This chapter will span two months and have flashbacks in italics! It's a long chapter-about 21 pages-I think and the wedding information is not mine. I got it from a web page on Pagan weddings.
The time between the night of the celebration and Arthur and Cordelia's wedding and coronation seemed to span an entire lifetime and yet it flew by in an instant. Emogen, from her place on the new scaffolds of the Wall of Kameland, sighed. It was a satisfying sigh and a weary one at the same time. These past two months had been busy and it would all climax this afternoon with Arthur and Cordelia's marriage.
As she leaned against the wall, she thought about all that had occurred…
After the party had dispersed, Lancelot had escorted her back to her hut and left her with a kiss on the mouth and warmth in her heart. The next morning, when she joined her friends and family in the Round Table Room, she found herself unable to stand. The reason was, the Bishop was standing before her covered in black tar and had white goose feathers sticking all over him!
The Bishop was glaring at them all and with a stomping attitude, he walked straight up to Arthur, pointedly ignoring Tristran's warning glare, and said, "I will see you hanged for this heresy, Artorius Castus! This, this, outrage will not stand in Rome! The Pope will demand your head in repentance for your sins."
Arthur had looked at him with wide eyes and said innocently, "But Bishop, I do not know a man by the name Artorius Castus. My name is Arthur Pendragon, King of Briton."
The Bishop gaped like a fish for a full minute much to the Knights delight and said angrily, "ALECTO! We are leaving NOW!"
The Knights stopped laughing and turned to the young man seated beside Dagonet. The young Roman frowned and looked to his mother. She was sitting sadly in the chair beside him.
Alecto sighed, stood and said sternly, "I am not going to Rome, Bishop. This is my home. I'm not going."
The Bishop growled, marched up to him, grabbed his upper arm painfully, and said, "You are coming even if I have to tie you up and drag you all the way there-do you understand?"
Emogen had, had enough. With a nod to her cousin, Cordelia, she walked up to him and said in an important tone, "You will not be taking him anywhere, Bishop. You see, Rome has left these shores, and with Rome's leave, its influence does not have power here. If you forcefully remove one of Briton's sons, we will view this as kidnapping and punish the evil one accordingly."
"Alecto is ROMAN! Not a barbarian!" roared the Bishop.
Cordelia moved up behind her and said seriously but mockingly, "Why don't you ask him which country he holds to, your Bishop-ness."
When the older man's attention was on him, Alecto moved to the front of Arthur, dropped to his knees, and said proudly, "I, Alecto, son of Fulucina, daughter of Lucina and son of Dagonet, son of Beuren, humbly ask to join this court, and by joining, hope to one day become a Knight of the legendary Round Table."
Everyone gasped at his words, Dagonet most of all. With those words, he publicly denounced his Roman blood and inheritance and told the world that his true father was not Marius but Dagonet-an ex-Sarmatian conscript of Rome. When the Bishop moved to hit Alecto, Dagonet jumped to his feet and threw the knife that had been in his hand since the Bishop's entrance. The Bishop gurgled and slumped to the ground before Alecto dead.
Alecto looked up and said, "Thank you father."
Dagonet nodded but those gathered could see the happiness in his eyes and how proud he was of his SON standing up to the Bishop.
Dagonet then turned to his King and fell to his knees.
With a strong voice, he said, "I have committed a crime, my King. I have killed in cold-blood. Do with me what you will."
Arthur looked at his old friend and then looked around at those gathered in the Round Table Room.
When his gaze landed on Cordelia and Fulucina's, for his future wife had moved to the former Lady's side to comfort her, he said serenely, "Nay, my friend. I have seen no wrong committed. All I see is a proud father protecting his son from a horrible corrupt man. Raise, Lord Dagonet and join the table once more."
Dagonet, with a smile on his face, larger than ever before, joined the table and sighed happily as Alecto and Fulucina joined him at his side. He blushed when Fulucina kissed him lightly on the lips.
With a smile, she shook her head and said out loud, "And even now, two months later, they haven't stopped teasing my poor ol'e brother about that kiss."
She giggled at that and with a jolt she spun around and glared. Lancelot smiled sheepishly at her and stepped out of the shadows. He came to her side and placed his hands on the wall. He too sighed. His was a sigh of contentment like hers had.
"What are you doing out here all alone?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. When the Knights buried the Bishop, Arthur's next order of business had been to travel to Cerdiwen's location for Camelot.
