Chapter 1 Short Story - 922 Words

Gwen stiffened. â€Å"All Percival has to do is ask. Blancheflor, your village is but a long day’s ride from Camelot! Arthur would gladly grant him that. If you want to visit, all you have to do is send word. Arthur would welcome you with honors.† Blancheflor shrugged. Disbelief dampened Gwen’s glad message in her ears. â€Å"I miss him. He misses me. Still I don’t wish to intrude.† â€Å"What? Most certainly not!† Gwen argued. â€Å"As Percival’s companion, you’d be accorded a place at Arthur’s high table! Arthur doesn’t care who someone is, their status or where they’re from. He judges them on their merit. You are a valued friend and would be treated accordingly. Please!† Blancheflor coughed. â€Å"Even after he exiled you, you still defend him. He doubted†¦show more content†¦She rolled her eyes. â€Å"She actually sits at her father’s council table. He looks to her for advice even in granting justice. Since her mother’s death, the Princess is more the Queen than anything else. She might offer you some perspective.† Gwen nodded. She glanced toward the sky to see Sol just short of his zenith overhead. â€Å"Perhaps we should ride on then?† â€Å"We’d make Whitgate in a few hours. Perhaps we might find suitable lodgings afterwards?† Seeing Gwen’s reluctance to put her out further in her eyes, Blancheflor insisted, â€Å"You are my guest. We shall do what we can for Camelot. Now we have a bit of road ahead?† â€Å"We do indeed,† Gwen conceded. She got back on her horse and followed the other down the road. **** [Two Hours Laterï ¿ ½Ã¢â‚¬ Whitgate] Anticipation lent to the companions’ pace. Their horses’ hooves seemed to barely stir the dirt underfoot. The trees around them blurred by. The distance seemed to melt away. In what seemed like a breath’s time but was in reality much longer of course, they clomped over Whitgate’s drawbridge. They wound their way through the lower town and up the cobbles toward the upper town. They didn’t stop or look around until they’d reached the citadel. Blancheflor pulled up on the reins. â€Å"Whoa!† She put her hand up to signal that intent to Gwen. â€Å"And here we are! This is King Rodor’s citadel.† Gwen slowed and then stopped her horse. She dismounted allowing her eyes to canvass andShow MoreRelatedShort Story : A Short Chapter : Chapter 11430 Words   |  6 Pagesher eyes, which were unable to see his in the darkness, then he checked to see Torins hand placed against her small waist more in reassurance than in having to hold her close to the wall. Once they reached the top landing, Duncan pulled the short braided rope attached to an old bronze ships bell. The clang rang off the stone walls which echoed loud enough to surly raise the dead at the very least to alert the household as was the intent. 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