Crash!

My ears pricked up at the sound of breaking pottery. I quickly turned around to face the direction the sound had come from. I swiftly made my way to Gwen's chambers making sure that I didn't drop her breakfast that I was holding in my hands.

Gwen had been out of sorts last night because of an argument she had with Arthur. She didn't give me the details of it but she was still upset with Arthur when I crossed paths with her in the hallway before she went to bed. This did worry me. I was hoping that her emotions did not lead her to doing something she would regret. As much as I knew her to be a person with a kind heart, anger can always make any pure-hearted person to do something drastic. My mind initially thought of Morgana and how kind-hearted she was before she was corrupted by the thought of ruling Camelot.

"Gwen!" I shouted in panic as I pushed the door open.

I scanned the room to find her staring blanking at shattered pieces of a vase on the wooden floor. She didn't take any notice of me. She seemed to be in her own little world. My heart began to race faster as I cautiously walked closer to her. I placed her breakfast on the table before continuing to make my way to her. I softly repeated her name over and over, hoping not to startle her by my presence but she couldn't seem to hear me. As I stood beside her looking down at the broken vase, she finally acknowledged me but it only worried me even more.

"I'm sorry, Jasmine. I broke the vase," she said, absentmindedly.

"Yes, now let's move away from it so I can clean it up for you, my Lady," I said slowly and cautiously.

I took hold of her hand and guided her to the table to take a seat. Even though I knew she wasn't in any state to eat, I uncovered her breakfast hoping that she would eat something. She didn't take any notice of it. Her face still had that blank look about it. Her mind was definitely elsewhere.

Sighing, I excuse myself to obtain a broom from the storeroom. My mind was filled with worry. When she had told me of her argument with Arthur last night, she was fuming and wouldn't stop talking about how upset she was. But now, she seems to be in another world. Did something happen between her and Arthur last night? Did they have another argument that led to Gwen acting this way so early in the morning?

Oof!

I didn't realise someone was standing in front if me and had walked into a knight. He was talking with one of the guards on duty when I accidentally bumped into him. The knight turned around to reveal that the knight was Gwaine. I must have still had a worried expression on my face as his smile dropped instantly when he looked at me.

"Is everything all right?" He asked as he looked into my eyes and tried to examine my facial expression.

I nodded unconvincingly. He slumped his shoulders and looked at me disapprovingly. He turned back to the guard and excused himself so he could walk with me to the storeroom. During our walk to the storeroom he continued to question my well-being but I didn't give him any sort of reply as my mind was only focused on Gwen. Gwaine must have become irritated with my silence that he quickly walked ahead of me to stop me from entering the storeroom.

"I will not allow you to enter until you tell me what's going on."

I looked into his eyes and could see that he was determined to get an answer from me. I rolled my eyes and finally gave in.

"It's really nothing, Gwaine. I'm just worried about the Queen."

Panic splashed onto his face.

"She's alright." I lied. "She's just accidentally broken a vase. I'm just getting a broom to clean it up."

"Is there anything that you need me to do? I heard about her argument with Arthur, maybe I can talk to him."

I shook my head and smiled. "No, no. I'm sure Gwen will be alright."

He smiled, awkwardly, as he moved aside to finally allow me to enter the storeroom. Once I found the broom, we were about to head to Gwen's chambers when the sight of Leon caught me by surprise. He had turned a corner and began walking down the hallway towards us. I turned to Gwaine, who was looking at Leon with a smile on his face. Leon didn't look very pleased as he turned another corner and passed us without saying a word. I gulped heavily before excusing myself from Gwaine and quickly made my way to Gwen's room.

When I entered her chambers, I first noticed Gwen still sitting in the seat I had left her in with her food still untouched. She still had the same look on her face. It was as if I had never left the room. I walked over to the broken pottery and swept it up to a corner where it was out of harm's way for a moment as I wanted to talk to Gwen before I took the broken vase out of her room.

