Protector {Merlin}

Chapter 2

          Prince Arthur and his manservant, Merlin, rushed towards the mysterious girl that had saved Arthur's life from being shot by an arrow, taking the hit in the process. Merlin rolled the girl onto her back, pressing his hands on her shoulder wound to try and stop the bleeding.

          " We need to get her back to Gaius, she's losing a lot of blood, " Merlin rushed while wrapping a torn piece of cloth around her wound tightly. Arthur nodded, not speaking as he stood up once more, looking at the girl's face, which would have looked peaceful if it weren't for her furrowed eyebrows that gave him the impression that she was in pain.

          " Sire, " called one of his knights. " These arrows match the ones in her pouch. She's the one that killed those bandits. "

          " You were saved by a girl, " Merlin cracked a grin despite the issue at hand.

          " Shut up Merlin, " Arthur grumbled, his cheeks changing to a light pink color in embarrassment. He bent down and slowly picked her up, his hands under her knees and across her back, having a bit of trouble due to her sword and pouch that was filled with extremely sharp silver arrows, but he managed. He picked her up and walked towards his horse, carefully laying her across the animal's back before climbing himself, sitting behind her to keep her from falling as he rode back towards the kingdom of Camelot, his knights and manservant following closely behind.

          Soon, the group had arrived back, Arthur and Merlin rushing off towards the court physician, Gaius, in order for him to heal the injured girl in the prince's arms. Merlin had arrived at the physician's chambers, opening the door wider as Arthur walked in and set the girl down at the closet table that wasn't occupied with vials and other little medical trinkets the other tables held.

          " What happened? " Gaius asked as he walked quickly towards the girl, quickly noting the blood soaked cloth tied around her shoulder where her injury was. He untied the cloth and immediately went to work, telling Merlin to grab a bowl of water, a clean cloth, and his sewing items- the needle and thread- both sanitized of course and ready for use.

          " We thought all the bandits had ran but one apparently stayed behind and shot an arrow heading for Arthur. It would've hit him if it weren't for this girl pushing him away and taking the arrow herself, " Merlin explained, helping his friend/guardian in any way he can.

          " Will she be okay? " Arthur asked, stepping back to let Gaius do his work.

          " Well, she lost a lot of blood but the wound itself isn't deep enough to kill her. She will be weak for a couple of days so she will need plenty of rest but yes, she will be okay, " Gaius answered, taking a moment to usher the prince out of his chambers so that he could work in peace. After a moment of just staring at his unconscious savior, he left towards his own chambers, informing his manservant to stay and help the physician as much as he can before he could get back to his regular duties.

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          I woke up with a sharp pain radiating from my shoulder. My eyes snapped up and I immediately sat up, my hand flying up towards my right shoulder, finding it wrapped thickly in a white cloth. Where am I? I wondered as I looked around. The room was small but it had the essentials any decent room should have- a bed and a window. There was a nightstand next to the bed as well as a cupboard near the wooden door. 

          Realizing that my bow wasn't on me, I looked around frantically, sighing in relief when I found it along with all my other weapons lying in a pile on the ground next to the nightstand. I stood up, a little too fast maybe as I suddenly got a rush of dizziness, feeling weak for a couple of seconds before I straightened out, walking over to gather my things after wearing my leather vest that was taken off by whoever was patching up my wound and made sure not to move my right shoulder too much, finding the pain bearable but incredibly uncomfortable.