You Never Break Your Promises (Merlin Fan Fic)(Book Two)

Chapter 6 - The King's Hunting Trip Turns For The Worst

The day was slow and training had finished. The knights were chilling out in the hot sun, while looking out at the city. The horses in the fields ran around taking in the air and space out in the open. 

Leon lay on the grass with his arm around Nyx. Both with their eyes closed. Gwaine, Elyan, Lancelot and Mordred were all spaced out lying on the grass in a star shape, taking up large areas of land. Percival was sat up against one of the white stone walls of the castle with Adela sitting between his legs lying back on him. All of them relaxing on their day off duties. 

"Do you think we should do something," Elyan asked everyone who was listening. Gwaine rose his head and looked at him. 

"What do you think, no of course," Gwaine replied. He was one of four knights not wearing any tops on. 

"Is there anything that we can do?" Percival asked. He was also not wearing a top but was covered up by Adela. Mordred and Leon both looked over to Percival and shook their heads. The other two enjoying the sun with no tops on. 

"We can go on a hunting trip, gets us out in the air," A voice coming from round the corner of the castle. The King came out from behind the walls in a baggy top and trousers looking at all the knights and ladies on the ground. 

"Sounds like fun," Lancelot replied and got up. Leon got up and put his shirt back on, before helping Nyx to her feet. "You should stay here, I don't want you getting hurt,"
"No, I'm still coming along for the ride," Nyx replied folding her arms.
The four of them walked to the stables to get horses for the trip out to the woods. 

Mordred got up, as did Gwaine and they walked down to the stables as well. All that was left was Adela and Percival. 

"Are you wanting to go," Adela asked, turning her head to look at Percival.

"I will need to think about it," Percival replied resting his head back. Adela looked at his confused. He grabbed his shirt and swung it over his shoulder, wrapping his arms around Adela, he got up and carried his giggling wife down to the stables to get her and his horses. 

There was only one problem which of course all the horses were out in the fields for the day. so the knights and ladies had only two choices, not go on a hunting trip, or carried the tack for the horses to the field out side the city on the hill. grabbing their tack they decided to make to trek up to the horses.

Gwaine moaned and groaned, as he carried his horses tack, and complaining about the sun being to hot, and why couldn't they have just stayed in Camelot. 

"Gwaine you could easily just go back to the Citadel," Arthur called behind him as he tanked up the him, with the horses in sight. 

"It is further back to the castle than to just carry on," Leon added. Letting out a loud groan and still groaning loudly, Gwaine move a little faster up the hill.

Leon walked beside Nyx talking to her about having dinner in their chamber and then going out for a ride at the sunset. Eventually after walking up the hill, in the burning hot sun, the knights and ladies reached the horses.

Leaving the saddles at the fence line, they all walked up to a horse and put its bridle on. Once caught they took them over to the fence line stood them still and put on their saddles.

"Will someone help me catch the bloody horse," Gwaine shouted over at the laughing knights.

"You really are having a bad day," Adela said as she grabbed his bridle, while walking passed and up to his bay horse. Gwaine backed off down to his saddle, picking it up ready to put it on.

Adela slowly got closer, but the horse turned and walked away. Gwaine giggled while watching her attempted to get his horse.

"Doesn't like you either," Gwaine mocked.