Note: Thanks for the reviews. Heres a short chapter. Sorry for it's length and the ending. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Complications

Kida sat still as Tristan kissed her. Her mind stopped. What did he think he was doing? The kiss grew wet and Kida didn't like it. She pushed Tristan away and slapped him. "What are you doing?' she asked.

He looked at her and blinked, confused at her behavior. "I thought you wanted me to kiss you?"

She stared at him. "What? What ever gave you that idea?"

Tristan shrugged. "I don't know, it's just after that night in the stable, I have wanted to experience that again."

"I don't know what to say. Just because you wanted to doesn't mean I wanted to."

Tristan blinked. "What?"

"Are you that dense?"

"What are you saying?"

"I cannot afford any distractions. And I think this falls under the category of distraction," she said.

Tristan looked at her. "Is that the only objection? If it is I do believe it can be worked out." He leaned in for another kiss.

She shoved him away. "Tristan, be serious. I have no wish for a relationship. We have to be practical." Tristan just stared at her. She sighed. "You are completely clueless. Let's make it simple, no kissing or anything of that sort. Understood?"

Tristan nodded his head. "Good, now we better be getting back." She stood up and walked quickly away from Tristan, confused and amused at the same time. She would have taken him up on his offer if her heart was not so strong as her head, but her head ruled which was a good thing for if it didn't they would have all been killed by now.

Tristan watched Kida go. He was confused. He thought she wanted him to kiss her. Slowly, he stood up and walked back to camp. He looked towards Kida's tent but she wasn't there. For a minute he thought about going after her but he decided against that and went to his tent and laid down. What had he done wrong?

Dag rode as fast as his horse could carry him without over working her. He had to give her frequent rests for he was a very large man and she was a very small horse. Five days into his journey he saw smoke in the distance, so he approached it cautiously. It was a Roman camp. Once he identified the camp's owners, he rode into it.

"I carry a message for your commander," he called as approached.

He found himself soon surrounded my Roman infantry and was led to the commander's tent in the center of the camp.

"Milord, messenger," one of the men called to the tent door.

"Let him in," a voice growled. Dag was pushed towards the tent.

Dag ducked and went in. "Well, what is the message?" the commander asked. Dag recognized that voice. He had found them.

Kida sat sentry duty as a messenger rode in. She watched him; he looked oddly familiar to her. She ran to follow the messenger when Tristan showed up. "It's Dagonet. I wonder what he's doing here."

Kida nodded and they went back towards camp. A large gathering of men gathered in front of the commander's tent. Kida and Tristan stood back and waited for news.

Dag bowed to Lysander. "Well, what is your message," Lysander asked.

"My commander, Arthur, sent me to warn you of Woads. They are hunting the evacuating parties."

Lysander laughed. "Thank your knight commander for the warning, but I am not afraid of a few parties of Woads. If that's all, you are excused."

Dag bowed and left. He had to find Tristan and Kida and somehow get them to leave before the worse happened. As he stepped out of the tent he was greeted by a mass of men. They parted to let him pass and watched him, waiting for him to tell them his message. Dag scanned the crowed for Tristan. At the back of the crowd he spotted him and next to him was Kida. Dag stopped a brief second and then walked towards them. His eyes rested on Kida. She looked exactly like she did when he first met her. She wasn't a beauty like Vanora but something about her drew one's eyes to her.

He stopped next to them and said, "Hello." He looked at Kida the whole time.

Tristan looked at him oddly then asked, "What brings you here, Dagonet?"

Dag tore his gaze from Kida and looked Tristan in the eyes; he had forgotten for a minute what he was there for. "The Woads are attacking the evacuating parties. We found one a few weeks back. It appeared that the Woads have been concentrating all their forces on each fort. I was sent to warn you, but you have already left it appears, and much a head of schedule."

"That's odd. What do you suggest we do?" Kida asked.

Dag looked at her. "Your commander won't listen to the warning. You should come back with me."

Kida shook her head. "There's no way Lysander will let me leave. If I do he'd probably have be tried for desertion."

"There must be a way," Dag said.

Tristan looked at him oddly. Dag ignored him and placed all his attention of Kida.

Kida was disturbed to hear the news about the Woads but was even more disturbed by Dagonet's odd behavior towards her and Tristan's notice of it. Tristan wouldn't dare be jealous, would he? She hated it. Why did Tristan have to like her? She didn't ask for any of this.

She didn't know what to do about anything. If she left Lysander would kill her. If Tristan acted and she was discovered, Lysander would kill her. All she could do was pray that the Woads would over look their party and that Tristan would come to his senses soon.

Tristan noticed something strange in Dag's behavior. He completely ignored him and watched Kida far too much. What was this all about? If he didn't know better he would swear that Dag was in love with Kida, but how could he? He hadn't been isolated with her for the past three years.

What ever it was he knew he would have to keep a close watch on Dag and make sure that he didn't try anything sneaky. Kida was his even if she didn't know it yet.

Arthur sat alone in his room. Two of his knights were gone and all for one reason, a girl. What was odd about the sending of the second knight was that he volunteered for it. He never knew Dag to volunteer for a suicide mission so enthusiastically before. If he didn't know Dag as well as he did he could have sworn that Dag was in love, but Dag was the only knight of his that didn't fall in love. Dag was down to earth and sensible, and very afraid of women. It just didn't add up.

That night, Dag and Tristan sat watch together. They sat in silence and watched the darkness for some sign of life. Kida slept in her tent. All was quiet.

Something moved. Kida jumped. She glanced around her. She was in her tent. Slowly, she got up and armed herself. Quietly she slipped out of her tent and into the forest. Something was out there and she was going to find out.

Tristan glanced at Dag ever now and then. What was he going to say to him about Kida?

Kida slid through the darkness. Her heart beat furiously. Someone was here, she could sense it. She came to the river.

"AagHHHH!" a cry range through the air. Tristan and Dag jumped. Woads!

Without thinking, they raced towards Kida's tent. When they got there they found it empty. They looked around, where was she?

Lysander and his men aroused and began to run around in a mass of confusion. Where were they? What was happening? It was pitch black and they could see nothing. They were defenseless; a perfect target.

Kida fell behind a tree and held her breathe. They charged through the woods. There were so many of them, all of them painted blue. They ran passed her tree, not seeming to see her.

Tristan and Dag drew their swords. They had to find Kida. Without knowing what the other was thinking they headed in opposite directions for the sole purpose to find Kida. "KIDDAAAA!"