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Cole laughed at what Arthur said. Yes it was odd that the old man had denied Arthur training since no one denied the prince anything. "Ha-ha if we did try he would more than likely beat us." Cole stated but grew quiet and somber. He looked up at the sky, it was cloudy again, not that it was that uncommon in Camelot. "Arthur the reason that I brought him up is because he took a student and passed away shortly after their training was done. And shortly after his death his wife passed on in a rogue raid." He looked Arthur in the eye. "That student took on his name;" Cole a small smirk slid easily onto his face like it was meant to be there.

"You'll just love this." He began again after pausing. "That student is the woman I fell in love with." Cole kept the smirk on his face and couldnt help but mentally laugh. It always seemed like everything had to have an ironic side to it. He wondered if she would ever travel to camelot. After thinking about her for several moments he decided that he was going to just tackle his friend and partake in some friendly wrestling. It was something that they used to when they were growing up.

Cole raised a brow at the knight-in-training. He seemed to have an attraction to Gwen. Not that he could really blame him. She was a beautiful woman (not his type) but beautiful none the less. But Cole just shrugged it off, it was not uncommon despite what Gwen would say. She was still quite beautiful. Looking at the knight it still showed that he still doubted his skills.

"Yes I am quite sure that he can see what skills you do have." Cole said with a small laugh, and watched as the man rubbed his jaw. "But you must understand that he has been trained since birth to fight. Some of us dont start till later. Even I started a few years after Arthur and I'm older than him." Cole laughed roughly. Yes he remembered when he had been beaten by the younger male.

He had been training for several years but when Arthur a little pipsqueak at the time had challenged him he had been doubtful but he shrugged and accepted. They faught for hours and it was Arthur who knocked him to the ground and pinned him with a sword pointed at his throat. That had went on for several years both besting eachother on occasion. It was rather fun but Cole knew that Arthur would always be a better fighter but they were equals as knights. "Anyway Lancelot he does know you have talent he just wants to refine it a bit more than it already is. We all went through it...Call it an initiation of sorts."

Cole relaxed his stance and moved to cross his arms comfortably. "They would make a pair wouldnt they?" Cole asked before stating his next statment. "But they arent. More like close friends; dont take my word on it on no means its just an observation." Now Cole could be scatter brained at times and this was one of them. "How did you help Merlin in the forest?" Cole was genuinly curious as he remembered Merlin was out there getting mushrooms or something to that effect.

Lancelot had asked him if he had a question and Cole's smile dimmed a bit as his eyes gained a slight seriousness. "Yes I do actually, I thought that Lord Eldred only had four sons. Were you just recently recognized?" He let the question kind of trail off showing that he had some sort of suspicion. But before he could trule let the man answer he sort of changed the subject. "What do you think of allowing some common folk to fight? I know I've seen my fair share of fighters on my travels. Some of the best I've met weren't the nobles that usually make up the knights." Cole looked at the man and asked what he thought about it.

Cole gratefully took the necklace and looked mree closely at it and sighed. It was the necklace that had been taken. He looked at the boy with a raised brow. "This is the necklace that was taken." He decided to humor the boy. "If you did indeed buy this necklace then how about I treat you to a meal back in Camelot; one so that I amy return this necklace to the rightful owner and so that I will be able to reimberse you if what you say is the truth" Cole stated holding the necklace in his hand. He had meant what he said about letting the thief off with a warning. If the other knights had caught him and hadnt talked the woman out of her thoughts for retribution then they wouldnt be so kind they would cut off his hand or maybe worse. It truly depended on the day and what had been happening and who was feeling the gracious mood.

