Enlighten (King Arthurs and Her Knights Book 5) by K. M. Shea

Author:K. M. Shea [Shea, K. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Take Out the Trash
Published: 2015-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

By the end of the day, Britt knew she would be in major trouble if she didn’t get her shoulder looked at. She had ridden out of Sir Damas’ lands hours ago, so she couldn’t ask Lady Vivenne for help. Returning to Camelot wasn’t an option—and it was even farther away than Sir Damas’ home.

“Maybe I could get some faerie help. I’m still in the Forest of Arroy,” Britt murmured, her body drooping with pain and heartache. “But how would I know where to find any? Night will soon fall. If I don’t get help by then…”

Britt swallowed with difficulty. “I need to find Merlin,” she said, swaying on the back of her borrowed horse.

“My Lord?”

Britt tried to turn, but she was too weak and fell off the horse, landing on her injured shoulder. Britt hissed in pain and tried to cling to consciousness. She almost lost it when she realized Morgan le Fay stood over her, worry etched into her face.

“Morgan, are you a sight for sore eyes,” Britt groaned.

“What on earth did you do to yourself, My Lord?” Morgan asked.

“Lancelot stabbed me—that traitorous jerk,” Britt hissed.

Morgan pressed her lips together. “Hold on, I have a healing draught in my pack—faerie made,” she said, disappearing from Britt’s view.

When she returned she carried bandages, herbs, and a glass vial—which she gave to Britt.

“This tastes awful,” Britt sputtered after taking a sip.

“You would find it worse should you learn the ingredients. Drink it,” she ordered.

Britt swigged the rest of the drink down as Morgan slipped Britt’s shoulder out of her jerkin and inspected the wound. “It’s not deep, but I have no doubts your scabbard saved your life. This should have been bandaged hours ago,” Morgan said.

“How did you know about the scabbard?”

“Nymue.”

“Ah, should have guessed. Anyway, it’s feeling better. I think my arm was dislocated earlier. Sir Bedivere and Lancelot must have set it before they…found out,” Britt said.

“Before they found out about what?” Morgan prompted, pouring a liquid from a water skin on Britt’s wound.

“What is that?” Britt hissed, her teeth clamped in pain.

“Another healing draught. What did they find out?”

The tale spilled from Britt’s lips. She explained everything from getting kidnapped by Sir Damas, to facing Sir Lancelot, and finally being revealed as a girl.

“I knew Lancelot was going to cause trouble. Merlin should have let me kick him out the moment I knew who he was,” Britt growled.

“Your knights were going to find out eventually, My Lord,” Morgan said, wrapping Britt’s shoulder. “It was only a matter of time.”

“As long as Merlin was with me, no one would have learned,” Britt said.

“Even Merlin cannot be with you every second of the day,” Morgan said.

“I know,” Britt groaned. “But I’ve only been ruling two years. Camelot is supposed to last much longer than that! Two years, and it’s already over.”

“Maybe it is not,” Morgan said.

“Hah! Yeah right. Unless Merlin can erase the memories of all my knights—because I’m sure Lancelot opened up his big yap and told everyone at Camelot—I’m sunk.

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