I am having serious writers block. Can't think of a good way to get to the ending of the story, but I'm sick of dragging you guys along for so many months. I'm hoping that it's two more chapters tops and I'm done. This chaper is basically a filler/build-up. More exciting things to happen next chapter. Sorry it took so long to update. Between school and writers block I had to put this on hold for a little while. I'm back to finish it though. I am determined to finish this story so I can either move on or get back to my other stories. I hope you enjoy! Oh, and spelling and grammar are most likely off, I'm on my break at work and an racing through this whole chapter.

Chapter 25

Gwen sat with her eyes closed as she tried to think of how she could get out of this certain predicament. Unknown to her, someone was lurking by the window, watching her very intently. He took silent steps closer and closer to her. Soon he was right behind her, and still she did not know that there was someone else in the room with her. If he wanted, he could have taken her life right then and there, but that was not his job. His job was to observe and report.

He watched her intently for a little while longer before quietly creeping back towards the door. He opened the door without so much as a sound, and turned once more to take one more look at Gwen. He let out a very low whistle, and Gwen immediately opened her eyes.

She looked around the room frantically as she wondered where that noise could have possibly come from. She looked over the room over a hundred times before giving up and taking it as her mind playing tricks on her. She never did close her eyes again; instead she took to looking out the window.

Cenred was not prepared for Morgana to show up on the training field where he had been hiding out. Yet, there she was, storming towards him in a fit of rage.

"What on earth are you thinking?" She questioned angrily when she reached him.

"That I am going to kill that guard who is suppose to be on lookout for me," he whispered under his breath.

Morgana chose to ignore his comment as she continued with her angry rant. "Why is my sister being held captive in your room? Have you completely gone mental?"

"Now hear me out Morgana, I have found his weakness," he began to explain, "Arthur is at his weakest, and it is all because I took away his precious Guinevere."

"That precious Guinevere just so happens to also be my sister. She will have nothing to do with this," Morgana said defiantly.

"She is the key to our plan, and shall lead us to victory," Cenred defended, "and she will not even be harmed. If you saw the way Arthur reacted-"

"Cenred," Morgana said in a very low and threatening voice, "leave my sister out of this or you will regret it."

The ground shook underneath their feet as Morgana's anger had her eyes glow a golden color. She was oblivious to everything but Cenred wasn't. His hands shook with fright as he nervously nodded that he understood. Satisfied with his response, she took a deep breath and exhaled before walking back towards the castle. She turned around once more to address him before she got too far ahead.

"Have someone deliver my sister back to Carmelide at once."

Merlin had Arthur out of those locks in no time, and they cautiously made their way through the dungeon and back up to the surface of the castle. They crept through the halls and hid behind every object they could find. They only had one goal in mind, and that was to get Guinevere out of the castle and away from any more harm. There were a million things racing through Arthur's head as he was creeping through that hallway. The first was of Gwen's welfare, and the rest of what he was going to do to Cenred when he got his hands on him. Cenred was not going to live, not if Arthur had anything to do with it. Cenred had gone too far when he made Gwen an assessor in his plans.

They heard footsteps heading their way and hid behind an alcove. Two guards were walking down the hall having a conversation.

"Is the king in his chambers with the lady Guinevere?" The first guard asked.

"No, last I saw he was in the training fields. He asked no one to disturb him. I think he is hiding from the lady Morgana," the second answered.

They both chuckled at the statement and continued down the hallway. Arthur and Merlin waited until the coast was clear before they stepped out from behind the alcove. Merlin began moving again, but Arthur just stood there. Merlin turned around and looked at him confused.

"Arthur, what are you doing? Let's go," Merlin said urgently

Arthur was quiet for a minute, he was thinking hard about something. "Merlin listen to me," he finally spoke, "Go and get Guinevere, make sure she is outside of these castle walls and safe as soon a possible."

"Where are you going?" Merlin questioned him.

"I am going to take care of Cenred."

Merlin could not believe what he was hearing; it had to be a joke. He began to think that Arthur had officially lost his mind. "Are you mad? You cannot take on Cenred, not with all his guards lurking everywhere," Merlin tried to get Arthur to hear reason.

"Did you not hear Merlin, he is alone, and wished not to be disturbed. This is my chance, and I am going to take it. Just go get Guinevere, that is an order," Arthur said as he ran off to find the training fields.

Merlin attempted to run after him, but was stopped when he heard marching footsteps of a dozen men heading in his direction and they were not far behind. He angrily hit the wall and reluctantly went on his way to find Gwen.