Arthur, Lancelot, Cordelia, and Emogen stared in awe as Cerdiwen proudly waved them forward. The other Knights, Ladies, and Merlin were equally awed as they stopped their horses just behind their leaders.
"My King, My Queen, this is Clif de Boudicca. Legend states that THIS is where Queen Boudicca herself hid and defended her kingdom from thieves, rapists, and other evils. I thought, that since our beloved ladies are the queen's descendants, it would only be proper to have them live here once more."
Cordelia and Emogen looked at the woman in awe. They never knew where their beloved ancestor created her legend, but the land was truly magnificent. If Queen Boudicca was truly from this place, it was even better.
"Well, what do you think Knights?" asked Arthur as he turned his horse around.
"I think this is the best place to ever hope for, Arthur." Said Lancelot with a grin. Everyone knew he didn't want to spend the next three months looking at dozens of places all over the southern portion of the island.
"It's nearly impregnable." Put in Dagonet as Bors added, "The only weakness, would be that strip of land there…it will need a strong wall and gate, but we can make those easily."
Tristran nodded and said blandly, "Its reach in the sky, is great Arthur, this is our new home."
Gawain and Galahad nodded and Galahad said, "And it has the perfect weather conditions for some excellent training exercises."
Gawain raised an eyebrow and asked, "And just what are you going to make them go through, brother?"
Galahad grinned impishly and the Knights groaned good-naturedly.
"What?" he asked innocently.
Enys blinked and popped him lightly on the head.
"Ouch! What was that for?" he demanded as he glared lightly at her.
Enys frowned and said, "What's that smile for? You are not THAT innocent!"
Alma cocked her head to the side and said, "Now that I think about it, you did look like a mischievous boy just a moment ago Galahad."
Lancelot snorted and said, "That's because he meant to look like that. When he was a child, whenever he was up to something, he'd get that exact same gleam in his eyes and smile on his lips. And then he made you regret ever getting out of bed that morning."
Emogen smiled and said teasingly, "Naughty boy! What are you going to do to them?"
Galahad smirked and said, "Training, of course! It'll be nothing that the Roman legionaries didn't put us through as Knights."
Arthur winced and said painfully, "Maybe, you could tune it down at the start, yeah? I don't think you'll be earning any loyalty if you make them hate you early off."
Galahad rolled his eyes and said, "Duh, I know that."
The others rolled their eyes at his typical teenager response, even if he wasn't one any longer-and hadn't been for many years- and Arthur said, "Very well, GRANDORF! You and your men will start the construction of the wall NOW!"
A large man with bulging muscles and beady eyes nodded and started to yell and roar at an equally large group of men. The Knights dismounted and followed the large men.
"Where are they going?" asked Alecto as he dismounted too.
Cordelia smiled at him and said, "They are going to help build the wall. If anything, the Romans certainly knew HOW to build great things even if they let them fall to disrepair later on."
Alecto's eyes sparkled in understanding. He smiled to his mother and ran to join the others.
Emogen shook her head and said to Fulucina, who was on her left, "You must be proud, Alecto's turning into such a fine young man."
The brown-hared brown-eyed lady smiled and said, "I am, I'm very glad he took after me and not Marius."
Alma laughed and said, "Us too!"
The women giggled and joined another group of women who were getting ready to start cooking. It was barely dawn, and the men would be working all through the day and even into the night, in shifts-of course-to dig the bottom floor (storage and prison cells) of the castle. They'd be hungry.
"Nothing much, my love. I'm just taking a break and thinking about all that has happened in these past two months. I'm still amazed that you and the men finished the bottom floor and laid the foundation for the first floor so quickly!"
Lancelot shrugged and said, "We had help, you know. When word got around where we were, people just migrated to us-remember?"
And she did…
They had just sat down to eat, when a runner sprinted up to them and exclaimed in a breathless voice, "My King! People…hundreds of them…are coming!"
Arthur jumped to his feet, gripped Excalibur, and asked, "Who are they? Romans? Saxons? Gauls?"
The runner shook his head vigorously and exclaimed happily, "No My King! They are Britons! They are here to help! They wish to offer their allegiance to you and yours!"
Arthur nearly fell, but Cordelia's comforting body behind his, made him stay on his feet. He stood straight and said softly but commandingly; "Bring them to me where the rivers runs parallel to the cliffs."
