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*Annabelle's P.O.V.*
Merlin and I were walking down the hallway of the castle. I was carrying the preparation for Lady Helen in my right hand, and Merlin was walking on my left. We weren't talking at all, since we were too busy looking at the sight around us. It was really magnificent. I have never seen anything like it. It's hard to believe that the same man that built a wonderful castle like this can be so cruel to execute someone just because they're different. But I couldn't help but wonder... Why does he hate magic so much? I mean, there must be a reason. A man can't just have so much hate in him without a reason... Right?
My thoughts were interrupted when we reached the door to Lady Helen's chambers. Merlin opened the door for me, and I stepped inside. He followed me shortly after. I took about 5 seconds to look around. The room wasn't big, but it was elegant. In the middle was a dresser with a mirror. But what looked a little strange to me was that more than half of it was covered with a piece of cloth. There was also a vase with flowers on the far right corner of the dresser, so I just stepped forward and put the preparation on it, right next to the vase. Merlin was waiting by the door, and I was about to turn around and go over to him, but something stopped me. Right next to where I put the preparation, was a doll made out of hay. But it wasn't an ordinary doll... It was a voodoo doll! I might not be an expert in magic, but I do know that voodoo dolls are used in dark magic.
"Merlin!" I called, and he looked at me. "You might want to see this." He looked at me for a second, and then came over to where I was standing. I passed the doll to him, and he started examining it. I looked around for anything else that was out of the ordinary, and my eyes fell on a box and a piece of cloth under it. But there was something else under all of this. I lifted the box and the cloth, and placed it right next to the vase. It was a book. I picked it up and examined it. It was tied with a string, but I could see that the book itself was filled with many papers. The weirdest thing about this book though, was that I could feel a little bit of magic radiating off of it. I was about to untie the string, when I heard footsteps from right next to the door. I exchanged a quick glance with Merlin and quickly place everything like it was before. We finished right in time, because when we turned around, Lady Helen was stepping into the room. She looked at the dresser for a moment and then looked at us.
"What are you doing in here?" She asked with a slightly threatening tone. Merlin and I looked at each other for a moment, and then I turned around and grabbed the preparation from the dresser. I turned back around and looked at her with a smile. Fake smile.
"We were asked to deliver this." I said, handing her the preparation. She looked at it for couple of seconds, and then looked back at me. I smiled once again, and she faked a small smile back. I curtsied, grabbed Merlin's hand, and dragged him out of the room.
Once we were in the hallway, I looked at him, and he looked back at me.
"Strange..." I muttered, and he nodded in agreement.
"Very." We looked back at the door that lead to Lady Helen's chambers, and then started walking. I looked at Merlin.
"Why don't we go outside and explore the town?" I asked with a smiled on my face. He looked at me, and nodded with a smile.
"Alright." I smiled at him, and we both headed towards the front entrance of the castle. Whilst, we were walking, I literally bumped into Gwen by accident, making her drop the clothes she was carrying. We both looked at each other for a few seconds and then chuckled.
"Sorry, Gwen."I laughed, and she laughed with me. I knelt down to pick up the clothes, and she joined me, still laughing.
"It's alright, Anna. I actually wanted to see you." She said with a smile, and I looked at her. Merlin knelt next to me, and started helping us.
"Why?" I asked.
"I wanted to introduce you to Morgana." She said with a smile, and I looked over to her in shock.
"You mean the Lady Morgana?" I asked and she nodded, smiling.
"I told her about you, and she said that she would love to meet you." I thought about it for a second. From what I've heard, Lady Morgana is very nice and lovely so... Why not?
"Of course." I told her with a smile. She smiled back and grabbed the clothes from Merlin.
"Alright. You can come with me right now." I smiled and nodded. I then looked over to Merlin.
"Are you going to be alright by yourself this time?" I asked, and he smiled and nodded. I smiled, and he kissed my forehead. I grabbed the rest of the clothes from the floor, and looked at Gwen. "Alright then, shall we?" She smiled at me and nodded. We walked through many corridors, and then Gwen finally stopped in front of the doors.
"My Lady?" She called, and I looked around the chambers. They were absolutely beautiful. I then heard footsteps, so I looked towards the sound. From behind the screen came out a beautiful girl about a year or two older than me. She had long, wavy, black hair and large, gray eyes. Her skin was fair and pale, and her lips were pink and plump.
"Oh Gwen, you're back. And who's this?" She asked with a kind tone, and a smile on her face.
"My Lady, this is Annabelle." Gwen introduced me with a smile, and I curtsied.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, My Lady." I said with a smile, and she looked at me with a kind expression.
"You as well, Annabelle. Please, call me Morgana." I smiled and nodded.
"Please, call me Anna." I said with a smile, and we all chuckled. Maybe my life in here won't be so bad after all.
"Gwen spoke very highly of you, and I really couldn't wait to meet you." Morgana said with a smile, and I glared playfully at Gwen. She just looked at me with an innocent smile.
"Well, My Lady I'll put these clothes away for you." Gwen said with a smile, and Morgana nodded.
"I'll help you, Gwen." I offered, and Gwen smiled at me.
After we put the clothes away, I heard something outside, so I stepped over to the window, and saw Merlin and Arthur fighting. Again! But this time, they were holding weapons!
"Oh no!" I muttered, but Gwen and Morgana still heard me.
"What's going on?" They both asked with a worried expression.
"My brother got in trouble... Again" I said, shaking my head in disbelief. "I'm sorry, I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow... I think." I told them, and they both nodded their heads in understanding. I smiled at them one more time, and then ran out the door. What was Merlin thinking?!
