Chapter 13
The man raised his axe and swung it at Ellie's head. Ellie ducked and rolled out of the way bringing her sword up and pointing it at him.
"Do you really want to kill a girl?" she asked gulping nervously.
"I have no choice." The man muttered and swung his axe at her again. Ellie blocked it with her sword but was pushed back so that her back was up against the cage. He grabbed the sword with his hand, cutting it in the process and snatched it from her throwing it to the ground. Ellie looked down at it then back up at him. He grabbed her throat and picked her up so her feet were no longer touching the ground. Ellie scratched at his hand trying to get him to let go, but he didn't.
Katie and Morgana looked at each other and tried to get up and Hengist held them there.
"Don't even think about it." He threatened and forced them back into their seats.
Ellie gasped for breath and her vision started to blur. She lifted her leg up and kneed him in his private place. The man groaned and fell to the floor letting Ellie go. Ellie got up panting and picked up her sword pointing it at him. He looked at her.
"Go on. Kill me." He said glancing at the sword. Ellie's hands shook and she lowered the sword slightly.
"I can't." She whispered tears in her eyes. The man looked at her.
"I surrender." He said loudly so the crowd could hear. The crowd started cheering and Hengist stood up as the cage door opened and Ellie stepped out.
"Well, done. Maybe there is some use for you after all." He said and noticed his men staring at Ellie lustfully. He smirked. "Bring on the Wildern!" He shouted loudly. Ellie turned around and gasped as she saw a huge rat like creature eating the man she had just defeated. Katie and Morgana watched mortified glad that, that hadn't happened to their friend.
"Take her to her cell." He said to one of the guards. The guard nodded and dragged her off.
Arthur and company continued to follow the stream. They stopped when they saw the castle in the distance.
"We will go in at nightfall." He said turning to them. "That way we'll have the cover of darkness and the element of surprise." He added sitting down. Rob and Leon sat opposite him, Merlin sat next to him and Lancelot stared at the castle hoping that they are alright. Arthur glared up at him; he still didn't like the fact that Katie and he liked each other. Merlin sighed and picked up a few stones throwing them into the stream.
As nightfall came around Hengist had Katie and Morgana brought to the hall.
"Hello ladies." He said smirking at them. "Come sit next to me." He said and watched everyone else dancing. "Your friend should be here soon." He chuckled thinking of the outfit he was making her wear.
Ellie blushed as she looked at the clothes the maid gave to her.
"I am not wearing that." She said crossing her arms. The maid glared at her.
"You have to. If you do not then Hengist will…he'll kill me." She said her voice trailing off quietly. "And your friends as well." She added. Ellie looked at her. She didn't want anyone to die just because she refused to wear an outfit.
"Fine. Give it here." She muttered and took it out of the maid's hands.
Ellie put it on. It was a long red leather skirt that had slit's going up either side showing of her legs. The top was also red leather and was like a corset. The maid tied up the strings on the back tightly. Ellie could barley breath.
"There you go. All done." The maid said happily and dragged Ellie off to the hall.
"What exactly do I have to do?" Ellie whispered nervously. The maids looked at her sympathetically.
"You are the entertainment for the men." She whispered back slowly. Ellie gulped.
"By entertainment do you mean…?" she asked and the maid nodded solemnly. Ellie paled and looked to the floor. 'Arthur will never want me after this.' She thought to herself. The maid pushed her through the door and Ellie froze feeling everyone's eyes on her. Katie and Morgana stared at Ellie shocked that she would even consider wearing such a thing.
Arthur and his team climbed up the wall of the turret and crept through the window silently. Well, everyone apart from Merlin. He fell to the floor. Arthur glared at him and put his finger to his lips as they crept down the stairs. He looked around the corner and saw two guards sitting at a table playing chess. He looked at Merlin and smirked.
"Distract them." He whispered before pushing Merlin out. The guards looked up at him.
"Err…Hi." Merlin said waving at them.
Ellie shifted uncomfortably at the attention she was getting. While her back was turned one man grabbed her around the waist.
"Want some fun." He whispered into her ear. Ellie froze and turned around slapping him round the face.
"Get your hands off of me." She ordered. The man glared at her and grabbed her wrist tightly.
"You're going to wish you had not done that." He whispered menacingly and dragged her out of the court, Ellie screaming all the way. But no one heard her over the noise that everyone else was making. He dragged her into an empty room and threw her onto the bed, and then jumped on top of her making sure she couldn't get up. Ellie struggled to get out from under him but froze when she felt something hard poking her leg. The man above her chuckled darkly.
Arthur brushed down his clothes and looked at the two unconscious guards.
"Good work at distracting them Merlin." He complimented and they walked down to where they heard the music. Merlin poked his head through the door and walked in when no one noticed him. Arthur, Leon, Lancelot and Rob followed.
"Look, there's Katie and Morgana." Merlin said pointing to the two girls who were now alone together. Lancelot smiled when he saw that Katie was alright.
"Lancelot, Leon. You go and get them out of there." He said. "Me and Rob will go find Beth. And Merlin." He paused. "Go with those two." He said pointing at Leon and Lancelot. Merlin nodded and they crept over to the two girls.
"Hey." Lancelot whispered into Katie's ear. Katie jumped and looked up surprised.
"Lancelot. Oh thank god." She said quietly. Morgana and Katie stood up. Arthur and Rob joined them when they didn't spot Ellie.
"Where's Beth?" Arthur asked urgently. They shrugged.
"We don't know. But Hengist made her wear the most ridiculous clothes." Morgana said. "Kind of clothes that a woman of the night would wear." She explained. Arthur looked at her horrified.
((Sorry again for the crappiness of this chapter. I like to think of this as one of my better ones. LOL! Please review. You know you want tooo =]))
