She was staring at her window , smiling , the sun was warming up her beautiful face and making shine the diamonds on her dress. She was in peace and felt..surprinsingly satisfied. That pleasant moment didnt last long though , the knock on her door brought her back to reality. She put her hair up , straightened her crown and stayed staring at her windows
"come on in !" she exclaimed
"it seems that i ll have to take of two Pendragons soon " said the white women at the door
Ygraine recognized that voice immediatly , she turned around and rushed to hug her friend
"oh my goodness! Carmelid! i missed you so much!"
said the Queen , her face lightning up.
They hugged each other as if they were separated for many years , just seeing each other was enough for the both women to feel that happiness , that...peace.
Carmelid was younger than Ygraine but as beautiful as her despite her poor and torn clothes...comparing to the wealth and the nobility of her mistress , the servant felt often uneasy and unworthy of the love and compassion that Ygraine gave her.
It had been almost 10 years that she worked for the Queen and the growing loneliness that both women felt , led to the start of a strong and honest friendship
" once ive heard the good new , i wanted to tell you right away but Thomas told me that you went to Alvarrad , i waited for you since then! " she rejoiced
" i , indeed , had to sort out my affair...its Geoffroy." confided Carmelid
" again him? dear Lord , does he not have any dignity ? a noble like him who want to marry a servant ? what insanity !"
"indeed , my beloved queen ...but the most insane is that im already married " affirmed Carmelid
"hum ...of course" said Ygraine , still indignant
"but i do have a good new to announce you...i went to see gauis this morning because of those pains that i had since one month or more"
Ygraine started to worry at the thought of her friend being sick , she took her hand , waiting for the bad new and ready to comfort her
"im ...pregnant ! " announced the servant out of the blue, moved to tears.
The Queen stood up right way , the happiness taking her breath away , she stammered : "oh my...thats ...ah...im so glad!! ..."
They stared at each other...in silence...a peaceful silence. It was just the two of them , two future mothers bonded to each other when everything should separate them.
-"i know you...Carmelid...im sure you've already thought of a name for your child ! tell me !"
-"haha , yes i do ...i hope it will be a girl...i already have a son and he is too turbulent for me!"
-"Elyan loves , indeed , playing with you nerves" she laughed . The queen's unability to have a child until now made her attached to the very young boy...who represented what she wanted the most in her life...a son...
-" Do you remember that story you used to told him ? about that sweet princess ? " asked nicely the servant
-" Of course , the princess Guenievre , he loves that story! "
-" well...if i have a girl ,id name her Guenievre ...and tell me...what about your child ? have you thought of a name?" asked Carmelid
-" i do love that question ...ivent told Uther yet , i want to wait until i have my child in my arms but ive a name in mind ...if its a boy...." said Ygraine smirking.She took pleasure to see her friend getting impatient.
-"Arthur....yes ...Arthur ! but you do not tell anything to anyone! i want to be the first one to announce to my son that his name is Arthur! "
-" i wont tell anything i promess...its such a beautiful name ...Arthur..." said the young mother, pensif
-"and Guenievre ... its beautiful too ! " added Ygraine , with her bubbly face.
-" you deserve to be happy , my dear Ygraine , you deserve it SO much ! Uther and you are very good people ! im honored to be your servant ... until the day i die "
Those words .... it touched the Queen's soul
-" thanks you so much for your kind words...it is the truth that you've been my trustful and only friend during all those years...even when ... when the people and even my own husband started complaining about my condition" confessed the queen...feeling the warm tears flowing on her face
-"i promess...that everything will be ok , for the four uf us , ahah " smiled Carmelid putting one hand on her belly and the other one on Ygraine's belly ...She always knew how to make her mistress smile
-" i need to leave you now ..i " the servant interrupted herself...she had noticed a small bottle on the bed
She stood up and got it "what is it ? ive never seen that before in your room" she asked emotionless
-"oh its nothing...Uther told me to drink a few drops of that potion every day before getting pregnant ...its really popular in Persia ! " she affirmed , sure of what she was talking about.
The servant was intrigued , she opened the bottle , smelled it and tasted one drop ...she never heard of that miracle potion before and working for Gauis gave her some usefull knowlegde
She wasnt usually an anxious women but her mistress had been so eager to have a child that..."i worry for nothing...i care too much about her..i shouldnt" thought the young mother.
Carmelia was on her way to go when she turned back...hesitantly she asked on last thing to her friend...her mistress...her queen.
" Ygraine...what happened to the princess Guenievre at the end of the story ? you never told me "
" i dont like the endings , my dearest friend , you already know that dont you? " smirked The queen
The servant thought seeing ..for a second ... a terrible sadness in Ygraine's eyes...a sadness that even her beautiful smile couldnt mask.
"what ? ...oh gosh..." Gwen woke up in a sweat , her head was spinning and everything was so dark around her.
it took her a few long second to realize where she was....
Arthur , shirtless , was lying next to her .He seemed to be in peace. She pushed his arm aside , and freed herself from his embrace , nicely.
She opened the window and breathed in . The air was cold but refreshing , she could feel her skin shivering.
"what a weird dream...but it seemed ...so real. but how it could be ? ive never knew her"
Suddenly she heared Arthur coughing , he started to be cold .
While closing the window , she stared at him...only the moonlight lightened up his handsome face , she covered his chest with the blanket and sat down next to him , stroking his blond and soft hair.
"indeed ...ive never knew my mother, ... just like him..." thought the Lady
in a dark corner of the castle , two shadows paced up and down the corridor
-" Are you sure it will work? isnt it dangerous to use that spell on a human? "
-" She needs to find out the truth , only her can convince him and Uther is very well aware of that
-" have you thought of the consequences ? there will be no turning back ..."
but thats exactly what Agravaine wanted...no turning back.
