Once I had been bathed, had my hair brushed and been dressed in the most beautiful dress fit for a princess, I was seated opposite Arthur and next to King Uther at the dinner table, and we were enjoying a lovely meal. One which could not have come soon enough for my liking.

"So, I have been thinking about certain, prospects of having you at Camelot." King Uther said to me.

"I hope I wont be a bother my lord. I can travel to meet my extended family and stay with them." I said clearly.

"Oh, it's no bother. In fact I wanted to discuss something with you and my son." Uther said casually.

Arthur's ear's pricked up, he knew this couldn't be good.

"Since your father regrettably passed away and you'll be in need of a place to stay and be safe, I thought that perhaps I could make an arrangement for you." Uther said.

"Oh thank you, if it's no trouble." I replied politely.

"That's excellent. Then your marriage to Arthur can be arranged shortly." Uther said pleasantly.

Arthur and I looked horrified.

"Father? I don't think this is a good idea." Arthur gulped.

"Of course it is, Sophia's a bright, beautiful, eligible young lady, you are the Prince of Camelot and heir to the throne so you still need an heir, and you haven't found a suitable young lady. You are perfect for one another." Uther said delightedly.

"But father, I have plenty of time to find a wife. And Sophia might not want to marry me." Arthur tried to explain without saying, 'I will not marry her!'

"Of course Sophia would want to marry you! You're the Prince of Camelot. And besides, now she has no father Sophia needs to be cared for and I feel it my duty to ensure that. A marriage would secure Sophia's prospects for the future." Uther said.

"My lord, Prince Arthur is undoubtedly a wonderful man," Sophia began very diplomatically. "But I could not be a bother here to you all in Camelot, Arthur is sure to find a more suitable woman to be Princess and future Queen."

Uther stood up, "I must go, but there shall be no more discussions, you are both to wed and I will see it done shortly, If all preparations go well, it can take place within the week. Goodnight to you all."

King Uther left and only Arthur and I were sat at the table.

"Well this is an awful problem, I've got plenty of things to be doing and marriage is not one of them." Arthur said angrily.

"You think I want to be married either!" I retorted.

"You could have said something, I'm his son, I can't defy him." Arthur pounded his fist on the table.

"And if I had said anything to stop him, he could have had me killed." I replied fiercely.

"I'm going to get this sorted out." Arthur said as he stood up, "I do not want to marry you."

"I don't want to marry you either." I replied.

And as he strolled out of the room the tears fell down my face, I had barely enough time to recover from my father's death and my attack, and now I was to be in an arranged marriage. It wasn't even like I could run away, there were so many guards around Camelot, it was impossible for me to escape.

I retired to the room I was allocated and cried myself to sleep, over the past few days far too many things had gone wrong. I awoke to hear bustling about I my room. I sat up and saw a young girl smiling at me.

"I'm sorry if I woke you my lady." The girl replied.

"No, you didn't, don't worry." I said still a little confused.

"My name's Ella my lady, I'm your personal maid." Ella smiled.

"Oh, I'm sorry you're cast with that trouble." I smiled as I climbed out of bed.

"It's no trouble my lady." Ella said sincerely.

Ella helped me into a beautiful dress and I sat opposite the mirror as she combed my hair. I stared at my reflection bitterly, why me, why was I here. My skin looked incredibly pale against my long black hair although that was fashionable in Camelot, for important women to be pale skinned. I resented that. I despised being important. If I weren't important I would never of had to come here. I wouldn't now be engaged to Arthur. That name was horrible to me.

There was a knock at my door.

"Come in." I called.

"I'll fetch the door my lady." Ella said kindly.

She walked over to the door and a beautiful young woman walked in, I turned to face her and stood up as she walked in.

"Hello, I'm Morgana." She said.

"I'm Sophia." I replied politely.

"I've heard. I've just come to welcome you, and to say how sorry I am to hear about your situation." She smiled sadly.

"Being an orphan isn't as bad as I would have previously thought. I do miss my parents but then I suppose I must go on without them." I said.

"Yes, I'm sorry about that too, I was referring to your marriage to Arthur." Morgana replied.

My face dropped, "I was rather hoping that was just a nightmare."

"Sophia, I'll try to find a way out of it for you, but in case I can't I want you to know that Arthur isn't too bad. Once you get used to him." Morgana tried to comfort me.

"Thank you, there doesn't seem to be a way out though." I said as a tear fell down my cheek. "Oh sorry." I said as I wiped it away.

"No, you can cry, I would if I were you." She smiled, "If there is something good to come out of it, at least I've got you now, it can be rather lonely here, and at least we now have each other. Almost like sisters."

At this I smiled, "I've always wanted a sister." Morgana hugged me.

"Thank you Morgana, I am very grateful for your support." I said truthfully.

"You're welcome, I'm sorry I have to go now. I am to help with wedding preparations. I doubted you would want a part in it, so I volunteered." Morgana said.

"Thank you," I said as she turned to leave, "And Morgana?"

"Yes?" She smiled.

"If I do have to marry Arthur, will you be my bridesmaid?" I asked.

"Oh thank you, yes of course." She laughed and closed the door behind her.