The assassin had finally made it to the boarder of Essetir. He stopped his horse and tied him to a tree as he went down by the river to get a drink. As he approached the river, he spotted a man dressed in a guard's uniform leaning on a tree.

"You are earlier than I expected Myror," The assassin said to the man as he approached him. Myror smiled and they both shook hands.

"I know better than to keep you waiting," He responded.

"Ah, a good man you are, you value your life." Myror just nodded. "What news have you brought me then, my friend?"

"The princess Guinevere you seek is in Cenred's castle. She is being held in his chambers," Myror informed him.

A smiled crept over the assassins face as the words he had hoped to hear came streaming out of Myror's mouth. His target was finally in sight, now he just needed to wait till the right time to strike.

"What are we doing still waiting around," he asked Myror, "Let's go catch a princess."

They both went back to their horses and rode off in the direction of the castle.

Cenred called a guard over who was walking the grounds not too far away. The guard came at once and bowed to his king. Cenred just ignored the man's gestured and continued with what he had to tell him.

"Go to my room and have the lady Guinevere removed from my chambers and placed in the horses stables. Place her in an empty stable and tie up her mouth as well. Make sure no one can hear or see her," Cenred demanded in a low voice.

The guard nodded and began to walk away to perform the task. Cenred grabbed his arm before he could get very far.

"Make sure no one else knows about this, especially not the lady Morgana. If even a whiff of this is leaked, I will have your head on the tip of my blade," Cenred threatened.

The guard nodded frightened, and Cenred released him.

"Good, now leave me in peace, I wish not to be disturbed."

The guard ran off to perform his new task. Cenred watched as the guard snuck back into the castle, and he wondered for a second if he was doing the right thing. To defy the lady Morgana was never in anyone's best interest, but he really believed that she was not seeing things clearly. He told himself that he knew what he was doing, and that everything would work out as it should.

After a few twist and turns, a wrong turn down a hallway here or there, Merlin finally found Cenred's chambers. He was upset that so much time had already been wasted, and he hoped that this rescue would be quick and simple. He needed to get back to Arthur as soon as possible. Countless times he thought about turning around and going after him to ensure his safety, but he knew Arthur would kill him if he found out that Merlin had not saved Gwen first. Merlin was more than relieved to see that the guards were nowhere in sight. He was getting ready to sneak into the room when a guard appeared out of thin air. He quickly hid behind a pillar before he could be spotted, and watched as the guard entered the chambers.

Merlin wanted to curse loudly to the sky's, but he refrained from doing so and just watched and waited until the guard decided to leave.

Gwen watched as a guard entered into Cenred's chambers and marched towards her. She immediately began to kick and squirm and make as much noise as possible. He went behind her and placed a handkerchief over her mouth to shut her up. When she continued to squirm and try to scream, he took another handkerchief and poured some liquid on it, then he placed it over her nose and mouth, and almost instantly she was quiet and her squirming stopped. He looked to make sure she was really unconscious. When he was satisfied with his examination, he untied her from the chair and retired her arms and legs. He threw her over his shoulder and went to make sure the hall was still clear. He had ordered all the men to a mandatory search in the garden, so no one should be in the castle but the servants, which he knew he could easily avoid.

The halls were crystal clear; the guard smiled as he leisurely made his way down the hall.

Merlin could not believe how bad his luck had been lately. He watched as the guard came out of the room with Gwen slung over his shoulder. He began walking down the hall with a smile on his face, and Merlin began to follow them.

Morgana was absently brushing her hair as she stared outside her bedroom window. Her mind was elsewhere, far off in thoughts of Accolon. She sometimes would sit by her window and look back on all the wonderful times they spent together, and thought of what could have been. She hated feeling so weak, but loved to relish in old memories of happier times. She looked out of her window and down at the garden. She noticed that the guards were all out looking for something. She did not bother to waste her time in wondering what it could be. She turned her attention to the stables, and as she listened to the horses talking in the distance, she once again wondered if she would ever be the same again. As she thought that, she spotted a mysterious boy with black hair sneaking around the back of the stables and peeping through a window. She wondered what he was doing, and she stared at him a little harder. Her eyes almost bulged out of her socket when she recognized the figure below.

"Merlin," She said in utter shock. She immediately ran out of her room.

Have you guys seen iron man 3 yet? I LOVED it! I thought it was really really great, and funny!