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Chapter 6:
"..." talking
'...' thinking
dreaming
"Remember Helena. Remember." The man's voice fadded and I feel into a deep almost controlled sleep.
A large man with with dark brown eyes and tanned skin rode atop a large white horse, his slightly long black hair was tied in a ponytail at the nape of his neck and his sword was sheathed around his hip, his dark blue cloak covering it from sight. The man sighed and rubbed his hands over his face tiredly.
"Tell her I need to speak with her," He said turning to the young man who rode beside him. The man bowed his head and turned his horse around and rode down the line of warriors. A few minuts later a young woman rode up on a black horse, her brown hair let losse aroun her face and wore a black cape around her shoulders.
"Yes father." She answered cooley.
"Are you going to be mad at me forevere?" The man asked his daughter.
"Perhaps." The man laughed and nudged his horse closer to hers.
"Emily i'm sorry. Would you rather marry one of your mothers people?"
"Would you really make me marry a bloody Roma?. Emily asked her father
"You no I would never ask that of you." Emily nodded and continued to stare out at the land infront of her.
"I will marry this man if you think it would be best for me." Carlos nodded his head at his daughter and turned his head slighty too look at his son comeing up beside him.
"Father?" The man was a few years older then Emily and could pass as there fathers brother if it wasent for the age diffrence . "We should stop for the night, rest the horses." Carlos nodded his head towrd his children and slowled his horse.
"Jose, I want you to take the scouts with you and find a place to rest for the night." His son nodded and took a few of the scouts into the woods. "Emily, take a few of the fighters and look for firewood and food." His daughter bowed her head and went into the woods on the opposite side her brother had gone. Carlos turned his horse around and looked at the rest of his men. "We will rest tonight and make are way to the woad village at first light tomorrow."
"Remember. Remember. Remember." The voice was deep but his words were soft.
The dream went hazey and I opened my eyes slowly, the man's voice still in my head, I looked around at my suroundings, the Knights were getting ready to leave in one way or another, except one... Tristan. I realized I was laying against something hard and turned my head slightly to see Tristan, his head was turned to the side with my head tucked under his chin and my back was laying against his chest. I smiled slightly and moved my body away from his slightly and tuged gently on one of his braids, his hand shot out faster then I could move and he caught my wrist,
"Don't." He mumbeled lightly, he let go of my wrist and I smiled down at him.
"Were leaving in a few minuts." I tuged on his braid again but moved out of the way before he could catch me. I walked over to where I had tied Athena to a tree branch but couldn't find her, "Lancelot!" I remembered what was said lastnight and walked over to where he was putting the sadle onto his horse and stood in front of him.
"Yes My'Lady." He had that stupid smirk on his face and I wanted nothing more then to kill him at that moment. Jumping enough to reach him, I latched onto one of his ears and pulled till his face was leaveled with my own.
"Where is my horse." I coulden't tell if he was laughing at the situation or groning in pain but I let go of his ear and let him stand to his full height and glared at him.
"Lancelot, what did you do now?" I would have laughed at Arthurs' pleading expression if it was not my horse that was missing at the time.
"She's less then a days ride ahead," He finally answered. Again, the need to kill him was comeing over me, insted I settled for giveing him a good kick to the shins.
"I feel better." I said smileing. "Who can I ride with?" I asked turning to Arthur.
"You can ride with me." I turned to see Tristan mouting his horse, I smiled and mounted behind him, restting my chin on his shoulder as he followed behind the rest of the Knights.
I started wondering about my dream and the voice that seemed to be telling me a story. But what story? What was he trying to get me to remember? I had know memmory of the people but felt at peace when I saw them, a peace that I had never even had around my own father.
'Helena your going mad.' I told myself, it was a dream and nothing else. I was brought out of my head when Tristans' horse came to a stop and I saw Lancelot bring Athena out of the woods.
"Thank you for the ride Sir Knight." I smiled at Tristan and kissed his cheek lightly before I dismounted and ran up to Athena and patted her nose lightly. "Hey." I cooed softly. She snorted and nuzzled her nose to my face, smileing I mounted her and followed the Knights in a slow trot.
My happy mood quickly changed when I saw Marius household come into view.
"Great." I muttered under my breath. The people looked worse then they did when I had visted a month ago.
"Are you ok?" Tristan slowed his horse and rode beside me, not taking his eyes off of the house and the people who surrounded the unsafe area outside of the wall.
"When we get the family and get out of here I will be." He nodded and we galloped are horses up to the wall that surrounded the house.
"Who are you?" A guard ontop the wall called out.
"I am Arthur Castus, Commander of the Sarmatian Knights, sent by Bishop Germanius of Rome. Open the gate." The gates opened and Marius came out in ornate robes and was closely followed by guards.
"It is a wonder you have come. Good Jesus. Arthur and his Knights." I smirked when Marius face visibly paled as I stoped my horse next to Arthur's.
"Helena." He bowed his head slightly and I just rolled my eyes. I new that the only reason he was being half decent to me was that my father had given him the land that he lived on.
"You have fought the Woads. Vile creatures." He continued.
"Our orders are to evacuate you immediately." Arthur ignored his words and went straight to the point.
"But that...that is impossable." He stammered.
"Where is Alecto?" I asked clearly anoyed.
"Helena?" I looked beyond Marius to see the skinny fourm of Alecto and his equally thin mother standding by him. Dismounting my horse I began walking toward Alecto and Fulicina when a guard swong his sword at me but I ducked before the edge met with my skin.
'Bloody Romans.' As I ducked I kicked one of my legs out and the solder lost his footting and landed on his back. With a sigh I walked up to Marius and glared at him for not stopping his guard.
"Keep a better eye on your guards." I glared at him. "Or you won't have any to protect you." With that I turned and walked over to Alecto and hugged him. "How are you?" I asked as I looked him over for any injureys. I new Marius would never strike him, if nothing more then he was his way into Rome.
"Fine." I nodded and turned my attention to Fulicina, her face was swelling and turnning black and blue. With a lowl growl I grabed the dagger at my side and was about to throw it into the back of Marius but an arm latched onto my wrist and brought my hand back down to my side.
"He's not worth it." Tristan spok softly. I took a deep breath to try and calm myself and put the dagger back.
"Thanks." I new Tristan was right and was thankfull that he stopped me before I killed Marius. Tristan nodded his head and turned back to Arthur.
"Helena." I turned around and smiled slightly and Fulicina. "I'm fine, I don't want you to worry about me." She smiled and huged me before walking into the house with Alecto following suit.
"You will be soon enough." I would not let Marius return to the wall alive.
AN/ I'm sooooooo sorry for takeing so long to write this chapter but I'm still haveing family issues. Anyway this chapter showed more into Helenas past and you'll soon find out a very big secret about her family. Please R&R!