The runner bowed and said, "Yes, your Majesty!"
Within minutes, the Knights, their Lady loves, Arthur, Cordelia, Lancelot, Emogen, Merkin, Merlin, and Duncan had gathered in a half circle, with Arthur, Cordelia, Lancelot, and Emogen in the center, to wait for the people.
Not even five minutes had past, when a horde of people appeared from the hill and together as one they bowed. An old man, with gray hair and a long beard said, "All Hail! Long live King Arthur! We are the Igeni Tribe from central Lantin! We have come to swear our allegiance to thee! We wish to help build our new, wonderful city-Camelot!"
Arthur nodded and said, "I, Arthur, King of Briton, hereby take thee at thy oath. Stand and join us in building our legacy."
The people, who had traveled with the old man, cheered and hurried off when Galahad and Gawain gave them their orders. Many of the women offered to help and actually got to.
"Of course, Gawain and Galahad put them in a place of relative safety and where a lot of the heavy lifting was not needed." Said Lancelot with a grin as they turned to walk back into the temporary homes that had been built especially for this day.
"Yes, but they didn't seem to mind-the women I mean. They were just happy to help."
When they reached Cordelia's home, Lancelot winced at the sound of something hitting the wall.
Emogen rolled her eyes and said, "She's antsy. She wants the dress to be perfect, but she can't stay still long enough for Vanny and Cina to get her measurements correct. I had to step out side for a moment before I strangled her."
Lancelot blinked and said in amazement, "But you are the most patient person I know!"
Emogen sighed and said, "I am patient, yes. But when Cordelia does nothing but pick a fight with you all day long, you get a bit snappy yourself."
Lancelot smiled knowingly and said, "Ah, well, I'll leave you to it then. Arthur will be happy to know that Cordy's just as nervous as he is."
Emogen gapped at him and said as she poked him in the chest, "That's the reason you came to me! To find out if Delia's as nervous as he is!"
Lancelot, unconsciously, realized he made a mistake, and hurried to reassure her, "No! That's not the only reason! I missed you too. All this courtly stuff and traditions of the Picts, is very different from Roman or Sarmatian rituals. I hope our wedding is SMALLER and more…"
"More calm." Put in his lover.
"Yes! More calm than this one will be!" exclaimed Lancelot with a cry as he racked his hand through his curly hair."
Emogen took pity on him, gave him a soft kiss, and said, "Do you know your duty to Arthur, this day?"
Lancelot rolled his eyes and said, "Yes, Emmy, you only made me say it a hundred times this week. I won't let you or Arthur down. Now, I need to prepare, and I'd imagine you do to. It's nearly dusk."
Emogen squeaked in shock, spun to the west, and gapped at the lowering sun. I didn't realize I was gone that long! Delia's goin' ta kill me! Emogen kissed her beau quickly and rushed back inside.
Lancelot sympathized with his future wife as he heard Cordelia yelling at her in their native language. Although he knew a lot of Gaelic/British, and could hold himself very well in a conversation, there were some things he didn't know, and the Gaelic words of older times, were some of those things.
Emogen sighed when Cordelia's hair was finally pulled up into its last twist and clip. It had taken her all day to get ready with Vanora, Fulucina, and herself as her maiden-helpers. Cordelia glowed in the candlelight. Her straight black hair had been curled with a heated metal coil and the curls had been pulled up into dozens upon dozens of flower weaves with metal clasps. Her face was flushed with life and her lips had been enhanced with rue made from honey and red rose petals. Her blue wedding dress was a deep ocean blue with a swoop neckline trimmed in a dizzily gold. The dress was tight around her bust and fell in tantalizing waves down to her feet in an array of blues, greens, and white. She looked like a water goddess especially with her golden necklace that had a circular shaped sapphire pendant on it and her matching teardrop sapphire earrings. She was barefoot as tradition demanded and Vanora, Fulucina, and herself were all muttering under their breath the five blessings for a new bride: serenity, love, fertility, understanding, and health.
Emogen's gown was emerald green that hugged her upper torso and crossed over her right shoulder. Her right shoulder was decorated with a silver broach that had an emerald jewel in the center of it. Her dress fell in one sheet to her feet and seemed to encircle her lower body, yet revealed none of her secrets. She too was barefoot. The only jewelry she had on, other than the broach, was her crown as Lady of Peace. This would be her last act as Lady of Peace. After tonight, she'd take up the title, Lady Ambassador of Peace.
