The explorers headed for the nearest seaside, luckily they had scuba gear just in case. Unforunately, there were only two suits left; there was a brief argument about who should dive into the water, they were all good swimmers but Riley and Tara were the better divers. So it was obvious they were the ones who had to dive, although Tara was not looking forward to see twelve dozen newborn corpses; but what had to be done NEEDED to be done. Ben and Abigail were left to set up the equipment as Tara and Riley got into their wet suits and readied there scuba gear, all four were very anxious.
"All right, you must swim down 20 feet and search every cavern or hole that you find down there. Including sunken ships and corral yards, there could be clues on each corpse...but the most important one is a mark, only the mark of a child that only royal blood would bare, if you find any clues of this mark then use your water-proof camera and snap a shot." Abigail explained
"Be careful." Ben warned
Riley and Tara finally finished dressing in their scuba gear and dived in, they swam at least 16 feet down when suddenly age old newborn corpses began to flood the underwater grounds. Tara began to panic when Riley wrapped his arms around her as they continued to swim deeper down. They reluctantly examined all the corpses, not finding any noble mark on any of them but they did find something interesting, a water tunnel. They swam inside and discovered that the interior was twice the size of the exterior, it was almost like a mini-room. They quickly climbed onto ground level and began to exam the cave, it was quite amazing just how warm and homey it was.
"Riley, come look at this." Tara called from the other side of the cave
Riley ran over to Tara who was holding a pendant in her hand, she handed it over to Riley for him to look at it.
"Riley, this is a royal pendant...only people of royal birth are allowed to wear it." Tara stated
"So a royal lived in this cave?" Riley asked to be sure
"Possibly, but I have no clue how they managed to survive. No sign of a crumb, and it is not very safe to drink sea water." Tara explained
"Maybe this royal didn't need water...maybe it needed milk." Riley remarked
"Are you suggesting that one of the infants was raised here without any way of surviving on it's own?" Tara asked
"It would explain those blankets I found and that doll." Riley briefly explained
"But a newborn child cannot care for itself, Riley! Someone would've had to help it." Tara said in an obvious voice
"Yeah, you're right. It's a stupid theory." Riley sighed as he sat down
"I have someone who could've helped..." Tara began
"Who?" Riley asked eagerly
"Morgause." Tara said simply
"Arthur's half sister, right?" Riley asked to be sure
"Yes, legend also says despite birthing a traitor and sleeping with brother, she was indeed maternal and a very fine swimmer." Tara stated
"But no lady would risk that for a kid, not unless it was..."
"Her kid." Tara finished
"She raised Mordred here didn't she?" Riley asked, Tara nodded.
"It's obvious when he was old enough, he returned to shore and was taken away for his safety. Morgause probably poisoned his mind against his father, and he thought of him as a traitor." Tara guessed
"How did you get so smart?" Riley asked as he stood to his feet
"Well, some say I got it from Abigail." Tara said shyly
"You know you just aren't smart, you're also pretty." Riley complemented
"Not many people think so." Tara said softly
Riley and Tara looked at each other for a moment, and then found themselves kissing. Tara pulled away for him and quickly grabbed her goggles and snorkel, she dived back into the water. Leaving Riley confused and upset. They were closer to finding the mystery, but Riley was too far from Tara.
