Arthur was less than pleased with his father's verdict of allowing Kaitie to come with the search party, and if it were his choice to make, he would have made her stay back. Sadly, he couldn't and instead spent the day following Kaitie around with a group of soldiers. Just as they were about to turn back to the castle for the night, Kaitie in a desperate mood starting kicking over rocks, hoping for some sign of her friend. The she heard it. They all did. A scream. Not just any scream, but the kind of scream that can make blood curdle, your toes curl and your stomach upset. And it definitely belonged to Lily. Kaitie looked around frantically and, not seeing anything, walked up to Merlin with her hand out. "Merlin, may I have a bow and arrow please?" Kaitie was totally in control now. Merlin looked up at Arthur and saw him nod, so he gave it to her, Kaitie jumped on her horse. "Let's go save Lily!" she said, leaving the rest of the knights dazed and confused for a few seconds before they followed the young girl.
They galloped for a few minutes before final reaching the edge of a clearing. Kaitie could see Lily bound to a large stick, with her hands tied behind her back. She motioned for the rest of the knights to be silent as she dismounted her horse and begun to walk around the clearing. Arthur motioned for the rest of the knights to walk around the other way as he followed Kaitie. The pair found a good hiding spot behind a grouping of trees, and were soon in a ready position. Kaitie loaded her bow with an arrow when she heard a group of men coming out of the tent. She stood at the ready, awaiting a clear sight line to one of them. She and Arthur could hear their conversation, and it made her stomach turn. "What do you think we should do with this one? She isn't even the princess, just a friend. emSomeone /emjust had to let the pair out of our sights, and what do we have now? Noah's dead, the king is dead, the queen is as well as dead, her servant is dead, and the servant girl's father." They heard one of the bandits, presumably the leader, say. "Well... sir...uh... she could be fun to play with. It's been ever so long." Another bandit said. "Very well, have your fun." The leader responded. Kaitie could hear the bandits cheering as one stepped towards Lily. "Hey there little..." before he could finish, Kaitie had shot an arrow through his ear and into his skull. The bandits started to yell, and ran up to him. This gave Kaitie the chance to start picking them off one by one. When it looked like they were all gone, Kaitie ran out of her hiding spot to try to untie Lily, much to Arthur's dismay. Just as she reached the post, however, she saw an arrow fly right past where her hands had been about to untie her friend. She looked over to see the head bandit come out of the tent where he had been hiding, a demeaning smile plastered all over his face. She could tell that he obviously thought that he had won. But then she noticed. Her father was held beside him, a pained look on his face. She recognized how desperate the situation was now. "Don't shoot." The bandit said. "If you shoot, he dies. I've a knife to his back. It'll be a slow and painful death. Do as say, and no one will get hurt." Kaitie nodded. "First of all, call all of your men out of their hiding spot. It makes this game emso/em unfair" Kaitie motioned for the knights to come out, and one by one, they did. "Now, I want you to take off your-" before he could finish his sentence, his mouth opened wide and blood started to gush out. As he fell forwards, everyone could see the queen standing behind him, a bloody knife in her hand. She looked up and smiled. "I thank you all for coming." She said.
As the knights ran to free Lily, Kaitie ran over to her father. When the bandit had fallen forwards, he had taken her father with him. The wise and noble man she had always been proud of now lay on the ground, a knife plunged deeply into his back. She knelt down beside him and started to cry when she heard a voice. His voice. She looked down and saw his smiling face and shining eyes looking up at her. "Kaitie, my darling. Look after Lily for us, love your life, and remember that we'll always love you." With that he closed his eyes, and his breathing stopped. Kaitie looked down at him, her eyes welling up with tears. "I love you too" she whispered as she kissed his forehead. She heard Lily call her name, and turned to see Lily crying into the folds of the Queen's dress. Something was wrong. The queen was lying down, eyes closed. Then Kaitie had realized what had happened. The Queen had always said that if the King should die, then so should she, but of the pain of losing her dearest. Kaitie ran over to Lily and pulled her away from the Queen. All Lily could do was cry into Kaitie's shoulder, and although all Kaitie wanted to do was the same thing, she knew she must be strong for Lily. They collected the bodies of all those who had been kidnapped, and set off for Camelot.