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The King's Keeper

Arthur looked down at his father's old friend as he begged for his youngest daughter to live with him in Camelot. The man who was Uther's greatest advisor was now old and frail. Arthur smiled at the man

"Boart, I will honor your request for you are my father's oldest friend. Your youngest daughter may stay in my castle away from the hardship of your village. Spend the night in Camelot and rest easy and you can leave in the morning. As for telling your daughter, leave that to me" Borat nodded to the king and left the room. His queen Guinevere looked at him

"You have a soft heart my king, but sometimes I fear that it might be too soft at moments." Arthur gave her a sideward glance.

"A king does what he sees fit my queen" He looked up as his throne room doors opened and a woman with crimson hair that fell past her hips in ringlets strode in. Her skin was pale and her face randomly splashed with freckles and her lips the color of pink rose bud not yet ready to blossom. Her body was curved and filled in the bust and hips but nowhere else. She was utterly breath taking. Arthur heard his Knight's sharp intake of breath.

"Hello my king, I am Cassia youngest daughter of Boart" She gracefully knelt in front of Arthur where he stood and he was taken aback by her grace.

"Stand" He commanded and she obeyed

"You will be living here Cassia by your fathers request for your safety. I am the one to tell you because you have no choice but to obey. Your father has told me that you enjoy history and maps and since that you shall attend meetings with me and help me with my village placements if that pleases you?" there was silence and Guinevere frowned.

"That is no place for a woman!" She snapped

"Mind your place my love" Arthur commanded. A small tear ran down Cassia's face.

"I will do as you said my king! And helping you with such would bring me joy" Her voice was even more stunning and it seemed to pull the knights in further to the girl.

"Indeed, we will meet after dinner. Say you're goodbye's to your father before that." She bowed and left the room.

"Father how could you?" The girl sobbed in her father arms.

"It is for your own wellbeing my flower; the village is no longer safe for you even more now with others knowing of your gift!"

'Does anyone here know?" Boart shook his head

"And no one shall, do you understand? You carry your mother's curse."

"But father Arthur has a wizard on his court maybe."

"NO! Not even him flower!" Cassia frowned.

"Yes father" He kissed her forehead

"I will come back to see you my flower" He hugged her tightly

"I love you father"

"I love you too my magical flower"

Cassia walked into the dining hall and the table was set. She was the last one to arrive and all eyes were on her.

"I'm sorry that I am late" She said giving a slight bow and rushing to an open seat.

"Tardiness is not appealing" Guinevere said in a harsh tone

"Now Guinevere she just said goodbye to her father, leave her be" Igraine said patting Cassia's lap.

"I am Lady Igraine, the King's mother. I'm sorry that all this is so rushed my dear"

"It's fine milady I am used to adapting" Cassia gave a slight smile and all began to eat. After the meal the knights along with Cassia headed to the library.

"We have to stop the Saxons before they make it to Hadrian's Wall once they make it there we'll lose any ounce of hope we have!" Tristan yelled over the fighting knights. Arthur sat there looking at the map laid out in front of him listening to his knight's fight over what move to make next. He glanced over to Cassia and saw her studying the map and twisting her hair. And he spoke

"Cassia, what do you think" The girl looked up shocked that he asked her

"Are we really asking a woman's thoughts on war?" Kay scoffed

"They know nothing of it" Cassia frowned

"The only reason woman are ignorant to the acts of war is because they do not wish to learn it, I on the other hand have been studying it for years. So do not try and clam that I know nothing of it because the only thing you have on me Sir Kay is that you have fought in many and I haven't" Everyone in the room was shocked that the timid girl that took their breath away in the throne room was the same woman that just corrected Sir Kay.

Arthur chuckled

"Well now I think we are starting to see another side of Lady Cassia, now your opinion?"

"I agree with Tristan" Tristan smiled

"To an extent, we will need extra cover there just in case they do push us to the wall, not saying that they will. And then you must look at what part of the wall are they coming to? Which direction they will approach? How are your communications with the woodland people?"

