To be honest Arthur never wanted to go the tavern it was always filled with drunkards. He felt it was a better use of time to just drink in his room then he wouldn't have to worry about doing lord knows what. Mia was sitting at the bar with a mug of mead in hand. "I would also like a room for the night." She said taking out a pouch of coins she placed a few on the bar table. " your room will be upstairs second door to the right." The bartender said. "Thank you." She said then took a long drink. The tavern was relatively empty being it was the middle of the afternoon, but there were still people there laughing talking having a good time. Then Prince Arthur walked in making the whole place quiet as the grave. Mia turned to see why then groaned when she saw it was Arthur. He spotted her and walked over and sat down next to her. "Why did you leave your home?" he asked quietly. "I had questions that could not be answered in Ealdor." She said simply. She stood and went up the stairs to her room. Arthur stood and followed her gaining questionable looks from those within the tavern. "He steped inside her room closing the door behind him. "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?" She cried out leaning against the wall. "I want to know why?" he said. "Why what? Why I left? Because I thought I could save a sole. Why did I not bring Merlin? Because deep down I knew that if I did he would have died. You know Merlin. He barley knows how to fight let alone survive a war. If I took him with me his heart would have been broken and thrown out with the garbage. Then when I went to battle he would have died and I would have had to hold his body in my arms. I barley survived and I was the tougher of the two of us. Look where he he got without me. He's serving the crown prince and by the way you talked to him it looks like he found a great friend. Where as I. I fought for my life, battled my way to a position of authority. I was a woman so men often looked at me different except my men. One day my superior invited me to dinner." she said looking down a hand glided across her wound. "Well you get the picture." she whispered. "I think I understand. Although I think you should try to explain that to Merlin." Arthur said. "I'm starting to think you're not as big as an ass as you appear to be at times." she said giving a small smile. "You sound like Merlin when you say that." he mumbled. "You may doubt it Arthur but Merlin is much smarter than he lets on." She laughed. "I was afraid of" that he said as he walked out the door.
Mia was at a battle camp. "Gather round boys!" she shouted calling each man under her charge to her. They circled her 135 of them. She was in command of 1/10 of the infantry. She had her hair pulled back and she had on her usual green tunic and black pants. She smiled at each one of them acknowledging them by name. "Tomorrow's the dig day." she said gaining laughs from some of the men. "I don't mean marriage." she scolded the few. "We go to war tomorrow. We all know what happens with war. Most of us will die, simple truth there's not way to avoid it. Tonight we must sleep, plan, live. War is.. a bloody affair. I look at you now to remember you as you are now. You are all brave men. I feel honored to have gotten the chance to know each one of you. I feel as if... NO, I know we are a family. I left mine, in hopes I could change a man. Instead it was a group of men that changed me. I will remember each and everyone of you." she said for them all to hear. It was silent as the grave many of them would be put in. "Now remember you can have some drinks just don't get too drunk or hung over!" She shouted full of humor. The men laughed and scattered among themselves.
3 days later
"SAM! Head!" She shouted at the young blonde. He ducked and missed a sword by hairs. her armor was stained crimson with blood. They were fighting in an once golden field, that was stained crimson with blood and littered with bodies some piled on top of others. "Hey Sam bet I cam kill more than you!" Jimmy called from my right. "Fine!" She shouted. We split up and soon all you could hear were random numbers being shouted from all over the field.
4 days later
"Captain." she heard a weak whisper coming from her left. She looked down and saw Jimmy laying down a large spear sticking out of his chest. She knelt down next to him taking her helmet off. Her black hair billowed in the air. "Captain. Captain I-I don't want t-to die." He whispered. "I know." She soothed his hair trying not to cry. "T-Tell my M-momma. Te-tell her I-I'm sorry. I j-just wanted t-to make her p-p-proud. M-Ma-mamma!" he cried out, blood spilling out his mouth. He let out one last breath. He was the youngest man she trained.
8 days later
She walked up to a small hut. Slowly she knocked on the door. An old lady answered. "My jimmy's dead." she said as soon as she saw a hard battle trained warrior standing at her door steep. "He wanted me to tell you he's sorry. He just wanted to make you proud." Mia said. Suddenly the old woman gave her a harsh shove and slammed the door and suddenly the house lit up with a great flame. She could hear the woman's screams.