Oh the trouble we caused...(Avaris, open)

[Lady Morgana le Fey]

Morgana did not discover until the following morning that her childhood friend Avaris had returned to Camelot. Apparently Arthur had found her while out scouting the forest and presented her to the King who of course welcomed her back with open arms. One of the King's requests however was that while she was at Camelot she was to attire herself as a proper lady and this is what had caused Morgana to see her friend again. As Avaris did not have any dresses of her own anymore, Morgana had loaned her one of her dresses- a dress of deep emerald green in a simple cut knowing that as a 'knight' she was not used to dressing 'pretty'.

It was so good to have Avaris back. She remembered with a smirk all the trouble the two girls had caused for Arthur- thinking back on it Morgana wondered why they were rarely punished for the trouble they caused. Together the two women reminisced while Avaris changed into the dress. "I sometimes wonder how we managed to avoid getting in more trouble than we did...we always seemed to be coming up with new ways to torment Arthur. It is so good to have you back Avaris." Once Avaris was dressed the two had gone for breakfast in the hall with the King.

The King stood up as Morgana entered with Lady Avaris at her side and immediately he thought back to when the two girls were younger. The two young women had clicked almost instantly and although he didn't let on, he had been more than aware of the stunts they pulled. "Good morning Morgana, Avaris. I trust you two ladies slept well?"

Morgana nodded in the King's direction and after a kiss from Uther on the forehead, the three of them sat down at the table. "Yes m'lord. I had a rather peaceful sleep last night." She made sure to leave off the 'for once' that she was thinking in her head. Morgana had actually managed to have a decent night sleep the previous night. "Would it be acceptable if Avaris and I went for ride this morning?"

Uther looked at the two and was pleased that they were willing to be together. "Of course that is acceptable. You know that my only requirement is that a couple of guards go with you so that nothing happens to you." Following a time for breakfast and wonderful conversation, a message was sent out to the stables to prepare both their horses.

[Avaris Malvallet]

The sun splintered through the windows, and settled straight onto Avar's hazel eyes. She groaned and rolled over onto the pillow, only seconds before a maid came bustling inside. 'g'morning m'lady. The lady Morgana is quite eager ta see ya."[/i]. With a heavy sigh, she forced herself up and rolled off the side of the bed. when Morgana strode in with the dress. They chatted and began catching up with small talk. It fit surprisingly well, and she had to stop her breath in her throat at the sight in the mirror.

Avaris was rather quiet during breakfast. She wasn't quite sure how to strike up conversation or what to speak of once she got there. She sat in silence, forking the food in front of her and consuming it slowly. Morgana finally said something that peak her interest. She turned to give a warm smile to Morgana, then shot back the same grin at Uther. "But of course m'lord. Not to mention, the two of us are hardly innocent. but I respect your concern." she answered softly as she finished up her breakfast.

"Well...." she turned to Morgana, excusing herself from the table. "Shall we go fetch our riding capes and be off?" she smirked, almost too eagerly.

[Lady Morgana le Fey]

Of course the King would allow them to leave the castle provided they were with an escort- wasn't that the way it went with all young women? At the 'request'/order from Uther she noted that Avaris turned and gave her a smile then a turned back to Uther with a smile. Obviously Avaris not only approved with the suggestion of a ride, but was about to come up with a witty remark back.
"But of course m'lord. Not to mention, the two of us are hardly innocent. but I respect your concern."

At the comment from Avaris Uther, who must have been in a wonderful mood this morning, let out one a chuckle. "Depends on how you view innocence- if you are referring to how much trouble you two caused when you were younger then you are far from innocent. I was referring more to the fact that you are two young women. You both can protect yourself admirably, but there is no reason to not be cautious anyways. ... And yes in case you were wondering I knew all along about most of the pranks you two pulled on my son." What a way to have the ladies squirming in their seats in front of him.

"Well.... Shall we go fetch our riding capes and be off?"

When Uther mentioned that he had known pretty much all along about the pranks they had pulled Morgana just about dropped her fork in surprise. If he had known how come he rarely said anything/punished them. Surely he would have taken every opportunity he could to punish those who would torment Arthur? Before she could make another comment Avaris turned to her and wondered if they should go get therir cloaks. As she was pretty much done her food anyway, she nodded and also excused herself from the table. "Care to join us m'lord?" Uther gave a wave of his hand and shook his head no. "Perhaps another day. I have quite a bit of work to do today. You ladies have fun though."

Morgana followed Avaris out of the hall and turned in the direction of her chambers where her cloak was. "I shall get my cloak and meet you down at the stables in 5 minutes." With a quick smile to her friend Morgana headed off to her chambers. Upon entering her room Morgana retrieved her cloak from the armoire and tied it around her shoulders then left and went to the stables. When she arrived at the stables she saw that her horse was already saddled and one of their guards assisted her up onto the horse.

[Avaris Malvallet]

Avaris gave a small smirk and chuckled lightly to herself as she dapped the napkin lightly to her mouth. With a small sigh, and polite nod farewell to Uther, she returned to her room to fetch her cloak, a deep navy, almost black in colour. She had to study herself in the mirror before heading back. Her hair for once, wasn't tussled and wild, but settled beautifully upon her shoulders. She hardly remembered a time she had actually looked herself in the mirror. She was not a vain woman, but she was quite pleased at the face that greeted her.

It took Avaris a moment, but she finally remembered her plans for the day and headed down briskly to the stables. Gavin was already prepared and throwing a bit of a fit that Avaris was not the one tending to him. She approached the great stallion, taking his reins lightly and smoothed his quivering nuzzle, before turning to mount him.

Once she was upon her horse, she turned to Morgana, kicking his sides lightly. "Where are we off to, I assume you have some deep secret hideaway, perhaps by the stream we used to play at?" she suggested with a slight smirk.

[Lady Morgana le Fey]

Morgana watched with amusement at the fuss Avaris' horse was having simply because someone else was tending him. That was a horse who knew what he wanted that was for certain. Avaris was able to get him quickly under control. "A very spirited horse- suits you well Avaris." Once everyone was mounted up and ready to go, one of the Knights went ahead of them, then Morgana and Avaris, and finally followed by two more Knights behind them.

"Where are we off to, I assume you have some deep secret hideaway, perhaps by the stream we used to play at?"

At Avaris' comment about where they were headed Morgana pondered the idea for a moment. She thought back to the time they had stumbled across that little stream and all the fond memories of playing by it. It was tucked off the main trail and surrounded by low lying bushes. "I was going to suggest a simple ride though the countryside, but that sounds like an even better idea. I like to still go there when I can but it isn't so secretive." One only had to notice the guards that rode with her to understand why it wasn't so secretive. She guided her horse, via the reins, down the side path towards the stream. "So I understand that Arthur found you last night and brought you back to Camelot?