Elizabeth is the younger sister of Arthur Pendragon. Daughter of Uther Pendragon and crowned princess of Camelot. Elizabeth may have never known her mother, but was told often how much she resembles her. She longs to leave Camelot and explore the wo...
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Elizabeth's POV
I smile proudly as Arthur kneels before our father. "Do you solemnly swear to govern the people of this kingdom and its dominions according to the statutes, customs and laws laid down by your forebears?" father asks him.
"I do, sire" Arthur tells him.
"Do you promise to exercise mercy and justice in your deeds and judgments?" father asks him.
"I do, sire" Arthur promises.
"And do you swear allegiance to Camelot, now and for as long as you shall live?" father asks.
"I, Arthur Pendragon, do pledge life and limb to your service and to the protection of the kingdom and its peoples" Arthur states.
"Now being of age and heir apparent, from henceforth, you shall be Crown Prince of Camelot" father declares. We all clap as Arthur stands and faces the crowd. I go up to him and hug him from behind.
"I'm so proud of you" I tell him.
"In a few years, you'll be crown princess of Camelot" he states.
"Yeah, then father will start searching for a husband" I mutter.
"Don't worry, I won't let him marry you off to anyone" he assures me. I go to thank him when suddenly a black knight on a black horse bursts through the window. Arthur pushes me behind him, drawing his sword. Along with the knights.
"What in the devil's name?" father asks. The horse walks to Arthur and I. The Black Knight throws down a gauntlet in front of us. Arthur sheathes his sword to pick up the gauntlet, but another knight gets there first.
"I, Sir Owain, accept your challenge" he declares.
"Single combat. Noon tomorrow. Till the death." the black knight declares. Before riding out of the room. The celebration ends and I go to Morgana's room with Arthur. Who starts to rant.
"He shouldn't have picked up the gauntlet!" he snaps.
"So put an end to it" Morgana tells him.
"The challenge has been taken up. The fight cannot be stopped" he states.
"Then why not swap places with sir Owain?" I ask him.
"Owain picked up the gauntlet. Owain is the one who must fight. That's the Knight's Code. He knew that" he explains.
"But it's a fight to the death" Morgana and I state.
"I know" Arthur says sadly.
"Then we must pray and have faith in sir Owain" I tell them. They agree. Arthur and I leave for our rooms to go to bed. I prayed when woke up in the morning that the black knight had been a dream. He wasn't. Morgana and I each sent Gwen with a token of good luck for Sir Owain.
Morgana and I are in our usual seats as we wait for the fight to begin. "The fight shall be to the knight's rules! To the death!" Arthur declares. "Let the battle commence" he says and it does. Owain managed to stab the black knight in the gut, yet it continued to fight like he hadn't been injured at all. He kills Sir Owain and we all gasp in horror.
