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Chapter 06 Lost Way
Luana felt unsure, she held the sword in her hand and looked as it shinded in the brightness of the sun. She looked at Lancelot who stood in front of her, one of his swords in his hand.
"You sure about this?" He asked
"I need to know where I'm standing don't I?" Luana told him.
She needed to know how much she still knew of her swordskills. Alecto and the other knights stood at the side, waiting for the two to begin the practice fight. Luana gripped the handle of her sword thight in her hand before noddig to Lancelot.
They both attacked as the blades clashed with each other. The nature around them was wonderful as snow covered the trees. The snow under their feet was melting by the constant moving of things and people.
Luana tried to strike Lancelot but he blocked her attack easily. When he attacked her, she was just in time to avoid it. She smiled and attacked him again. He smiled and nodded to her. Their fight wasn't as quick as Lancelot was used to but they both managed to put up a good struggle.
Luana took deep breaths to calm down. She was sweating as they had been fighting for the past half hour. The group would soon leave again and the saxons were coming closer and closer.
"Your moves aren't as precise as they used to be." Lancelot told her.
Luana was still taking deep breaths as she nodded, "I know."
Lancelot smiled at her as he took a deep breath. He sheeted his sword back behind his back as Luana did the same. The both of them walked over to the small river that flowed a little further and splashed some water in their faces.
The water was freezing, but it was a relief against their warm faces. Luana smiled at Lancelot and stood up.
"We better get back to the group before they begin to worry."
Lancelot nodded, sadly. He wanted to be alone with her as long as possible. He took a deep breath and walked back with her. The group was ready to leave when they arrived and they quickly mounted their horses and rode up to Arthur who greeted them.
XThey were getting miles ahead from the Saxons, but the drums were still heard behind them. It didn't scare them, it motivated them to go faster and to get going. Luana looked around, the white snow on the ground was full of footprints.
"How're you feeling?" Arthur asked, riding next to her.
"Like I'm alive again." Luana smirked
Arthur smiled and looked behind him. Guinevere was sitting in the carriage, looking outside.
"What happened between you two?"
"I'd rather not talk about it." Arthur frowned, turning back to the front. Luana looked at the commander of the knights and nodded softly before smiling.
Lancelot rode next to her and smiles as she looked surprised. She nodded as a greeting and looked back in front of her.
"Something's wrong?" Lancelot asked, breaking the silence between them "You're awfully quiet these days."
"Can't I be quiet Lance?" Luana smirked and looked at him.
"You can," Lancelot nodded "but it's not normal."
Luana kept quiet for a little while, she smiled a little, it was almost invisible to Lancelot. It was a sad, quiet and reserved smile.
"I'm just thinking a little." She answered slowly.
"About?" Lancelot asked sly
"Nothing special." Luana quickly filled in.
Lancelot nodded slowly and smiled. She whipped her brown hair out of her eyes with one hand as she watched Lancelot ride next to her. Lancelot thought of what to say next as the silence filled the air between them.
The drums behind them motivated them to move further and quicker instead of lingering too long at one place. Slowly, the knights began to talk with each other and Lancelot let out a soft and quiet sigh as he saw Luana interact with Gawain.
He quickly rode up to Arthur as he heard her laugh in the background with Gawains jokes.
"She still loves you." Tristans voice alerted him back to the road and he watched the silent scout call his bird to him.
"I know that…I'm just a little nervous Tristan." Lancelot quickly said. Tristan raised an eyebrow at him disbelieving.
Lancelot sighed and watched Tristan ride away. He looked at Arthur and then over his shoulder only to smile softly at Luana who couldn't see it. He noticed Arthur was looking at him skeptically.
"You really love don't you?" Arthur asked smirking a little
"Don't you love Guinevere?"
"I'm not talking about her." Arthur nodded softly to comfirm his words.
Lancelot nodded slowly "I really love her…but whether that love is returned…"
Arthur sighed as he saw Lancelot look sad. He punched him playfully in the arm to make him laugh.
"Don't be so melodramatic."
Lancelot laughed and hit Arthur back.
XLuana watched Arthur and Lancelot laugh with each other and smiled. She frowned as she looked around for her brother and shook her head when she heard the cry of his bird in the distance.
She heard the laughter of Lancelot and Arthur but it was like it was more distant then normal. Maybe it was because she wasn't focusing on it. She shrugged mentally and smiled at Galahad who rode up next to her.
"You're worrying about something aren't you?"
"About what should I be worried about?"
"I don't know…what do girls worry about the most?" Galahad asked.
Luana laughed a little and shook her head. She stroke her horse's head softly and looked behind her. Guinevere was looking distant but her eyes were fixated on Arthur. She excused herself with Galahad and Gawain and rode to the carriage where she was sitting.
"You look distant. What happened between you and Arthur?"
"Why don't you ask him?" She asked, her voice was distant like the rest of her body.
"He doesn't want to tell me." Luana smirked softly.
She greeted Dagonet inside the carriage and looked back at Guinevere who's eyes were pointed at her face.
"What happened between you and Lancelot? You two seem distant towards each other."
"We've been apart for a long time. We need to reconnect, if that's a way to say it."
Guinevere raised her head smiling and nodded. She looked at Lancelot's back and then back at Luana. Luana raised an eyebrow at her silence and wondered what she was going to say next.
"How about you and the scout."
"Oh, Tristan? We don't need to do that. We never lost connection."
"Who do you really love then? Tristan? Or Lancelot?"
"Both of them…but the love I have for Lancelot is real love."
Guinevere frowned and looked besides Luana. Luana smiled brightly and tilted her head to one side.
"Tristan's my brother." She said softly.
Guinevere looked up, surprised to hear her talk again after some silence. She nodded and smiled, her eyes glazed over as she looked distant again. Luana saluted Dagonet and rode back to the group. She rode next to the carriages and frowned slightly when she saw Alecto look distant.
"I'm sorry for your loss."
"Father lost his way.He used to say the Churchis there to help us stay on our path. It didn't help those he made suffer."
"The path he chose was beyond the reachof the Church, Alecto." Luana said softly
"But not of Rome. What my father believed,so Rome believes."
"What, that some men are born to be slaves? That daughters are only meant to marry someone of the higher class to bring more money in the family?No, that isn't true." Luana shook her head in response
"It is so! He told me so."
"Then he told you wrong Alecto. Every man, woman or child is equal and has it's own freedom. And not even the church can deny them that freedom."
"Is that why you became a knight? So you could be free?"
"I don't know why Alecto, many simple questions about me are left unanswered."
"Do not worry Sister, you will find the answers you seek."
Luana smiled sadly at Alecto and stroke her horse in response. She took a deep breath and looked back at the young boy.
"You don't have to call me your sister, because I'm not."
"To me, you are."
"You've become wise Alecto, don't let people corrupt your mind."
Luana rode further away from the carriage and smiled at her fellow knights as they began told her the joke they were laughing about. Alecto looked jealous at them as Luana began to laugh with them.
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