▁who ▁is ▁king ▁of ▁a ▁nearby ▁land . ▁Her ▁a unt ▁has ▁one ▁daughter ▁near ▁her ▁age ; ▁Ela ine . ▁Ela ine ▁and ▁Gu ine vere ▁grow ▁up ▁together ▁as ▁best ▁friends . ▁Ela ine ▁is ▁head strong , ▁stub born , ▁and ▁always ▁puts ▁herself ▁first , ▁even ▁before ▁her ▁older ▁cousin . ▁Ela ine ▁also ▁ad ores ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁Arthur , ▁and ▁then ▁when ▁Arthur ▁takes ▁his ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Britain , ▁unit ing ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁fighting ▁the ▁Sax ons , ▁Ela ine ▁becomes ▁obs essed ▁with ▁him , ▁bel ieving ▁herself ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁future ▁b ride , ▁and ▁meant ▁for ▁his ▁un ending ▁love . ▁ ▁When ▁Arthur ▁is ▁chosen ▁a ▁b ride , ▁it ▁is ▁Gu ine vere , ▁which ▁comp licates ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ela ine , ▁ign iting ▁fier ce ▁je alous y ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁Ela ine . ▁Lan cel ot ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁retrieve ▁Gu ine vere ▁for ▁Arthur ▁and ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁" Cam el ot " ▁for ▁him . ▁At ▁their ▁first ▁meeting ▁they ▁fall ▁passion ately ▁and ▁hel pl ess ly ▁in ▁love . ▁Though , ▁here , ▁Gu ine vere ' s ▁affair ▁with ▁Lan cel ot ▁is ▁cel ib ate , ▁although ▁no ▁less ▁passion ate , ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁much ▁more ▁real istic ▁than ▁other ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁When ▁Lan cel ot ▁tells ▁Arthur ▁about ▁his ▁b ride , ▁Gu ine vere , ▁Arthur ▁real izes ▁Lan cel ot '