"Are you ready?" she asked her cousin softly.
Cordelia's normally bright calming blue orbs were alight with nervousness.
"Not really, no, but I don't want to stop this. I want to marry Arthur…I'm just nervous."
Emogen smiled and said, "I'll tell you a secret, Arthur's just as nervous as you are apparently. Lancelot told me so a little while ago."
Cordelia smiled at her thankfully, took a deep breath, and said, "Then, let's start this."
Emogen nodded to Alma, Enys, and Ula, who nodded back, picked up their own gowns: soft yellow, light blue, and lavender respectfully, and ran to Merkin.
"She is ready." Said Ula as Alma passed her and went straight into the Circle of Stones and whispered the same thing in Merlin's ear. Of course she made sure to hide herself behind the trees and the rocks. No man, not even Merlin, was to see her gown before she presented herself as a Maiden-helper.
Merlin nodded, raised his hands, and said, "Harken to me! The celebrations will commence in a few short minutes!"
Lancelot, who stood at Arthur's right, in full dress armor, leaned forward, and asked softly, "Here we go, Arthur."
Arthur cleared his throat and nodded. A few tiny beads of sweat had already gathered on his brow that showed his inside chaos. Lancelot chuckled and said, "Relax, this wouldn't be happening if she wasn't going to go through with this."
Arthur nodded as Merlin placed five colored ribbons on the rock alter in front of him, but to the left of Arthur.
There was a moment of silence, and then a beautiful music was heard. The people gathered, looked for the music and saw with wide eyes a parade of women playing lutes, singing softly and lightly, and throwing all kinds of flower petals on the ground before them. In the center of the line, was a line of beautiful women. The first was Ula. Second were Fulucina and Vanora dressed alike. Then came Alma and Enys. The next was Emogen. Finally, there was Cordelia and her father, Merkin.
The Knights, who had been lined up just behind Arthur stood straighter as their loves marched up to Merlin and handed him different things. Ula had a basket of warm bread. Fulucina and Vanora had a chess set and a map of Briton. Alma and Enys had a book (the bible) and a scroll (the rules of the Goddess) and a bouquet of roses. Lastly, Emogen had a necklace made of pure gold with a sapphire gem in the shape of a heart and engraved on the front in gold was a sword.
When these items were presented to Merlin, he took them with a bow and the girls turned to face their partners on the opposite side of the ceremonial alter.
Arthur was gob-smacked. Cordelia was beautiful!
When she reached his side, he unconsciously offered her his hand. When she placed her hand in his, Merlin raised his hands and there was immediate silence.
"These two have come together in pure unification. To bless this event, we ask the Goddess to send five maidens in her stead to bless the five levels of the relationship: the physical and material, the intellectual and the mental, the power and the passion, the spiritual and the philosophical, and the emotional and the love. Bride, let thy Maiden-helpers fly!"
Cordelia bowed her head and said in a soft voice, "Hand-Maiden of the Earth, present thy blessed gift from thy Goddess."
Ula stepped forth, picked up her basket of bread and said clearly, "I, Ula, Hand-Maiden of the Earth, representative of the Goddess in this union, offer to thy couple this bread as representation of the physical and material needs that thy bond will need."
As she placed it in between the two, Merlin picked up the green ribbon, tied it around Arthur and Cordelia's wrists, and said, "Thy first bond is created."
Cordelia stated, "Hand-Maidens of the Air, present thy blessed gifts from thy Goddess."
Fulucina and Vanora stepped out of the line of maidens, picked up the chess set and map, and said clearly, "We, Fulucina and Vanora, Hand-Maidens of the Air, representative of the Goddess in this union, offer to thy couple this chess set and this map as representation of the intellectual and mental needs that thy bond will need."
They placed them side-by-side in front of the breadbasket and at the same time, Merlin tied the yellow ribbon around their wrists and said, "Thy second bond is created."
Cordelia continued, "Hand-Maiden of the Fire, present thy blessed gift from thy Goddess."
Enys stepped forward, picked up the bouquet of roses, placed them in the basket with the bread and said clearly, "I, Enys, Hand-Maiden of the Fire, representative of the Goddess in this union, offer to thy couple this bouquet of roses as representation of the power and passionate needs that thy bond will need."
