Lancelot and the King by David Luddington & Sarah Luddington

Lancelot and the King by David Luddington & Sarah Luddington

Author:David Luddington & Sarah Luddington
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay Romance, Gay Historical Romance, Gay Fantasy Romance, Action and Adventure, Arthurian Romance, Epic Fantasy, LGBT Romance
Publisher: Mirador Publishing
Published: 2020-02-03T00:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER NINETEEN

WHEN IT CAME TO the final preparations, it didn’t take us long before we were ready to leave the city. Arthur regained control of his somewhat erratic behaviour and I received a pleasant surprise when I walked into the stable yard. Geraint sat on his big ugly roan gelding.

I laughed. “I thought you’d be here, protecting Arthur’s crown.”

“What and let you have all the fun and all the glory, again?” Geraint asked.

Else appeared. “You alright?”

I touched her face for a moment and sighed. “I am now I’ve seen you.” The confusion Arthur left inside me slipped away.

We travelled with three packhorses, our horses and the four of us. Gone were the days when Else and I travelled with simple packs and just each other for company. Arthur appeared and grinned happily. He was drunk. The haze in his eyes clear under the light of the just brightening sky.

Geraint and I shared a look. This would stop the moment we were out of earshot of Camelot. Else frowned when Arthur patted her backside on the way to his horse but she held her tongue. I felt eyes in the back of my neck and turned in the saddle, Ash moved restlessly under me. I looked up and Guinevere stood at a window. Her beauty struck my heart like a dagger made from ice. As I stared up at her, I felt fear curl in my guts. She meant to hurt me and those I loved.

“God, I bloody hope Kay can control that woman,” I muttered.

Geraint followed my gaze, his hand reaching for my arm. “Don’t, Lancelot, the woman is poison to you, always has been. Don’t let her rattle your cage.”

I pulled my eyes down and found Else staring at me. I smiled, a little shaken. She smiled back her eyes alive with the adventure and her regained freedom from Stephen de Clare.

Arthur, always in control, took the lead as we walked out of the stable yard and through another large gate over the moat. My body hurt and my face felt sore but I’d survived and gained his trust. We had met our objective and remained whole. Now all we needed to do was sober him up and find Merlin so we could retake Camelot.

The trouble started even before we were out of earshot from the keep’s walls. I watched Arthur pull Willow up next to Mercury and engage Else in a quiet conversation. His hand snaked over to Else’s lower back and buried itself under her cloak. Arthur seemed to be rubbing the small of her back. I watched the tension in her shoulders ramp skyward. I pushed Ash forward only to have Geraint hold me back.

“Not here, Lancelot, she can handle him and Arthur isn’t going to hurt her,” he spoke quietly, while watching our King.

“What the hell is he playing at?” I snarled. Two things made me angry, one, he had his hands on my woman; two, he’d been trying to seduce me. Did he say



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