"We have none?" Arthur said looking at her

"Well doesn't the queen share blood with them?" Lancelot laughed

"Don't say that around her! She will not be happy"

"My point is that it would be VERY good to have them on our side! They know the land so much better than we do." Arthur stood there quietly

"So we really are listening to a woman?" Kay shouted

"Like I said you know nothing" Cassia frowned

"You are the most infuriating man that I have ever met" she snapped

"Most likely one of the few you have ever met you are just a babe"

"I am in my 22nd winter thank you, I'm sorry that I'm not an old goat like you!" Tristan busted out in laughter along with the other nights. Kay's face turned bright red and opened his mouth but Arthur spoke before he did

"Kay, calm yourself! You weren't raised to speak to women like that! I think the girl is right! It is time for new allies. Gawain and Percival take a peace offering to the woodland people tomorrow" Kay's moth fell into an "O" shape and pounded his fist into the table. Cassia jumped and yelped

"KAY CALM YOUR SELF NOW. THAT IS AN ORDER FROM YOUR KING" Cassia held her chest and was breathing heavily. Her cheeks were pink along with her nose.

"That proves my point she can't even handle a man's rage she has no place in this meeting, go back and craw on to your mother tit" Before anyone knew it Cassia had flown across the room and struck Kay.

"If you only knew who I was, you wouldn't be so brave" Before she could finish a voice came from behind her.

"But I know who you are Milady" Cassia slowly turned around and gasped Merlin stood at the study door watching intently.

"But only I can tell because other than your father I am the only person that has ever seen your mother. And you are her mirror" Cassia was breathing heavily and now shaking. Arthur was watching the both of them.

"Merlin who is she?" Arthur asked

"Let her tell you"

Cassia closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"My mother gave that sward to you to make you a king; she smiled upon you so that you may succeed… My mother is the goddess of the lake, Lady Nimue" She paused and took another breath

"That is why I came here; the people started putting the legend together. Whispers were spread that the lady had a daughter that shared her looks and magic and it all started to fall upon the motherless girl… Me. My sisters all have the same mother but I was laid on my father's door, and then my 16th winter she came to me." The room stared at her mouths a gape but not Merlin's he was smiling.

"Cassia, you are not lying?" Arthur asked and the girl shook her head

"My king she speaks nothing but the truth, if her mother wasn't so shy she would tell you herself but she wants nothing to do with us humans. But in truth all I want to know is if you possess her power of sight" Merlin asked and Cassia's breathing hitched.

"No, well yes but I do not command it. It commands me" Her breathing started to come in short and quick breaths and her hand flew to her chest again. Tristan was behind her in seconds

"Lady Cassia are you alright?" Her breaths became shorter and shorter until she collapsed

"Tristan take her to the healer quickly" Arthur commanded and Tristan obeyed and was on his way.

"Kay" Arthur barked

"Yes my king?"

"If you ever speak to a lady like that again there will be server consequences is that understood?" Kay bowed

"My King this does give us an advantage" Merlin pointed

"If I can teach her how to control her sight we are unstoppable and who know what other powers she possesses of her mother's! Think of it Arthur you enemies won't know what hit them when we know their movies before they even make them. You will win every war" The knights all nodded in agreement and Arthur sighed.

"I hate to use a woman like that but you are right! She is something that we need. But we have to know how to trigger her powers since she is not in control of them. Kay you are too be alone with her, not because I'm afraid of you hurting her but only because I know you upset her and I don't want her hurting you" Kay scoffed but nodded.

Merlin clapped "so its settled then, this girl is our new weapon"

The healer poured warm liquid down Cassia's throat and Tristan watched intently. Cassia's breathing started to slow and go back to normal.

"She doesn't need to stay calm, the poor girls stressed herself to much" Tristan nodded And looked at Cassia's calm body. A feeling rushed over him and his face heated as Cassia opened her eyes and looked at him and she blushed.

"I'm so sorry, know it was trouble bring me here!" Tristan shook his head quickly looked away.

"None at all, though I shall admit that you did give us quite a scare. How are you feeling?"

Cassia sat up slowly and moved her shoulders

"I'm feeling fine, now that I can breathe, thank you again" Tristan nodded and started to leave.

"Are you going back" Cassia stood and swayed and Tristan grasped her shoulders to steady her.

"Yes but—"

"If you are going to try and make me stay you can—"he put his hand over her mouth

"BUT you are going to have to be able to stand if you are going to come along" A smirk spread across his face and she matched it. She steadied herself and they both walked out of the healing chambers and to the meeting.