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A Knight's Charm

Marguerite and Roxton are going around the plateau when they here men fighting. So our Lord 'I'm still available' Roxton runs to rescue blah blah blah. But who is it? It's Gawaine! (I'm running out of ideas people) And they are just practicing for you know that game thing. And one of the nights who was fighting gets down and you know start to speak the, "My eyes have never beheld such beauty until now for such wonder stands before me' and Marguerite is totally mesmerized by him cause he is drop dead gorgeous! Roxton is like, 'What?'
So Gawaine introduces the two and Marguerite just ignore Roxton who just follows her around like a butler while the Knight show Marguerite around the camps, bring wine and fruits and to make Roxton hopping mad shows a how to fight with a sword you know the really romantic way. At that moment Roxton goes to Marguerite and pulls her away.
Roxton: Let's go. We told the others we would be back by this afternoon. We are already late. Thank you Gawaine…
Marguerite: But I'm not done yet…he still has to show me how to pin my opponent down (Giving one hell of a grrr look)
Gawaine: So let Marguerite stay here for a while.
Marguerite: Ya.
Roxton: No but…
Marguerite: Roxton can I talk to you in private please?
They go to a tent.
Marguerite: What was that about?!
Roxton: I should ask that question! What are you doing with that bag of irons?
Marguerite: His name is Templar.

And they argue for a while for a long time. Marguerite wins.
Marguerite: I'm staying here as long as I want!
Roxton decides to stay too since it had got too late to turn back.
But what will happen next?

After dinner they dance and all and Marguerite has like forgotten who on earth Roxton was. One point Templar wanted her to dance, she was refusing and he stated to pull her. Roxton got so mad went over and pushed him. Marguerite got pissed and waked into her tent.

M: You can't come here this is a lady's chamber.
R: This is a tent.
M: You know if this tent had a door I would have slammed it on your Face! I'll call the guards!
R: Why call the guards Marguerite? Because you want to rid me? Because you can not deny the truth alone? Is it to protect from me or you?
M: Yes Roxton to protect from myself. I've done waiting. I'm sick of it. I can't wait anymore.
R: So that's it. You are so selfish…
M: Me?

And they go on and on and on (Everyone is looking from outside 'cause they can see the shadows and then Marguerite push Roxton and he knocks the middle pole causing the whole tent to fall on them. Marguerite crawls back out furious as ever.)

So morning comes and well they have new visitors. Melone, Veronica and Challenger had come to look for those two. Roxton goes and starts the conversation first then Marguerite joins in (Still pissed with each other)
Veronica: We got worried.
Melone: Well well looks like Cinderella met prince charming!
Roxton: More like Gorilla!
Marguerite: And my darling stepsister over here is so jealous…
Roxton: I'm not jealous! I'm supposed to protect you.
Marguerite: From what?
And there they go again. Marguerite says she want to be here for sometime and the other's leave.

When they reach the tree house Roxton is so restless. Walk here walk there. Sulk. Fold arms in anger. Looks out .Use the telescope. Sit. Stand.
Roxton: What time is it?
Melone: Five minutes since the last time you asked.
Roxton: I can't believe her. Going with a man she met five seconds ago. All he said was some Thee thou crap Shakespeare thing and she is all over him!
Melone: My isn't Lord Roxton jealous!
Roxton: I'm not!!!!

Okay but Marguerite falls in some other trouble. Some bandits had attacked Gawaine's people. They had fought and managed to catch the leader but in the process of protecting Gawaine, Marguerite had also got kidnapped. The bandit's challenge is for one person from their side to fight for Marguerite's life. One problem, Gawaine knew that the bandits would not play right. They will make sure that their leader wins and kill Marguerite along with his people, who were safe at the moment. But he can't let his Knights fight for Marguerite's life. All of them are under the promise that they will put the people first. If they did they would be stripped of their Knighthood. So not even Templer can save her. Marguerite soon learns the truth and finds other means of escape. Gawaine sends his men to call the explorers. But Roxton doesn't come.

Final bargain came and the bandits were about to kill Marguerite when this brave Knight stepped in to fight for her life. Marguerite knew it was Templar. They fight blah blah blah and the Knight wins. But then the Bandit leader, as he died, pulled the mask off the Knight to Marguerite's surprise. Who was that brave Knight?

The Knight was Roxton! Marguerite was surprised and also touched as the two lock their eyes for a second. The bandits start to attack them and you know they start to fight blah blah blah. Veronica rescues Marguerite as she also gets a hold of a sword and fight. But the explorers 'fire shots' a.k.a. guns save the day just in time. As soon as everything is okay Marguerite runs to see if Templar is hurt and Roxton gets the wrong idea. Roxton leaves with Challenger as his jealousy now turned into hurt. Templar is hurt and Marguerite had a lot on her mind as to how Gawaine is and his people that she did not have time to look how Roxton was because she knew he can take care of himself. (She did not know that he was gone) So when everything was settled, she went and talked to Veronica who informed her that Roxton had already gone. Marguerite gets very sad but does not show it. Veronica and Melone then ask Marguerite if she is coming to go back home. Marguerite says NO!

