I'm late. I am sorry, but you get one tomorrow, because I have no school, because of a huge blizzard that hit the Chicago area. Yay. - note the sarcasm. Since you know it's supposed to be what my classmates deem 'thunder snow' which is basically a thunder storm, but instead of rain there's snow. and you know also the fact that the temp is going to be like -7 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow without the wind chill. not to mention the three inches of snow per hour adding up to a whopping 28 inches. yay. anyway, I'm a little bitter about the weather, but no school (pretty sure at least since the colleges already announced closings and we got out two hours early because of weather). While I don't enjoy the weather, you enjoy this chapter.

"AMICE!" Rhian yelled throwing herself into a hug with a very confused Amice.

"Um… hi?"

"This is Rhian," Artemis said. "She's Arthur's daughter from the future," Artemis said dismounting. She said it so casually Amice halfway wondered if Artemis was kidding.

"She's my what?" Arthur asked in shock. All the girls froze. Artemis looked at him. She laughed nervously.

"Forgot you were there, Arthur," Artemis said with a grin. "Let's go you two," Artemis said grabbing Rhian and Amice in a hurry.

"Artemis!" he yelled after her.

"I'm sorry, Arthur!" Artemis called. "I am not allowed to speak the future!"

"Artemis!" he yelled. Uther's voice was heard calling Arthur. "We're going to talk about this!"

"Whatever you say, Arthur!" Rhian giggled. They went up to Jack's room. Everett, Jack, and Ava sat inside.

"You're back saving his royal uselessness?" Jack asked. Artemis rolled her eyes. "How's it going, Amice?"

"I'm fine, Jack," she said taking a seat. Artemis sat next to her, and Rhian sat next to Artemis around the table.

"Amice, who was a former member of Team Master is now a member of Team Artemis. Oh, and I let it slip that Rhian's Arthur's daughter to Arthur. That's going to be a fun conversation between him and I."

"Well, you two will have much more awkward conversations in the future. Trust me," Rhian muttered. Artemis laughed.

"Well, now you got me all excited," Artemis said with fake excitement. Rhian laughed.

"Wait, so you were a Master of the World? Why Amice?" Jack asked.

"Before you answer that," Ava said. "Who the hell is this girl?" Ava asked pointing to Amice. Artemis sighed. She looked to Amice. She nodded.

"It is known by few that I was not the only one named after Ambrose." There was silence. "There was me as Ambrosine and Amice as Ambrosia. It was quieted, because well one of me is enough. Two of me, if it came to betray, would mean the earth burning."

"What do you mean two of you?"

"Amice and I are something like the same. Magic abilities are unique. No two people have the same feel, the same talent for certain things, the same amount. It's always different with an exception, Amice and I. Our powers are exactly alike. There is no bridge between. Amice and I learned together. Our powers grew together. However, Amice… was always the loyal one, the free one. I became something of a rebel. I went against Erus and therefore went against the Servants of the World, but Amice was different. She was not known well among the Servants. She was completely loyal to them and completely loyal to the cause."

"And Artemis was the opposite. Although Artemis believed what we were doing, she didn't believe that the Servants always did the right thing," Amice said. "She was famous. I was in the shadows.

"There are prophecies about Amice and I," Artemis said. "Well, about one of us. The thing is no one knows which one is meant for which prophecy. Amice and I, from our powers, names, and the way we live and train, could fulfill the description of the main player of multiple prophecies. She is my soul sister," Artemis laughed. "Now, my question is how did you end up as a Master of the World?"

"Well," Amice said looking down to the floor, "I was approached by Ambrose ten years ago. You weren't there, Artemis. I was persuaded so easily."

"He almost persuaded me as well, Amice. Do not feel bad."

"I thought what he was doing was the right thing… he convinced me that the Servants were the enemies, and that humans were wrong. I thought by joining him… I would be doing what's right. I… I told him where the Servants where hidden, Artemis. It's my fault they are dead."

"No, Amice, it is not. He would have found out without you."

"He… he told me that… Artemis, I swear this is the truth. He told me that the Servants wish to take control as well. Artemis… he speaks the truth. I've heard Erus speak of it. It's why so many have been defecting from them. The wish to rule humanity."

"Like the Masters?" Artemis asked. Amice nodded.

"They think that is how to best serve the world." Artemis seemed to be in thought. She linked her hands together and leaned on them as her elbows rested on her lap. Artemis touched the phoenix ring on her finger lightly.

"Artemis?" Ava questioned seeing her in thought.

"What makes the Servants think that they are right?" she asked. "What makes the Masters think that they are right? I would never say they are the same, but they both think they are right. The Servants… the Masters… I don't think… I have been wanted by both groups not only alive but dead. The Servants are going to start war that could mean the death of thousands of innocent people. The have the same goals. I think… Amice… that it's time you and I stop this. All of it. The rules. The war. The idea that we're better than others. Break the bond with me." Amice stared. She smiled and nodded. Artemis took off her ring. Amice pulled the phoenix ring from a chain around her neck. They both threw it in the fire. They watched them melt into nothing. The symbol of their loyalty was gone. Artemis put a hand on Amice's shoulder. She looked at Artemis. "There comes a time when all things have reached their uses. It's time the Servants accept that humanity was be allowed to rule themselves. They have come a far way since the Servants were originally founded."

"You want to breakup the Servants?" Amice asked. Artemis shook her head.

"I think it's time that we rebuild the Servants into something newer, something different."

"Like how?" Artemis smiled and sighed.

"Only time can really tell," Artemis admitted. "For now… we need allies," Artemis said. "We need to convince the Servants that what they are doing are wrong."

"How?" Amice asked. Artemis had a flicker of a smile.

