CHAPTER 10
ARTHUR POV
We've been walking for ½ a day and no words have been spoken between Guinevere and me. I've spoken to everyone but Gwen and she's done the same, everyone but me. I guess we don't really know what to say. I found out I lost a child but then we both found out we lost a daughter. Then the idea hits me, an idea that could maybe help us make peace with it.
I walk over to Guinevere and tap her on the shoulder. "Is everything alright?" Her voice shows no emotion, not any like it did last night. Elyan stops with her and soon so does everyone else. "Everything's fine Guinevere," I turn my eyesight to the others. "You lot continue on, I just need to discuss something with Guinevere." No one questions me, I can see Elyan hesitant to leave Gwen but soon enough he's walking with Merlin and Leon, with Gwen and I following behind.
"What did you want to talk about now Arthur?" Guinevere asks me. "Um well you see." I begin but she completely interrupts me. "Arthur, if this is about what I said when you traded Camelot for me or with what happened last night can we just let it be, please? Right now we need to focus on finding the others and saving the kingdom." She begins to walk away when I catch her arm. "You know that it's neither of those things I want to talk about Guinevere. You know what I want to talk about." I look deep into her eyes and I can see she knows exactly.
GWEN POV
I know he wants to talk about the baby but right now I'm not ready to discuss it. I had already made peace with the fact that my baby was gone and I know what Morgana said shouldn't change that but it does. The fact that she killed my baby and then I found out it was a girl changed everything. I had made peace with the fact that I lost the baby and that I would never know the gender of it but then Morgana went spilled everything and my heart shattered again.
"You're right Arthur, I do know what you want to talk about but I'm not ready. Not ready to have my heart break all over again because of one little conversation. Please just save it for another time." I look at him through my eyelashes and he doesn't say anything. He just slowly leans down and kisses me. I don't pull away because I love how it feels but I know that the kiss can't go on forever. "We should re-join the others." I whisper to him.
"I hope that you still love me Guinevere because without you, I have nothing." He tells me. "I do Arthur I always have." I reply. As we walk towards the others I didn't realise it at first because of how natural it felt. Arthur and I were walking with our hands and fingers laced with one another.
During this part of the journey all of us were actually talk a lot more. Jokes were made, some pointed at Arthur which only made me laugh as well. Something I haven't done in a long time. That's when it starts. People falling from trees and running in from out of nowhere.
Swords were being clashed together and thrown at each other, people yelling and screaming. I honestly don't know how we've come out of worse battles without a headache because I can feel one coming on and I know that we've been in worse fights than this. "Gwen watch out!" I hear Elyan yell out to me. I turn around see another man come charging towards me, sword ready to plunge straight into my chest. I swing my sword around and it bangs with his, defending me from is fatal attack. "We can't hold on much longer," I hear Leon's voice call amongst all the noise. "Merlin now would be a good time." Arthur cries as he shoves more attackers to the ground.
The words that come out of Merlin's mouth I don't understand, not only because it was quick but because it was in a completely different language. The rest of the attackers fly to ground unconscious and I see Leon standing their stunned. "Leon, don't be afraid. We don't have time to explain but Merlin is on our side. I promise." Arthur's words are so reassuring I don't see how anyone could not believe them.
NO ONE POV
They continued to walk but at a slower pace as they needed to get some energy back. That's when it happened. Twigs snapping and footsteps growing closer. "Get behind me." Arthur whispers drawing his sword. They all line up behind in the order of Leon, Elyan, Gwen and lastly Merlin. It all happened so quickly. Footsteps were rushed, a sword was swung and not a second later the blade was at Gwaine's neck. "Better watch where you put that mate, someone could get seriously hurt." His humour still intact despite the current turn of awful events.
As it happen Gwaine and Percival had managed to get more than half of Camelot's people out but some still remained under the wrath of Morgana.
Morgana sat in what was once called her room and now is again. I white sheets still unchanged since Gwen last changed them. Her mind racing as she plotted against her enemies whom she once called friends, even family. The castle was abuzz with Morgana's knights and the remaining servants who'd been captured by her men and now made to serve them and to fulfil their desires. Helios, Morgana's right hand was quickly helping to plan the final battle of Albion so that Morgana would win.
But as the witch lay to sleep, visions haunted her mind. Ones that she would do anything to stop. Visions of her death, of the battle between herself and her enemies, but the one thing that remained unclear was who Emrys was and she hoped that these visions would be wrong. Because as powerful as Morgana was and how many deaths she'd caused she herself was afraid to die.
