Chapter 6
Ellie looked up at him with tears falling down her face and a hand on her cheek. Arthur stared at her shocked.
"Beth, I-" Arthur said moving closer to her. Ellie moved back quickly and Arthur stopped. "I didn't mean to…" he said softly and walked over to her. Ellie watched him with wide eyes worried about what he would do. "Move your hand." He commanded softly and she slowly lowered her hand showing him the rapidly growing bruise. Arthur gasped and raised his hand slowly. He softly touched her cheek, regret showing in his eyes.
There was a knock on the door and Arthur moved to answer it.
"What is it Robert?" he asked slightly annoyed. Robert bowed his head.
"Sire, the King requests your presence. He says it is a matter of urgency." Rob said quickly. Arthur sighed and nodded.
"I'll be right there." Arthur said and shut the door on Rob before turning back to Ellie who was still standing by the fire. He walked over to her slowly and picked up his jacket from the chair. He looked at her sadly before going back to the door.
"Elizabeth." Arthur whispered softly. "I'm sorry." And left. Ellie stood there for a few moments and then walked to the mirror adjusting her hair so that her bruised cheek could not be seen. After she had fixed her hair Ellie left for the Katie's chambers.
Katie left her room just having been informed of a meeting. On the way there she bumped into Ellie.
"Ellie, we have to go see Uncle. He's got some important news or something like that." Ellie nodded.
"Okay." She said quietly and turned to walk the other way. Katie glanced at her suspiciously.
"So how did it go with Arthur?" she asked curiously. Ellie gulped.
"Fine." She lied quickly smiling at her. Katie raised an eyebrow.
"So I can speak to Lancelot can I?" She asked as they entered the hall. Ellie was glad they did then she would time to come up with a plausible story as to the huge bruise.
Arthur entered the hall and approached his father.
"Father, what is so urgent that you had to talk to me about?" Arthur asked. Uther sighed.
"I shall tell you when your cousin arrives. Now sit down. And what took you so long. Morgana arrived before you." Uther asked curiously. Arthur hesitated before answering.
"I had to find a shirt to put on." He said quickly, noticing that his father was getting impatient. Uther rolled his eyes and Robert looked at him confused.
"That is what your servant is for." He said angrily. "You must have the worst servant in Camelot." Uther added as Katie and Ellie entered.
"You wanted to speak to us?" Katie asked not noticing that Ellie inched away slightly when she stood next to Arthur. Gwen however, did notice and smirked happily.
"King Oden has been in touch." Uther said almost smiling. "He has written a letter to me requesting that we join him at his castle." Arthur looked confused for a moment. "He has requested that we make peace with one another. We leave in the morning. So make sure you pack enough for a few days." Uther said before walking out of the room, his cloak billowing out behind him.
Katie and Ellie walked back to her chamber's where they started packing right away. Ellie pushed her hair out of her face and turned to Katie.
"All done." She said smiling happily. Katie dropped the dress she was holding and moved closer to Ellie.
"Why do you have a bruise on your face?" Katie asked sternly. Ellie gulped. "And don't bother lying. Was it Gwen?" She asked and Ellie shook her head.
"Arthur." She whispered quietly. "But I deserved it." Ellie added quickly seeing Katie's furious face. "I-I called him a selfish pig. I totally deserved it." Katie glared at her.
"No matter what you say to him, it doesn't give him the right to hit you." Katie said adamantly. "I'm going to give him a piece of my mind." Katie walked towards the door but Ellie pulled her back.
"Please don't do anything. Just forget about it." Ellie insisted. Katie nodded her head.
"Alright." She said sighing. Ellie smiled.
"Promise." She demanded. Katie nodded.
"Promise." She replied and Ellie hugged her. What she didn't know was that Katie had her fingers crossed behind her back.
