Thanks for reading the last chapter. In this chapter you have got to love Gwaine. King Gremian hates magic except when his brother uses it to help catch sorcerers. Morgana didn't escape by using magic… you will find out in this chapter.
"She is not only a Pendragon but she is a powerful witch. Her main aim is to kill everyone." Morgana felt her heart horribly sink as rage intensely seethed through her body ready to leap out at the prisoner. "I'd rather die than look at her. She is no better than dirt and is a piece of v-"
"I confess that I am Morgana Pendragon and I do have magic." Morgana said in her calm but eerie voice. "But I have come to offer you and your father help."
"My father says he would rather die than work in harmony with a Pendragon. Especially one who is an insane sorceress," Alexander taunted with an evil glint in his eye.
Morgana's determination had restrained herself from using magic. She needed to make an alliance or else she would just have to go back and hide at the Isle of the Blessed. Morgana had thought that she might be able to convince the King but now the chances seemed pretty slim. She decided to wait until Alexander had gone and then try and escape.
Alexander headed out of the cell but ceased walking beside a guard and whispered in his ear, "Sedate her." Morgana was too busy watching Alexander heading out of the dungeons to see the guard pointing a small cross bow at her. Before Morgana had realised that, the guard had shot a dart with tranquilliser in it at her, she felt the world quickly leaving her.
"I don't know about any of you but now might be a good time to RUN!" Merlin called.
"I give the orders Merlin, SPRINT!" Arthur said. Arthur sprinted away the way back to Miadora (Sunnivia's village). Sunnivia, Merlin and Gwaine followed his lead and chatted at the same time.
"Sprint, run what's the difference," Merlin indignity whispered to Gwaine.
"To us nothing. If you said that to Arthur the world would end though."
"If there were no taverns and good looking girls except from Morgana your world would end."
"Hmm… Not true. Morgana is darn pretty though she has a bit of a mental issue. We would have a romance where she would end up killing me or we would stab each other at the same time. In fact next time I see her, I will tell her I love her just to see her reaction." Merlin chuckled at Gwaine's remark.
"That was being optimistic though," Gwaine added. "It is not me who loves Morgana, it is you," Merlin stared at Gwaine in surprise. Merlin felt strange. He tried to find the words to tell Gwaine that he would never love Morgana but he failed.
"You have got quite similar hobbies."
"Yes." Merlin agreed managing to find words. "That is why Arthur and all the knights of Camelot are alive because I am trying to kill them all the time," Merlin mocked sarcastically."
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO PLAYING AT?" Arthur yelled. "I SAID SPRINT! Not go for a saunter."
"Calm down Arthur. The Saxons are probably miles away," coaxed Merlin.
Suddenly Saxons charged out of the forest they were running past. They were numerous in number and their war cries were formidable. The four's pace picked up but the Saxons were steadily gaining on them. One of the Saxons fired an arrow which hit Gwaine in the leg. Gwaine stumbled down onto the ground unable to keep on going because of the agonising pain in his leg. Merlin halted pulling Gwaine up. Arthur and Sunnivia hadn't noticed that Gwaine had fallen.
"Merlin, you need to run and save yourself. The fate of Camelot rests on your shoulders," Gwaine stuttered with great effort.
"But..."
"No time to argue. GO!" Merlin ran off into the distance leaving poor Gwaine at the mercy of the Saxons.
"The King is going to be pleased that is the fourth knight of Camelot that we have captured, in two days." Merlin heard this and gasped in shock. Four knights of Camelot.
"Gaius? " Gwen asked entering Gaius's chamber. She wore a wine coloured dress with gold intricate patterning and had a gold headdress on.
"Yes, your Majesty," replied Gaius lurking out of the corners of chamber.
"Just call me Gwen. Do you think Arthur will return? It has been almost four days," Gwen whispered trying not to burst out into hysterics.
"He'll defeat the giant I'm sure of that," Gaius lied.
"It is not just that. Other things could threaten his life."
"Like what."
"King Gremian and M-Morgana," stuttered Gwen.
"I can't promise you that King Gremian won't find out that Arthur is trespassing his kingdom but if he does they will find a way to outsmart them. As for Morgana, she hasn't been sighted for three years so it will be extremely unlikely that she even knows where they are." Gwen sighed. She had not slept very well since Arthur had gone. "Merlin will take care of Arthur."
"Why does that not reassure me?"
"Merlin can't fight but he is clever. Here, take this sleeping draft before you go to bed tonight," Gauis instructed. "You will need all your strength for ruling the kingdom while Arthur is away. Gwen, you know can still come to speak to me any time you like."
"Thank you Gaius. I feel better now."
"ARTHUR!" Merlin shouted dashing into Sunnivia's house
"Where is Gwaine?"
"He has been captured by Saxons," Merlin sobbed. "I think the other knights have been too as the Saxons said that he was the fourth knight of Camelot that they had captured in two days."
"We need to rescue them. They are probably being held captive in King Gremian's castle," Arthur said decisively. Merlin nodded his head vigorisly in agreement.
"I'm going with you," Sunnivia growled fiercly. "Edla you need to flee to Camelot and take Dawn with you."
"You need to go with them Sunnivia," Arthur ordered.
"No. I won't go with them. Nothing that you say can change that," Sunnivia said stubbornly.
"We need to go," Arthur commanded. "If you die Sunnivia it will be your fault."
"Hang on... It would be the person who killed her, fault. So unless she planning on killing herself," Merlin wisely said.
"Shut up, Merlin! No one likes a clever clogs."
