A Journey Through Time (unedited) -Time Slipping Away Chronicles Volume 1-

Poison

I sat in the dungeon for 3 days before I had another visitor. Arthur walked into my cell with Blasine. He pushed her inside before locking the door again. "I will give you 10 minutes to say goodbye. Her King decided to come for her with the understanding that she is never allowed to come back. Eleanor. Do you understand?" Arthur said in an authoritative tone.

"Yes sir." I said and I watched as he turned the corner.

Blasine spoke first, "you've proven loyalty to me by staying here and not crying to be let out. Arthur would have let you out you know." I didn't know this but it seemed my ignorance worked in my favor. Blasine continued, "I will tell you, the King is poisoned. I did it and since I'm going to have to leave I want you to finish it. Make sure Uther dies."

I looked at her stunned, "I don't know what to say."

"Don't say anything. Just make sure Uther dies and all is forgiven." She said.

"What do you mean? I don't need forgiveness."

"Yes you do. Because if it wasn't for you I could have watched Uthere die." Blasine said before Arthur came back in and she gave me a look like if I said anything right now she would curse me.

Arthur said nothing and escorted Blasine out of the castle ground and from what I can tell, since I haven't seen her since, to her husband. But for now I am still in the cell waiting for Arthur to come down here so I can ask to be released I really have to talk to Merlin or Alden.

The next person who came to see me was Arthur who was alone. When Arthur came in he was still upset so I decided to stay quiet and wait for him to start the conversation.

"Why can't you just do as your told and just allow me to protect and cherish and love you. Why must you constantly fight me like she does?" Arthur spits it out noticing the last sentence and it shocked him before he turned to leave. Yet he stopped at the door. Unmoving, he stood there so I decided to get up. I walked over to him and put my hand on his back causing him to jump in surprise like he forgot I was there. "What are you doing?" He asked.

"I'm comforting you, because you need it. I am not a puppet or a tool for you to use. I am human and I have my own thoughts and feelings on right and wrong. You may be a prince but forcing how you feel on someone is never the right answer Arthur. To get respect from others you must first earn it."

Arthur pushed my hand off of him and locked the gate as he walked away from me. I knew he was crying but I doubted it was for me. It was for whoever he was talking about before.

Now I was left once again to sit in the dark, damp, cold cell all alone again. I wonder if this is going to be how I spend my days till the end of time. However I didn't have to wait long until he person I really wanted to see came in, Alden. Alden brought me some for consisting of some meat that I wasn't previously allowed to have, cheese, some bread and water which was the most appreciated my throat had been feeling dry for the lat few hours and I drank a fourth of the water before I touched the food.

"I'm sorry that this is happening to you. But why did you feel he need to come into the dungeons." Alden asked after waiting for me to finish eating.

"I wanted to know what Blasine was planning. She told me she was trying to kill Uther and I know she poisoned him because she told me so before she left for Garlot." Alden looked at me stunned and took a few minutes to think about what I had said as I took several swallows of the refreshing water.

"Do you know what poison she used?"

"No, Arthur came back before I could ask. where is Merlin why didn't he come down here?"

"I'll check out King Uther with poison in mind but don't expect to see Merlin, Arthur forbade him from coming down here."

"I bet he was upset when he heard what I had done?" I said looking down like a child who knew they had messed up.