Dusts of Avalon - Beastwithin.org

X. DragonslayersFor out of Guineviere's heart grew a great spruce. e sarcophagus, and thecoffin within, was torn asunder by the tree's growth, the ancient seals long gone.e ancient vows would never be fulfilled. Guineviere would stay dead, foreverdead, her body having only, perhaps, nourished scavengers and the tree somany millennia ago.e beautiful queen's fate was to be overgrown. e two Knights of the RoundTable broke down in emotion, thrusting their swords to the ground by the een'sdestroyed coffin and praying for a miracle. But they both know her fate was tobe forever lost in mists of time, forever shrouded, forever replaced by duties andobligations of the knights' vows.is journey had been a diversion. e two knights had duties to follow, andthey resolved to fight harder.February 19, 2632, 20:42 UTC“We're old men, my liege. e past is gone.”Lancelot was first to speak. e two knights sat on a roy outcropping onthe isle.“We are nothing but old dust, and Guineviere is within all of us.” Arthurseemed still stung, not sure what to say. “I wish I had listened to Merlin. iswas… foolish.”“Not so foolish, my king. For we now know what has happened to her.”“True. But, my friend, we have wasted time on things that shall not help ourcause. We must depart.”“We must depart”, Lancelot repeated. “I shall follow your every wish, my liege.Without question. Let us not be diverted by foolish quests, or foolish memoriesof an era that is long gone. We must focus on the greater good… on problems thatare still ahead of us.”“Wise words from my my fiercest knight. And as long as I have a capable,trustworthy Knights like you by my side, we can easily accomplish everything.”“And we shall do everything in our power to end this threat, my King.”X DragonslayersFebruary 20, 2632, 09:12 UTC“L D.”Daleworth had been lost in thought, taking a few seconds of break when shewated the M– geing restoed in the Caen Base. New ammo was being