Disclaimer: - I do not own King Arthur, the characters or the previous events of the movie. I do however own Kaiden, and this new plot… but not King Arthur's characters… if that makes any sense whatsoever… any way most of the credit goes to Jerry Bruckhimer and his fantastic crew, the rest of the credit goes to history

Chapter 15

Guinevere took a hold of Arthur's offered hand and stood. She managed to defeat her foe, and only come off with minor cuts that didn't require stitching. Standing to her feet, she intertwined her fingers with Arthur's and produced a small proud smile. Another victory. Looking around the battlefield she saw mostly Romans on the ground, and very few villages. It was one of the better wars she'd been in, they had the upper hand and it served them well. She reminded herself to mentally thank Kaiden for her help off and on the field.

Her eyes scanned the field again, to her right stood four of the knights, Tristan, Bors, Galahad and Gawain, with only minor injuries like her self. They were talking in hushed voices, though their eyes seemed to be smiling with sweet victory.

She frowned, looking around the field for Lancelot, whom she could see no trace of. The fire light was slowly dwindling, the oil burnt ground only lasting so long. She could vaguely make out two figures approaching her, one with its arm wrapped around the other in support as they limped toward Arthur and herself.

As some of the smoke cleared she finally could make who exactly they were. Kaiden was the one being held up, her already injured thigh was bleeding through the trousers she wore, her shoulder was cut deeply, and traces of splattered blood covered her face. Lancelot beside her looked relatively unscathed minus the blood that lay on his face also, and what looked to be a deep cut on his lower arm. But no arrows, he had not been pierced like before.

She heard Arthur thank God next to her, as he saw the couple arrive. She looked up at him and saw the relief evident in his eyes, he too must have been looking for casualties, and to his relief he saw his brothers still intact. He may have never loved Kaiden, but he still cared for… as a true friend. He was glad she was safe; after all she did in a way give them this victory.

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All the injured where eventually tended too, Tristan helping out where he could and forcibly stopping Lancelot from even attempting to help out seeming he knew his lack of skill in the healing department.

It wasn't long before Arthur congratulated the villagers in their victory and the funerals began, in which he went to everyone, with Guinevere, the knights and even Kaiden present to show their respects to the fallen heroes.

About two days later Arthur called a meeting for the knights, Guinevere and Kaiden.

Kaiden arrived presently, ever since the battle ground Lancelot and herself had been to busy to speak to each other, she didn't know what they had, what they shared, but she knew it wasn't nothing, it was defiantly something, something big. They stole glances at one another in the hallways now and again, sharing knowing glances.

So she was quite nervous now, not really sure why this meeting was called in the first place. She walked through the door steadily, forcing the limp out of her walk. The room was all full minus one. Lancelot.

She took a seat closest to Guinevere who gave her a nod in acknowledgment. She inwardly smiled at this, for before she would not so much look at her.

Arthur looked around the room not seeming to notice that Lancelot was missing and began to speak. "Kaiden, I have heard you know about my relationship with Guinevere."

Kaiden nodded, though did not answer.

Arthur seemed content with that and continued on as Lancelot promptly sat down next to her in the vacant chair. "Than you know I cannot marry you."

Kaiden nodded again, not knowing where this conversation was headed, because at the moment she was slightly humiliated in front of the knights, though she was certain that was not Arthur's intention.

"I release you of the vow; for I am certain you don't want to stay tied to it, so now I have one last question to ask you. Now that you are free you are allowed to go where you please or…" he was interrupted suddenly when Lancelot abruptly spoke up.

"Surely she is allowed to stay here." he said, slightly angry reaching out for Kaiden's hand and clutching it possessively. There was no way that he'd let her leave Britannia, of course unless it was on her free will.

All the knights looked sceptically at him and Arthur continued. "or… you can stay here in Britannia."

Kaiden couldn't help the smile that danced across her face at his words, or the way Lancelot clutched her hand tightly. She found something here, something she never thought she could discover. Though something nagged at her brain. "… but I'm a Roman."

Arthur shook his head. "As far as I'm concerned you're a Britannian, and you will be forever if you choose to live here."

She nodded her head quickly. "Yes, I'd like that very much."

"Than its settled than." he said with a mighty grin. "You are now a Britannian."

She grinned back and Lancelot gave her hand a gentle squeeze beneath the table. He had a small smile curled on the side of his lips that could be mistaken for a smirk had she not known better.

Arthur continued on with the meeting. "The other reason I've called you all here, is because tonight at the celebratory dinner I'll be announcing my marriage to the lovely Guinevere." he said, turning to her, beaming like a small child.

The knights as if on cue let out a mighty 'Roar!' in congratulations and Lancelot yelled out that it was about time. This made Arthur send him an amused look his way. There was a bit more clapping a few more smart-aleck remarks before Arthur raised his hands for silence.

"I wish you all to join me tonight, of course I know some of you don't like big fancy gatherings such as this," he looked pointedly at Lancelot. "…but this really means a lot to me."

"Is there free ale?" Bors asked, in all seriousness.

Arthur laughed heartedly. "Of course."

A/N one chapter left now. Thanks for your continued support and reviews! dances around madly