Chapter 11

(The next Day)

We were almost there to the Crystal Cave as we continued to walk. My ankles were nicely bandaged up and were no longer giving me a problem as I was walking. Gingalain and Palamedes were talking about something while Safir was walking next to me (and Caliburn), not saying a word. I was starting to feel concern since he HASN'T said anything when we left Stonehenge.

"You feeling OK, Safir?" I asked. "Is somethin' bothering you?" He said nothing. Not a single word came out of his mouth. I pouted, starting to wave my hand over his helmet. "Hello! Camelot to Sir Safir! Are you gonna answer my question!? Heloooooooo!!" He suddenly grabbed my wrist. My eyes widen a little bit. "Um....You feeling OK?" I asked again nervously. He looked at me.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me, milady." He finally said, sounding so mysterious...just like Chen. I almost nearly blushed just thinking about it.

"Are you feeling alright, Ariana?" Caliburn asked me in a whisper. I probably guessed that he noticed me slightly blushing a bit.

"It's nothin', Cal. I'm just-"

"It's no use lying to me, Ariana. I saw you blushing."

"Safir's voice...it reminded me so much of Chen..."

"How did you first meet him in person...when you were able to see his face?"

"At a lake...where he first saved my life...during when me and Gothica were fighting Seth and Mephiles. He was concern about me and...before he left like he always does...h-he kissed me on the cheek. That was the last time I saw him face to face..."

"You really like this guy, don't you?" I slowly nodded.

"K-Kinda... I felt like I know him somewhere before...just dunno what though." We then finally came towards the entrance of the cave. "This must be it, right?"

"It is indeed." Gingalain said. I smirked.

"Then let's go on in!" I said as we all went inside.

"Lamorak?! Galahad?! Are you here?!" Palamedes yelled as we were looking through the cave like hours.

"Something's not right..." Caliburn said. "It's too quiet in here."

"You're right, Caliburn." I said. Suddenly, something came flying at us. "Watch out!!" I swiftly took Caliburn as we all dogged it quickly. I looked over to see that it was a sword, but it was flying like a boomerang and it was flying back to were it was being thrown. My eyes widen as I recognized who threw it; Lamorak. "Lamorak??!! What the heck are you doing??!!" I nearly screamed at him. He just stood there in attack position and threw his other sword at us again, but we quickly dogged it once more. "Stop it!!" I then suddenly saw Galahad, seriously wounded, his hand gripping onto the wall.

"He has been bewitched by that horrible female!" He warned. I growled in rage.

"Where is she?!"

"She's heading toward were we hid the scabbard!"

"I'm on it! Palamedes! Do you and the boys think that you guys can get Lamorak to snap out of it while Caliburn and I go after Karaleena?!"

"We will give it our best shot!" She said as me and Caliburn went off.