It seemed right to prepare for this dressed as the queen I was. I had seen myself like this, with Excalibur in my hands. Now was the fated moment. I had never dreamed of Guinevere with Arthur, when I had dreamed of the future. This would be his end. He would not have to wait for his bad destiny. ...
Christine alone came with me. They needed the other women to heal the injured and tend to the sick. She told me I ought to be glad I was leaving. I was not glad. To sit by and wait when I knew how to fight? But then I thought of the man who had saved my life. I was lucky to be alive. And Arthur m...