During season two but as is sins of the father has not happened yet and just before The Nightmare Begins
Merlin
~Dear Merlin
You as a member of a long lineage of Wizards, and Sorcerers have as we know, been born with the Power that is magic. We more than most know what is like. As a descendant of wizards you know who we are. We are the leaders of the Wizards Conclave and you have been invited to speak on behalf of Camelot, and your kind we wish to help fill in the gaps in your training and help prepare you for what is to come. This is a great chance to find out what the other leaders of magic are doing and for you to inform them on better ways to help bring about the prophesy.
-This is your invitation to the Wizards Conclave- Do not lose this.~
Last time I saw one of these letters I was a little kid and Crystela took me with her. The Wizards Conclave was a meeting held by Wizards (Witches and Warlocks) for Wizards. The next letter was from Crystela.
~Hello Merlin
I know by now you have gotten your invitation to the Conclave. Hope to see you there. Now that you are older I need to warn you about a few things and help you get ready. No offence but even Kilgharrah doesn't know everything. See you soon. Oh and PS. ask Gaius about the history of the druids! PSS. Your grandparents will be there along with Angela, Kale and her husband I bet you can guess who and a few of the others and obviously the Dragons.
Crystela~
That was weird but good to know, and there is Crystela for you. "MERLIN!" And my destiny is calling. I'd like to say I am happy to hear him but that would be an over exaggerated unbelievable lie even for me. I hid the letters then ran off to meet up with Arthur. "Training with the knights today." As always I mentally responded, not that he could hear me. It wasn't his fault but after he had won the tournament well his ego went through the roof.
Arthur made me fight with him today which was no fun. If I really bothered to try I was rather good at this but in a real fight I have magic, so well conveniently falling tree branches can fall whenever I want. The only good part about training was that when I would fall or Arthur would beat me not that he would win if I actually tried Morgana usually smiles. Really smiles not the kind of smiles she normally wears, And notably sometimes she yells at Arthur and wins!
Tonight was the Conclave. Conclaves were meetings as I had already explained, however I didn't mention the necklace sealed inside the letter. The description overall isn't all that important but that if you rotate in symbol it will teleport you to the meeting now that is quite important. Getting through the day was hard but at least Arthur forgot to have me clean the stables.
Around five pm, I turned the pendant and arrived at a beautifully decorated castle. It was in my Grandpa's order's base on an island off the coast about three days on a ship of elven speed. I have many memories of this place as a little kid they used to tell me many stories in the old vacation cabin by the burning fire with the smell of cookies, cake, and holiday style dinner flowing through. I remember looking outside in the winter as the Dragons Saphira and Firnen played games, sitting on grampa's lab and him on the old rocking chair as they told me stories and showed me their memories of the past.
Anyway back the the castle. Crystela was leaning against a wall near by waiting for me. "Come on let's go to the cabin and get you changed." She said. I smirked, "It seems you need to change too." "What? I am not wearing boys clothes there is a skirt and a modest top and leggings." "Short skirt. And you look like an Amaran female knight." "Aren't I though?" "Yes, I suppose you are. You are also the Queen of the Scaree so I suppose you would act more... uncontrolled." "I am not uncontrolled, I just currently do not have to pretend to be some kind of diplomat so I am not going to. By the way you know what comes from the Scaree." "According to Uther the source of all evil."
Crystela tossed me a pile of clothes. They were of Fair folk design. My grandparents normally wore clothes like this. However my grandma is is the Queen of the fair-folk so I would expect no less. When I was done I looked like some elven prince, and I am so glad that Elven government does not work that way. When I came back out Crystela was wearing a red and gold dress and looked less like a warrior who was about to kick my but. However It was a dress designed to let her fight should she need to. She also tossed my Great Grandpa's sword. I glared at her she knew I don't care for swords anymore not since...
We walked past the training field calmly until someone recognized me and yelled, "Hey Emrys care for a fight. I mean with your grandparents and all this talk about you being more powerful than them I want to see for myself." I rolled my eyes I hate when this happens. Crystela shoved me forward and now that was taken as an acceptance what has the world come to.
Fighting him was easy. I was able to block his every move. I will be honest I was trying with him more than I would with Arthur but only because Arthur couldn't even get close to the speeds me and who ever I am fighting are competing at. He was still fairly easy. He could move faster yes, I was only partially Elven, honestly I was not even half, however I was stronger and when he struck my sword it had almost no effect, then again I was used to fighting Arthur.
