In which Arthur kicks some ass.

I know its been forever, I'm so sorry everyone. I was in the hospital with an ovarian cyst, painful and dangerous.

I'm planning on updating as much as possible but it might be a while.

so enjoy this chapter, review, and join me in cussing out Kennan.

Chapter eight

Arthur's POV

She's quiet, we stopped to camp for the night and Adalia took charge of the horses, leaving me with the task of cooking. "So if you have magic, can't you just do everything with a spell?" He asked, turning to view Adalia. "Yes, but Mama tried to teach me not to be too dependent on my magic. Besides, If I try to prank Gwaine with magic he says I cheated."

The last bit was said with a mischievous grin. Arthur grinned back, "Why do I get the impression you prank him often." "because I do. Uncle Merlin said that someone had to keep Gwaine in line, and then he taught me how to do it."

She turned back to the horses. Arthur waited for her to say something else but she was silent, he finished with the fire and started heating up some of the food they'd brought, when he turned around his daughter had already set up her bedroll and was sitting on a tree stump playing with a necklace she'd been wearing ever since he'd met her.

"what's that?" she turned, "Mama had it made for me when I was born." she took it off and handed it to him. The necklace was made of different substances. Silver and Gold had been combined to make the setting, the chain tapered to an end where the metals entwined to form a dragon, a pearly substance filled the dragons center.

Arthur turned it in his hands, "Mama had that made to thank Aithusa for my life, and to acknowledge that without her I would be dead, it can't be taken, only given. That way I can send someone with it as a token to prove they're trustworthy."

They both turned at a horses whinny, she stood silently, drawing a sword...(not Excalibur.) and frowned, "somethings not right," she muttered something under her breath and cursed, (clearly she'd grown up with the knights) Arthur turned to her shocked.

"Someone has thrown up a concealment charm, I can sense them but I can't tell where they are," she whispered softly, "if you take care of the horses I'll try to find whoever this is." He nodded and took off for the horses. If someone released them it would not end well for Arthur and Adalia.

Adalia moved around the camp, muttering spells and trying to sense her enemy, she turned suddenly when a hand grabbed her wrist, a silver bracelet snapped around her arm, She hissed in anger and annoyance.

This bracelet would prevent her from using magic. Her attacker shimmered into view, with a smile. "Kennan sends his regards...'Princess.' Adalia growled in anger, she pulled out her sword and attacked the mage, shouting a brief warning to her Father.

Arthur had already taken on the other five men, as Adalia fought the mage, she thanked her lucky stars her mother had made her train with the knights in all kinds of fighting, the mage kept trying to throw her off with different magic tricks. "If this is all you have princess I wonder Lady Morgana sent Me to deal with you."

He said as he disarmed her. She smirked, "I was just thinking the same thing about you," she said twisting around and punching his jaw. "obviously she expected you to fail."

The mage growled in irritation before she managed to hit him with a hidden knife, eyes widening he stumbled back, gazing at the knife embedded in his upper arm. "Perhaps we underestimated you, It will not happen again." He ground out, before vanishing with a flash of smoke.

Adalia turned around, Arthur was dealing with the last man when she finished with the mage. She walked over to calm the horses.

Arthur was a little shocked at the words he heard coming out of Adalia's mouth, "I'm guessing that you learned your vocabulary from the knights, not your mother." He observed leaning against his horse.

She turned and smirked, "you'd be surprised. Mama can be frightening when she's angry!" Arthur raised an eyebrow. "you forget, I married her, she's one terrifying woman."

Adalia grinned, "one time, Gwaine and I were pranking each other and both pranks backfired...Mama was in the way." Arthur laughed,

"why do you prank Gwaine?" "mostly because he's always been the big-brother figure...meaning I would wake up with frogs in my bed, and syrup in my shoes." Arthur laughed, "I can see Gwaine doing that."

Morgana's POV

"What do you mean 'she had someone with her?!' my spy said she left Camelot alone!" I'm furious! Kennan was supposed to dispose of my niece instead she's still alive and plotting. "I thought you said it would be no problem taking care of her!" The mage who had been sent to kill Adalia cringed.

"Lady the child is powerful, even without her magic! I could barely injure her, let alone kill her! And her companion is skilled in sword play, He took out all five men you gave me with almost no trouble."

"well, as it seems you cannot even dispose of a child! Elutha perhaps I'd better show you what happens when people fail me." Morgana clapped her hands.

"Kennan! show Elutha how I treat failures. And bring me the queen." Kennan nodded, and taking the shaking mage with him left the throne room. several moments later Gwen entered the room. "hello, sister. listen with me." Morgana listened as the screaming started. "I will destroy your world Guinevere. And then listen to your screams as I raze Camelot to the ground.

Wow! Morgana's a piece of work right! don't worry Gwen Arthur will save you.

Thanks to my awesome readers for sticking with me, I love you all. Please continue to read and review,

the next chapter will contain lots of father/daughter bonding, and Aithusa, and maybe even Gwen.

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'Tina