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The room was covered in blood. Bodies lay in heaps on the floor. Something terrible had happened here. Prince Arthur pushed open the door, followed by Merlin.

"What happened?" Merlin looked around at the bloody scene. When Arthur said that they were visiting an old friend, he didn't expect to find this.

Arthur didn't answer. He walked to the middle of the room and bend down next to a body of an old man. "He was a knight." He said "One of the best."

"Who would have done this?" Merlin walked over to another body, a servant. Again Arthur didn't answer.

"Check the rest of the castle. See if there are any survivors." Arthur picked up his sword and moved to the next room. Merlin started down a long hall, not one sound. He stopped and looked in to a room but found only death.

"Merlin!" Arthur called from another room. Merlin ran after the voice. He found Arthur staring at a pile of chairs.

"Well Sire…" He looked at the chairs…nothing to fearsome. "how can I help? Chairs can be…dangerous."

"Idiot," Arthur said under his breath. He knelt down and looked through the chairs. Merlin joined him. Hidden within the chairs was a girl, about the age of 17. She was covered in blood and her once beautiful clothes her now ripped. "Merlin," Arthur whispered "I cannot get her to come out."

"Hello," Merlin said to the girl, she didn't move "My names Merlin." The girl looked up slowly. Her golden eyes were red and puffy. Bruises covered the left side of her face. Merlin smiled "What is your name?"

"Arabella," The girl said quietly. Merlin smiled and looked at Arthur and shoved him with his foot.

"Say something" Merlin hissed at Arthur.

"My name is Arthur."

Arabella looked at Arthur "Are they gone?"

Arthur looked at Merlin then called back to Arabella "It's only Me, Merlin, and you here Arabella."

Merlin came down on all fours and looked into the chairs "Arabella, I'm going to move some of the chairs so we can get you out. Just sit right there we will come to you." Arthur and Merlin started to shift the chairs. They moved the last chair. Arthur held his hand out to Arabella. She didn't move.

"Are they gone?" She asked again

Merlin whispered to Arthur "She looks terrified."

"Arabella, I will not let anything happen to you, you're safe with me." He held out his hand again. Arabella reached out and took the hand of the young prince.

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On the ride back to Camelot the girl slept, leaning her head on Arthur's shoulder. Merlin looked at her "She doesn't seem badly hurt, that doesn't look like her blood."

"But she's badly beaten." Arthur said. He had gotten a better look at the girl now. She had long light brown hair that once may have been tied up in a complex braid. But now it was knotted and stained with blood. She made no sounds as she slept. Arthur occasionally looked down to she if she was still breathing. She was beautiful, very pale. A small smile played on his face. Hmmm who has sent me this silent angel? He shook the thought from his head. Whats going on with you Arthur? Snap out of it!

"Are you OK?" Merlin looked at Arthur, noticing the strange expiration on his face.

"Fine."

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