Back in the caves, Katherine carried the sleeping boy into her room and laid him in her bed. Katherine stood to find Arthur but stopped when someone grabbed her hand.

"Katherine, don't leave." Blue said looking up at her.

"Of course not." Katherine said and crawled into bed beside him and let him lay his head on her lap.

"Can you sing to me? My mum used to do it before she passed."

"Of course.

Walk shepherdess walk

And I'll walk too

We'll find the ram with the ebony horns

And the gold footed ewe

The lamb with fleece of silver

Like summer sea foam

The weather with its golden bell

That leads them all home

So, walk shepherdess walk

And I'll walk too

And if we never find them

I sha'nt mind, shall you" Katherine sang.

Arthur walked in and placed the sword in the ground before sitting on the corner of the bed. He looked up and saw the sleeping Blue and Katherine staring at him.

"Arthur."

"What am I doing? I'm no king. People have died because of this. Lucy, Rubio, Back Lack, my parents. I can't allow people to continue to die because I am the born king. I cannot risk your life because I am the born king." Arthur said quietly to her.

"You will know what to do and why you're doing it eventually. You will see it. I can't tell you why. This is something that you need to discover on your own."

"I won't do it." Arthur said getting up and walking out.

"Arthur!" Katherine whisper yelled after him.

"Mage, find him. Bring him back." Katherine said quietly with her eyes closed hoping the mage would hear her.

"Katherine, I sent them after him." The mage said sitting on the floor beside the bed.

There was screaming, and Katherine and the mage looked at the door.

"Blue, wake up." Katherine said and shook him.

"What?"

"Mage, take him and hide." Katherine said getting out of bed and grabbing her sword.

"Katherine." Blue protested.

"Go! And this time, stay!" Katherine yelled and Blue stopped fighting the mage and followed her.

Katherine ran out and tried to fight off as many blacklegs as she could, but they eventually restrained her and took her to Mischief John.

"Any sign of the mage?" John asked.

"No, sir."

"Well, take the fiancé instead." John said and they bound Katherine before taking her out to a cart to be taken back to the castle. She had been gagged and properly tied with at least three men in the cart with her at all times.

"Katherine." Vortigern said the minute she was taken into the castle.

"Vortigern." Katherine growled

"Is that anyway to greet your king?"

"Arthur is the born king."

"Ah, yes, but I have a feeling there won't be much of a born king after tonight."

"He would never risk the fate of the world for one girl."

"See, I was wondering something about that, but then after some digging I found out that Arthur would 'Travel to the ends of the world if it meant he could be with you'." Vortigern said and Katherine's eyes widened.

"You'd be surprised how much someone will talk when you threaten their daughter." Vortigern said with a smile and Katherine screamed as two blacklegs walked in dropping her dead father's body on the ground.

"Father!"

"Sad really, he was one of the best blacksmiths in the kingdom."

"I'll kill you for this." Katherine said struggling against her restraints.

"Now, now. We must make sure that you're presentable for when your betrothed arrives." Vortigern said holding her chin in her hands.

"Ladies, if you could dress our guest for an event fit for a queen." Vortigern said with an evil smile before Katherine was taken away by three women and two blacklegs.

Katherine was dressed into a black simple gown and was bound to a chair in the throne room. The doors opened and in walked Bedivere with Excalibur in hand.

"No." Katherine said and made eye contact with her friend.

"Where is Arthur?" Vortigern asked after one of the blacklegs brought him the sword.

"He is a day's ride from here. As soon as Katherine is safe he will come. Without the sword he is no threat." Bedivere said with no emotion.

"Tomorrow then. I don't have to remind you of what will happen if he doesn't arrive." Vortigern said and then looked towards Katherine.

She was released from her shackles and walked over to Bedivere.

"He's dead." Katherine said and looked at Bedivere with tears in her eyes.

"Let's leave." Bedivere said and wrapped an arm around Katherine's waist to lead her out of the castle.

They mounted their horses and rode the few hours to where Arthur and the others were camped out. Including Blue and the mage.

"Katherine." Blue yelled and ran over to her hugging her.

"Blue, you're safe."

"I was more worried about you."

"I know. I'm okay." Katherine stood and rushed over to Arthur.

"I was so worried."

"I'm okay." Katherine said and sniffled in his neck.

"What happened?"

"He killed my father, Arthur. He tortured him for information about me."

"I'll kill him. I promise."

"I know you will."

The mage took Arthur to cast a protection spell before he left for the castle.

When they returned Katherine walked up to Arthur and looked at him.

"You will be safe?"

"I promise."

"I love you." Katherine said and hugged him tightly.

"First thing after I am crowned will be to marry you. To spend the rest of our lives together."

"Okay." Katherine smiled with tears in her eyes.

"I'll be back. I love you." Arthur said and mounted his horse.

The rest of the group rode into town to release those people that have been captured. Bedivere led them to the gates of the castle with Katherine at his side. It was inside the gates that Katherine grabbed Bedivere's arm.

"Bedivere, this is not what I saw. This is all wrong. I must get to Arthur."

"Go!"

Katherine mounted one of the blackleg's horses an rode it through the town, fighting off any blacklegs that came close. She was getting ever closer to the tower. It was lit meaning that it had been completed. She could feel the pain. She and Arthur were connected. His pain was her pain. But there was something else there. There was a determination that she had never felt from him. A determination to redeem his mother and father. A determination to defeat a tyrant. A determination to save the world.

Katherine reached the tower in time to see Vortigern fade away and Arthur bring the tower crumbling down.

"Arthur." Katherine smiled.

Arthur met her eyes and smiled as well, at least until he saw one last blackleg come out of the night and shove his sword through Katherine's abdomen.

"Katherine!" He yelled and rushed towards the blackleg and killed him before holding Katherine in his arms.

"Well, that was a change from the vision." Katherine coughed out with a small smile.

"I thought changing it would protect you."

"Well, I guess we were both wrong."

"Bedivere! Mage!" Arthur cried out into the dark.

"At least I know that England is left in the right hands, my love." Katherine said placing a bloody hand on his cheek.

"I'm only the man I am because you bring out the best in me."

"Katherine." Bedivere rushed out as he kneeled at her side.

"Is there anything you can do?" Arthur asked the mage.

"I assumed it would be you that I would bring back from the brink of death." The mage said as she kneeled beside Katherine and began pulling things out of her bag.

"You can save her?"

"She has yet to cross over."

"You hear that, love? She can make sure we're together." Arthur said through strained tears.

"That's nice." Katherine smiled.

"I love you. I love you, so much." Arthur said as he rested his forehead against hers.

"Get back. This may hurt her." The mage warned.

Arthur leaned back but kept hold of Katherine's hand.

"Please don't leave me."

The mage grabbed a handful of the mixture she had made and then pressed it into her wound. Katherine screamed in agony. Arthur tried hard to hold back the tears from seeing his love in pain. The blood stopped flowing and Katherine stopped screaming. She laid there with her eyes closed and sweat dripping off her face.

"She must rest, but she should live." The mage assured Arthur.

"We must get to the castle. We can find a place for her there." Bedivere suggested.