I am sooooooooo sorry to all of you. But things have bee a little hectic lately. But I promise i will update more. My next chapter is almost done and i have another story on the way, but dont worry Lancelot and Lillian will be my main one. Thank you so much for all your patience and I hope I have not upset any of you. Please enjoy. Thank you again. Much love, MistressKenobi
Several weeks had past and to Lancelots relief nothing he had said that night at the pub seemed to effect Raoul or his behavior. Today he found himself riding the parameter with Dagonet and Tristan who rode some distance ahead. Tristans falcon flew high in the sky above.
So far Lillian and the others had been at Hadrians Wall for a little over 3 months, there were skirmishes here and there but other then that the groups got along. Namely on the battlefield, although practices were always trouble. Each group trying to outdo the other. Several serious brawls started that way. One man had to be taken to the towns physician. Lancelots mind went back to Arthur and Cauis' reactions. Everyone who contributed and those who stood by and let it happen were all equally punished by Arthur. Several hours in the courtyards, cleaning the stables and various other chores. All but the women. Cauis dealt with them and, not seeing them in the fields, he was sure they had gotten off easy.
"Lancelot!" Dagonet shouted looking behind and the soldier who lagged farther and farther behind. "We need to hurry Arthur wants us all back for dinner tonight. Some sort of announcement."
"Announcement?" Lancelot questioned quickening his horses pace in an effort to gain the others. "Arthur didn't tell me of any announcement." Lancelot added, more to himself then the others. Arthur usually told him when a meeting or other event was to take place. After all he was Arthurs first knight.
"Do you know what it is about?" Tristan spoke up. His voice still quiet and without emotion to it as he spoke. All had gotten used to the silent knights way of speaking, so calm and at ease, so unlike the others.
"No idea. Arthur didn't say." Dagonet responded glancing over the green hills.
"In an hours time all of you are to join Arthur and myself in the dinning hall." Cauis ordered as the women trained in their hand to hand techniques. "Any one who is late shall answer to me." He added staring hard at them causing them all to stop.
Taking a moment he locked eyes with Lillian before leaving them.
"Power hungry fool." Ellaine spoke up. "I swear he's not happy unless we're miserable." She continued deflecting Elizabeth's strike and knocking her down.
"Nice job." Elizabeth replied when she caught her breath. Reaching up Ellaine helped her to her feet.
"No he's not." Lillian agreed. Her eyes still gazing into the darkness that Cauis had disappeared into. "But unfortunately there is little we can do. He's Roman and…..our commanding officer." She sighed.
"Cant believe we have another ten years to put up with him." Izea spoke up, coming up behind Lillian. "You know when we leave here he wont be easy on us. Maybe we should look into transferring some where else."
"Yeah that's just what we need. Put in for a transfer, have Cauis find out and then to not have it happen. That will really make things go smoothly." Lillian brought up. If Cauis even heard that they thought of transferring, he would not be pleased and they were all already on thin ice with him. The latest brawl having sent someone to the physician. He alone dealt with them, he left the men to Arthur. He had them do the usual, cleaning of the grounds, running, chores. Anything to keep them busy till Arthur and the others went to bed. That's when the real punishment came. None stop practicing, yelling and cursing, to the point that they could no longer feel the pain of their muscles and their fingers went numb from the cold. When he finally finished with them they struggled to their rooms before finally collapsing on their beds. Every move caused pain to shoot through them.
"No, I would not want him to hear of this. None of you are to speak of transferring again." Lillian spoke up, turning to face her fellow women. "We have made it this long, we will make it the rest of the way. That is enough practice for today, we should get ready for dinner."
"Do you know what this is about?" she asked walking alongside the towering man. All around them others passed by.
"Arthur didn't say. But he wanted us all to be there." Dagonet responded. "He has been keeping to himself a lot lately. Something must be troubling him."
Pausing she stopped in her tracks, looking to the man as he continued on before seeing she no longer walked beside him.
"You don't think….." Lillian started to say. Several men passed through the space that now stood between her and her adoptive brother. Closing it quickly she walked to him. Looking to his eyes her voice dropped low. "You don't think they have received orders to recall my group and myself back to our post do you?"
For a brief moment the man thought. The eyes that always looked to her with such kindness and love froze for a moment as her words raced through his mind once more.
"I don't know." Dagonet finally answered his eyes returning to the gentleness that was given to her alone.
"I so not wish to go. Not so soon. Not after finding you all again." She replied softly catching him in a tender embrace.
"There are many things that Arthur could say tonight. And that could very well be one of them." He admitted. Using his hand he gently brought her face up so she could see his. "But he might not. And even if he does, we will always be family. No war can change that. And we shall all see each other again. So do not dread on the dark side of the situation."
With a half hearted smile she embraced him once more.
"Thank you Dagonet." She whispered before releasing him. "We should hurry before we are late." Seeing a smile come to his face she grabbed his hand and pulled him along, like she had done so many times in their youth. The younger sister going head long into the unknown, her brother, protector in tow.