Chapter three: Look whose back
I smiled and took an unarmed fighting stance. "Arthur!" Riskin bellowed, as the eleven men pulled weapons. "Lovely welcome home party they are giving you, Riskin." I said looking them over. They looked at him closely.
I recognized them from his description, in front and to the left of me was Tristan, he had shoulder length hair, some of it braided, dark eyes that watched everything like a hawk; he also had a tattoo on his right cheek that was lightly covered by a slight beard. Next to him was Galahad a tall man, who looked about 19-20 years old with dark hair and moustache and beard. Behind him was Gawain he had blond hair down to his elbows and had a small smirk on his face. To his right was the bald Bors, and next to him was Dagonet the tall man with very short brown hair. Then there was Jarl, a short man with short dirty blond hair, to his right was Eoin his straight chin length red hair gave him away. Beside Him was Malvin and his identical twin Cowan both had black hair that hung in their green eyes. Then there was Lancelot, he had a smile on his face both swords drawn and was looking me up and down. Lastly there was Arthur. He stood proud with a beautiful sword held in his hand, his dark eyes watched both of us.
Slowly he put his sword on the table. The others slowly put their weapons down. "Riskin? Your live?" An astonished Galahad asked. Riskin smiled and ran a hand over his now buzzed light brown hair. A new scar gleamed on his cheek. "Barley, but yes I am brothers." Jarl raced around the table and hugged the man tightly. "How did you survive, I saw you go over the cliff, we looked all in the river, but couldn't find you."
"Yes I figured you had, I would be dead if it wasn't for Lily, here." He said nodding to me. Suddenly there was a commotion as everyone tried to hug him. "So she is a friend." Lancelot asked pulling back from Riskin. He burst out laughing "Yes, she is Lance, Gods it good to see you haven't changed." They all smiled at that. "Let's find a key for these." Arthur said pulling on the cuffs. Riskin smiled and looked at me. "Would you like to?" He asked nodding to the cuffs. "Well now that you asked." I said dropping out of my fighting stance and walked up to him. Five seconds later he was fee of the cuffs. "How did you do that?" Cowan asked in awe. I smiled, "I have many talents."
"Would you consider using one of those talents to undo what you've done to the guard?" Arthur asked me leaning over number one. I smiled and squatted next to them both. "But he tried to kill." I said with a smile. "You were escaping." Bors said with a laugh. "Only to this room beside it was more than one try." I said putting on a straight face. "Please, my lady." Arthur asked. "Well if because you asked so nicely." I said. With a few quick taps I undid the pressure points. He gasped and rubbed his throat. "Put something warm on that and it will feel better." I told him, while he glared at me. My smile left my face, and I narrowed my eyes.
"Lily, is it?" Malvin asked me. I turned and looked over at him. He had slung an arm over Riskin neck and was smiling at me. I turned my back on the guard and walked towards him. "Lillian, but my friends call me Lily." I said and watched them interact with the long lost brother. "What happened?" Arthur asked suddenly with a grave face. Riskin walked over to Arthur and gripped his shoulder. "The Woad sliced my side and his horse slammed me backwards." He took a deep breath, "I tried to roll under an on coming blow when I was hit from behind. The Woad rammed his horse into me and I went over the cliff." He said slowly. "Yes we were there for that but how did you live and where did you go?" Galahad asked smacking his arm. "I found him in the river behind my house and took care of him. Witch was no easy feet mind you. He had a split scalp, sliced side, four broken ribs, dislocated shoulder, many cuts and bruises. That and the fact he wanted to go back to the Wall before he could even stand." I said smiling at my friend. "Which getting back here wasn't very easy, nor was my coming here part of the plan." I added.
"Well my time is much better than yours was." Riskin said sitting down. "Time?" Lancelot asked, sitting down back in his seat. I smiled hesitantly and nodded. "That is impossible." Cowan said pulling his chair back. I rolled my eyes and looked over at Riskin, who was smiling. "I told you they wouldn't believe." I nodded and sat down away from the men but where I could see the door clearly. "You are quite the warrior." Tristan said finally speaking. "I have trained for a long time." I said looking over at him. Noticing how good-looking he was. "What kind of training did yo receive?" Arthur asked. I smiled my eyes not leaving Tristan. " I have trained in unarmed combat, sword, knifes, Cho bows, bows, staffs, and my favorite the Sai." I said tearing my gaze from Tristan and looking at Arthur.
Well how do you like it so far? PLEASE review. Need a beta reader if anyone is interested. By the by I got the cho bows from Xena. Episode Hooves and Harlots season one. Great episode. Love Amazons. Till next time. Faith Trust and Pixie Dust!