The Sorcerers Scheme
Chapter One- First Impressions!
After hours of backbreaking scrubbing in Arthur's chambers, the darkness began to fall on the kingdom of Camelot and the stars began to appear, shining bright! I had been ordered to assure that the room was spotless before Camelot was engulfed in complete darkness! My time was nearly up although I still had to make his bed and wash his clothes! The reason for my inflexible time limit was because I had to usher all the guests invited to the kings jubilee party into the great hall and make sure that no unwelcome guests attended! Although this was not my job, some of the guards had been taken ill, so they needed a few extra pairs of hands!
After a large amount of people had bustled past me, I noticed a suspicious looking figure wearing a coal black cloak. Just as he was about to pass me. I enquired about his entry with no proof of invitation. He gave me a convincing story about how a messenger was sent to him last minute, so he didn't have an invite! I just nodded and let him walk on, even though a feeling of suspicion was still stirring within me!
After the ale had taken effect on most people, I noticed in the corner of my eye that the cloaked man was making a swift exit through a small door which led to the main corridors. I decided to see exactly where he was going by following him out of the small door, turning left and right until he stopped at the castle kitchens! He looked around as I darted behind a pillar! I heard the click of the kitchen latch and the gentle close of the door. I decided to go a little further than just see where he was going, and peered silently round the kitchen door! The kitchen was desolate besides the man and the lazy cook who was dozing on her chair! The floorboards creaked as I took a step too far and within a millisecond I was behind the pillar again, out of sight! I don't think he saw me! Or did he?
My next intention was to go and tell Arthur immediately, but as I entered the hall, by the drunken way Arthur was acting, this wasn't going to go well!
" Arthur, you need to come to the castle kitchens this instant for I saw a mysterious looking man entering there!" I explained!
"Prince Arthur to you Merlin! Anyway, you were obviously imagining it for the ale has been flowing and I am sure I saw you a few times drinking from the goblets!" Arthur slurred as he bashed me on the head with a goblet which resulted in a painful head and faded but not forgotten memories of that night!
I was still not sure what this mans plans were, but I was certain they were not good.