First Knight Page #2

- Malagant?|- It has to be.

- Was Lady Guinevere in danger?|- We were all in danger, sire.

There were two separate forces.

- Lady Guinevere was in danger.|- You weren't prepared for them?

So many fell in the first strike.

How could we guess|they had a second force?

Malagant doesn't care how many men|he loses, so long as he wins.

- I'll not fail you again, sire.|- We both know no one is perfect.

- But I need to know everything.|- Sire.

Come.

I first climbed this hill as a boy|and saw what was to become my city.

I named it Camelot.

- It's so beautiful it frightens me.|- Why do you say that?

I was brought up|to set no faith in finery.

"Beauty doesn't last",|my father said.

I remember the way he looked at you.|I remember him saying, -

- "Do all fathers think|their daughters are so beautiful?"

He never said that to me.

Camelot.

Good girl ...

Thank you!

You saved me from a long ride.|God knows when she'd have stopped.

- She's a fine animal.|- Fit for a queen.

- I'm Peter. King's stableman.|- Lancelot. Which king?

The King. Arthur of Camelot.|This beauty is a gift for his bride.

People swore he would never marry,|but I knew better.

He was just waiting|for the right one. Like we all do.

There'll be some feasting today!|Come on! The party's started!

Beat the gauntlet and meet the King!|Who's got the heart of a lion?

Be the first|to get through the gauntlet, -

- and you'll be up there drinking,|as if he's your brother!

Get up here! Get padded up|and beat the gauntlet!

What about you boys out there?

Give your support|to this brave, young man!

Beat the gauntlet|and meet our lovely queen!

Will you give the victor a kiss,|milady?

How's that? Beat the gauntlet and|win a kiss from Lady Guinevere, -

- soon to be our lovely queen!

Who will it be?

Not like that. idiot!|Come and get padded up first!

Get down! You're mad!|You'll kill yourself!

Go on!

Yes!

Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!

- Extraordinary. What's your name?|- Lancelot.

Lancelot.|We won't forget that name.

Your prize ...

- Ask me.|- No.

Ask me.

Never.

I dare not kiss so lovely a lady.|I only have one heart to lose.

Come.

Well done.

- Have you run the gauntlet before?|- No. never.

- How did you do it?|- You have to see the danger coming.

Others have found it very hard.|You're the first one to do it.

Perhaps fear made them go back|instead of forward.

- And you felt no fear?|- No. I have nothing to lose.

No home ... family?|Do you have a profession?

- I live by my sword.|- You fight for pay.

Nobody paid you to run the gauntlet.

I knew I could do it. so I did it.

Well. Lancelot ...|you're an unusual man.

I've never seen such a display of|courage, skill, -

- nerve, grace and ... stupidity.

Come.

Here, every life is precious,|even the lives of strangers.

If you must die, die serving|something greater than yourself.

Better still.|Live ... and serve.

- The Round Table.|- Yes.

The High Council meets here.

No head. no foot.|Everyone equal ... even the King.

"In serving each other,|we become free."

That is the very heart of Camelot.

Not these stones. timbers.|towers, palaces.

Burn them all ...|and Camelot lives on.

Because it lives in us.|It's a belief we hold in our hearts.

Well. no matter.

- Stay in Camelot. I invite you.|- I'll be on the road again soon.

- What road?|- Wherever chance takes me.

Do you believe that what you do|is a matter of chance?

- Yes.|- In that hallway are two doors.

- How will you choose between them?|- It won't matter. It's all chance.

I hope chance leads you to the left.|It's the only way out.

Lancelot!|Just a thought ...

A man who fears nothing|is a man who loves nothing.

And if you love nothing,|what Joy is there in your life?

I may be wrong.

Peter!|Show us how she goes.

- She's yours.|- She's beautiful.

Peter thinks|she's not suitable for a lady.

- I would have chosen her myself.|- I know.

- How do you know?|- Remember when you joined our hunt?

- You were fearless.|- My father's word was "reckless".

He was always sparing with praise.

Come.

- We could almost be alone here.|- Do you have secrets to tell me?

No. No secrets.|Just a question to ask.

Do you want to marry me?

You don't have to marry me|because your father wanted it.

Camelot will protect Leonesse,|whether you marry me or not.

Thank you.

You don't know what it means to me|to hear you say that.

Do you want to be released|from the engagement?

No. I want to marry you.

Not your crown or your army|or your golden city. Just you.

- Just me?|- Yes. If you love me.

- Do you remember this?|- You hurt it in the hunt.

- I didn't think you'd get a scar.|- Just a scratch.

You wiped the blood away|with a sleeve of your dress.

The sleeve still carries the stain.

I never thought until then how sweet|it must be to be loved by one woman.

And for the first time in my life,|I wanted ...

- What?|- What wise men say doesn't last.

What cannot be promised, or made|to linger any more than sunlight.

But I don't want to die. without|having felt its warmth on my face.

Marry the King, Guinevere,|but love the man.

I only know one way to Love.

And that is body ... and heart ...|and soul.

I kiss the hurt|that brought me your love.

Try her.

- Shall I fetch a lady's saddle?|- No need.

- She's a rare beauty, sire.|- Yes. she is.

So is the mare.

May God grant us the wisdom|to discover the right, -

- and the strength|to make it endure.

As you all know,|I am soon to be married.

- And about time. too.|- Hear!

We have had our share of war.|Now, I look forward to quieter days.

But first, admit our guest.

- Malagant ...|- Malagant is here at my invitation.

May I congratulate the King|on his forthcoming marriage.

I see my place|hasn't been taken yet.

- I was first among your knights.|- You left of your own free will.

We each of us|must follow our own road.

Where does your road take you?|To Leonesse?

Leonesse is my neighbor. I offered|the lady a treaty of friendship.

- Is burning villages friendship?|- Yes, My Lady ...

Your land is becoming lawless.|Were you not just attacked?

- You know who attacked me.|- I made it my business to know.

- Justice has been done.|- You know no law above yourself!

"Armed forces to be given access|to all Leonesse."

"Troops to assist in the enforcement|of law ... in all Leonesse."

- Do you want to sign this?|- I'll never sign it.

She's very brave ...|now she's to be married.

- Will Camelot protect Leonesse?|- Is Leonesse in need of protection?

Come. Arthur.|I'm here to settle this business.

Leonesse is too weak to stand alone.|Let's say half each.

The lesser gives way to the greater.|What nation is greater than Camelot?

The land of Justice.

Come ... your hand on it.|We'll all live together as friends.

You offer me|what isn't yours to give.

You all know me.|You know I'm a man of my word.

Don't make an enemy of me.

- I mean no harm to Camelot.|- You know the law we live by.

Where is it written.|beyond Camelot live lesser people?

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