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It was true, they had little knowledge of what the situation was, or where there beloved queen could be. Reina paced around back and forth, not out of nervs nor impatience, but so much energy was pent up in her lithe frame, that she had to swing her sword against something, and feel it crumble down to her feet. Oh how joyous she would feel, frontline and hacking at those good for nothing barbarians. Her silver eye cought the moonlight, and the glowing of the shimmering sphere above them.

"I don't know how much longer I can wait for the others. Of course now, they are going to come, get word of the news and suppose we have a plan or something, leave it up to us as always." Gripping onto the hilt of the sword, she wrapped her fingers around the golden handle tightly, straining her muscle to stop her from whipping out the blade and swinging it around recklessly. "I'm guessing it would be too much to assume that, you might have conjured up a plan?" She was hoping that maybe he would have, he was a bit more serious than she was. As Reina spoke and filled her mind, she reached the tree closest to Artemis and himself, climbing ontop of the limbs, looking down over the both of them.

"Because you know, as soon as the others get here, they're going to figure that you might have thought of something, seeing as I never have a plan, except, raise your swords and run to the closest enemy." Reina let a giggle escape her lips, it had been long since she showed any emotion of glee in public. Quickly, she cleared her throat, hoping to throw him off and leaned right back against the trunk of the tree, closing her eyes, and tuning her ears to listen for footsteps, or anything that might hint that the others were on their way.

Reina sat there, pondering his words, normally, she wouldn't have partaken in anyone's plan, and would have done something on her own, but seeing as it was just the two of them, she had to really think about it.

"Well, it's not like the two of us could infiltrate them and not get cought, or not jepordise the mission, so it's probably best that we stock up on plenty of items now. It looks like the others might be late, maybe they have gotten word from Sir Lancelot and are already at town, or on their way. Either way, I say we leave them a note telling them where we will be, so if some do show up late, they'll find us." Reina hopped off the branch, landing on both her feet with a loud thud as the leaves blew from underneath her. "Don't leave without me, I hate travelling the dark roads alone." Pushing off, she walked back to their meeting place, grabbing anything she could use to write on, and took out her inked feather to leave the note to the other Knights. Once she had done that, she signed both their names onto it and followed back outside.

"Now, where's that crazy horse of mine..." Hades was standing tall, right at the side of the camp, hidden in the darkness. Reina shook her head, hugged the neck of the horse and patted his mane down. "There you are Hades, let's get going, it'll be nice passing through Serionia again, I'm sure mother would like to see me again." Reina had not been to Serionia in a while, and a lot has happened since that time, she had not seen her home in over a decade, since she was old enough to be taken to Camelot. She strode over to Lain, nudging her head in the direction they were to take.

"The note's left for them, so if anyone is looking, they'll know where to find us. For now, I don't think we should worry too much about the other's, they're probably at a pub having some ale to ease their minds, at least that's what I would do." Hades started to head towards the road, he was just as impatient as Reina, in fact, he was much like the shadow of the girl. Reina stared into the dark path, it was not unusual to be ambushed, it's happened to her plenty of times before, but now she was alert, and with company, so she felt safer than she had those other times.

Reaching into her pouch, she pulled out the map, staring it over a few times to annalyze what would be the closest town, and just how long it would take her to get there. Her fingers tapped at her bottom lip a few times, just before she grasped where to go, following the stars as guidance. "Are you ready now? I'd like to get there before I turn eighty."

"Journey ho alright," Reina murmured while she doublechecked her equipment, making sure she had everything she needed for this trip ahead. Hades neighed and tugged her forward, not wanting to stay in one place for too long, he was very antsy about getting to his next destination, much like his owner. After figuring that she had everything she was going to need, Reiyna continued forward, riding along side Lain, the opposite side his weapons were.

The road was long, and she had been down this path before, knowing how tedious the ride was just sitting in the carriage for so long. She remembered looking over at her father, who was steering the carriage, taking her to Camelot explaining what was going to happen and her new responsibilities. At that time, many of the other elven girls were not worried about fighting or such wars, their main concern was what animals they would talk to that day, or what new spells they would learn from their parents. Many of the girls were either full bread humans or elves, not many were halfbreads, due to the simple fact that many elves did not see it fit to mix blood in that manner.

Reina's mind began to become more clouded as she thought further back into the past. At that time in her life, instead of enjoying herself and playing with all the other children, she was forced to learn magic, to read and write in the elven language as well as human, and weild a sword as good as any man. She could never go out and expierience 'fun' because it would be a waste of time, she was to be the one to carry on the Sinclaire name to the Knights, and keep her family honored. At times, she wondered if she was only born to fit her father's needs and wants, as a son. Fathers would give their sons lessons on fighting, they would show them how to hunt, fish, and have hopes for them to continue their legacy, much like Thomas did to her.

Reina asked her father once or twice about why she could not play with the others, and why she was so different, but both of her parents refused to answer, and usually switched the conversation on her. As she was growing up, the only family she got to really know were the other knights, and as strange as it may have seemed, she felt as if... she were born to be with them.

