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[loyaltocamelot]

{sips her wine} It's my fault.

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[not_a_clotpole]

[Arthur looks at her sadly and sits across from her, shaking his head.]

"No, it isn't. You can't blame yourself."

[loyaltocamelot]

I asked him to protect you and he promised with his life. I should not have asked it of him.

[not_a_clotpole]

[Arthur reaches out to take her hand, hoping to comfort her, somehow.]

"I...I should have protected him better, he was one of my own. As the head of the Kinghts it's my duty to bring them home."

[loyaltocamelot]

Do not blame yourself.

Pity Party Time!

[not_a_clotpole]

"Then I don't want to see you blaming yourself either," [it's bad enough that Lancelot is gone, seeing Guinevere upset...well that's even worse.

Although he wonders...why did she as Lancelot to be the one.]

Yay! >.>

[loyaltocamelot]

If I had not asked him...

[not_a_clotpole]

[Arthur gives her hand a squeeze and finally just comes out and says it.]

"Why did you?"

[loyaltocamelot]

Because I knew he'd be very focused and true to his word. {looks down} And he was. He let you come home. Only I told him to bring you home, and he didn't really do that.

[not_a_clotpole]

[Arthur looks at her in a way that's half way between love and...some emotion that's hard to name.]

"You shouldn't have done that, ultimately the responsibility for protecting Camelot falls on my shoulders." [He shake his head and reaches out to cup her cheek.] "It should have been me."

[loyaltocamelot]

No. The kingdom needs you to survive. I told you, you are just as precious.

[not_a_clotpole]

[Arthur sighs and then goes to pick up the goblet - hope you don't mind, Guinevere.]

"I just wish there had been some other way."

[loyaltocamelot]

{Of course she doesn't} I do too.

[not_a_clotpole]

"He really loved you...more than anything." [Perhaps even more than Arthur does.

That thought scares him more than a little.]

[loyaltocamelot]

{glances up at him} You do not think I...

[not_a_clotpole]

"No, no, I only meant..." [Arthur scratches the back of his neck.] "I...I can't offer that, not completely, Camelot and her people...I'll always be expected to put them above all else."

[loyaltocamelot]

I know.