You Never Break Your Promises (Merlin Fan Fic)(Book Two)

Chapter 2 - Plans Falling Apart

Arthur rose his hand slowing the search party to a halt. Gwaine and Mordred jumped off their horses, and tied them to one of the tree branches that hung around them.

Adela and Nyx both jumped off their horses, and also tied them to a branch. Arthur pulled his sword from his saddle and began to walk down the woodland pathway. The knights and Nyx all had swords in hand, Adela had her bow loaded with an arrow ready to fire.

They jogged down the pathway till they came to a clearing. With nothing in sight. Everything was still.

"Adela, Nyx, stay close to Elyan and Mordred, Gwaine, Lancelot you are with me," Arthur ordered as they split into their groups and walked in different directions. Adela and Mordred jogged slightly ahead of Nyx and Elyan and came to two pathways leading into tall sided valleys.

"Mordred and Elyan go down there, and me and Nyx will go down here. I am sure we will be able to defend for ourselves," She said looking over at the two knights raising her eyebrows towards the end. Then signalling Nyx to go down one of the valleys.

"Come on, I see something," Adela spoke to her as she pointed towards trees in the distance. They both ran over to the trees to find two clocks hanging from the tree branches, knowing that they belonged to their missing husbands.

"They were here, but where did they go. There is no tracks? Adela questioned.

Both girls looked at each other with deep sadness before finding themselves face to face with the roots of the trees surrounding them. Then darkness.

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"I need her to wake up. Or she will be at no use," an evil voice echoed through the darkness of the hut. From the shadows the black figure of Morgana returned, with girl in a long armored dress.

"What the hell is this," Leon shouted at them. Percival and Leon both felt a rush of anger and tried to break free but were unable to. They both relaxed falling to their knees.

"You can't escape, no matter how strong. And Percival as soon as Adela wakes, say your goodbyes," Morgana smirked, while looking directly at him with an evil glare.

Leon and Percival looked at each other before looking down the the space between them where their wives lay with their hands tied in thick rope.

"Don't hurt them," Leon said with his eyes closed before opening them looking at Nyx.

"Sir Leon, dear knight of Camelot, nothing will happen to Nyx. It is Adela that I want, Nyx just happen to be there," Morgana spoke facing Leon and then turning to Percival. He stood up as fast as the speed of light, trying to break free.

"NO!" He shouted getting more angry. Morgana flinched as she heard the rope beginning to split. "YOU WILL NOT TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME!" He still shouted with anger as the rope was close to completely splitting.

Morgana knew the rope wasn't going to hold for the abnormally strong knight, so grabbed Adela as her eyes slowly opened and dragged her out the small hut.
"MORGANA, I WILL FIND YOU!" Percival shouted after her, "YOU AREN'T GETTING WAY WITH THIS,"
Morgana tied her to another rope which was attached to her saddle of her horse. Nixie sat on her horse watching Morgana get on her horse and walk off pulling Adela behind.

"Let's go, Princess," she sniggered.

Nixie walked behind them as they went through the trees. She looked behind at the small hut to see the knights and Nyx jump out the door in search for Adela. But didn't see the horses in the distance. She felt a rush of sadness when she took her last look and to see Percival looking frantically for her, before he fell to his knees, Nyx trying comforting him and Leon still searching for the Lady Adelaide.

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"My father will not stop looking for me. Why did you need me?" Adela asked for the fifth time. Morgana and Nixie both got off their horses and walked over to her. Morgana swung her hand hitting Adela across the face, causing her to fall to her knees. Morgana smirked and turned getting back on her horse.

"Nixie, let's go," Morgana said settling back into her saddle.

Nixie ignored her and helped Adela up. She felt the same power in her, as the night she was found in the castle months ago, but this time stronger. Adela looked up at her confused at the feeling, and remembered what happened last time.

"Nixie?" Morgana questioned. still no answer. "NIXIE?" She turned to see what was going on. Her eyes widened.

Adela and Nixie both turned to Morgana feeling a rush of weirdness go from their feet to their heads. Both their eyes flashed with a golden shimmer of light.

Morgana flew through the air, hitting her head off the stones, knocking her out cold. Morgana's horse began to spook Nixies eyes quickly lit up again snapping the rope around Adela's hands. Nixie ran over to her horse and passed Adela her bow and arrows as well as her sword. Adela tied her belt round her waist and held her bow in her hand just in case any bandits came at them.
"Thank you," Adela broke the silence. Their both were ready, and began to run in the direction of the city of Camelot. To home.

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