This is my first Merlin fanfiction so be nice, and I'm only on series 3 at the moment, so sorry if there is any inconsistencies and this does take place somewhere in the 1st series. I usually don't write Fanfictions about series I haven't seen entirly, nor read, I really wanted to get this out. R&R
Merlin rolled over in the bed as Gaius told, shouted for him to get up and that Arthur wanted his armor polished. He was walking around the stands of materials villagers were selling, while walking to Arthur's bedchamber where he usually kept his armor, when he heard Uther yell the words again that sent shivers down his spine every time. "In crimes against Camelot, in using magic, the sentence is death!" He heard him yell. The person was not a man this time, but a woman. Not an old one, like the ones he's seen, but she was young, pretty even, he'd say about as old as him, which was even more unnerving for him. She didn't seem scared as she was brought up to the chopping block oddly, she just smiled at her audience, this one was strange, but beautiful in Merlin's eyes. She had light red wavy hair and green piercing eyes, which kept flashing gold. Only Merlin seemed to know that she was enchanting a silent spell, which, if he was to guess, would keep her safe from harm since she didn't look scared.
As the exicutioner raised his axe, Merlin didn't want to look, but he did anyways, he slammed it on her neck as her head rolled off. As she was given to the undertaker, both parts, he rolled her away, until she jumped out of the carriage and ran. Merlin looked at her wide-eyed, as did everyone else. The majority saw her head cut off, but yet she was running, head with body, away from everyone else. It took the guards a few seconds to process what just happened until Uther yelled at them to go after her, giving her a head start.
Everyone except the guards and King Uther seemed unfazed and carried on with what they were doing before, except Merlin. He walked to Arthur's bedchamber smiling wide. Arthur, still in his bedchamber, noticed. "What's has you so happy?" He asked him. "Oh, nothing," Merlin lied. He knew himself that the witch amazed him, before he continued walking, he saw her freeze swords in midair to keep them from hitting her. "Don't lie to me, it's quite obvious that you are attracted to the witch, that seemed to be beheaded." Arthur told him. Merlin blushed a bit, trying to hide it. "Why are you attracted to her?" Arthur genuinely asked him, confused. "She's pretty I suppose." Merlin said shyly as Arthur gave him his armor to shine. "You confuse me." He stated as he walked out of the room. Merlin just smiled, he started to think about the amazing enchantress. She could do about 5 spells in the blink of an eye it seemed.
After thinking he realised he was done and ran back to his room. When he wasn't even in his room for a minute, Gaius knocked on his door with arrends for him to do.