Change of Plans

Morgana quickly locked the door behind Gwaine and ran over to her window. She quietly called out a fetching spell. Seconds later a light gray pigeon with blue tipped wings appeared on her windowsill. She reached out for the small bird and brought him over to her desk where she carefully tied the note she wrote for Morgause around the bird.
Morgause,
My dear friend, I am so sorry. We need to wait a few moments longer. Please do not come to the castle yet. The Knight, Sir Gwaine has been placed as a guard outside of my door. I have tried to dismiss him, but it is no use.
Please do not fret for I have come up with a new plan. I will… take care of Gwaine myself. Then I will come down to let in your friend The Masked Man and you and he can continue on as we originally planned.
After the words Gwaine just shared with me I will have no trouble making sure he is no longer an issue for us. Even now he continues to try and persuade me to trust him and let him in. Please just stay where you are for a bit longer and I will let you know when it is done.
Stay safe my only friend,
Morgana
Once she was sure the note was secure she carried the pigeon back to the window. The bird took flight and with the speed of an arrow flew through the darken sky to Morgause. Morgana whispered the last line of her note to herself, “Stay safe my only friend.” Then she shut the window and turned back to the door. It was time for her to take action and stop cowering in the corner. The first step to taking action would be to eliminate Gwaine. The only person Morgana ever let close to her, and he was the first person to break her heart.
The hurt and hate was building up into a boiling rage inside her as she slowly unlocked the door. The large door squealed as Morgana pulled it open and stuck her head out looking for Gwaine.
“My Lady?” He walked down the hall toward her with a curiously confused expression.
Morgana innocently looked up at Gwaine. She began to speak, but lost the words as she looked into his concerned eyes. Those same deep brown eyes that she stared into the day they met in Market. He had been her knight in shining armor that day. That was before everything changed, and before she even really knew him. He was still just a simple peasant on the street.
“Morgana? Are you alright?”Gwaine asked her as he took her hand.
“Um.. yes.” Morgana said shaking her head and clearing away any of the good memories she had of Gwaine. If this was going to work she needed a clear head. She would need to remember what it was she was trying to accomplish. “I want to talk to you.” She said as she stepped back into the room and led Gwaine to the edge of her bed.
Gwaine took a seat on the bed next to Morgana and watched as she nervously twirled her long hair around her finger. Despite what she had said Gwaine knew there was something wrong with Morgana. She was being very quiet and cautious, like she was scared or something.
“I… I wanted to apologize. This time I am the one who owes you the apology.” As Morgana spoke she slid her hand carefully under her pillow. She ran her fingers over the sheet until she felt the cool tip of her dagger against her thumb. Slowly she moved the dagger behind her back. Making sure that it stayed concealed under her quilt, and away from Gwaine’s view.
“Apologize? Morgana, there is no need.” Gwaine spoke softly as he held Morgana’s hand and smiled at her.
Carefully Morgana stood up. Holding the dagger firmly behind her back she stepped away from the bed and out of Gwaine’s view. “Yes I do. I have treated you terribly and you have been nothing but kind to me.” Morgana called to Gwaine from the other side of her dressing screen.
“All you have to do is tell me that things are ok. Say we can go back and make things right again.” As Gwaine spoke stood up and walked towards Morgana’s desk. He eyed some of the papers and items she had placed on the desk while he waited for her to come out from behind the screen.
She moved as quickly and as quietly as she could so that she was standing directly behind Gwaine. If she did it right he would not have the time to react or fight back. Morgana poisoned the dagger while she was standing behind the screen. So that not only should the wound kill him but also the poison. There would be no way for him to survive it.

Morgana quickly locked the door behind Gwaine and ran over to her window. She quietly called out a fetching spell. Seconds later a light gray pigeon with blue tipped wings appeared on her windowsill. She reached out for the small bird and brought him over to her desk where she carefully tied the note she wrote for Morgause around the bird.
Morgause,
My dear friend, I am so sorry. We need to wait a few moments longer. Please do not come to the castle yet. The Knight, Sir Gwaine has been placed as a guard outside of my door. I have tried to dismiss him, but it is no use.
Please do not fret for I have come up with a new plan. I will… take care of Gwaine myself. Then I will come down to let in your friend The Masked Man and you and he can continue on as we originally planned.
After the words Gwaine just shared with me I will have no trouble making sure he is no longer an issue for us. Even now he continues to try and persuade me to trust him and let him in. Please just stay where you are for a bit longer and I will let you know when it is done.
Stay safe my only friend,
Morgana
Once she was sure the note was secure she carried the pigeon back to the window. The bird took flight and with the speed of an arrow flew through the darken sky to Morgause. Morgana whispered the last line of her note to herself, “Stay safe my only friend.” Then she shut the window and turned back to the door. It was time for her to take action and stop cowering in the corner. The first step to taking action would be to eliminate Gwaine. The only person Morgana ever let close to her, and he was the first person to break her heart.