Cole looked around and noticed that the boy had traveled a good distance from the town. It would take a bit of time to get there but they would be able to go and get some food and he could always drop the necklace off at another time that would be more convinient. He waited for the boy's answer patiently but knew that the boy was lieing through the skin of his teeth. As he thought about earlier. No one had traveled the road recently; to say the least the boy's story had many holes that were to big to fill in. But since this was his first time catching him he wasnt going to go to hard on him and like he said earlier this would be his only warning next time he steals he would not be so gracious but should it be about necessities like food all he would have to do was ask the vendor to create a credit until he was able to earn some money to pay it off. Cole let out a barely audible chuckle he does that himself quite a bit though he is often told that he didnt have to but he liked being able to pay off what debts he gains by working for the people and just living life with them showing them that nobles arent just the rich people who impose taxes on them and protect them. But that was just Cole's thoughts and the other knights have told him that he was not normal at all. He was not what people would think of being a knight if they did not know him. That's usually how he got into some trouble with other lords for being near their daughters and wives.

Cole had to resist the urge to slap his forehead with his hand. The boy was being difficult and in all honesty if he would just give the necklace back he would be scott free and Cole didnt want a confrontation especially with a boy so young. Though through the entire time the boy was talking he didnt lose his smile.

When he said he had bought it. It was an obvious lie. There hadnt been many travelers on the rode for a while and if there had been you would have heard the heavy foot steps, a horse, talking, anything really. Cole knew a little about jewlery having had to inspect it in the market for presents and the like. The cut of the jewels was much different than the cut of glass. Yes they can be cut to similar styles this wasnt one of those styles. This was the necklace that he was looking for.
"Hmmm, just mere glass eh? Well then you wouldnt mind if i took a look then; if its not the necklace that I'm looking for then this little debaticle was for not." He smiled. "And if its as you say then I'll have to look for the thief and ask for the necklace back. I'm not one for violence and the lady that I spoke to earlier demanded retribution but that's not my style. I'll just let the boy (or girl) off with a warning." Cole said playing along with the line of thought that the younger male had decided to portray. Cole was not as blind as some he couldnt be not when the Prince and his family and friends were concerned one mere slip up on his part could mean life or death. But he could tell the difference when the boy made up the little story. That necklace was to finely crafted made of pure silver to have been made by a small traveling vendor (at least in his opinion.)

Cole rested the hand that was over his weapon on his side but close enough that should the boy attack it would be easy to grab and defend him self and hopefully the boy wont run. While many think that his armor was heavy it was quite the opposite. It being made of ancient dragon hide helped a lot.

Cole's Day had originally started out with out any problems. That is until he left the castle; then all he was hearing about was the fact that a thief stole a minor noble woman's necklace. Cole spoke to the woman and calmed her down enough to explain to him what happened. Cole tried not to let out a laugh at the woman's flustered face as she told him that her necklace was just taken by a little street urchin and they took off towards the forest. She had demanded retribution by cutting of the boy's hand as a lesson but Cole had a soft spot and talked her down to just him getting her necklace back.

So here he was walking aimlessly through the forest down a path. He quirked a brow when he heard some rustling. Well, it seemed that he found the little thief. He casually walked around the bend and saw a hooded boy holding the necklace. Seeing his hand on his dagger Cole placed his hand 'casually' onto his sword. While he didn't want to be hostile he would use force if he had too. Cole placed a disarming smile on his face hoping to loosen the tension that seemed to escalate the longer the two were there. "Well...Hello there." Cole stated with a charismatic smile.

He was still being very cautious. Though, he was sure that the king and other nobles thought that he was just a goof off that didn't know how to be serious but he did. he just chose not to approach everything with a 'Everything-must-die' attitude. He chose to approach with a peaceful attitude, then turning into the serious knight that he was taught to be if things were not able to be dealt with in a peaceful manner. He glanced at the necklace in the boy's brown hand. "It seems that you have something that I've been looking for; something that isn't yours." He stated obviously his smile still in place, hi hand remained on his sword and his feet shifted into a ready position should he be attacked. Cole was very glad that he decided to wear his black armor that day it would help serve him and reduce the chance of injury.

