Dusts of Avalon - Beastwithin.org

is.”Daleworth wasn't really sure what to say. She knew she was taking part ina historic conversation, but now, it seemed to her that su historic discussionsshould be diverted to people who actually had some kna for historic discussions.“But perhaps I should talk more about that with King Arthur? Or beer yet, Ishould ask my commanders to meet him, because they know more of the politics?ey're probably as excited about the opportunity to meet a living legend as I am.”“A capital plan, dame Daleworth. I see you value fields of glory more thanthe confines of the courts.”“Yes, you could say that.” Daleworth was a lile bit torn. Was the mainetrying to make an impression on her, or just observing things in a philosophicalsense? e knights of the tales sounded more like romantics than philosophers…“Where and how shall my commanders meet King Arthur?”“e time and place of that kind of a meeting is a difficult question, indeed. Itake it Castle Camelot is no more, aer all these years? Or does it still stand?”“Well,” Haman said, “the thing is, sir, we have no idea where it even wasbefore. So yes, it is lost, sir.”“en it is only proper to meet our King in New Avalon. If wizard Merlin hasfound a way to get us to the stars, perhaps he knows a way to get your war-leadersthere, as well.”“We can, in fact, travel to this space station of yours…”“Our castle in the skies?”“Yes.”“Merlin has told me some of the perplexing developments of the new world.As I said, I am none to meddle in the politics of court, and I know the less I knowof the sorceror's mainations, the beer. If you say you are capable of travellingto our New Avalon, then I shall believe you. But I must depart, and I shall deliverthis message to my liege. I assume he will need an army to defeat these vilesorcerous beasts.”Daleworth was fairly surprised by this, but didn't say mu. “Um, yes. Farewell.”Lancelot pulled his sword from the ground and walked ba inside the ma-ine. “And now, fair dame, I shall see how Merlin's strange enanted mainesteedshall take me ba to the New Avalon. Fare well!”And with that, the sides of the drop cocoon rolled up and closed, encasing theknight within it. Smoke filtered through the soil, and with a tremendous roar, thecocoon shot up in the air; Daleworth remembered that Dr. Grovepath had said thescans revealed roet engines, and that assessment seemed quite accurate, thoughDaleworth had never seen a cra with a single, small roet engine acceleratequite so fast, and apparently rea escape velocity.“Well played, lieutenant”, Daleworth heard Plaerman comment to her over