Chapter 3
In the distance there were ringing bells. She bolted out of the bed to retrieve some article of clothing. Thankfully it was her pants and chainmail. On her way out she grabbed her sword and strapped it to her belt. Upon reaching the hallway, all the knights were on alert. They were rushing around trying to find their shoes and swords. She passes them all and on the way out she sees Elyan.
"Do you know what is going on?" I ask him.
"Not sure. You should come with me though. You know, because you are not as acquainted with the citadel yet."
"Okay."
We walk side by side to where people are gathered. I push through them all to see what happened. There in the middle was a man lying on the ground. His eyes were swollen shut by huge bruises and his tongue stuck out. Across his throat was a slash mark and it was covered in crimson. But what she couldn't understand is the bullet hole in his forehead. Guns don't exist in this time period.
"Elyan, let's get these people away from the body."
With every attempt of getting people away, more came. Eventually the King came to the scene followed by Gaius and Merlin. When the king came, the people began to disperse since he would want Gaius to work without any spectators. Gaius knelt down to inspect the body. After some time, Gaius spoke.
"Bruises over the eyes and the tongue out contemplate that of he was exhausted, captured, and was tortured. The cause of death would be the slashing of the throat. But what doesn't make sense is the hole in his head. It runs straight through. I have never seen anything like it."
"Morgana's doing?" Arthur asks.
"It might be, but I am not sure. I will have to inspect more thoroughly."
"Yes Gaius. Now you all can go back to bed."
All the knights trudged back to the rooms. The horror of what they have just seen will probably haunt their nightmares for a long time. Unfortunately for Kathrine, she gets to experience the horror in her other life. The pillows on the bed look so comfortable. She climbs in to be whisked away back to Merlin.
