AM I THE ONE? | Arthur Pendragon [1]

We Need to Do Something

*Annabelle's P.O.V.*

I winced. Ouch. That must have hurt. I just watched as Arthur hit his opponent with his shield in the head. And let me just say, it must have been really painful. Now his opponent was lying on the ground, unconscious. The crowd erupted in cheers, and Gwen, Morgana, and I clapped with smiles on our faces. Now the last fight of the day, was between Valiant and another Knight. I was really scared right now, because if Valiant won this round, he will be going against Arthur in the Final. And if he will, Arthur will be in grave danger.
The fight was intense, but it eventually ended with Valiant winning, after he knocked his opponent unconscious by hitting him in the head with the hilt of his sword. Everyone clapped, and so did I, but I sighed mentally. Arthur is in danger. Valiant looked over at me, and winked. I sent him a fake smile, and Morgana nudged me with a smirk. I just rolled my eyes playfully, but on the inside, I was fuming with rage.

*1 hour later*

Merlin and I were sitting in Gaius's headquarters, staring at Ewan's limp body. If he doesn't get the antidote soon, he will surely die. I looked up when the doors opened, but Merlin just kept looking at Ewan. Gaius walked in and stood next to us.
"Merlin... About what I said yesterday. Look, Uther really wouldn't listen to you or me. Not even Anna." He said, and looked at Merlin. "But you're right." At that, Merlin looked up at him. "We can't let Valiant get away with this."
"But we don't have any proof." I said. Gaius nodded.
"Well if I could cure Ewan, he could tell the King that Valiant was using magic, the King would believe another Knight." He then took a deep breath. "But how do we get the antidote? Well, that's another matter." I looked at Merlin and he looked at me. We understood what was on both of our minds and we quickly got up and made our way out the door. "Merlin? Anna?" Gaius called, but we didn't turn back.
We made our way over to the throne room, where the Knights who were competing in the Tournament were dining with the King. We hid behind the pillar to see if Valiant was with them. If he was, then we had a chance in succeeding.
"I do hope to be a worthy opponent." Valiant said, taking a drink from his goblet. Uther nodded and looked at him.
"You should stay in Camelot after the Tournament. I could do with more Knights like you." I looked at Merlin with horror. If Valiant stays in Camelot, no one will be safe. Arthur didn't seem too happy at these words either. I couldn't see his face, since his back was turned to me, but by his posture, I could only guess that he was tense. Valiant smiled and glanced at Arthur.
"I'd be honored, My Lord." He said with a smile. I looked at Merlin and we both nodded. Now is the time to do this.
We quickly walked down the hallway to Valiant's private headquarters. I peeked through the gap between the door and saw that they were locked from the inside. I looked at Merlin, and then we both quickly looked around to make sure no one was near. I then raised my hand in the air and whispered a spell.
"Aliese." Whilst whispering, I moved my hand to the side, and the lock followed my hand, until it didn't block the door anymore. I looked back at Merlin, and he nodded. I quietly opened the door and quickly looked back one more time to make sure no one was coming. We then quickly stepped into the room, and quietly closed the door behind us. Merlin and I looked forward, and we saw the shield on the chair. The snakes were facing us. I quickly took one of the swords on the stand. I walked a bit closer with Merlin on my heels, and tapped the shield with it. Nothing.
I stepped closer and looked at the shield. Suddenly, I heard the door open, and I quickly turned around. Thankfully it wasn't our door, it must have been the door down the hall. But then, I heard footsteps. I was about to do something, when I heard hissing and saw a shadow of the snake on the wall in front of me. Merlin and I exchanged a quick glance, and then I looked over my shoulder. One of the snakes came out of the shield and was hissing at us. I didn't hesitate. With one swift move I cut its head off. The rest of the body hid itself in side the shield, but the other two snakes came out. Merlin and I looked at each other. He quickly picked up the head and I put the sword back in its place. We then quickly made our way out of the room and rand down the hallway.
We barged into Gaius's quarters and Gaius looked up, startled. He looked at us questioningly, but we didn't say anything. Instead, Merlin just showed him the head of the snake. Gaius looked at us, then back at Ewan, and then he quickly took the head from Merlin. He quickly grabbed the bottle with it's top covered with a piece of cloth, and pierced the snake's fangs into the cloth. It pierced the cloth right through, and the venom flew out into the bottle. Merlin and I waited in anticipation.
"I'll get started preparing the antidote." He said, and we nodded.
"I'm going to tell Arthur." Merlin said, and started walking towards the door.
"You'll need this." Gaius called, and gave him the head. Merlin took it and started walking again. "And Merlin!" He stopped and looked back at Gaius. "What you and Anna did was very brave." We smiled at him and then Merlin disappeared behind the door.
"I'll head to my chambers. Lena is probably wondering where I am." I said, gave Gaius a quick hug, and then left.
Whilst heading to my chambers, there was only one thought in my mind. I hope Arthur will believe Merlin.