GWEN POV
Gwaine led us to the Safe Haven where he and the rest of Camelot and settled. As soon as I saw everyone my servant instincts kicked in. I immediately went over to all of the women and their children to see if they were all alright. There's no way in a night would Gaius have been able to get around to everyone.
"You're a very kind lady for helping us, even though you aren't Gaius's assistant." The lady says to me as I rub some ointment on her daughter's arms. "I do it because it's the right thing to do and I like helping others." I smile at her. "You know dear, forgive me for saying so but even though you betrayed the king he still looks at you with love. He's glanced over a few times." When she says that I feel my body become stiff but then shake it away.
"I didn't betray him, I was enchanted by Morgana's magic." I look at the woman's eyes and they immediately become worried. "Oh my dear, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean…" I stop her right there. "It's ok, I didn't expect the people to know. Now if you'll excuse I do need to attend to some others." I gently walk away from the woman and her daughter.
ARTHUR POV
I watch Guinevere attend to the people and it brings me joy. This is why she'd make a great queen. She knows the people, she loves the people and she knows how they want their king to rule. She can communicate with them and they listen to her because she's such a kind and gentle spirit. "My lord," Percival's voice interrupts my thoughts. I look at him. "Yes?"
"Leon, sent me over. He wants to start discussing how we're going to take back Camelot." I nod my head and follow him over to where Leon and the other knights are.
The chatter was constant, things from Morgana's magic to the remodelling of the castle was brought up even though rebuilding wasn't our first or top priority. "Suppose we do get in, we defeat Morgana's knights and capture Morgana herself, what happens after that?" I knew Gwaine was going to be the one to ask that sort of question.
"I've actually thought about that," a voice pipes up. I look over my shoulder and there stands Guinevere, who doesn't seemed to be fazed by the situation at all. "I propose that we select a handful or maybe 5 or 6 people from different parts of the upper and lower town, we get them to ask around on what they think would be a fair and just punishment and they can tell us. The people should have a say in what happens to Morgana as her wrongdoings has caused them great deals of harm. Besides you want to be a king that values their opinion, why not start now?" When she says that I'm amazed, when did she have time to think about this? As soon as we got here she dived right into helping Gaius and Merlin treat the injured.
"I think that's an excellent plan Gwen," Elyan pipes up. "Are we all in agreement then?" I ask and all of the knights nod.
GWEN POV
I hadn't realised how dark it had gotten until the natural light that was coming into this cave had faded in a dark door to the outside. We had lit multiple fires in here so that heard be enough light for people to see and enough heat to keep warm, considering we had no blankets or anything, because really I don't think grabbing bed sheets was the first thing on everyone's mind when it came to escaping.
As it grows late almost everyone is asleep, especially all the children. I feel bad for them, it isn't the life they deserve to be living, this is an awful thing that they'll have to remember from their childhood, well if they remember and I just hope we can fix it for them. I hear a footsteps outside and I slowly get to my feet. "Elyan," I whisper, grabbing my sword. I see him look up, "yes."
"There's something or someone outside." My voice has alarm in it and he gets up slowly not want to disturb anyone and cause a panic, plus we're on first watch. "Let's go, but be careful." We wander outside and it's quiet once more. I look around and see does Elyan but there's nothing here. "I must have been hearing things." I sigh, everything must be getting to me.
"GWEN LOOK OUT!" Elyan shoves me out of the way and when I look up I see him battling one of Morgana's knights, but we killed them all. I watch them fight, I'd help but I don't see an opening for me to help fight. That's when I see Elyan stab the man, I can't see where but I can see him fall to the ground in front of my brother. He turns around to me, "he must have followed us. We killed everyone else." I nod in agreement, "Gwen, I…" Before he could finish, the metal blade of the attacker come through my brother's chest.
"ELYAN!" I scream at the top of my lungs. I watch him fall to the ground and Morgana's knight take his final breath. I drop my sword, tears streaming down my face before I even realise and I fall down beside my brother. I pull him into my arms but he's already gone as I can't feel a heartbeat. "No, Elyan, please no." I cry even harder. He's all the family I had left and now he's gone.
"Gwen," I look over and see Gwaine come towards me. "He's dead," I cry. He kneels down beside me and his arms come around me. "Shh, Gwen, shh. I'm so sorry, I know you loved him more than anything." This is the most genuine affection that I've ever seen Gwaine give. I cry so hard. My brother is gone, I have nothing left.
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