After five minutes or so he looked dead beat tired so I took his blade and pointed it to his throat, "dead." I said in a flat voice, as was tradition. Those on the field stared at me in awe, "You weren't even trying were you?" Asked the man I had just beaten. "I wish I could say I was trying." I said in the ancient language so he knew I wasn't lying.
It was almost sunset now was the conclave would begin at dusk. Crystela and I took off for the meeting hall. Crystela was taking the lead of the council apparently because she stood in the center of the circle. There were fifty chairs in the room one was empty and I knew that it would it was hers. Fifteen of the Chairs were made up of the Unagi's highest ranking members, and beside them the next fifteen was the Scaree's highest ranking members even though Crystela was not sitting in her seat. So that was thirty one of fifty if you include myself.
I sat by my grandparents, my grandpa being argent-lam and my grandma being an elf they both barely looked old enough to be my parents. Thirty three. Next to them was great uncle M. Then there was Angela and Solembum. Angela was a witch so it was no surprise she has lived this long, a Wizards magic will usually prolong a magical beings already long life. Angela was also the founder of the druids and one of the worlds best seers, she was also the first person to have visions of emrys and my prophesy. To my left Kale set next to me along with her husband Bardon.
That was thirty eight. The Remaining twelve were other various Wizards that were not all that important to the meeting but in the outside world were powerful enough to be here. I am Glad to see Kale and Bardon here along with my grandparents since they were all keepers.
"We are here because us fighting among ourselves will only slow down the prophesy. Emrys care to give us a report on how it is going in Camelot?" I nodded stood up and walked to the center and Crystela sat down.
"The Once and Future King is Arthur Pendragon just in case any of you had not already figured that out. He has shown that he does not agree with his father that all magic is inherently evil. However he does not trust magic do to all of the dangerous and violent things he has seen magic do again his family and Camelot. I have see him out right say things that would show he sees a future where magic will be free and that he would be okay with that that not all magic users are evil. But then not long after he sees that some person will try to get revenge for something and he will change his mind, because that he once again saw the worst in magic."
"Morgana has always been defiant to Uther's beliefs always wanting to help those with magic and she has been able to convince him to help Mordred. Arthur could not let Mordred die because he had yet to become old enough to choose what he did with magic. However he is not ready yet. And every time someone with magic seeks revenge of any kind it sets me back sometimes months worth of work is lost. This can not go on."
I sat down. Crystela then asked as she stood back up, "So would to be beneficial to have a group of trained wizards and Sorcerers in Camelot to help you? As well as had the word sent out for Sorcerers to not take revenge knowing that it delay's their freedom and they should know who the Once and Future king is?"
I nodded. "It is hard to protect the entire kingdom, be aware of everything that is going on in camelot even when I am not there, defend the Prince, and not get caught. That would be a huge help." Most of the remaining part of the meeting was the leaders of the different magical groups deciding who would be sent to help me and where. As it turns out there is a man and woman who live in camelot who were friends of the druids and run a huge apartment building. Most of the people helping me would be druids and a few wizards that were stronger followers of the prophesy so they would be less tempted to attack camelot and more likely to help.
In about two weeks the new arrivals would be coming to camelot and they would all report to the apartments for a meeting the night of the full moon ,which is ironically in two weeks and three days, so we could talk and make some plans. Most would get jobs in or near the palace but a few would work at places like the Inn and Tavern as well as a few market stalls so that they would locate magic users as they traveled through the city. Some of the Males with noble back grounds that left when they started showing signs of magic would come to camelot and try to become knights to help with the patrols and look for anything abnormal.
And so the plans were made. My Grandparents gave out some elven rings so that the people coming to camelot can store energy to help camelot later and protect themselves. They also gave me one and mine was the only one that started out partly charged.
When I started to leave Crystela stopped me. She handed me two small books that seemed to be the first and second volumes another elven ring and two beautiful iron on wood boxes. And whispered, "Morgana will need one of books and boxes as well as the ring soon. If you trust her with everything after the quickening you will not lose her and she will remain on your side just like Mordred and Morgause will but you must trust them and you must protect them and they in turn will do the same for you." I only half understood that after she said the quickening. The quickening was what wizards called the time in their life in which the fact that they have magic becomes undeniable and if never seen before their magic comes to the surface. I barely remember mine since it happened practically the day I was born. But I knew such things were frightening to those who remember.
So Morgana will have magic that's good.
I turned the pendant to arrive home around sunrise. Not having much time to sleep I use what little energy in the ring is there so that I am awake enough to make it through my day.
I am a little happy. In two weeks time I will have people I should be able to trust to help me and some time soon Morgana will get her powers and well a lot is about to happen.