With that done, Merlin tied a red ribbon around their wrists and said, "Thy third bond is created."
Cordelia said again, "Hand-Maiden of the Spirit, present thy blessed gift from thy Goddess."
Alma picked up the book, the bible-for Arthur's sake- and the scroll of the Goddess and said as she placed it leaning up against the chess set, "I, Alma, Hand-Maiden of the Spirit, representative of the Goddess in this union, offer to thy couple this book and scroll as representation of the spiritual and philosophical needs that thy bond will need."
Merlin nodded seriously as he tied the white ribbon about their wrists and said with a small smile, "Thy fourth bond is created."
Cordelia said in ending, "Hand-Maiden of the water, present thy blessed gift from thy Goddess."
Emogen smiled at them both, picked up the beautiful necklace, placed it in the middle of the two rings which sat innocently on the alter, and said, "I, Emogen, Hand-Maiden of the Water, representative of the Goddess in this union, offer to thy couple this necklace as representation of the love and emotional needs that thy bond will need."
When Emogen stepped back into line, just beside and slightly behind Cordelia, Merlin raised his hands and started, "We have come together here in celebration of the joining together of Cordelia Dragonheart and Arthur Pendragon. There are many things to say about marriage. Much wisdom concerning the joining together of two souls has come our way through all paths of belief, and from many cultures. With each union, more knowledge is gained and more wisdom gathered. Though we are unable to give all this knowledge to these two, who stand before us, we can hope to leave with them the knowledge of love and its strengths and the anticipation of the wisdom that comes with time. The law of life is love unto all beings. Without love, life is nothing, without love, death has no redemption. Love is anterior to Life, posterior to Death, initial of Creation and the exponent of Earth. If we learn no more in life, let it be this."
Merlin took a deep breath and continued, "Marriage is a bond to be entered into only after considerable thought and reflection. As with any aspect of life, it has its cycles, its ups and its downs, its trials and its triumphs. With full understanding of this, Groom and Bride have come here today to be joined as one in marriage. Others would ask, at this time, who gives the bride in marriage, but, as a woman is not property to be bought and sold, given and taken, I ask simply if she comes of her own will and if she has her family's blessing. Cordelia, is it true that you come of your own free will and accord?"
Cordelia nodded and said truthfully, "Yes, it is true." "With whom do you come and whose blessings accompany you?" continued Merlin with a tiny smile.
Merkin stood up from his place on the front row of people and said proudly, "She comes with me, her father, and is accompanied by all of her family's blessings." Merlin added, "Please join thy other hand with your betrothed and listen to that which I am about to say. Above you are the stars, below you are the stones, as time doth pass, remember...Like a stone should your love be firm, Like a star should your love be constant, Let the powers of the mind and of the intellect guide you in your marriage, Let the strength of your wills bind you together, Let the power of love and desire make you happy, and the strength of your dedication make you inseparable. Be close, but not too close. Possess one another, yet be understanding. Have patience with one another, for storms will come, but they will pass quickly. Be free in giving affection and warmth. Have no fear and let not the ways of the unenlightened give you unease, for thy Goddess and God and the Lord God of Christianity is with you always."
Merlin took another deep breath and said, "Arthur, I have not the right to bind thee to Cordelia, only you have this right. If it be your wish, say so at this time and place your ring in her hand.
Arthur took a deep breath and said strongly, "It is my wish."
Merlin nodded and continued, "Cordelia, if it be your wish for Arthur to be bound to you, place the ring on his finger."
Cordelia, with slightly shaking fingers, placed the marriage ring on Arthur's left ring finger.
Merlin nodded and stated, "Cordelia I have not the right to bind thee to Arthur only you have this right. If it be your wish, say so at this time and place your ring in his hand."
Cordelia nodded and said proudly, "It is my wish."
Proudly, Merlin said to Arthur, "Arthur, if it be your wish for Cordelia to be bound to you, place the ring on her finger." Arthur did as he was told with a small, unnoticed sigh of relief.
