{"id":22156,"date":"2013-11-01T18:31:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T18:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/11\/01\/it-takes-a-while-to-track-him-down-camelot-is-not-32\/"},"modified":"2013-11-01T18:31:53","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T18:31:53","slug":"it-takes-a-while-to-track-him-down-camelot-is-not-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/11\/01\/it-takes-a-while-to-track-him-down-camelot-is-not-32\/","title":{"rendered":"It takes a while to track him down; Camelot is not a small place, even just the castle. Finally Summer finds him in the armory, putting away his weapons after practise. &#8220;Mordred.&#8221; There&#8217;s only one door, so she stands in it, trying to look a little intimidating. It&#8217;s hard to be angry at him, though; her voice comes out more worried. &#8220;Mordred. What are you hiding from me?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/sirmordred-thedruid.tumblr.com\/post\/65679765314\/it-takes-a-while-to-track-him-down-camelot-is-not-a\">sirmordred-thedruid<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/iamthefirechild.tumblr.com\/post\/65679475649\/it-takes-a-while-to-track-him-down-camelot-is-not-a\">iamthefirechild<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/xregicide-deactivated20140812.tumblr.com\/post\/65318692399\/it-takes-a-while-to-track-him-down-camelot-is-not\">xregicide-deactivated20140812<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><strong>M<\/strong><span>ordred stopped, placing his vambrace down on the bench, his heart sinking. For a moment he concentrates completely on his armour, how could he answer such a question? Telling her would mean her life and the lives of those whom called Camelot home. An\u00a0<\/span><em>impossible<\/em><span> predicament. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/8847e7017420fecab47a39ec45193475\/tumblr_inline_mvda22Nrpw1s0dfqc.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>T<\/strong>he young knight turns to face her, his fingers brushing lightly against the metal of his armour. \u201cI\u2019m not hiding anything\u201d he tells her simply.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>&#8220;It\u2019s not what I want at all, but you won\u2019t accept what I want! I didn\u2019t think I was asking so much, just to be with you. I guess this must be \/my\/ fate, to be lied to, to be abandoned and unwanted.&#8221; Summer looks at the palms of her hands, heart breaking. &#8220;Better I should die, because I can\u2019t do this again. Then you\u2019ll be free.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>M<\/strong>ordred, against his better wishes turns back towards her. \u201cDon\u2019t you understand?\u201d Mordred asks, \u201c<em>you<\/em> weren\u2019t part of my fate, they were going to kill you so I left.\u201d For a moment he remains silent. \u201cYou can threaten me with anything but don\u2019t you\u00a0<em>dare<\/em> threaten me with killing yourself, Summer, ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>All the anger goes out of her abruptly, leaving only weariness and an aching void. &#8220;Who is &#8216;they&#8217;?&#8221; she mumbles, then shakes her head. &#8220;No. It doesn&#8217;t matter.&#8221; She starts to shiver, and goes to her knees again. &#8220;What do you want me to do, Mor&#8212; Sir Mordred? I will do what you say.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sirmordred-thedruid: iamthefirechild: xregicide-deactivated20140812: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Mordred stopped, placing his vambrace down on the bench, his heart sinking. For a moment he concentrates completely on his armour, how could he answer such a question? Telling her would mean her life and the lives of those whom called Camelot home. An\u00a0impossible predicament. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The young &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/11\/01\/it-takes-a-while-to-track-him-down-camelot-is-not-32\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">It takes a while to track him down; Camelot is not a small place, even just the castle. 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