"GWAINE!" Percival shouted in joy.
"Er, I want to say it is good to see you but it isn't really because we are all trapped in King Gremian's dungeons," joked Elyan.
Sir Leon added, "Well at least it has been interesting. See in that cell over there is Morgana."
"Leon doomed her. Leon told Prince Alexander that she is called Morgana Pendragon and that she is a witch. Alexander got his brother who is a sorcerer to enchant the chains and the whole cell so Morgana cannot escape. They sedated her while they enchanted the cell and since Morgana woke up from the sedative she has tried and failed to escape. She is either going to die or endure a life full of torture and pain," Elyan said sympathetically.
"Oh I'll cheer her up," Gwaine laughed. "Morgana." Morgana turned round and glared at Gwaine. "Smile." Morgana just glared at Gwaine. "Never frown cause you never know. I might be falling in love with your smile. Okay this will cheer you up. If I could rearrange the letters of the alphabet U and I would be next to each other."
"I don't need to rearrange the letters of the alphabet N and O are already next to each other," Morgana replied coldly.
"Okay but you are my heart's desire because if beauty was time you would be eternity." The other knights snorted but Gwaine restrained his laugh. Really he hadn't had this much fun in ages. The look in Morgana's face was priceless. He wasn't really in love with her but he had told Merlin that he would tell Morgana that he loved her as a joke "Without you I dwell in darkness. I love you Morgana."
"Stop saying that."
"I would die a million deaths if it meant I could be with you!"
"Take that last part away and hurry up and die."
"Love is like heaven but can hurt like hell."
"If I was out of this cell, you would be in hell."
"Ooh, spouting poetry my lady," Gwaine mocked. The prisoners heard footsteps approaching and then out of the shadows strolled Alexander. "You look like a princess," Gwaine chortled to Alexander.
"I have come to talk to it." Alexander pointed at Morgana. "So you can shut your face," Alexander yelled at Gwaine. He entered Morgana's prison cell.
"I do have a name you know. In case you have forgotten I am called Morgana." Alexander slapped Morgana in the face.
"You may only speak to people who are above you in ranking if you are given permission. You are bottom ranking so you cannot talk to anyone even the other prisoners unless you are given permission," Alexander ordered. His lips cracked into large evil smile. Morgana gave him an evil smile back so he slapped her again. "Do not think you can look at me like that witch. I am a pr-"
"Lay off my girlfriend, you idiot. She may be a pain in the backside but she's my pain in the backside."
"I AM NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND AND I NEVER WILL BE!" Morgana raucously shrieked.
Morgana's shrieks clashed with Alexander's shout of, "HOW DARE YOU SHOUT WHEN YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION, WITCH!" Alexander was shaking with fury but Morgana did not even look the slightest bit scared. He aimed a kick at Morgana but Morgana dodged it receiving a sharp intake of pain in her neck because of the iron collar she wore. His foot hit the cell wall. "You will pay for this Morgana Pendragon."
"How? It was already decided that I am going to die in this godforsaken place."
"I am going to get my father, the King," Alexander fumed before storming off. Morgana laughed coldly. Her ghostly laugh reverberated through the dungeons. The witch turned her face from everyone and her lip began to tremble.
"Honestly Gwaine," Elyan chuckled. "We are going to get killed because of you."
"Well, we are all going to die anyway. Cheer up witchie," Gwaine called to Morgana. "Can't we be friends?" Morgana did not even turn around and make a face. She was enraged by Gwaine. He expected them to be friends. Her being friends with anyone who liked Arthur would never happen.
"I am going to take a leaf out of Gwaine's book. If I am going to die I am going to die offending the enemies and having a laugh at the same time," Percival chortled.
"DDIIIIIIIIIIEEEEE!" yelled a giant of a man with a mane of chocolate brown hair and a tangled beard. This man was King Gremian and he was completely covered in hair and his teeth were rotting. "MORGANA PENDRAGON!" He ordered the guard to open Morgana's cell and he headed in it.
"Oh, I am feeling very popular today. Everyone seems to want to see me," Morgana sneered.
"That's because I love you," said Gwaine.
"SHUT UP! Did my son not tell you the rules," the King angrily shouted.
"Yep. Rule one: We have to call you an ugly swine
Rule two: l have to kiss Morgana
Rule three: You need to send more good looking girls into prison
Rule four: We have to order alcoholic drinks to get drunk
Rule five: We need to kill you," Gwaine chortled completely cracking up.
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO SHUT YOUR FACE!"
"First though I need to kill you, ugly swine and everyone loves me too much to make me shut up. Don't you, wichie."
"I AM NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND YOU IGNORENT PIG! I LOATHE YOU!" yelled Morgana
"Well, knight of Camelot," smirked King Gremian. "Let's see how you feel once we torture your girlfriend. The reason I haven't killed her yet is because I want to have the pleasure of torturing her" He approached Morgana and yanked her hair. Morgana grimaced but put on a face of pure loathing.
"We need to make camp for the night," ordered Arthur
"I'll go and get fire wood," volunteered Sunnivia. Arthur nodded and she left.
"Arthur how are you exactly planning on getting three knights out of the King's dungeons," Merlin asked.
Arthur said, "I swore that I would protect my men."
"Then I swear that I'll protect you or die by your side."
Yay, last two lines from the leaked out trailer. I am really looking forward to writing the next few chapters. I don't think my Gwaine comedy was that good? It was meant to be really soppy as it was only acting. Gwaine doesn't actually love Morgana but because he is going to die he is having the time of his life teasing her about it. Please review.