Cole laughed lightly at Arthur's question and gave a small shrug. "A woman I met on my first travels." Cole stated nonchalantly. "The first time we met she flipped me over her shoulder." Cole couldn't help but let a small laughed when Arthur said it was basically better to experience it than to watch. He would admit that he didn't really feel the need to to that but watching what transpires between both Arthur and Merlin was very entertaining to say the least.

Cole knew that Arthur had seen through his almost complete lie. And that forsaken eyebrow of his rose with the question. That was one thing that Cole could get annoyed about but not enough to say something. But he nodded. Gaius did ask him to retrieve a book for him but that was only because he had offered to get it.Cole gave Arthur a deadpanned look, he really thought that he lied (though he sort of did just not completely). But a smile graced his features as he twist his blade easily in his hand.
"I wasn't lying sire. I did go on an errand for Gaius but I offered to go. Merlin was to busy doing something or another for you at the time...Something to do with flowers and a note," He shrugged casually. "I had nothing better to do at the time and it wasn't like the royals really needed a knight or my status at a peace treaty." He let the flat side of the blade flip over the back of his hand before grabbing the handle and repeating the action a few more times.

Sometimes Cole hated that he was an open book to most that knew how to read him. Arthur was one of those few people and Arthur was one of those few people that he really trusted. One thing though was that he did think that Arthur could tell that he wasnt joking about the woman. Hopefully he didnt ask to many questions about what ahppened on his little 'errand' tha he went on and what he was doing exactly.

Cole hated it when Arthur turned things around on him but laughed anyways. Maybe this would be the time to tell Arhtur about the woman he loves...Just maybe. Why yes Arthur I do. She's just not with me. She's not even in Camelot. Cole stated with enough serious to show Arthur that he was only joking, but he couldnt help but feel a bit down that he,for one reason or another, could not tell his friend that what he had just said was true...And hopefully Arthur wasnt paying as close of attention to the tone of his voice to notice the change in it that indicated that he wasnt lying and that what he said was if fact a truth.. No one knew that he was in love. In love with a nomad to be exact, not even she knew (that in its self was a sad thought). He didnt draw his sword and just watched Arthur with a smile.

There it was! The fondness that enters Arthur's voice when he talks of his friends. Its barely noticeable and those who dont know him wouldnt pick up on it. But Cole knew the tone. Having used it himself quite a bit when he was younger. Now Sire, why would I need a servant to boss around when I get to watch you have fun tormenting him. Cole was joking somewhat he didnt need a servant he had two capable hands that served him well. But he did admit that a servant to helpmake dinner would be nice but he wouldnt say that aloud. arthur might actually send him a servant!

Cole didnt say anything else bout the she-devil. But laughed at Arthur when he had asked where he went he was wondering when he would ask that. In truth he had actually went searching for the girl he loves. He didnt tell Arthur that, no he would never live it down. It wouldnt be hard to say that he had went on an errand for Gaius a few towns over. Cause that was what he originally set out to do, he just took a little detour. He drew his sword and twisted his wrist loosening up the muscles before he answered
Well M'Lord I went on an errand for Gaius. He had a book on hold a few towns over and asked me to retrieve it seeing as he was so busy here. Said he needed it for some new remedies or something to that effect. Cole smiled and tapped the toe of his boot to the ground. For them this sort of banter and talk was normal and he was a bit nerous as to what Arthur would say to him actually loveing someone. In the past he would say that he would never fall in love and that he would flirt with them but never touch. Not because he didnt want a family it was just that he had no time to create one. Let alone protect them and raise any son or daughter that may come into being. He was a knight and a knight's duty was to his king and the kings family. But even then that was just a cover to keep people from asking him when he was going to have a wife or if he was interested. This will be the first time he's spoken of it...ever.

Merlin: "Well, he won't be so happy when he discovers his wife is a fruit-munching monster!"

Merlin: No! Can't you see what he's trying to do? He's trying to get rid of me; if you weren't such a clotpole you'd see that.