Chapter One
Hera
'CRACK' "Quiet boy, I should have left you at home." A man said.
I wasn't sure were the voice came from, it startled me. I whispered a few words and the flames of my fire died. I stood up gathering my belongings with a few more words. I knew I should run. These men in the trees were probably after me as so many others were. Men like them were the reason I lived like I did. After all I was a healer. Someone who can heal nearly any wound or disease, and unfourtantly you can't self heal. I could also read the Aura's or souls (what ever you want to call it) of others. I should probaly explain what Aura reading as I call it is, Aura reading is something you do without realise it, it's not something you can learn, your either born with it or not. It makes me more sensitive the the condition of people around you, it also alows me to tell what type of person someone is and how much magic they have. So you can tell why men like them would want to capture me, I had a very valuable gift.
'CRACK' They were getting close it was now or never. So I ran. The forest disappeared beneath my feet, I hardly made a sound but then I had 8 years of practice. After all I had been running from men like them since I was 9. The men were still on my trail. They weren't careful now, horses were thundering down the path behind me. Arrows were being fired but each one missing me.
I know I said before that I could run well because of practice, but it would take more than years of practice to out run men on horses so naturally I had a little help from magic with the a little help from the words 'giefan geféran' I was always able to stay ahead of my would be captors.
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Before I knew it I had reached the edge of the forest. I paused a moment, just a single moment but it was enough. I had been stunned by what I saw. The walls of a castle stretched out before me, three guards stood in front of the gate watching my every move.
'WOOSH' I felt the arrow hit me in the shoulder. I started to grow dizzy, I realised it was poisoned. My vision grew blurry. I stumbled and fell metres from where the guards stood. I remember them rushing forward one grabbing my arms the other two meeting my attackers. I fainted.
Seeing the girl fall, all three guards ran forward, one stopping to see if the girl was ok. The men chasing her turned and ran not wanting to involve the guards of Camelot. "Someone Get Gaius," Yelled the guard at the girl's side.
One of the guards who had rushed to meet the girl's attackers turned back and ran to the castle while the other kept running into the forest. The guard besides the girl marvelled at the beauty of her. She had fine red hair that reached long past her shoulders even though it was filled with layers of mud and sticks. The colour of her skin was slowly draining away; she was nearly white when Gaius and Arthur's servant boy Merlin arrived. "Sir Davies and Sir Eleanor please help me take this girl up to my chambers?" Gaius asked referring to the knight who had called him and the knight by her side.
"Of course Gaius," The two knights said automatically.
As the knight started making their way toward Gaius chambers, Gaius turned to Merlin "You might want to go inform Arthur of this Merlin."
Merlin nodded and left just as the last Knight returned from the forest. Gaius quickly filled in the knight then returned to find his patient.
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Merlin
I ran through the market and up to the castle, and headed straight for Arthurs Chambers. "MERLIN," Arthur cried as I skidded round the corner and almost ran into him.
"ARTHUR," I cried happily.
"What Merlin," He said angrily. "You have jobs to be getting on with."
"Umm well there's this girl in Merlin's Chambers and she got shot and..." I said mumbling.
"Merlin stop mumbling!" Arthur cried. "You're not making any sense."
I sighed, signing that I didn't want to fight. "Just follow me Arthur," I said.
"Merlin I thought I was the one who was meant to be giving out order," Arthur said slightly amused.
"Alright, please Arthur," I said sincerely.
Arthur seemed disappointed that I wasn't rising up to his challenge. "Fine Merlin show me the way."
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Later...
Hera
I woke up several times before I woke up for good. The first I was in a room filled with potions and books. A man standing over me was giving me one of the potions. He's Aura told me I could trust him my eyes closed. The second I was still in the same room a young man was talking to the man I had seen before. The word warlock formed on my lips. The last time the warlock was there again but talking to a new man the same age as him perhaps a prince I thought.
An: Hey Guys this is my first chapter, Please Review if you like to inspire me to keep writing. Oh I also did some research on Old English, so my spells will be bassed on that. All though I probably get more translation wrong then I get right
Spell Used this chapter.
giefan geféran = give me speed