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Guinevere carefully fixed her hair, before throwing down the brush and moving across the room to the door.  Lancelot had returned and she couldn't wait to see him.

She entered the courtyard and looked around expectantly, but he was nowhere to be seen. She smiled and sat down on one of the stone benches.  She knew her love.  He would be there very shortly.

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Lancelot was what could be described as nervous, which was laughable, him? Nervous? What was it about this woman that made him so nervous and yet so confident at the same time?

It had been a while since they had seen one another, perhaps that could explain the nervous feeling he had? Shaking his head, his hand stroked through his dark curly hair before he finally pushed away from the wall he had been leaning against to make his way for the courtyard.

His pace was hurried, he was after all resisting the urge to run, and as he turned the corner. His eyes came to rest on Guinevere and as always, she took his breath away. For a moment he was frozen before he smiled that same old smile of his, cocky yet charming, all at the same time as he crossed the distance between them,

" My lady, it has been too long." He murmured softly, capturing one of her hands to press a kiss to the back of it.

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Guinevere nodded and smiled at him. "It has been much too long since we've seen each other, Lancelot."

She was slightly nervous herself, worrying that maybe things had changed. She caught his hand and kissed it gently. "I have missed you, my Knight."

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Lancelot swallowed hard as her lips brushed over his hand, he did his best to ignore the shivers it sent through his body but it was proving difficult. Offering her another smile, he moved to sit beside her and nodded his head,

" As I have missed you, my Lady."

His eyes roam over her face, lingering on her eyes before they moved to her lips but eventually, they flicked back up to her eyes," You are as beautiful as ever, it is good to see time has been kind to you."

He could still remember the days when they had bantered, argued and fought, those days seemed so long ago now.

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She smiled at him as she allowed her own eyes to check him out thoroughly. She needed to be sure that he was unharmed as she had heard stories about the raiders that Arthur and the Knights were facing.

He was still as handsome as ever, and his mischievious grin was in place where it usually was. His eyes were slightly darker, but she had the feeling that change had to do with the two of them seeing each other again.

She lay a hand against his cheek. "You promise me that you are well, love?"

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Lancelot smiled, moving one hand to grip at hers which rested against his cheek,

" I am as well as ever, a few new scars but nothing too serious. You know me, never one to back away from a fight."

His eyes glittered for a moment as they came to rest on her," Have you been well since our departure?" By our departure, he meant Arthur and the other Knights including himself.

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Guinevere nodded. "I have been well. I have worried about the Knights...especially with the stories that have been filtering in. However, my father kept assuring me that you and Arthur were doing well and would be coming back to me soon. I was still worried about the two of you most of all. The news we've been hearing hasn't been the best." She smiled, carressing his cheek. "He told me that you would be the first to arrive, and you might be a little bit shy with me after being away so long..."

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" It is rather chaotic out there, fending off one attack after another but we have managed well and I am sure, the others will be back soon enough." As he trailed off, a curious expression overcame his face as he listened to her words," Oh really? And what made you father think that of me?"

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"I am glad you are safe...and that the others are safe..." Guinevere laughed softly. "He said you would wonder if my feelings had changed...as I have wondered if yours and his had. Merlin sees a lot more than I wish he did at times."

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Shaking his head, Lancelot lifted Guinevere's hand to his lips, pressing a kiss to her palm,

" Arthur's feelings have not changed for you, most every night, he would talk of you with love in his voice and a smile on his face. You are his world and you always will be."

He let his eyes drop away from her face for a moment as he gathered his thoughts, eventually they returned to her face," My feelings are the same as always, they have merely grown with our time apart."

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"I am glad that Arthur has not forgotten about me. I feel just as strong about him as he does me." Guinevere placed a hand under his chin. "Lancelot, why do you look away? My feelings for you have not changed, either." Her teeth worried her bottom lip.

"Or...has Arthur changed his mind about the situation the three of us are in? He said that he loved both of us and knew we loved him...has something changed that I am not aware of?"

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Lancelot shook his head slightly before his eyes met hers,

" Nothing like that Guinevere."

He reached out a hand, tugging her bottom lip away from her teeth, giving her a mildly scolding look,

" It's just been so long and I haven't always been good with discussing matters such as this, put a sword in my hand and I'll know what to do and what to say but give me your heart, and I am...lost but no, Arthur's feelings remain the same, he knows we love him as he loves us."

Lancelot gave her a roguish smile," I've spent far too much time with Tristan and Gawain I think."

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Guinevere smiled slightly. "Tristan and Gawain have been very champion-like whenever they are here and you two are not." She paused. "Come to think of it...anytime you and Arthur are not around, the other Knights are always very protective. Have you two said something to them about my safety?"

She stroked his face and then leaned forward and touched her lips to his softly.

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Lancelot let a warm hearted chuckle escape his lips at her question before all breath was taken from him at her gentle kiss and he could do nothing but respond, his hand encircled around to the back of her neck, pulling her that little bit closer, it really had been too long.

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Guinevere wrapped an arm around him and settled against him as she kissed him. It had been too long since they had been this close. She pulled back slightly and looked at him. "Welcome home, love," she said softly.

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An arm went around her, one hand falling to rest against her waist as the other stroked through her hair," It is good to be home." He affirmed just as softly with a hint of a smile.

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She smiled, enjoying the sensation of being close to him again. "So, answer my question...have you and the Knights been charging others with looking out for me when you all are not here?" She ran a hand through his hair. "I know that Arthur's other Knights think well of me, so them looking out for my safety is one thing. But having knights I don't know checking on me...that makes me wonder if you or Arthur have been making requests."

Guinevere looked at him, smiling to show that she wasn't offended by any of this.

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Lancelot's eyes glittered as the same mischievious smile spread across his lips," If we have, it is simply because we worry for you, eventhough we know you are more than capable of looking after yourself." His hand went to the side of her face and soon his fingertips traced patterns gently across the skin, the look in her eyes and the smile reassured him, she wasn't offended at the idea of him and Arthur making requests.

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She smiled and closed her eyes as she rested in his arms. "I appreciate that the two of you care enough to make requests of others to look out for my safety while you are away." She moved her hand up and down his back slowly. "However, you might want to tell those same knights that do not ride with you that I am safe in the forest and the Woads mean me no harm. Also, the next one of those younglings that raises their sword to my father will find my arrow in his chest." She smiled up at him, opening her eyes.

"I'm not talking about the ones who ride with you and Arthur on a regular basis, They know my family and we are friends. I mean those younglings that you Knights of the Round like to train."

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Lancelot had an amused smile on his face before he chuckled softly," I will do that, just as soon as I've spent enough time with you, my lady." He let one hand play over her hair, it felt strange to be back, it wasn't home but it was as close as Lancelot was ever going to get to it.

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"Oh, I have no intention of letting you do that any time soon, Lancelot. I happen to plan on keeping you busy for awhile."