A/N: Hi guys! I'm so incredibly sorry for how long this chapter took. I've been so busy. Freshman year is hell. I actually like how this chapter turned out so yah. Enjoy!

-Giggles

Just then a horse whinnied in distress in the courtyard and a scream pierced the air.

The king and court sorcerer ran out to the courtyard just in time to see Jeffery on the ground with an arrow in his leg, losing blood quickly. Lillian was kneeling next to him, hands hovering over his body and looking terrified.

She saw her father and uncle, "Daddy! Uncle Merlin! Quick! I don't know what to do!" She yelled. The two raced down and Arthur pulled his daughter to her feet and wrapped his arms around her while Merlin got down next to the prince to check the wound.

"He's losing to much blood, he needs Gaius, Now!" He yelled. A few servants came and settled him on a stretcher and carried him to Gaius's chambers. Merlin then came over to Arthur and Lillian.

"Lillian, what happened?" Merlin said gently to the girl.

She turned in her father's arms and looked at her uncle.

"An assassin, he was hiding out in the courtyard and I was going to meet Jeffery for a ride this morning and the assassin shot an arrow at me, but he missed and I didn't really realize what was happening until he shot the second arrow, Jeffery knocked me to the ground and was hit." She said still quite terrified. "Okay, are you sure? There's nothing else?" Merlin said.

"No, Uncle, he saved my life, I would have died had that arrow hit me."

"I'm going to go help Gaius." He said and ran up the stairs.

"I'm coming too." She said.

"You need to rest..." Her father said.

"Daddy, I'm fine. Besides, I want to be by his side."

"Okay." He said albeit reluctantly.

She took off after her Uncle.

Arthur followed his daughter. When he arrived in Gaius's chambers. Gaius was holding a clothe to the man's leg and he was muttering to Merlin. Lillian sat on the other side of the bed, holding Jeffery's hand.

"Hello father..." She said.

"Hello dear, how is he, Gaius?" Arthur asked.

"He'll be fine. He's lost quite a bit of blood but he'll pull through. I still have to sew this up, but he should wake soon."

"Thank you, Gaius."

Once Gaius had sewed the wound closed and put a bandage on his leg, Merlin took a vial off the shelf and handed it to Lillian.

"Give this to him when he wakes up. It will numb the pain."

She took it, "I will." She said.

Gaius and Merlin left the room and then Lillian and Arthur were alone with the unconscious man.

"Daddy...When I saw him yesterday and he invited me to go riding with him, he told me he wanted to gain my trust so that he could fight alongside me."

"He is a good man, who is willing to do anything for his kingdom. I know you didn't trust him at first but, he's grown fond of you. I could see it."

"I like him, daddy..."

"I figured." Arthur's face fell.

"He just saved my life. That arrow would have killed me."

"Stay with him until he wakes." Arthur said and stood, "I'm going to go find your mother so she doesn't worry."

"Okay."

Arthur walked out the door.

Lillian

She sat at Jeffery's bedside after her father left. She held his hand and stared at his face. She couldn't deny the fact, he was incredibly attractive, and she did like him. She'd always thought he was good looking but now she was looking at him in a totally different perspective. Asleep. Most people are more attractive when they are asleep because they are always relaxed and everything just slips away. Jeffery was the picture of innocence when he was asleep. His face was less intense and he had the hint of a smile on his face. Just as she was thinking that, his eyes fluttered open.

"L-Lillian?"

"Jeffery! You're awake!" She exclaimed.

"A-Are you okay?"

"Am I okay? You're the one who got hit with the arrow!"

"I-I couldn't let you get hurt."

"Why not?"

His eyes landed on her face as they focused, "You're beautiful."

"Thank you...but I don't-I don't understand. Why me?"

"You are a beautiful...girl...and I really...like you." He gasped in pain.

"Oh! I'm sorry!" She took the vial from her pocket, "I was told to have you drink it when you woke up. It will numb the pain."

He took it from her hand and drained it and waited for them to take affect. When they did he relaxed and his eyes shut.

"Thank you for saving my life." She whispered and placed a feather light kiss on his forehead.

A/N: Again, I am SO SO SO sorry about how long this chapter took me. High school sucks. So I actually do like how this turned out but I'm having major issues. I need help. So I noticed that in the prophecy it said that Lillian was supposed to take back Dorian when she was 30 and like a total idiot I totally forgot that there are 5 years between when you turn 25 and when you turn 30. So I'm going to need a time jump. Now I'm definitely putting one in here but I need help deciding where I should put it. So my first thought is to do one where I make a few more chapters and set up Jeffery and Lillian's relationship and then do a 4 and a half year time jump. My second thought however was if I put in a new chapter to explain what the relationship is like and what's going on with battle plans in every year. So let me know... READ AND REVIEW!

-Giggles