The hurt and hate was building up into a boiling rage inside her as she slowly unlocked the door. The large door squealed as Morgana pulled it open and stuck her head out looking for Gwaine.
“My Lady?” He walked down the hall toward her with a curiously confused expression.
Morgana innocently looked up at Gwaine. She began to speak, but lost the words as she looked into his concerned eyes. Those same deep brown eyes that she stared into the day they met in Market. He had been her knight in shining armor that day. That was before everything changed, and before she even really knew him. He was still just a simple peasant on the street.
“Morgana? Are you alright?”Gwaine asked her as he took her hand.
“Um.. yes.” Morgana said shaking her head and clearing away any of the good memories she had of Gwaine. If this was going to work she needed a clear head. She would need to remember what it was she was trying to accomplish. “I want to talk to you.” She said as she stepped back into the room and led Gwaine to the edge of her bed.
Gwaine took a seat on the bed next to Morgana and watched as she nervously twirled her long hair around her finger. Despite what she had said Gwaine knew there was something wrong with Morgana. She was being very quiet and cautious, like she was scared or something.
“I… I wanted to apologize. This time I am the one who owes you the apology.” As Morgana spoke she slid her hand carefully under her pillow. She ran her fingers over the sheet until she felt the cool tip of her dagger against her thumb. Slowly she moved the dagger behind her back. Making sure that it stayed concealed under her quilt, and away from Gwaine’s view.
“Apologize? Morgana, there is no need.” Gwaine spoke softly as he held Morgana’s hand and smiled at her.
Carefully Morgana stood up. Holding the dagger firmly behind her back she stepped away from the bed and out of Gwaine’s view. “Yes I do. I have treated you terribly and you have been nothing but kind to me.” Morgana called to Gwaine from the other side of her dressing screen.
“All you have to do is tell me that things are ok. Say we can go back and make things right again.” As Gwaine spoke stood up and walked towards Morgana’s desk. He eyed some of the papers and items she had placed on the desk while he waited for her to come out from behind the screen.
She moved as quickly and as quietly as she could so that she was standing directly behind Gwaine. If she did it right he would not have the time to react or fight back. Morgana poisoned the dagger while she was standing behind the screen. So that not only should the wound kill him but also the poison. There would be no way for him to survive it.
Morgana held the dagger firmly in both hands. Ready to plunge it in to Gwaine’s back, but something stopped her. She envisioned the dagger soaring through the air and into to his back. Then she pictured his face as he turned and saw her standing there. Morgana’s hands began to shake as he willed herself to hurry up and kill him. Suddenly the loud chime of the alarm bells began to ring out. Just as Gwaine began to turn around Morgana tossed the dagger under a chest.
“What is going on?” Gwaine spun around and peered out into the hall. He had been completely oblivious the sound of the dagger scraping against the floor. He also did not notice Morgana’s worried glances towards the dagger. “Stay here!” He commanded as he ran out of the room and down the hall.
Morgana left the dagger hidden under the chest and ran over to the window. She knew that Morgause must not have received her note and proceeded to enter the castle as they had originally planned. In a panic Morgana tried to come up with a plan to rescue her friend, but she was too frightened to think straight. Her heart was racing and she felt like the entire room was spinning.
The alarm bells continued to chime as Knights ran past Morgana’s chambers and down the hall. Morgana stepped out into the hall and watch the group of men race down the long hall. Once the group of men were almost out of sight Morgana saw Morgause and the Masked Man emerge from a narrow alcove. The two of them ran towards Morgana, and into her chambers.
“Thank goodness you are ok!” Morgana grabbed Morgause and hugged her. “I take it you did not get my note?”
“No, I got it. I could not let you do this on your own!” Morgause replied. “Listen we do not have much time. Where did Sir Gwaine go?”
“Uh.. I.. I don’t know.” Morgana looked at the Masked Man than to Morgause. How were they going to pull this off? With the alarm bells going off the entire castle would be under alert. The two of them would not be able to step foot outside of the room.
“Find him!”Morgause commanded at the Masked Man.
He turned and obediently ran out of the room. Leaving Morgause to tend to Morgana, the two women made their way to Morgana’s bed. Carefully Morgause helped Morgana sit down. Then she poured Morgana a cold glass of water to help relax her.
“I couldn’t do it.”Morgana admitted after taking a sip of the water. “I had the perfect opportunity to rid myself of him, but I couldn’t do it. I just kept thinking about how betrayed he would feel.”
“Shhh. It is ok. That is why I am here.”Morgause said soothingly. “Plus do not worry about his feelings. Remember he is the one who betrayed you.”
Morgana knew her friend was right, but still she could not push aside her feelings for him. If Gwaine had to die than Morgana needed to make sure she was nowhere near him when it happened. She could not watch him go through that kind of pain. She would never admit it to Morgause, but Morgana knew that her feelings for Gwaine were more than just some attraction. Morgana knew that she was in love with him, and no matter what he did to her those feelings would remain.