Merlin
chuckled softly and said, "Arthur, repeat after me: I, Arthur
Pendragon, in the name of the spirit of God and the Lady Goddess and
her consort, that resides within us all, by the life that courses
within my blood and the love that resides within my heart, take thee,
Cordelia Dragonheart, to my hand, my heart, and my spirit, to be my
chosen one. To desire thee and be desired by thee, to possess thee,
and be possessed by thee, without sin or shame, for naught can exist
in the purity of my love for thee. I promise to love thee wholly and
completely without restraint, in sickness and in health, in plenty
and in poverty, in life and beyond, where we shall meet, remember,
and love again. I shall not seek to change thee in any way. I shall
respect thee, thy beliefs, thy people, and thy ways as I respect
myself."
Merlin turned to Cordelia and said, "I, Cordelia
Dragonheart, in the name of the spirit of God and the Lady Goddess
and her consort, that resides within us all, by the life that courses
within my blood, and the love that resides within my heart, take
thee, Arthur Pendragon, to my hand, my heart, and my spirit to be my
chosen one. To desire and be desired by thee, to possess thee, and be
possessed by thee, without sin or shame, for naught can exist in the
purity of my love for thee. I promise to love thee wholly and
completely without restraint, in sickness and in health, in plenty
and in poverty, in life and beyond, where we shall meet, remember,
and love again. I shall not seek to change thee in any way. I shall
respect thee, thy beliefs, thy people, and thy ways as I respect
myself."
Merlin picked up the golden chalice, which was
littered with rubies, sapphire, emeralds, and diamonds, handed
chalice to Arthur, and said, "May you drink your fill from the cup
of love."
Arthur holds chalice to Cordelia while she sips. Then Cordelia takes the chalice and holds it to Arthur while he sips. The chalice is then handed back to Merlin who sets it on the table. Next Merlin bends down, picks up a small loaf of bread, and gave it to Arthur. He broke a tiny piece off and offered it to Cordelia. With a smile, she delicately ate the offering and repeated the gesture for him. With a smile, he takes the offered bread.
Merlin beams at them, raised his arms into the air once more, and said loudly, "By the power vested in me by the Goddess, her consort, and the Lord God of Christianity, I now pronounce you husband and wife. May your love so endure that its flame remains a guiding light unto you!"
Arthur and Cordelia smiled at one another in relief and kissed one another before all their loved ones and people. The people started to cheer.
When they broke apart, Merlin said, "Are people are one now, as you are."
Arthur and Cordelia lowed themselves to their knees and bowed their heads. Lancelot and Emogen left their places at the King and Queen's side and disappeared behind the large rock behind Merlin. They reappeared moments later with two beautiful golden crowns.
The Knights saluted the two by raising their swords in a ceremonial arc and the Ladies tossed flower petals into the air as Lancelot said as he raised the golden crown high into the air, "By thy light, thy courage, thy wit, and thy divine, I, Lancelot Shieldguard, place thou crown of gold upon thy head, my Lord, my King."
Emogen added as she raised a delicate golden crown in the air; it looked like golden vines with tiny stars dancing amongst them, "By thy light, thy courage, thy wit, and thy divine, I, Emogen Serenity, place thou crown of gold upon thy head, my Lady, my Queen."
Together they placed the crowns upon Arthur and Cordelia's brows, and stepped back.
Merlin raised his hands once more and said powerfully, "Do you swear to protect thy people, be fair and just ruler, and always be willing to lend thy ear to one lower than thee?"
Arthur nodded and said seriously, "Yes, I will."
Merlin nodded and said proudly and with a hint of relief, "I crown thee King Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot, Lord of Briton, and protector of thy people!"
He turned towards Cordelia and repeated the lines. She answered accordingly and when they rose from their bows of reverence, Merlin waved his hand. A dozen men loaded with bows, raised them high into the air and released their fiery arrows.
With the sky alight with flames of celebrations, Arthur said, "Let every man, woman, and child bear witness that from this day, all Britons will be united in one common cause."
Cordelia placed her hand upon Excalibur, and the gathered people cried out in happiness, "Hail Arthur! Hail Cordelia! Long live King Arthur! Long live Queen Cordelia!"
Bors looked down at his youngest child, who had been give to him by an elderly lady, who had been paid to watch his children, and said as Vanora came to his side, "Now I'm gonna hafta marry your mother."
Vanora snorted, plucked the baby from his hands, and said in a heat tone, "Who said I'd have ya?"
All the Knights stared at the crowd in awe as they cheered for their leaders and with shrugs of happiness and excitement; they raised their swords high once more and cried out, "ARTHUR! ARTHUR!"
Bors, roared out, "RRRRUUUUSSSSSSS!"
