The guards tied Christine to the stake. The executioner held the torch, waiting for the signal from the king.
"Raoul, the executioner is waiting for your s-signal." Nadir choked out. Raoul remained. "Raoul…"
Suddenly there was a noise that could only be identified as one thing. Hoof beats. As the sound came closer, Raoul could see it was an army. And at the head of the army was Erik. For a moment Raoul didn't know where Erik would've gotten an army on such sort notice, but then he remembered that Erik's father was Lord Edwin Destler and Lord Edwin had an army almost as large as Raoul's.
"Your Majesty!" A guard said as he rushed into the room. "Erik's army is storming the gate! Shall I double the guard?" Raoul made no reply, but looked out the window. He's eyes growing wide. "Raoul you're inviting a massacre!" The knight yelled.
"Save her Erik! Save her!" He screamed. The knight made his way back to the courtyard just as the gate burst open and Erik and his army flooded in. Raoul watched as Erik fought his way through the rush of royal guards. No one stood a chance against Erik. The body count began to rise. Erik finally made his way to the stake and cut Christine free. Erik pulled her onto his horse and the couple disappeared into the night with the army behind them.
The same knight from earlier came running back into the room.
"They're heading for the channel," He panted. "I'll make ready the army to follow. Raoul we want revenge!" The man dashed out of the room once again and down to the courtyard.
"Oh God is it all to start again?" Raoul cried. "Is my almighty fling at peace to end so soon!" When Raoul had first come into power, all anyone wanted was revenge and no one obeyed the law. Raoul had been determined to change that and he thought he had finally achieved it. "Am I back where I began!" Tears streamed down his face.
"You're table is cracking Raoul!" Mordred cried triumphantly from the courtyard. "Can you hear the timbers split?"
Most of the dialogue out of this chapter was from Lerner and Loewe's Camelot. Sorry this chapter was short! Next one is longer!
~Kate