As the creatures wed their way up the castle walls, the soldiers fired arrows as fast as they could. They managed to take down many of them, but more and more kept leaping across the ming moat.
The King grabbed my hand and yanked me back through the doorway and into the castle’s
interior.
We sprinted into a room stacked with weapons, and a familiar smell immediately hit me. I rushed to the barrels, ripping off lids one by one while Arthur stared at me in confusion, until I found exactly what I was looking for.
“That’s what we use for the cannons,” he said.
“Gunpowder,” I replied. “Highly mmable, obviously.”
“And what exactly do you suggest we do with it?” he asked.
“We use it to our advantage. We need this on the roof,” I said firmly.
Arthur quickly ordered men to haul several barrels up top while I gathered every piece of cloth I could find. Tearing the fabric into strips, I filled one with gunpowder and tied it tightly at the
top.
Running to the edge of the castle wall, I peered down. The creatures were getting dangerously close to reaching us.
I tossed the makeshift bomb over the side and held my palm out. As soon as itnded where
I wanted, I sent a fireball streaking down after it. The explosion incinerated the nearest
climbers and left minimal damage to the castle.
“Holy hell,” King Arthur breathed beside me. “Do exactly what she just did,” he barked at his
men.
One after another, they handed me more of the improvised bombs, and I circled the battlements, detonating them down the walls and wiping out the lions that were scaling the
stone.
Eventually, Arthur’s men drove the remaining creatures on the ground into retreat<b>, </b>and we finally allowed ourselves a moment to breathe.
“So, when exactly were you nning on telling me you had powers?” Arthur asked, eyeing <ol><li>me. </li></ol>
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“You already knew I was a werewolf. That’s magical enough, don’t you think? I just have a few extras,” I said casually.
“And how does one get those ‘extras‘?” he pressed.
“Apparently, it’s a perk of being a royal,” I replied.
“So that’s why you thought you could break into Morrigan’s castle alone,” he concluded.
“Something like that,” I said with a shrug.
“Well, it’s useful. My men are terrified of you now,” he admitted.
“They don’t need to be. As long as no one tries stabbing me in the back, I won’t have a reason to hurt them,” I said evenly.
“Good to know,” he said with a small nod.
When we finally headed back inside, his men focused on extinguishing the remaining fires and assessing the damage to the castle.
Arthur led me back to the dining room, where his servants brought wine and food to the
table.
“I haven’t eaten like this in ages,” I said, digging in.
“I can imagine. You’ve been living off whatever scraps the Aetherion could find,” he said.
“Yeah, that’s one way of putting it,” I muttered. “So, the Evil Queen and the ck witch already <i>know </i>I’ming. This isn’t going to be easy, is it?”
“They’ll make it as difficult as possible,” he said grimly.
“Then I’ll need to leave soon,” I said. “The longer I’m here, the more attacks your castle will face, and your people don’t deserve that. I’ll go as soon as I figure out where exactly I’m heading.”
“We can handle this kind of thing. It’s what we’re built for,” Arthur said.
“Yeah, I know<i>. </i>But I don’t want that weighing on me. The sooner I kill her, the sooner I can get back home,” I replied.
“You really miss him, don’t you?”
“Yeah. It’s only been a couple of days for me, but for him… it’s been weeks,” I said quietly.
“What do you mean?” Arthur asked, frowning.
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<b>“</b>I think time moves differently here than in my world. That’s why I have to get back as soon as possible,” I exined.
“I get it now. That’s why you’re so worried about him,” Arthur said.
“Exactly. The longer I’m stuck here, the longer it drags on for him. And he has no idea what’s happened to me. He doesn’t know if I’m alive or dead,” I said.
“Is it true what they say about the bond between mates? That you can sense each other?” he
asked.
“Yeah. We can feel each other’s emotions and things like that. But right now, I can’t feel him at all, which means he can’t feel me either. That’s killing him—I just know it. I know how I’d feel if it was the other way around,” I said.
“Alright. Then we’ll figure out a way to get you back to him,” Arthur promised.
When we finished eating, Arthur called all of his men back to the round table. They spread out arge map, and I saw exactly where his castle was in rtion to Morrigan’s. It would be much faster to travel on horseback, but since I’d never ridden one before, I wasn’t sure how well that was going to go. Arthur assured me it wouldn’t be a problem.
We plotted out the route we’d take, and his men dispersed to prepare for the journey. Soldiers were assigned, some for the mission and others to remain behind to protect the castle.
I stepped out to the courtyard for some air while the preparations were underway, but I stayed inside the walls. One of Arthur’s men followed me out.
“So, you’ve got a mate you’re desperate to get back to,” he said.
“Yeah,” I replied.
“That’s a shame<i>,” </i>he said.
“Why?” I asked, turning to face him.
“Because I haven’t seen Arthur look at anyone the way he looks at you,” he said.
“What? He doesn’t even know me,” I said, incredulous.
“That doesn’t stop him from being drawn to you,” he said.
“Well, I’m sorry, but I belong to someone else,” I said firmly.
“I know. It’s just unfortunate. I wanted you to understand how he feels because we’re heading into something brutal. We can’t afford to lose him,” he said.
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“You’re protecting your King and your friend. I get it. I’ll make sure nothing happens to him,” I promised.
“Thank you. Because honestly, you might be the only one who can. The magic we’re going up against… it’s not something we’ve ever fought before,” he said.
“I know. I actually told Arthur I’d go alone, but he said he’d been waiting for an excuse to storm Morrigan’s castle for a long time,” I said.
“And that’s true. We have. We just didn’t expect the ck witch to be there too,” he said.
“I know,” I said softly.
“Don’t hurt him.”
“Why would I? How could I? I’m not leading him on,” I said, shaking my head.
“What’s going on out here?” Arthur’s voice cut in from the castle door.
“Just a friendly chat. I’ll go grab the rest of my gear,” his friend said quickly before retreating inside. Arthur stayed in the doorway, his eyes lingering on me. Knowing what I knew now, I quickly looked away, not wanting him to think I felt the same way.
This was the absolutest thing I needed right now.
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