A Warrior's Heart ( A Merlin fanfiction )

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"How is Aurora doing?" Annis asked her men, rushing to the guest chambers where she had kept Aurora in during her stay in her kingdom.
"She seems to be recovering. However, she may have lost her memory." One man explained.

"How could you have let this happened!" Annis scolded him.

"We don't know how it had happened, Your Majesty. We were taken out by behind." Another explained.

Annis let out a sharp breath as she entered the chambers, her eyes widened and she sighed in relief when she saw Aurora sitting up on the bed and the physican beside her and checking up on her other visible injuries.

-

When I saw her, I was very confused just as when I have seen the physican. I let it go when he had said that he is the physican and will tend to my injuries.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"You don't remember me?" The woman echoed.

I gave a shook of my head, "We have never met before."

The woman gave me the saddest and worried look, "I am Queen Annis."

I nodded in respect, "My Queen. Why am I here?"

"You took refuge in my kingdom." She slowly answered, "I will bring you back to Camelot right away."

"Camelot?" I quirked my brows, "What would I be doing there?"

Annis turned to head for the door, but she paused, "It is where you belong, Aurora. I am a fool to sent you out on that patrol. Camelot is ruled by a King whom you would know is your friend. I am sure you will live more happily there."

"Are you sending me away?" I asked.

Annis nodded slowly, "It is for the greater good, Aurora."

-

Annis quickly penned out a letter to the King and Queen of Camelot with the help of her royal scribe. The letter was a long one, and she had decided it would contain ;

To : Arthur Pendragon

Hello, Arthur. It has been long since I have written a letter to you, and to Camelot. But this is a need of your emergency. It seems you know her to be the Captain of the Royal Guard of Camelot ; Aurora.

And it seems because of the Great Battle that had taken place within Camelot and my borders, she has chose to taken refuge in my kingdom, which I had gladly accepted.

She was a great ally, and she has proudly fought alongside my kingdom. However, I was a fool to sent her out to a patrol in the forest.

She has received a bad hit on her head, and she is losing her memory, bit by bit. She no longer remembers who I am. So I am sending her to you, Arthur Pendragon, into the heart of Camelot.

I know it will be the best place for her to stay for the meantime and not my kingdom. I know you will do your best to remind her who she truly is, and who she truly was deep within.

Yours,
Queen Annis

After she finished writing her letter, she called for a royal messanger to depart right away from her kingdom to sent this letter to Camelot.

-

"A letter? Who from?" Arthur asked. The great King himself was pacing back and forth in the council chambers with Gwen, Gauis and Merlin watching him anxiously when Sir Leon had arrived with a letter in his hands.

"The Queen Annis, sire. Her messanger was just a few minutes departing from Camelot." Sir Leon answered, after handing the letter to Arthur, he stepped backwards.

Arthur's eyes frowned, "Why would she sent a letter?"

Leon shrugged, "The messanger told me to tell you to open it quick as it is a matter of urgency." He replied.

Arthur quickly opened the letter and his eyes scanned the words on it speedily.
Gwen sat up, and Gauis approached him, "What does it say?" He asked.

Arthur's face dropped, and gone serious, "Annis says it is Aurora. She's the matter of urgency." He summarised, handing the letter to Gauis to let him read himself.

Leon's head shot up to face Arthur, "What?"

"It seems here it's written. Annis says Aurora had got a bad bump in her head, making her losing her memory slowly and slowly." Gauis pointed out.

"Gauis, do you think you can tend to her wounds?" Gwen asked, worried.
"A memory loss is very fatal. There is not much I could do." Gauis shot a glance at Leon, "I'm afriad she will remember who neither of us are."

Leon's head dropped, and his shoulders sagged, his eyes stared down the floor. Arthur walked over to Leon, "Annis will have her brought over by dawn tomorrow. Then we shall see. You need not to worry, Sir Leon."

-

Annis burst into my chambers that night, and I sat up on bed, shocked that she would disturb my slumber. She was in her gown, and she was running around my room, taking up my sword belt, and my chainmail uniform, before throwing both to me.

"What would I need them for?" I stared at her.

"Pack up. We are going to Camelot." She says.

"Camelot?" I repeated, looking at her, dazed.

Where is Camelot? I thought.

Annis had practically pulled me behind the divider and ordered me to change out of my nightgown and into the chainmail uniform and secure my swordbelt around my hip, before buckling the red Pendragon cape I still had around my neck.

"We shall see each other again, Aurora," Annis rubbed my cheek, smiling. "Be careful."
I nodded, "I won't disappoint you, my Queen," I bowed, swinging myself on top of Javelin's saddle and waited as Annis barked out orders to her men who are going to accompany me on this trip.