13th Challenge: The Cup of Life
Come up with an idea as to what might have happened to the Cup of Life following its disappearance at the end of Series 3. You can simply locate it and explain how it got there, or you can have a particular character (original or canon or even historical) making use of it at some future time.
Category: Gen (Merlin)
Rating: K+
Word Count: 233

There was blood everywhere: the stone pillars, the throne, the floor...even the ornate glass panes (what few that hadn't blown to bits) was covered. The glass and debris had been swept away, but George, as the most proficient polisher in the castle, was ordered to scrub the entire hall.

He wiped his brow before dipping the scrubbing brush back into the bucket of water. Following another thick, splattering trail of the now dried blood, he almost didn't see the glimmer of metal that peeked out from under the edge of a tapestry.

It was bad enough that the invaders had killed most of the staff. Who did they expect to clean up after them? George grunted with disdain. He picked up the metal goblet, briefly noting how it didn't appear to be part of any of the King's normal pieces.

George didn't think much more of it. Although, he was more than mildly disgusted at the blood stains inside the rim.

Doing his best, he had the Cup sparkling in no time. Without another thought, George headed to the cupboards where the most prized of the royal drinking vessels were kept. There didn't appear to be any free space left in the line of goblets displayed at the front of the shelf.

Shrugging to himself, he found a dark, nearly hidden corner on a bottom shelf, just large enough for the Cup.