A/N
I haven't dona a Merlin fic in a long while but being excited for the third season which comes to the BBC this September made me want to write this along with hearing how Merlin spared my favourite, the Great Dragon's life and had an idea that the Great Dragon would return after many years since being banished from Camelot.
But on the night of Artie's coronation, Merlin disappeared but he created a child through his magic and she inherited his magic.
Many years after that night, Kayley is made to feel like an outcast in Camelot until one day in the forest, she finds the Great Dragon in a cave and he is in awe that she's powerful like her father but a strong friendship begins...
I hope fellow Merlin lovers like.
Many years had passed in Camelot since that fateul night when the Great Dragon had been released and rebuilding the kingdom after the events that had happened but Artie was now the ruler of Camelot and the land had been peaceful unlike when Uther had been King and banned magic.
Artie however was different and knew that magic could be a force for good as well as great evil but he sighed as he was thinking about Merlin.
His best friend and adviser had disappeared the night of his coronation after he'd told him his secret.
He sighed seeing Gaius enter the throne room.
"Any traces of him?" he asked.
The court physician shook his head in reply as he knew that along with the King, he and Morgana missed Merlin.
He knew he'd left Camelot to find his father and to get stronger in his magic but knew that somebody else needed him, his young daughter.
She'd been born through magic as Artie had been but she had her father's powerful magic and knew this made her different to others.
He then headed to his workshop...
Kayley 's black hair was blown around by the breeze in the forest near Camelot as she was playing at being a sorceroress but was feeling sad as she had wanted Artie's son to be her friend and want to play with her but he'd been mean to her like the other kids in Camelot but Gaius had told her that she was special and had an important destiny when she was older but didn't understand.
She was six years old and was living in the castle as Artie's ward but he had been stunned and sympatheic to her because he too had been born through magic but his mother had died through childbirth but knew Kayley's father was still alive but had disappeared and had promised Merlin he would look after her as well as Gaius but he had kept quiet about her father in front of her and had told the others not to mention Merlin in front of her but knew sonner or later, somebody would mention Merlin's name.
She looked like Merlin but had a kind heart and caring like her father.
She loved helping Gaius in his workshop making potions and medicine.
Right now she was getting ingredients for a potion Gaius was making.
But she was chasing an animal through the forest but came to a cave.
"Wow Uncle Gaius never said about this part of the forest.
Maybe I should tell him later.
I wonder what's inside?" she wondered.
She heard soft growling from inside.
Her curiousity was ignited but had to go back now.
She would come back later when the others were asleep.
She grabbed the ingredient and left.
Gaius was happy seeing she'd collected everything he needed for the potion he was working on but he hoped that Merlin would return as he knew that Kayley needed him because she was noticing that Marcus had a mother and father and she didn't but Gaius wasn't ready to discuss that yet as he didn't want to upset her and cause trouble.
"You did a very good job Kayley.
You are a very good help.
You should run along." he told her.
She wanted to tell him about the cave but had a feeling he would be upset but wondered what Morgana had been doing as she considered her as an aunt but she knew that Artie missed Merlin.
She cared about Kayley but knew that she had powerful magic like Merlin but also knew the secret about how she came into the world but sighed as she heard fighting knowing it was Marcus.
She knew that Arthur and Gwen's son was very head strong like his father.
Along with being a royal prat.
She knew the eight year old loved teasing Kayley because of her having no parents.
Kayley then ran into the room.
She knew that Marcus had been mean.
"Are you okay?
Marcus was teasing you again?" she said.
"He was teasing about my powers.
It upset me." she answered.
"Your powers don't make you strange.
They make you special.
Like a friend I know.
I know you will do great things." she told her.
"Morgana do you know about a cave in the forest?
I found it while getting Uncle Gaius's things." she told her.
"Yes I know that cave." she said.
Kayley smiled knowing she could trust her.
But she wanted to return to the forest...
Kayley smiled as she was awake while Gaius was with the other adults at the feast but put on warm clothes along with a hooded cloak but snuck out of the castle and headed towards the forest but hoped that things would be okay heading towards the forest...