made him smile wider. Oh how she loathed him!

Tristan sat down next to Kida and smiled at her. She glared at him and he smiled. He found it rather comical that she was still mad at him for last night. He looked around him. The other knights sat in their own corners ignoring him and Kida. The only person that seemed to see Kida at all was her commander which was odd to him for he and the other knights got along well. He watched as the commander gave each of his knights their assignments. Soon, he and Kida were the only people left sitting at the table.

"Well, umm…" Lysander started. "What's your name?"

"Tristan."

"Well Tristan, being your first day here I will allow you to follow one of the others around today. I shall also excuse you for your tardiness and will find a room for you."

Tristan nodded.

"Good, you understand. Find one of my knights and they will show you how we do things here. You will find that things are different from what you are use to, very different."

"I understand," Tristan said, purposely excluding 'sir'.

Lysander cleared his throat. "I will also forgive you for your lack of respect this morning, but be forewarned, address me as 'Sir' and show me the utmost respect, you do this and we will get along pleasantly. You are excused." Tristan did not move. "I said you are excused."

"Sir," Tristan said, emphasizing 'sir' in mocking. "I would like Kiran to show me around if that's not too much trouble."

Lysander stopped. "Surely there is someone else you could ask?"

"Kiran will do."

"Very well," Lysander relented. "Kiran, once you are done showing this knight what to do, report to me for further instructions." Kida nodded and walked out with Tristan.

Tristan smiled as Kida glared at him. "What's wrong with you? Are you insane?" she asked.

"What ever do you mean?" he asked innocently.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

"I didn't know you cared. If I remember correctly, you wished I were dead last night."

"Shut up!"

"Snippy aren't we? You're still mad about last night aren't you? Why?"

"Shut up, I don't want to speak to you."

"Have it your way, but I think you are over reacting."

"You don't understand."

"What don't I understand?"

"As if you cared, just shut up." Kida turned her back to him and walked away. Tristan stood back confused. She was so mad but he didn't know why she was. He shook his head and followed her. What a typical woman, complicated, demanding, and expecting mind reading.

Liam and Dag rode sentry duty. Since that night in the stable, Dag had been very quiet. Liam had thought about on what Dag said to him and wanted to tell his friend that he had but he could not find the words to do so.

Dag's silence was unusual for even him and it confused his fellow knights. Liam assumed that it was his fault and Arthur thought he was ill, but all of them were wrong about the cause of their friend's silence. They all tried to get him to speak but he refused. Finally, after much effort, they left him alone, for they knew that he would tell them in his own time.

As they swept the length of the valley, images of the last battle flashed through Liam's mind. Kida had saved him, she had risked her life for him and he repaid her by treating her like a child. His mind battled against itself. On one side, he knew he was wrong, but the more stubborn, male side of him demanded that he was in the right and Kida in the wrong. His conflicting sides made him moody and the other knights kept out of his way for he would bite off their heads if they got to close. The only person who seemed to dare to approach Liam was Dag and he never spoke to him.

Arthur worried about his two knights. They were much altered since Kida left and he did not know how to fix it. He tried to talk to them but neither of them would speak to him about what was bothering them. It frustrated him that his knights had become so unmanageable and he did not know how to fix it.

Kida mumbled as she showed Tristan around. He followed her with his stupid smile playing on his lips. She hated how he laughed at her and his cocky attitude. Although she must admit that she did enjoy watching him mock Lysander. No one ever mocked Lysander, to his face any way. How she wished she dared to annoy her commander to his face but she knew it would be too risky to draw anymore of his attention to her.

She did what ever she could not to talk to Tristan. She just walked around with him in tow around the fort. Why he chose her to be his guide was beyond her, unless he wanted to laugh at her some more. If there was anything she couldn't stand that was being laughed at. She wondered where the quite knight when who taught her how to scavenge and identify tracks of a large variety of things. She liked that knight much better than the laughing one that followed her around.

He didn't seem to be insulted by her silence; actually he seemed to find that comical. He just talked to her anyway about nothing in particular. She wondered how dense he could be for he obviously did not get the hint that she did not want to talk to him, much less be in the same vicinity. But no matter how cold she was to him he still cheerful followed her which made her wonder if he was doing it purposely.

By the time they had finished the tour of the fort, Kida was thoroughly annoyed with Tristan and told him so.

"Really?" he asked. "I never would have guessed."

"What's wrong with you? Are you drunk?"

Tristan winked, "Whatever do you mean."

She rolled her eyes. He was trying to have a sense of humor that she did not find humorous. "What happened to the quiet scout? I thought you hated talking to people?"

Tristan smiled widely. "Well usually I do, but for you I will make an exception, after all you seem to enjoy my company so much."

"Tristan, I'm not in the mood for this."

"You…" he started the fell silent. Kida looked at him.

"You are completely clueless," she sighed as she walked back to the stables.

Tristan watched as she walked away. Her annoyance with him changed throughout the day to something he could not put his finger on. The last remark she made seemed sad but he could not understand why. Kida had confused him. Here he was making a game out of annoying her and then she just…He did not know what she just did, but what ever it was it made him feel somewhat guilty for his behavior.

He followed her into the stables and found her grooming her horse. "What do you want?" she asked bitterly. "Have you come to laugh at me some more." It finally dawned on him; she did not like being laughed at.

"Is that why you're upset, because I laughed at you?"

"No, but laughing at me didn't help."

"What is bothering you?" he asked expecting her to snap at him again.

"You wouldn't understand," was her reply. "You wouldn't understand."