Sorry it has taken me so long to post this but the reviews have been even slowerand thatmakes it (in all honesty) take longer for me to post something. This one is also short but I hope the content will make up for it. For all those waiting for the Knights to show up I promise they are coming very soon which is why I really want to know which ones you are after. (No promises that I will use them but it would be nice to know what you think!) Also, I am trying to put some dialogue in for the LOTR gang but it's been so long that I have to watch the movies again to remember how they talk and act so it might be a bit longer for the next chapter.

Cries went out from the frightened in the carriage, a hand moved back the covering on a window to see and quickly retreated back again. Horses whinnied and shied as the guards formed a loose protective circle around the carriage, leaving the wagon unguarded to fend for itself. Shields held in front of their chests and pikes thrust forward, they stood their ground.

The Woads burst through the trees and into the clearing, shields held in front with weapons in the air. They chose their targets and went to work. Ilara stood behind in the trees for a moment, surveying the scene before her eyes. She had been in battle before, but it was for much more than just clothes. Even though it would help them do what they must it felt wrong to her, but she could not turn back now.

Choosing her own target she threw a pike that had been given to her earlier. It hit with expert precision and the man went down. She dashed through the underbrush to reach him. Others were racing around attacking each other till the other was down for good. The ground was slippery and she tripped and fell on her face. Through the commotion she had not heard the Knight's approach and so was surprised to see one's blade pointed at her chest when she rolled over on her elbows. They stared at each other for a moment. Apparently he had not expected to be looking at a woman.

Then a spear landed just beside his feet and screaming followed close behind as one of the Woads came for him. The Knight turned around to face him leaving her unguarded. She took her chance to once again reach the man she had hit and pulled out her spear. He was heavier than he looked and was taking longer to drag away than she had previously thought. At least the clothes looked about the right size.

An arrow shot past her ear followed by a falcon, whose talons missed her by a few inches less than the arrow had. She turned to look for it but couldn't find it, instead she found one of the soldiers coming at her, spear in hand. Letting go of her burden she sidestepped and let the charger lunge past. The soldier spun around, furious now that he had missed, and charged again. This time she grabbed hold of the pike and took it away from him. When the man turned around again, she held firm. He ran straight for her, and directly into the pike. She felt the impact of his body as the spear went through his stomach. He stood there looking at her with surprise and disbelieving in his eyes before falling to the ground for the last time.

The turmoil was beginning to die down and some of the Woads were retreating back to the forest. She was pulling with all her might to join them as fast as she could. Her load suddenly lightened as a Woad joined her. They made it to the trees just as the last Woad ran by to safety. When they were safely away from the fight the Woad took the man and carried him on his shoulders. Ilara walked beside him.

"Thank you. Why did you help me?" she asked.

"Merlin is my friend and he asked me to look after you today" he answered. She looked back ahead. He had asked someone to take care of her?

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