Chapter 14: Mordred

In the pitch-dark room, Fujimaru silently took a breath. Gazing at the beauty within arm's reach, Fujimaru silently got up, dressed, and flew out the window...

"You think you might be in big trouble. What would the Knights of the Round Table do if they knew you entered the bridal chamber on the king's wedding night?"

"But it's too late now, and you're prepared in your heart. Once it's discovered, you're ready to rescue Guinevere at all costs, accepting whatever punishment King Arthur decides."

"What you can't accept is that you can't remember any details from last night's poker game. Were you with Queen Guinevere, or was there someone else?"

"Lost in thoughts, dawn breaks. Camelot's court is as usual. After breakfast, you head to King Arthur's usual office, only to be told by the guard knights that the king hasn't arrived yet."

"Silently, you search all possible places but find nothing. Just as you decide to return to your room, you spot King Arthur's close knight, Bedivere, from afar."

"He looks anxious, seemingly waiting for you. You quickly approach..."

"Bedivere."

"Austin." After greeting, Bedivere hurriedly asks, "Where have you been?"

Fujimaru ponders for a moment and honestly replies, "I went to see King Arthur but didn't find him. Do you know where the king is?"

"Last night, there was an urgent military situation. King Arthur left before dawn today. I'm here to inform you that the king has ordered you to guard the court and protect the queen."

Fujimaru 's expression hardens: "Last night?"

"Yes, although Vortigern is dead, the foreign tribes he brought are not yet eradicated. The Picts from the north have been invading our borders, and the Saxons, despite losing their leader, still number in the hundreds of thousands."

Fujimaru is uninterested in these matters.

He asks an unrelated question: "I see. Could you please report to King Arthur when you see him that I will follow his command, but... he left just after the wedding ceremony today, so suddenly? By the way, when did King Arthur leave his chamber last night?"

"The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. The king is very diligent. As for when he left last night, it was around two or three in the morning."

"As King Arthur's close knight, you should also consider his health. Did he drink a lot last night?"

Bedivere's expression becomes solemn: "Hmm, thank you for your concern, Knight Austin. The king did drink quite a bit last night, but I suppose it should be fine."

Fujimaru nods.

"Knight Austin, I must go now."

"Okay."

You watch as the close knight Bedivere leaves, breaking out in a cold sweat behind him.

"Leaving in the middle of the night means King Arthur saw you enter the room and spent several hours with you and Guinevere."

"What did she leave behind? You have no idea."

"Drinking a lot last night, the knights and the king's cups are fixed and cannot be exchanged, so there was no problem with you taking the king's cup last night. It must have been that cup of wine."

"To break the fairy's mystery, you can only think of Morgan le Fay, but..."

You scratch your head and return to your room.

After lunch, Guinevere comes to find you, not mentioning anything about last night. You can only tell she's in a great mood, and then you both go to inspect the repairs of Camelot.

Because of the return of King Arthur, the holder of the Holy Sword, Camelot has regained its original mystery, reborn as the White City of Camelot.

Now, repairing the city's buildings day and night, half are earth fairies disguised as humans, and the other half are human craftsmen who know they are earth fairies but pretend not to know and continue working.

"I heard from King Arthur that the fairies on the surface have all left for Fairyland, leaving only giants and monsters that hate and despise humans on the island," Guinevere says softly to an obviously human-disguised earth fairy.

Fujimaru , half a step behind the queen, nods: "Right, they've fled to the other side of the world, but they can still travel to the surface for now, though it may not be long before they're completely cut off from the human world."

"You really know a lot," Guinevere says in surprise.

"I've told you before, the fairy who raised me lived in the lake, and the place I grew up was the land of fairies," Fujimaru unconsciously replies, finally coming back to his senses, then asks, "But speaking of which, are you and King Arthur that close now?"

Guinevere glances cautiously at a court knight not far away: "Not at all, she came to talk to me on her own initiative."

"What did she talk to you about?"

"A lot, but mostly about you."

"About me?" Fujimaru raises an eyebrow: "What did she say?"

"Just asking about your past."

"I see."

"Right, she asked about you being raised by fairies, about the first time you sneaked out of your home, basically everything you told me, I told her."

"Wasn't she impatient?"

"Not at all, she seemed quite fascinated. I wonder if she's arrived yet?" Guinevere suddenly whispers, "Knowing she's a girl, I'm quite worried about her."

Fujimaru doesn't beat around the bush and follows Guinevere's words: "Do you know where King Arthur went?"

"Didn't Sir Bedivere tell you? The south, the Saxons have crossed the sea again."

Fujimaru looks up at the sky.

"Is that so? King Arthur will sweep them away."

"Right, King Arthur also asked me if you're interested in joining the Knights of the Round Table, just in name," Guinevere suddenly says, a bit huffily.

"Hmm?" Fujimaru looks at her puzzled.

"I refused on your behalf."

"You refused for me?"

"Yes!"

"Why?"

"That Round Table was originally mine, you know. There are only thirteen seats at that table, and there are already twelve knights. If you join now, wouldn't that be..."

Fujimaru understands Guinevere's meaning and smiles gently.

Thirteen is an unlucky number in this land.

The thirteenth seat at the Round Table is also known as the most dangerous seat.

"Right, it's better that you refused. I wouldn't have joined anyway."

"Right, you're my knight alone."

Guinevere puts her hands behind her back, slightly bending over to look at you with a smile.

This innocent and cute scene is eternally engraved in your heart.

"Let whoever love last night, you only want to keep your oath now, to protect the princess in front of you forever."

Time flies, and months later, the king returns.

This time, there's an additional knight by his side. Bedivere tells you his name is Mordred, a knight as brave as the others!

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