chapter10

Merlin walked straight into the secret chambers in the west wing. He gently lay Rose down in her extra crib, Cenred had decided to put inside. He uasually like to bring the baby up here to be alone with her, when the King didn't want to be disturbed.

Merlin walked over to th potion bottles, which were now labled thanks to Merlin. Which is why a thought came into his mind. If he hadn't helped Cenred lable the the potions, whoever came into the secret chambers probaly wouldn't had been able to know which potion to use on the towns people.

Merlin sighed at the thought, as he walked over to the potion book and began searching for a antidote.

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Cenred looked out of the throne room window at the towns people who stood below, all just... standing and yelling insults at the castle. Cenred shook his head, glad that he had sent Merlin to saftey with the baby.

It hurt Cenred to know that while Merlin and their child might live for many years more, this might be the last day he got to spend with his loves, and it hurt him deep. Deeper then when he had first saw Merlin. Deeper then that day Arthur Pendragon had come and Cenred thought Merlin was gone forever.

He hoped that sending Merlin and the baby would be safe until everything calmed down and there was no one around any longer. While it was true what Cenred had said to Merlin about having more knights than towns people, what Cenred hadn't told Merlin was that the boy weakend him. Cenred couldn't find himself hurting the towns people he had grown to so close.

And it was all thanks to Merlin.

Cenred had decided to see the good in his towns people and he had found it. Merlin had helped to soften his heart, with nothing but good intentions but failed to realize he would weakend their defences. Slowly becoming the doom of Cenred and the kingdom.

Cenred knew the first time he saw Merlin, the boy was special. He could see it in the way Merlin spoke with others. The way the boy stood, never looking down on other people.

Cenred blinked and turned back to his knights.

So many of his trusted knights had turned over the passed year. All sadness suddenly put to the side replaced by anger. Anger at the thought that there was still one of his knights who was a traitor.

No one was allowed in his secret chambers, except for himself and Merlin... and of course baby Rose. Who would know what potion to use? Of course, anyone of them would. The potions had been labled for the past year.

Which brought Cenred to his next thought. A thought that would have the betrayer in question give himself away.

Cenred walked back to his knights. "I will need a knight to walk into my secret chambers."

"Forgive me, your Majesty. What for?" One asked.

Cenred stared at each of his knights, looking for any signs of weakening. "I will need a knight to bring a a vile of moonskin potion." Cenred stared at each of his knights for a short moment, before one walked forward.

"I will do it your, Majesty."

Cenred cleared his throat, trying to keep calm. Then he nodded once. The King nodded as the knight began walking towards the throne room doors.

Cenred inhaled deep, waiting for a few seconds before turning around. "But wait. You seem to have forgotten something."

The knight turned back around.

Cenred began to slowly walk towards the knight. "I have not given you a description of the potion."

The knight stared. "I.. uh. Haven't you recently labled your potions, your Majesty?"

Cenreds brows narrowed. "No. Merlin has." He pointed to the knight. "But how would you know that my potions were labled?"

The knight gulped.

Cenred walked even closer. "You were in my secret chambers, weren't you?" His face was now an inch away. "You were in our secret chambers. Where you were told never to enter." Cenred blinked. "Why?"
The knight just stared. Cenred could tell that he was holding his breath, trembling where he stood.

He had reason to be.

Cenreds eyes flashed before the knight flinched and gasped. He looked down and saw the Kings sword lodged into his stomach. His eyes trailed back to Cenreds.

The Kings brows were narrowed. "You will never again be a threat to this kingdom." He growled, before pulling his sword back out.

Cenred watched the traitor fall to the ground, blood dripped out of the corner of his mouth. Then he stared back up and turned back to the other knights.

"Lets go! We have a war to win."

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