"come on in !" she exclaimed
"it seems that i ll have to take of two Pendragons soon " said the white women at the door
Ygraine recognized that voice immediatly , she turned around and rushed to hug her friend
"oh my goodness! Carmelid! i missed you so much!"
said the Queen , her face lightning up.
They hugged each other as if they were separated for many years , just seeing each other was enough for the both women to feel that happiness , that...peace.
Carmelid was younger than Ygraine but as beautiful as her despite her poor and torn clothes...comparing to the wealth and the nobility of her mistress , the servant felt often uneasy and unworthy of the love and compassion that Ygraine gave her.
It had been almost 10 years that she worked for the Queen and the growing loneliness that both women felt , led to the start of a strong and honest friendship
" once ive heard the good new , i wanted to tell you right away but Thomas told me that you went to Alvarrad , i waited for you since then! " she rejoiced
" i , indeed , had to sort out my affair...its Geoffroy." confided Carmelid
" again him? dear Lord , does he not have any dignity ? a noble like him who want to marry a servant ? what insanity !"
"indeed , my beloved queen ...but the most insane is that im already married " affirmed Carmelid
"hum ...of course" said Ygraine , still indignant
"but i do have a good new to announce you...i went to see gauis this morning because of those pains that i had since one month or more"
Ygraine started to worry at the thought of her friend being sick , she took her hand , waiting for the bad new and ready to comfort her
"im ...pregnant ! " announced the servant out of the blue, moved to tears.
The Queen stood up right way , the happiness taking her breath away , she stammered : "oh my...thats ...ah...im so glad!! ..."
They stared at each other...in silence...a peaceful silence. It was just the two of them , two future mothers bonded to each other when everything should separate them.
-"i know you...Carmelid...im sure you've already thought of a name for your child ! tell me !"
-"haha , yes i do ...i hope it will be a girl...i already have a son and he is too turbulent for me!"
-"Elyan loves , indeed , playing with you nerves" she laughed . The queen's unability to have a child until now made her attached to the very young boy...who represented what she wanted the most in her life...a son...
-" Do you remember that story you used to told him ? about that sweet princess ? " asked nicely the servant
-" Of course , the princess Guenievre , he loves that story! "
-" well...if i have a girl ,id name her Guenievre ...and tell me...what about your child ? have you thought of a name?" asked Carmelid
-" i do love that question ...ivent told Uther yet , i want to wait until i have my child in my arms but ive a name in mind ...if its a boy...." said Ygraine smirking.She took pleasure to see her friend getting impatient.
-"Arthur....yes ...Arthur ! but you do not tell anything to anyone! i want to be the first one to announce to my son that his name is Arthur! "
-" i wont tell anything i promess...its such a beautiful name ...Arthur..." said the young mother, pensif
-"and Guenievre ... its beautiful too ! " added Ygraine , with her bubbly face.
-" you deserve to be happy , my dear Ygraine , you deserve it SO much ! Uther and you are very good people ! im honored to be your servant ... until the day i die "
Those words .... it touched the Queen's soul
-" thanks you so much for your kind words...it is the truth that you've been my trustful and only friend during all those years...even when ... when the people and even my own husband started complaining about my condition" confessed the queen...feeling the warm tears flowing on her face
-"i promess...that everything will be ok , for the four uf us , ahah " smiled Carmelid putting one hand on her belly and the other one on Ygraine's belly ...She always knew how to make her mistress smile
-" i need to leave you now ..i " the servant interrupted herself...she had noticed a small bottle on the bed
She stood up and got it "what is it ? ive never seen that before in your room" she asked emotionless
-"oh its nothing...Uther told me to drink a few drops of that potion every day before getting pregnant ...its really popular in Persia ! " she affirmed , sure of what she was talking about.
The servant was intrigued , she opened the bottle , smelled it and tasted one drop ...she never heard of that miracle potion before and working for Gauis gave her some usefull knowlegde
She wasnt usually an anxious women but her mistress had been so eager to have a child that..."i worry for nothing...i care too much about her..i shouldnt" thought the young mother.
Carmelia was on her way to go when she turned back...hesitantly she asked on last thing to her friend...her mistress...her queen.
" Ygraine...what happened to the princess Guenievre at the end of the story ? you never told me "
" i dont like the endings , my dearest friend , you already know that dont you? " smirked The queen
The servant thought seeing ..for a second ... a terrible sadness in Ygraine's eyes...a sadness that even her beautiful smile couldnt mask.
"what ? ...oh gosh..." Gwen woke up in a sweat , her head was spinning and everything was so dark around her.
it took her a few long second to realize where she was....
Arthur , shirtless , was lying next to her .He seemed to be in peace. She pushed his arm aside , and freed herself from his embrace , nicely.
She opened the window and breathed in . The air was cold but refreshing , she could feel her skin shivering.
"what a weird dream...but it seemed ...so real. but how it could be ? ive never knew her"
Suddenly she heared Arthur coughing , he started to be cold .
While closing the window , she stared at him...only the moonlight lightened up his handsome face , she covered his chest with the blanket and sat down next to him , stroking his blond and soft hair.
"indeed ...ive never knew my mother, ... just like him..." thought the Lady
in a dark corner of the castle , two shadows paced up and down the corridor
-" Are you sure it will work? isnt it dangerous to use that spell on a human? "
-" She needs to find out the truth , only her can convince him and Uther is very well aware of that
-" have you thought of the consequences ? there will be no turning back ..."
but thats exactly what Agravaine wanted...no turning back.