𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝕺𝖓𝖊
𝔖𝔲𝔪𝔪𝔞𝔯𝔶: A high-school project gone wrong sends Astraea Aphelion fifteen centuries back in time, where she has to face a world of dragons, magic, and evil sorcerers. Luckily, she is not alone. In between hardships, she finds a...
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📍 Camelot
⏳ April, 504 AD
"What took you so long?" Morgana questioned Merlin when he finally returned with supplies to help treat the boy some three hours later.
"Sorry," he replied sheepishly, "once Gaius gets talking about anatomy, there is no stopping him."
Merlin set the bag he'd brought atop the dining table before hurrying to pull out a flask that contained some ointment, and a bandage. Then he moved towards the boy and he used a small wooden stick to gently apply the white paste onto his injury – which was a nauseating sight that made me move away from the scene.
"Are you sure you know what you are doing?" the Lady asked nervously as she kneeled beside the sorcerer.
"I am doing my best," he replied in a whisper. Then he turned to address me, "Astra, can you get some water?"
"Yep!"
I grabbed a near-empty bucket that stood near the bed and scurried out of the room. I hurried to the pump right outside the castle, filled the container, and then I began to walk back towards Morgana's room; freezing in my tracks when I ran into Gaius as I rounded a corner.
"What do you need all that water for?" he asked while raising an eyebrow in suspicion.
"Uh... a bath, obviously," I replied with a scoff.
"But it is almost night," he pointed out while crossing his arms. "If I remember correctly, you always bathe at midday after working with the horses."
I faltered for a second, then I feigned a sheepish look as I lied, "Well, I had a lady accident."
"Oh," Gaius said with a grimace as he averted his gaze, suddenly looking flustered.
I'm such a genius.
"That's why it's better to stay out of other people's business, grandpa!" I called out to him as he quickly walked away, then I smirked in triumph and bursted out laughing.
I was still giggling when I entered Morgana's room again. "What happened?" she asked, sounding slightly concerned as she scanned my face.
I put down the bucket next to the boy and was thankful to see that his wound was now covered by a bandage. "I just put Gaius off our trail in the most epic way ever," I informed her.
She looked confused while Merlin chuckled and offered a high-five. I smiled widely at the gesture and eagerly completed the motion, then I explained what had happened. The roles were quickly inverted as Morgana was now the one chuckling, while Merlin stared at me in horror.
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