Forgive And Forget (Merlin BBC Fanfic)

The Escape

Percival's POV

Percival watched intently as the guards sat and drank outside the cell. Everyone else was sleeping apart from Kyra who lay with her head in his lap. The guard outside the cell stumbled over to the bucket in the corner to relieve himself, Kyra lifted herself silently from Percival's lap and stalked like a jungle cat over to the back wall, her eyes never left the guard's back as she pulled at the chain of a manacle until it went taut, it clanked on the ground making the guard turn round. Percival watched as she pretended to be asleep against the wall hiding the manacle behind her back. The guard made eye contact with him angrily, "what do you want Big 'Un ?" Percival shrugged and put his arm behind his head flexing the muscles, The guard glared at him before turning to walk away,  Kyra moaned and clutched her head suddenly. Percival stood up quickly and rushed to her as she hid a rusty nail in her palm, the guard opened the cell door slightly and clung to it so he didn't fall over "whassa matter with her ?" Kyra clutched Percival's  arm and whispered " help me up", He took her over to the door. Her eyes were almost closed as Percival said "she needs water", 

The guard was wary as she held onto the bars fighting heavy eyelids. He looked at her "She looks fine to m-" quick as a flash, Kyra grabbed his head and sunk the nail right into his neck. Her eyes flashed with dark malice that scared Percival, She held his body up and opened the door, pulled him inside the cell and unbuckled his sword. Percival waited in the corner poised by the bars waiting for the other guard who came down the corridor right as he shot his arm between the bars and around his throat "could have informed me of your plan earlier" Percival grumbled at Kyra, she chuckled and threw him a look, "no offense but when you try to surprise someone you tense up and look as though someone put a red hot poker up your back" He narrowed his eyes at her, "no i don't"   He muttered. She tossed her hair and pouted mockingly before waking everyone up "Gwaine, get up we've got to go" She shook her brother's shoulders who in turn woke Helena and Gaius. Percival woke Arthur and Elyan whilst buckling the guard's sword to his waist "Lets go " Kyra said urgently as they filed out of the cell closing the door behind them shutting the guards in. The group hurried along the dimly lit passage following Kyra, they came to a cross road and looked at her , she gasped and clutched her head again, Percival grabbed her arm "that's the second time"  he warned her, she looked at him expressionlessly and pointed down the left corridor, "this way" she said with a quiet voice. Arthur frowned "that leads us further into the dungeon" She turned on him with a wild look "  Leon is down this way" Arthur looked shocked but nodded for her to continue leading them, Percival noticed a faint glow on the inside of her wrist as she reached up to touch her head, her sleeve slipped back to reveal a glowing triskelion.

He coughed and gestured "wrist" to her subtly as she hid it in her sleeve again,  Percival narrowed his eyes "what ?" she said under her breath " we vowed to find each other ... tracking spell" She said with a small smile with a tinge of pain. " is it supposed to hurt you ? " He murmured.  

She stayed silent as they came to the next set of cells , she glanced hopefully into each of them before a new pain made her double up and clutch Gwaine's arm. "Kyra, what's going on ?" Gaius asked worriedly, she shrugged him off and let go of gwaine with a knowing look. " come on , they won't take long to find the guards" she answered quickly, her long red hair flowing down her back as she turned. We passed an empty guard post with a set of crossbows and a quiver of bolts in it, Gwaine picked up one and passed the other to Arthur whilst Elyan held Gaius upright, Helena checked that he wasn't too hot and took some of his weight from Elyan. The air was colder the further they descended into the cells. The cold made them shiver from the chill. Condensation trickled down the walls making them shine like black diamonds. The cells were empty and dark as the group past them apart from the end where one torch glowed gently sending flickering shadows across the wall. "Kyra you said he was here wha-"Gwaine was cut off by a low whistled version of 'The Bear and The Maiden Fair" from the darkness "took your time Percival", Kyra's eyes lit up as she ran to the end cell where Leon leant against the bars casually.

She grabbed both his hands and leant her forehead against his. Tears shone in her eyes as he gently put a hand on her cheek. "Time to go i think" Elyan said glancing behind him nervously, Percival looked around before noticing a large metal bar inside the toolbox of a mason, "stand back" he  said and shoved it in between the wall and the hinges of the door pushing with all his  might, they groaned slowly away. Leon kicked the door sending it clattering open. He hugged Kyra once then grasped Percival's forearm with a grin,  the tall knight returned it and threw the bar to the ground. The group all turned as muffled shouts came down the stairs, this time they looked to Arthur for guidance. "The siege tunnels" he said suddenly and ran to the left towards the tight winding staircase that led up towards the forges, "Arthur the forges will be crawling with guards"

"Then we fight our way out "