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

Chapter 3 - Broken Hearts

The castle square was filled with knights in armour and red clocks, getting ready to leave the city in search for Sir Percival, Sir Leon, Lady Nyx and Lady Adela.
Mordred, Elyan and Lancelot all sat on horse back waiting on the King to come out from the palace. They were all waiting in silence.

"We must find them. We will look all night if we have to," Arthur said to Gwaine as they walked out the large door leading down to the square.

"Arthur, it will be to dark to see after night fall, it will have to be in the morning. I am sure they are altogether and are safe for now," Gwaine responded to him.

Arthur ignored Gwaine got on his horse ready to leave for the afternoon search. As he turned his horse to leave he saw three figures slowly walk through the gate house into the square. 

He couldn't believe his eyes. His two knights and lady Nyx. He jumped off the horse and walked over to them greeting them with joy. 

"Where is Adela?" Arthur questioned Leon. Percival's face dropped to the floor and went silent, as tears formed in his eyes, turning away from his king. Leon and Nyx looked down out of Arthur's gaze and to fell silent. 

"Where is she? Where is my daughter?" Arthur asked worrying about what happened to her. Questions forming in his head. Is she hurt. Or worse still is she dead. 

"TELL ME!" Arthur shouted at them. The other knights turned their gaze to see what was happening. 

Nyx looked up at Arthur with sadness. "Arthur, Morgana took us, then Morgana and Nixie both took her. I'm sorry, there was nothing I could do," she told him. Arthur shut his eyes and turned storming back to the castle. At the bottom of the steps. he stopped.

"THIS IS YOUR FAULT NYX. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAREFUL. YOU SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AFTER HER!" Arthur yelled across the square as he turned round fast looking at her with anger in his face. The people in the court yard turned to see what was happening, watching their king let out his anger. His fists were clenched and he looked like he was going to charge.

Nyx deepened even more with sadness, fearing what would happen to Adela and feeling like it was her fault and the one to be blamed. 

"Arthur, all our hands were bound by rope, we couldn't do anything to help," Leon responded, moving closer to Nyx in a protective manner. 

Percival ignored all the knights and walked passed Arthur and up into the castle, straight to his and Adela's chamber.

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"Arthur is just worried about Adelaide, I will be fine," Nyx told Leon as they walked hand in hand back to their chamber. Leon smiled and looked down at her, kissing the top of her head. 

"Leon, I have to tell you something," Nyx said looking to the floor. He quickly turned from happy to extremely worried, turning her and faced her. 

"I'm... I'm ..." Nyx stuttered before being interrupted by Gwaine. He walked along passed them whistling in a mocking way.

"I will tell you later," Nyx said.

"No, now, I need to know," Leon replied still worried. She pulled him to their chamber to speak about what was on Nyx's mind. She sat him on the bed and placed her hands on his shoulders. 

"Leon," she began taking a deep breath, "you are going to ... going to," 

"Going to what?" Leon said looking up at her, confused as to what she was meaning.

"A father, you are going to be a father," Nyx finished. Leon wrapped his armed around her waist and lifted her up off the ground, spinning her round. 

"Are you serious," Leon asked, looking up to him wife.

"Of course I am," Nyx replied kissing his lips sweetly. Leon let her down to the floor before taking her hand and walking over to the fire place where two seats waited for them to sit down in.

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The sun was setting and the kingdom became darker. The forest was cold and silent apart from the footsteps of Adela and Nixie. They were half way back to Camelot, but still a few hours away, with no horses and little light to see. 

"We need to get back," Adela exclaimed to Nixie, who followed behind. 

"Adela, we can make camp and begin again at first light," Nixie replied. 

"No, we will carry on, we can't be to far now," Adela spoke out, worried about everyone back in Camelot. Her father, Percival, all the knights. She walked down the hill leading into the valley of the fallen kings. Nixie drew her sword and Adela clenched her bow. 

"Why did you help me," Adela asked curiously.

"You are my family, and I want to show that I am not just a sorceress," Nixie replied, "I only want to put the past behind us and get on with my new life. I want to be in Camelot," Adela smiled at her.

"Family, like cousins or something?" Adela questioned. Turning and looking, "that's why you look like me?"

"Yes, my father is your mother's brother," Nixie explained. 

At that moment, a bird flew out of the tree make a loud noise making both girls jump. They both then carried on walking.

"Come on, I know where we are now," Adela said.

They eventually came to the other side of the valley and could see the city and castle of Camelot. Over the next hill. A smile grew upon Adela's face as she looked over the landscape to her home. Nixie walked over beside her and a small smile grew on her face to. 

"Finally, home," Adela sighed, before walking down to the path leading into the city walls. The main street was lit with small fires and was empty. Nobody was in sight. Both girls continued to walk up to the castle. 

"HALT," A deep voice came from behind them. Adela turned to look at a dark figure coming towards them. "Who is it?"
Adela looked at the knights face, realising who it was. The tall knight held up his sword pointing it at the two girls. He looked too realised who he was looking at, the ripped red dress and red clock, only belonging to one person that he knew of. 

"You should know who it is," Adela replied. She moved slowly into a run before jumping into the arm's of the knights. 

"Adela, you are home now," The knight comforted. Holding her in his arms.

"Percival, I have been worried about you," Adela said looking into the eyes of her husband, kissing his lips. She got back on her feet and took hold of his hands. 

"You were the one missing, not the other way around," Percival laughed. "There is search parties out looking for you."

"We're you not allowed to go?" She asked

"I was out earlier, but I couldn't be in our chamber, I came out to help, and for when the search party returned."

She giggled back and walked with him up to the castle forgetting Nixie was there. Nixie just followed behind, wondering that would happen to her. 

"Nixie, I will get someone to show you to your chambers," Adela signalled a guard and order him to take her to one of the guest chamber, before being carried up to her own chamber by her knight in shinning armour of a husband.

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