I sat down on the seat beside her. She didn't seem to have noticed me at all. I took hold of her hands that lay lifeless on the table. Her head turned slowly to face me. I gave her a slight smile but her facial expression didn't change. I sighed and decided to ask her what had happened. At first her shoulders dropped, possibly due to the thoughts of what had caused her to act in this way. Her hands began to tremble which caused me to caress her hands to try and calm her down.

"The dream felt so real," she finally said looking at me with fear in her eyes.

I sighed with relief knowing that Gwen was no longer in a world of her own.

"Would you like to tell me about it?" I asked her, hoping that it would make her feel better.

"It's about the patrol that Arthur will be joining the knights tomorrow," she said forcing back tears.

I looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

"The dream felt so real," she repeated but I urged her to continue. "He doesn't return."

"Who doesn't return?" I urged.

"Arthur," she answered with a tear rolling down her cheek. "Morgana, sh-she ambushed the knights and Arthur never returns."

I sigh and give her a gentle smile.

"It's all a dream, Gwen," I began to comfort her. "Arthur will return. I promise you. It's only a dream."

"As much as I tell myself that it was a dream, it felt too real to not believe that something may happen."

"Will it make you feel at ease if I joined them and make sure Arthur returns to you?"

Gwen's eyes widened and shook her head, roughly. "I will not allow you to risk your life."

"I've gone hunting with the King and his knights. I'm sure going along on a patrol with them will be just fine." I gave her a reassuring smile. "I don't want you to worry anymore."

"Jasmine-" Gwen began.

I assumed that she was going to try and talk me out of it, and thought that I had to be more aggressive. I looked straight into her eyes.

"No, Gwen. You have to tell Arthur to bring me with them. I want to fulfill my promise to you that Arthur will return to you tomorrow."

Gwen sighed. A smile began to form as she nodded. "Thank-you Jasmine. Bring him back to me."

I nodded. As I stood up from my seat, Gwen added, "Make sure everyone comes back safe. Make sure you come back safe."

I smiled and said, "Of course. For you, my Lady," before leaving Gwen to finally eat her breakfast.

As I walked down the corridor passed the armoury, I could hear two men arguing in the armoury. They were so loud that I could identify who the voices belonged to. I knew it was wrong, but I decided to stand by the door and listen in on what the two men where arguing about.

"I don't see what your problem is!" I could her Gwaine's voice yell from the other side of the wooden door.

"You don't understand how your putting yourself and Camelot in danger!" Leon's voice followed.

"She's an innocent girl who's lost her friends. I don't see how she can pose a danger to us."

"Gwaine, you're being blinded by her innocence. She's manipulating you to think that she is of no harm to anyone."

My brow furrowed as I realized that Gwaine and Leon were arguing because of me. I knew this would have happen eventually after all the encounters I've had with Leon in the past couple of days. Every single time being with Gwaine.

I could hear Gwaine sigh on the other side of the door. "Leon, ever since she was accused of something she didn't do, all you've done was treat her like a criminal. What happened to you? You used to care so much for her."

"It make's no sense why the villager would accuse Jasmine randomly. There must be a reason. She's betrayed my trust and is putting Camelot in danger, my feelings are no longer relevant," Leon's voice seemed as if his mind was elsewhere. "She's using us. It's terrible how no-one else can see that."

I jumped as the door began to open. I was still disorientated from what I heard that I didn't have any time to react. There I was face to face with Leon. His eyes narrowed as he saw me in front of him. I could see Gwaine sitting on a bench peering to the side, surprised to see me. I thought Leon would just walk right passed me as he usually does, but I guess that the heat of his argument with Gwaine was still running through his veins.

"Stay away from Gwaine and the rest of the knights," he said threateningly.

He quickly turned away from my gaze and stormed down the hallway. I froze, trying to comprehend what I had just heard. I slowly turned my head to Gwaine who was now standing by the doorway next to me, his hand on my shoulder. My face still radiating with blank confusion. He smiled awkwardly at me but I couldn't manage to smile back. Instead, I just turned back to watch Leon walk away, like I have been these past couple of days.