"Cassandra," she said.

"What?"

"There was a time many years ago when Cassandra told me that I needed to be kept alive, because one day I would change everything we know."

"She told you that?" Amice asked. Artemis nodded.

"At the time, it just seemed like a riddle, but… I know now it's not. The Servants want to rule just like the Masters, but I know the members of the Servants of the World, and I know Erus. I know they want to rule truly to help. I know when Ambrose said this, it was a lie. I saw death and destruction in his eyes. He wants to see humanity suffer. He wants to make the rivers run red. The Servants must be convinced. Ambrose must be stopped without the sacrifice of hundreds."

"And Cassandra will help us?"

"Ambrose himself set up the idea of the Prophet of Old to ensure that the leader of the Servants never get full power. If Cassandra stands by me, then there is still hope."

"Artemis," Ava said, "let me help you."

"I as well," Jack said.

"Anything Ava does I must be involved," Everett said.

"And I'm in no matter how hard you try to keep me away. This is my duty too," Rhian said. "This is my kingdom as well."

"Of course, I'm in," Amice said. She looked at the five. Artemis sighed. This was going to be a long difficult road. She didn't know what would happen, or how it would all happen. All Artemis knew for sure was that things were going to change soon and fast. She could only brace herself.

Artemis walked down the hall after her meeting with the others. Amice had been offered by Jack to claim her to be his sister to allow her to stay in the palace as a quest. Artemis was in a stressful mood. Her companion, Rhian, seemed to notice this.

"You will win this," Rhian assured her. "I know the Servants now. I know you now… well in the future now… and I assure you it's everything you want it to be."

"Perhaps. I just worry about my treachery. I wonder if what I am doing is right. I talk about the Servants and Masters thinking they are right when I myself do the same. I must think I am superior in my subconscious."

"No. You just see the clear difference of what's right and what's wrong," Rhian told her.

"Sometimes… I'm not so sure," Artemis admitted. She sighed. "I suppose whatever happens happens for a reason."

"There you are," a voice said from behind them. They both looked behind and saw Arthur walking there way.

"Hello, Arthur."

"Don't hello me," he replied.

"…hi… then or perhaps do you prefer good afternoon," she said playing dumb. She knew what he wanted, but she just didn't want to talk about anything else that would make her tense. Arthur grabbed her hand and pulled her to his chambers. Artemis in turn grabbed Rhian forcing her to come as well. Arthur stood in front of her with his arms cross. He took a breath and tried to speak, but he wasn't sure what to say or perhaps how to start.

"Rhian," he started.

"Hi," she said with smile. Arthur took a minute to look her over. Artemis felt that he was perhaps trying to see the resemblance, and there was no doubt he saw it. She had a shadow of Igraine.

"You are-"

"Arthur, trust me when I say that it will just make it more complicated. So just do as all a favor and pretend you didn't hear what you did."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Arthur asked.

"Because you're an idiot," she said as if it was as simple as that. She was irritable and had little patience at the moment. She sighed. She rubbed her forehead trying to get rid of the headache she had. She had a hundred different things piled on top of her. It felt like the world was on her shoulders, and that Destiny was pushing as hard as he could against her. She had her eyes shut thinking what to tell Arthur to make him just drop it not realizing that see Artemis this stressed had already made him drop it. He looked at Rhian catching her attention before nodding to the door. She quietly walked out. Arthur put a hand to her shoulder. Artemis looked up as his hand slid to her neck. The gap between them somehow became nothing more than an inch or so, but that inch meant everything.

"You want to talk about it?" he asked her looking down into her own eyes. "What's bothering you?"

"I don't want to complain to you," she said earnestly.

"You know me too well. You know when I'm trouble, and what troubles me, but you are still such a riddle to me. I don't think I'll ever be able to do that. Still I can see when you're troubled. I want you to complain to me, so I can comfort you the way you do me."

"You can't tell what troubles me, because you're a man," she teased before laughing and closing the gap between them. She sighed resting her head against his chest. "I feel like the world's against me for the first time in my life," she admitted quietly. "I don't know who to trust or where to turn. I feel lost."

"There are some days I feel this way," Arthur admitted leaning his head on the top of hers as he held her close. "Then I remember that there are people that I can turn to like you and Morgana-" Artemis internally flinched at that, "my knights and well even Merlin. There are people you can lean against, Artemis. You can lean against me. I promise," he told her. "You have Ava too, and as much as I hate him, you have Jack too. You have Gwen and Merlin and Gaius and now Amice and my apparent daughter, Rhian. There are plenty there for you Artemis. There are many who love you. You're never lost as long as your among those you love."

"That was almost wise," she said quietly teasing him. He laughed and kissed the top of her head. "Arthur… if something was to happen to me… know that the time I spent with you was, although at times torture, the happiest moments of my life."

"What do expect to happen to you?"

"I don't know. I suppose that's what scares me is not knowing. Just know I really do love you."

"I love you too," he told her. "And about Rhian-"

"You're not starting that again, are you?"

"No. I just want you to know, Artemis. That she's not just my future daughter but yours."

"What makes you so sure?"

"I'll never love another. I am completely sure she is yours too," he said. "There is no doubt in my mind."

"Arthur, have you-" Merlin yelled bursting into the room. "Oh… Am I interrupting something?"

"Yes!" Arthur yelled at him as Artemis and Arthur pulled away from each other. "Do you ever knock! Do you not consider other people! Do you-" As Arthur continued to yell at Merlin, Artemis slipped out of the room. Things were still a mess, and they wouldn't be getting better soon, but Arthur made a good point. As long as she was with those she loves and who love her, she'll never truly be lost.