So Melone goes home and tells Roxton that Marguerite does not want to come. He could now kill himself. So it becomes night and now you people have to use your imagination. One scene is with Roxton and Challenger the other with Marguerite and Templar. (Roxton is standing at the balcony or whatever looking at the stars while Marguerite is also looking at the stars.) (Challenger comes to Roxton, Templar goes to Marguerite)

Challenger: Waiting for a star to fall?
Roxton: O it's you. No. A star did fall. I just couldn't catch it. You know, if Marguerite was here, she would come here to think. She loves looking at the stars.
Challenger: She does. But she loves to look at them with you.
Templar: No star is as beautiful as you, you know?
Marguerite: Knight Templar you sure know how to flatter me! (She stays quite for a while)
It's just that if I'm upset or thinking about something, I look at the stars… and at that moment Roxton will show up to solve them.
Templar: So are you looking at them hoping your problems will go or that Roxton will come?
Roxton: We just know each other well that's all. But it's a bit empty without her isn't it?
Challenger: O yes.
Marguerite: I do wish he was here. With that totally confounded look of his.
Roxton: I miss the nagging. She goes Roxton do this, do that, I'm tired, I hate this place, It's your turn to fix this And a whole lot more.
Marguerite: And he has this silly twisted smile which he pulls on women… which is quite cute.
Roxton: The methods she uses to 'save' herself
Marguerite: The way he falls for every woman
Roxton: The way she gets jealous!
Marguerite: The way he laughs when I get jealous.
Roxton: There is so much charm and mysteriousness in her eyes, which her eyes, which I am mesmerized by. She is so strong but yet delicate and precious. I have never met someone like her. But that's life. You learn things day by day.
Marguerite: He makes me feel so wanted and protected. No one has ever done something like that for me. He completed me. Gave me wings.
Challenger: True, but once you learn to become an expert on life, you are already dead! You should tell them to her Roxton not me.
Templar: Sometimes to let something in, you need to give something out.

Okay so the two think for a while and fall asleep. But then, strange as it is, Roxton sees Marguerite in his dreams. He wakes up startled and runs to see her room hoping to find its all a dream. But no. Then softly he whispers her name. At that moment, Marguerite heard Roxton calling her name. She runs out of her tent but no one is there.
Before even daybreak Roxton runs to look for Marguerite. As he runs through the forest, with Melone following breathlessly, he knocks into someone and they roll down a hill.
But who is it?

They fall from a height landing on Each other. (They say together)
Roxton: Marguerite! Marguerite: Roxton!
Roxton and Marguerite: What are you doing here?
Roxton and Marguerite: I asked you first?
Roxton: I was…Running. Been a bit stiff lately. (Melone comes half-dead)
Melone: O yeah running!

So they go back to the tree house, Roxton always keeping and eye on Templar. So after sometime, Marguerite goes to talk to Templar near the lake. Now Roxton can't stand it and Melone can't wait to find out the outcome. Both of them walk around, impatient as ever. Then both stop, look at each other, and run to the telescope. Both have a tug of war. Roxton looks at Melone.
Roxton: Veronica. (Melone gets scared and turn only to find that it was a joke. Roxton gets a hold of the telescope and looks at the two.)
At the lake:
Marguerite: I'm sorry.
Templar: Nothing to be sorry about Marguerite. I need to thank you for what you did. Not even you can control your heart anyway. Besides Gawaine told me about Roxton and you.
Maeguerite: O we are not…
Templar: You can deceive yourselves but not others. You two deserve each other.
Marguerite: Thank you.
Templar: I'll always be here if you need me Marguerite. (They say good bye. Roxton goes, 'yes!' At the same time, Melone goes, "Veronica".)
Roxton: I won't fall for that!
Veronica: For what Roxton?
Roxton (totally surprised): O…er… I was looking at the birds. Big ones they have here!

Templar comes to say bye to Roxton.
Templar: Thank you for helping us. By the way, I think I found something that belongs to you.

And he goes.

Romantic Conclusion:
The whole day Marguerite and Roxton avoided each other. That night Veronica, Melone and Marguerite was sitting and talking. Marguerite was showing a shoe she got as a present from Gawaine. But she only had one shoe.
Marguerite: So did you miss me.
Melone: So so. But Roxton was turning so green we thought he had started to mildew!
Veronica: It's a beautiful shoe. Too bad you lost the other one.
Marguerite: I think I lost it went I went rolling down the hill.
Melone: Well Margerella let's hope prince charming finds it at and not an ape-man!

Just then Roxton walks in.
Roxton: Hey Marguerite I found this shoe does it... (Seeing the shoe on Marguerite's hand, Roxton stands in surprise)
Melone: Well he sure beats an ape-man!
Veronica: Er… Melone I think Challenger is calling us.
Melone: No he isn't. (Continues working)
Veronica: Yes he is! (Uses her eyes to get the message through)
Melone: O…. O of cause he is. How could I…(Veronica drags him out before he can finish)
Roxton puts the shoe on Marguerite.

Roxton: Come on. (They go to the balcony. Marguerite looks at the stars.)
Roxton: Did his Shakespeare words mesmerize you.
Marguerite: Yes it did.
Roxton: Well then…(He goes behind her and whispers to her ear)

Have you caught the stars,
The truth of endless fire?
It is exotic as your eyes,
Which I forever desire.

Have you touched the rain,
The love of undying fire?
It is soft as your touch,
Which I forever desire.

Have you seen the sun,
The hope of eternal fire?
It is bright as your face,
Which I forever desire.

Have you felt the wind,
The faith of perpetual fire?
It is mysterious as your heart,
Which I forever desire.

Marguerite stands mesmerized.

Roxton: But am I what your heart desires for my whole world revolves around you and for you. I have seen miracles but the most wondrous is you. I have touched the rain but the most gentle is you. Like dew in the morning, like sunrise on my face, like thousand sunsets and bloom of millions of flowers. You light up my life. Let me light up yours. I will be there forever. Even when I die, I'll be your angel watching over you, holding you forever in my love.
(She turns and looks at him)
And and…I think you guys can imagine the rest.

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