Turn Around?

The trees quickly obscured the camp as he rode away, breathing heavily as his hands tightened on the reins of the horse.  Why was the right thing to do so hard? He stopped the horse, looked up at the moon, and prayed to the gods for guidance.

Gwen’s smile the next morning made Lancelot’s decision to turn back worth it.  Yes, there were still the matters of his exile and the obvious feelings that Arthur and Gwen had developed in his absence, but Lancelot had decided to be selfish for once in his life and not walk away from Gwen.