While riding in the night, Reina was silent, all the way through, only her breathing and the dirt from Hades' hooves could be heard comming from her side. Both of her eyes were staring off into the distance, and she was guiding her steed by her own consciousness, unconsciously. It took her a moment to snap out of her daze, shaking her head ever so slightly, waving her hand about her face to act as if there was something annoying buzzing around her. "How long have we been riding?"

Reina gave a stern nod, she would have to retire too, afterall, riding for such a long time was such a pain, and even though she was amidst good company, there was always that chance for spies to notice them. Reina was pretty secure however, she being a half elf, and Lain being full, the both of them would be very hard to ambush or cought off guard together, and since her time with the Knights, she had known Lain to be a tough competetor for any enemy.

"I hope Camelot will be fine with us gone for a while, even though I have faith in the guards, it is the Saxons I do not trust, especially how they managed to take our queen so easily, we cannot let anything slip up. Our tactics must be precice, every detail must be to the point and ther's just no room for error." Both of her eyes were steady on the road, her chest rising and falling as she took deep breaths to calm her anxious nerves. She wanted so badly to rush in and slaughter any of those mongrols who got in her way, but she knew now was not the time for her reckless behavior, she needed for once, to act serious, even though her childish nature did manage to ease some of the knights.

The journey seemed to be very quiet, and peaceful at the same time, Reina followed the stars, knowing they were still heading on the right path, but the positioning of the silver moon told her that night was falling and day would rise within a couple of hours. This trip was calming, yet, too calming, neither of them had rarely exchanged words to eachother. It was when she looked over to the preoccupied face of Lain that she had to react. Quickly, she searched through her bags, panicking because she could not find it, it had to be there, in one of them, she ALWAYS packed it with her. Tilting to the side, she checked near Hades' reigns when she found the pouch, opening it up and grabbed the foot long flute.

"Too much we travel too far we go
to destiny this land we know.
Our hearts in song the war we cry
to King's loyalty till the day we die!"

Reina sang her little chant she had often done when times were rough between them. She played on her flute, a familiar tune known by the Serionians, the tune usually played in festivals or by bards at the tavern.

Ryn was running flat out, his breath coming in short gasps. He had gotten a message that the Queen had been kidnapped, from Lancelot himself, no less. As he sprinted, his long, muddy blond hair, whipped around in the wind, flicking into his line of vision every few seconds.

On the message, he had gotten a special little note attached to the corner, telling him that two others had already set out, and he was to catch up to them, before they passed the desert.

"Bloody... Lancelot.... Making... Me... Chase... Two... People... On... Horses...", Ryn grunted, between breaths, his grey eyes watching the two in the distance. It seemed they had stopped, which was a good thing for Ryn, because he doubted he would have caught them if they had not.

He shouted as he ran, saying," Reina! Lain! Wait up!"

His leather clad feet sprayed sand in every direction as he ran, trying to make sure that the two heard him, and did not start up of their own accord.

Reina felt the need to partake in the action, sliding off her plated armor, knowing in the desert, if she must fight, swift and agile would be the way to go, and to be unburdened by the heat as well. She wore a light cloth top which tied up at her chest and hung down to her wrists. Over the top she wore a leather bustier vest to keep her blouse in place. She freed her pants of the leg armor and packed it away after petting down Hades.

"It always surprises me how these deserts never waste a second to warm up so quickly." She took a brief drink of her water before grabbing the second vial for Hades and popped him a sweet treat that would keep him hydrated for a while, at least till their next stop. When she heard Lain speak, she turned her head in the direction he pointed out. "I see it, but I don't know if it is friend or foe. I'd rather not wait and find out, but we better make sure, before we end up striking anyone down." These were one of those times she had to make a tough decision, though if it were an enemy, it would be in their favor, for the odds were against whatever that was.

"Let's approach with caution Lain, keep your weapon close." Reina walked in front of Lain, she wanted to find out if she'd actually get her taste of blood now, and if she did, her sword would be very happy to be washed in blood again. Her eyes remained steady and still on the being, and she had gotten yards from them before stopping, callingout to the figure.

"Who goes there? If you've come to cross path's with the Knights of Camelot, then you've made a poor choice." She pulled out her sword, listening to the hum of the blade as it left the sheath, the sound resonating in the still air. This sword thirst for blood, hungered for flesh, just as Reisha did to her enemies.

She waited for another moment before hearing someone speak, the voice did not sound familiar, but she tilt her head anyway, to get a closer look at the man, still clinging onto her sword. "Ok, you have better give me some answers before my blade answers for you!"

Lain walked closely behind her, he had discarded his leg guards after seeing the figure to the West. Who would be chasing after them in this heat? And so far into the desert so early in the morning? He did not know, and honestly, he didn't want to ask, so he left that up to Reina.

His bow was at home between his palms, and he walked with grace and confidence whilst he analyzed the situation. If was one of the Knights, why had he not sent word ahead of him by hawk or eagle, informing them of his appending arrival? All of these question would be answered shortly though, so he pushed them from his mind for the time being.

"So, Reina, if it is indeed foe, I would take much pleasure in watching you perform your infamous hack and slash techniques." he laughed out loud but continued walking in her shadow. She was the only cover he could use in a form of ambush, so when the fiend was upon them he could spring out like a jack rabbit, shooting volleys of arrows one after another. His vision was impeccable, supernatural even, and his accuracy was even more precise.