Chapter 26: A risky plan and a tragic death.
Lyra was dragged into their chambers. "Let me go, please! I beg you!"
"Be quiet." He hissed placing her on the bed. Lyra was alarmed when he started to remove his clothes.
"What are you doing?" She sobbed. He paused with his actions and glanced at her.
"I said be quiet" He hissed dangerously. Lyra was so scared she didn't know what to do anymore. She was so alone.
He had finished removing his clothes and he got on the bed and started pulling at Lyra's but she pulled away. "Leave me alone!" She said receiving a slap on the face.
"You do not give me orders. Ever." Mordred had removed her tiara, necklace, and shoes. "Turn around. Now." He said.
Lyra wanted to run away, she didn't care where as long as Mordred wasn't with her. But she couldn't. If she did, Arthur and her friends would die, and she would do anything for them not to get hurt. She turned her back to Mordred and he started to undo her dress. She started to shake.
He had removed her clothes completely now and Lyra felt like dying. "Please...don't." She begged.
He was on top of her and entered her roughly. Her blood stained the white sheets of the bed and she screamed. "Still a virgin? Then I should warn you, this will hurt like hell." He went faster and deeper. It lasted forever but by the time Mordred had finished Lyra's body was so full of pain, the princess couldn't move. She was ashamed. All Lyra could do now was lie there and cry.
Mordred got dressed and left. He had been gone for about ten minutes when Lyra realized that the only thing Mordred didn't remove was the ring... She tried to pull it off, but it was stuck. He had put a spell on it. She was certain.
Gwen hadn't moved for a while and hours after losing her maidenhood, Lyra came to the Physician's room.
"Hello...?" She called softly. "Gaius?" He wasn't there. But she could she someone at the end of the room and she ran over. It was Gwen.
"Mi lady... I'm sorry..." She said quietly.
"For what?"
Gwen smiled weekly. "Gaius is to be...to be..."
Lyra started to worry. "To be what?"
"Executed." She said. "Mordred knows...He was listening when Merlin told Gaius of the plan to save you. And its to late to save me...He left me in this room to die."
"No. You will not die. Gwen you are my friend. Please live. Live for me... for Arthur.
Gwen's eyes closed and her body was limp and she was cold. "Gwen? Gwen no. Wake up!"
There was a sound from behind her. "Gwaine?" She said, stunned.
"Yeah...I came to see Gwen but... Sorry." He said. And she nodded.
"Gwaine Arthur...He's alive. Mordred put him in the dungeons. We must help them escape.
He shock his head. "We'd get caught. And besides, you're not meant to be here." He said.
"I wanted Gaius for...Anyway. Gwen said he's going to hang! We can't let that happen. We need him and he's our friend! Gwaine please!" She begged.
Taken by Lyra's large eyes, Gwaine nodded. "OK, but it wont be easy." Lyra hugged him.
"This isn't good, is it." Merlin said, annoyed.
Morgana looked at him and narrowed her eyes. "It's your fault we're here. If you hadn't gone and revealed our plans to Gaius. He wouldn't hang and we wouldn't be in this mess!" She hissed.
"You shouldn't have given that ruby to Gwen! It's going to kill her!" Merlin argued back.
"Shut it, both of you. We need a plan." Arthur said, getting frustrated with the fighting.
"I have one." Merlin said. Morgana raised her eyebrows.
You're lying. She told him mentally.
Merlin sighed. You're right, but we can't let Arthur give up. His heart is broken, Morgana! If he gives up now, everything will be lost. Morgana nodded.
"I have one...But it'll be risky." Morgana said, looking at Arthur.
"Go on." He said.
"We need to get Lyra, get as far from Camelot as we can. Maybe we could go to Cenred's Kingdom-."
"No. Cenred is an enemy. I do not seek his protection, Morgana. Merlin, whats your plan?" Merlin's eyes widened.
"Forget that." A voice said from behind them. Gwaine stood holding a set of keys in his right hand. "We're going to The Forests of Balor." he said.
"Gwaine, what are you doing here? How did you get those keys?" Arthur asked.
"Wait a second, The Forests of Balor? Are you insane? Thats where Arthur almost got eaten alive by spiders. You can't be serious?" Merlin said.
Arthur shuddered, that was one of his worst memories. "Merlin. It was only in the cave. And besides, we wont be going in there ever." He said seriously.
"Fine. We go then. But how did you get those keys?" Morgana asked Gwaine.
He smiled. "Lyra knows about the plan... In fact she came up with it. She should be waiting outside in the Darkling woods at midnight tonight. If she's not there, there's only one place she would be; Her chambers. And if it's locked, it doesn't matter because I have the keys!" He looked so proud of himself, he always did.
"Right... But if Mordred finds Lyra again... She is still his wife and..." Merlin trailed of when he saw Arthur frown slightly. He could never marry her now.
"We leave tonight. Leave us here until then." Morgana said, Gwaine nodded and left them, putting the keys safely in his pocket.
Sorry I killed Gwen, but that had to happen. Hope you enjoyed! 3