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As Merlin stood by the lake, he couldn't help but feel excited and nervous at the same time. He could feel it in his bones, that he, THEY were returning.
Manny years had passed by, and Merlin had lived those years as an old man, traveling around the world waiting for the day that Arthur would return. He could feel it was getting closer, that at any time now Arthur and his most trusted knights would come up from that lake. He had been so sad all those years, lonely and so disappointed that Arthur hadn't returned yet. All those years waiting and NOW finally the time was here. The world was ready for Arthurs return.
Merlin looked at himself in the lake as he was waiting. He had long white hair and a long beard to match. He wore old clothes that were well worn and looked like a common poor man. He hadn't fought about earning money to buy new clothes, or cutting his hair. He lived in the woods and grew his own food, sitting there waiting. He didn't need to think about that stuff, but as he looked at himself, he started to think of what to do. It wasn't that Merlin WAS poor, he was actually really rich selling his things that he have had sins he first came to Camelot. Old things was worth a lot in this time, and he didn't need to buy a place to live when he own the whole woods he lived in.
He couldn't let Arthur and his knights see him like this, Arthur would laugh at him and call him an idiot, like he had done all those years ago. As he felt the pull getting stronger, Merlin started to think of an aging spell to look younger, and a sowing spell to make his clothes look less worn. By the time he was done he looked like the Merlin they knew, but with more modern clothes.
He could feel that it was so close that all he needed to do was jump right after them, but didn't because they weren't here yet. Just as he stood up from the spot he had been sitting, he could see Arthur golden hair coming up from the lake. Behind Arthur at his right side he could see Leon, Gwaine and Lancelot, and at his left he could see Elyan and Percy. They all wore their armor with the Pendragon crest on. Merlin felt so happy to finally be able to see his old friends again.
Arthur walked up to Merlin with Excalibur in hand, and his knight behind him. All Merlin could do was stand and smile while a tear ran down his cheek. Arthur lean forward and whispered "Still the worst servant ever." Just when Merlin was about to speak, he woke up. To his small house in the woods. The dream had felt so real. He sat up from his bed and smiled for the first time in years. As tears started to fall, he said "Today it the day."