Chapter 41
Kara was walking along with the guards into a new part of the castle, she had been told that she was being taken to see Morgana, but they were not heading down to the dungeon
"Where are we going?" she asked the guards, they didn't seem to dislike her as much as they did Morgana
"Heading to the royal wing" one of them answered
"The royal wing? Morgana is not in the dungeon?"
That seemed to hit a sore spot with the guards
"His majesty has chosen to relocated the prisoner"
Kara could feel a smile pulling at her lips, she was no longer in the dungeon, could that possibly mean that Arthur was starting to accept that Morgana was back to help? She silently prayed that this meant that she was one step closer to mending the bond between the family, that Morgana was home and under Arthur's protection
They rounded the corner and Arthur came storming into view, his hair wet from the rain outside and his eyes were dark
"Sire?" the guard took in his king's appearance "Are you okay?"
Arthur nodded, he glanced at Kara
"I will take her" he said, his voice strained to sound normal "Return to your other duties" he commanded
The guards bowed slightly and turned, leaving the two blondes
"What's the matter Arthur?" Kara asked seeing the struggle in his eyes
"Did you know?" he asked "Did she tell you the reason she left?"
Kara shook her head "She never told me, but I sensed it was enough to break her"
Arthur straightened and gestured for Kara to walk with him, but she caught his arm, stopping him
"You can't just open with something like that and then not tell me" she held onto his arm
He looked down at her grip, then back up into her determined eyes
"You really care about Morgana"
She nodded "I count her as a close friend"
Arthur looked down the corridor making sure that they were alone, before exhaling, scratching the top of his head
"Someone in this castle poisoned her and that is what I believe pushed her over the edge" Arthur rubbed his forehead "She was already scared of Uther and others finding out about her magic then someone close to her tried to kill her, confirming what Morgause was twisting her mind with"
Kara's heart plummeted as she listened to what had happened, her anger bubbling at the thought of someone trying to kill her
"Who did this?" Kara demanded
"If Morgana wishes to share that information with you then that is her business, I have already said too much on her behalf" He could see that Kara was about to argue "Do you wish to waste time here with me or would you like to see her"
Kara didn't like the deflection but she was yearning to see Morgana and make sure she was okay
"Fine" She released his arm and together they walked in silence to Morgana's room
The guards outside of her door bowed in greeting to Arthur, he knocked on the door and entered with Kara, the pair looking around, not seeing Morgan, Arthur's hand going towards his sword hilt, Kara watching him carefully
"Morgana?" he called out cautiously
"Arthur?" a voice came from a separate room of to the left of them "I was not expecting you"
"What are you doing?" he called out, taking a step towards the door
There was a moment of silence
"I was bathing" she replied
Arthur straightened, dropping his hand from his blade hilt
"Oh um" his cheeks flushed red for a moment "I need to speak to you and I would prefer to do it face to face"
"I am not appropriately dressed Arthur"
The king turned away from the door, even though he could not see anything, Kara had to cover her smile, she didn't realise how awkward Arthur could be
"Can you dress so we can talk?" Arthur chose to stare up at the ceiling
There was a sigh from the other room "Corsets are not so easy Arthur"
The king's cheeks were scarlet at this point, Kara supressed a giggle
"Can you fetch Gwen to help me?" Morgana asked
"Kara is here" Arthur suddenly looked at the blonde woman "If she can help"
Kara's smile faded, she had no idea about corsets, she wanted to refuse
"Kara's here?" Her voice lightened a little at the sound of the blonde's name "I do not want to impose on her"
Arthur stared at Kara, whose jaw was slack, she started to shake her head but Arthur stepped towards her
"Gwen needs some time, she has learnt the same news as I have today"
She could see in his eyes that he needed her to do this and Kara herself wanted to know what exactly was going on, she exhaled and nodded, moving towards the door, she knocked quietly, before entering the small room
She stopped as her eyes fell onto Morgana, the raven haired sorceress stood there with her back to the blonde, a loose white gown hung around her, though her shoulders were exposed, her pale skin catching the light that came through the window
"Erm" was all Kara could say at this moment, she dropped her gaze to the floor, pushing out all the thoughts from her mind
"Kara, can you help me with the corset?" She gestured to the clothing on the floor,
Kara grabbed it off of the floor , holding it in her hands, not entirely sure what she was supposed to do with it, she had seen these things in movies but had never handled one herself
"I… I don't know what to do?" she admitted
Morgana turned to face her, her hand clasped the loose fabric around her torso, stopping it from falling, Kara swallowed hard, trying to look anywhere but at Morgana, she wasn't Lena
"Are you alright?"
Kara blinked and made the mistake of looking into Morgana's green eyes, giving her the same coy look that Lena did to make the blonde's heart race uncontrollably
"That goes around waist" Morgana said with a smile at the reddening cheeks of Kara
"What?" Kara's mind had turned to mush, she was lost in her own memories of Lena that she had almost completely forgotten what she was doing
"The corset Kara" she tapped the material in Kara's grip
The blonde looked down, remembering why she was here
"Oh, um yer" her voice was higher than usual "Yes of course" she composed herself as best as she could in the moment, before continuing her task, trying to ignore the large smile plastered on Morgana's lips
