So the day had finally arrived. The day that everyone I hold dear to me has been anxious about for the past couple of days. The day that the fate of Camelot and Friardor rests in the hands of Leon and my father. The day that I would have to say goodbye to one of them. The day that my heart breaks into two.

I awoke to an empty bed. Leon was no longer laying beside me. I assumed he had gotten up early to train or couldn't sleep at all. I really hope it wasn't the latter. He needed some rest. Fighting without rest wouldn't do him any good. I laid in bed for sometime just to compose myself. I needed to be strong today, for both Leon and my father. I must have fallen back to sleep because when I had finally opened my eyes I was no longer alone in the room. I open my eyes at the sound of clanking armour. The sound of rustling as I sat up in bed had attracted his attention.

"Sorry," Leon whispered. "Did I wake you?"

Instead of responding, I smiled slightly as I pushed myself off the bed to wrap my arms around his torso. The feeling of his cold armour on my arms' bare skin had sent a chill down my spine causing me to hug him closer to my body. His lips gently kissed my forehead before I pulled away from him. For a moment we didn't speak a word as we stared deeply into each other's eyes. He looked as perfect as he did the first day we met. His rough features of battle, yet even though it is clear that he has seen way too much of the horrors of this world his eyes showed no signed of hatred or ferocity. Proving that within his strong exterior, inside was something precious. Something only a few knights genuinely had within themselves. He had a gentle soul not egotistic like others. His caring and serene nature that drew me to him in the first place.

I quickly shifted my gaze away from him as these thoughts played on in my mind. To think that a person with such qualities might be lost today because of my ignorance was too painful to bare. I tried to distract myself by helping him out of his armour. As I did so, he began to explain the events that had occurred while I was asleep. He had only slept for a few hours before the thoughts of his battle with my father had plagued his mind. That was when he decided that training would help clear his mind. He also informed me that he wasn't alone. It seemed that the other knights were also unable to get some sleep. When he arrived at the training ground; Gwaine, Percival and Elyan were already there in their armour. Leon told me that he didn't get a lot of training done as he and the knights had spent the night talking until the sun rose. He didn't give me an insight into what their conversation was about but I assumed that it was mostly about today's battle.

Once I had put away Leon's armour, I needed some air. I was beginning to panic but I couldn't allow Leon to see me in such a state. I didn't want to worry him any further. He needed to focus on himself and the battle, nothing else. I quickly made his bed and as I turned around I gasped. My face was only inches away from his chest.

"Jasmine," he whispered. "Please sit down. You need to relax."

I looked up to see his worried face staring down at me. I sighed and did as I was told. He sat himself beside me and took my hand in his.

"You don't have to pretend with me."

I stared down at our hands that were laying on my lap as he spoke.

"I know you want to be strong, for both myself and your father, but you don't have to. At least not with me. I know you're hurting so please just show me how you really feel. Just tell me everything. Even if there's an ongoing battle within yourself, I want to know. I don't want you to feel alone in this."

My bottom lip quivered as I tried to open my mouth to begin to speak. No words left my lips though. I couldn't conjure up enough strength to say what was playing on my mind. Tears began to fall and were landing onto our hands. I tried once more to speak except nothing but soft whimpers came out. Leon released my hand and wrapped his arm around my shoulder to pull me into his warm body which began to settle me almost instantaneously. I took a few more deep breaths and finally the words, "I don't want to lose you." left my lips in a soft murmur. Leon's body became rigid. The silence that filled was interrupted by the sound of Leon swallowing hard.

"You will not lose me," Leon replied unconvincingly as his voice quivered ever so slightly.

I clenched my fists and huffed. There was no way I could allow this to happen. These Kingdoms and their people just don't deserve to go through this heart-wrenching agony. I pulled away from Leon and stared deep into his eyes.

"There must be a way to stop this," I said with my tone full of determination. "I will find a way and this torture will stop."

Before I allowed Leon to speak, I quickly made my way out of his chambers towards my home. Ideas filled my mind on the journey there. Magic? No, that's too rash. Magic should be my very last option. My best move would be to convince my father to withdraw. He may be immensely stubborn but there must be something that will change his mind.

Once I was only a few metres from my house, I noticed a shadowed figure in front of my door. Even as I drew closer, their face was still covered by the hood of their navy blue cloak.

"May I help you?" I asked cautiously as I walked towards the stranger.

"I think it's best if we spoke inside," my blood began to boil as I recognised the voice.

"Get in," I hissed and pushed the front door open.

I closed the door behind me and turned around to see Antoine sitting at my table. He looked at me with sad eyes which only fuelled my anger. I sat opposite him, glaring as I did so. What did this person want to say to me? Had he not done enough damage already? Was he here to apologize? I scoffed at the thought. No such apology would lead me to forgiving him.

"Jasmine," he said softly. He was about to place his hands onto mine, which I had placed on the table, but I swiftly pulled them away.

"Today's a very busy day," I said harshly. "If you have something to tell me then do it quickly."

"Please Jasmine," he continued calmly. "What I'm about to tell you is a serious matter. It is not something that can be rushed. You will have many questions."

As he said this, something in my brain began to piece things together.

"Are you finally going to explain why you've caused all of this? Why you want these two Kingdoms to suffer?" My heart began to race at this realisation.

He moved his head slightly to indicate that he was nodding.

"Just listen to what I have to say and don't ask questions until I have finished."

I looked into his eyes and all I could see was fear. The very first time that I had seen him like this. To be this vulnerable. So I just let him speak. I didn't argue or interrupt him. He had my full attention as I anxiously listened to every single word that came out of his mouth. Every single word until he stated something that I couldn't quite believe.

"Jasmine, you're my sister. I'm your long lost older brother. Your father is my father."