A/N:
Okay, so I've become a part of a new writing group on Facebook. In this group they each month choose a classic fairy tale and then rewrites it in a twisted way. My way of doing it it through fanfiction. This time it was the known 'Hansel and Getel' tale, and at once it struck me that it was perfect for a 'Merlin' story. So yeah, it was supposed to be done today (31.08), but I'm not entirely finished. Because of that I've decided to divide it into 3 chapters, publishing the first chapter today.

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Thanks a lot to Lightning Bee for betaing on this story.

A jealous queen - Chapter 1

Once upon a time, in the mighty kingdom of Camelot, there ruled a king named Uther. He was a strong and fierce leader, and was both respected and feared by the realm's inhabitants. That was until he one day fell in love, and married his childhood friend: the Lady Catrina. Uther had one son from his previous marriage, a brave and good-hearted boy. His name was Arthur and already in his young age he was looked up to and loved by everyone – everyone except his stepmother.

The queen did a good job of hiding it, but the Lady Catrina was not who she seemed to be. The truth was that she was a troll, a being so filled with greed that she, when coming across a weak and wounded Lady Catrina, had taken her place, plotting to get the power and wealth. From the moment she had set eyes on the king she had felt nothing but desire for his position and she'd soon cast a spell on him, making him fall in love with her, making her his queen. But that was not enough. No, the troll had gotten a taste of power and could do nothing but hunger for more of it. Bound by her spell, Uther was under her absolute command, making it easy for her to remove him in the future. Only, the problem wasn't Uther, but his son: Arthur. The queen was well aware of the place the boy had in the people's hearts, and she knew that she might not be able to control him as she controlled his father. It would be for the best if the crown prince would just disappear… It was with this plan in mind that the Lady Catrina sat down with her husband after supper.

"Dearest?"

"Yes, my love?"

"I'm afraid I have to talk to you about something…"

The king lifted his head, a worried expression on his face. "What is it, love, tell me what's bothering you."

"It-it's not my place to say so, but, but…" The queen buried her face in a handkerchief, clearly overwhelmed by her emotions. Uther rushed to his feet and hurried over to hold around her shoulders.

"Catrina! My love! What is it? Tell me"

"Oh, I couldn't." she buried her face deeper in the piece of fabric and blew her nose. A short while later she lifted her head again and said with a grim voice: "It's Arthur…"

"Arthur?" The king narrowed his brows thoughtfully. "What about him? Is he in any kind of trouble?"

"I fear he's the source of the trouble." She let out a quiet sob. "I fear he's putting Camelot at great risk." The Lady Catrina spoke to Uther between sobs and soon she'd painted a picture that the king couldn't mistake.

"He's involved with a sorcerer!?" The king looked into the air in disbelief. Could it be that his son, despite all the morality speeches he'd been given in his childhood, had fallen in the hands of a practitioner of magic?

"I know how you must feel, my dear. It was a shocking blow to me too. Who would have thought that our honest and brave warrior could ever leave our true path?" Her hands gripped around his and she gave them a soft squeeze. "Who knows what this will lead to…"

Outside the door, a brown haired boy let out a horrified gasp. To think that the queen was pinning Arthur! The boy shook his head, gathering his thoughts and hurried down the hall and down to his room in the basement. Tumbling inside, he almost ran over an old man with white hair.

"Merlin, whatever is the matter? Are you in any kind of danger?"

"No, not I, but Arthur is. Oh, Gaius, the queen is planning to do something to him!"

"The Lady Catrina? No, don't be absurd, boy. "

"I heard what I heard, Gaius. She was telling lies, convincing the king of Arthur's alliance with a sorcerer." Merlin said, earning an ironic glance from his caretaker. The boy smiled at this, but it was with worry in his mind that he went to bed.

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