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It's a Kind of Magic?
Moira sat on the grass and watched the children play. It had been too long since she had run through the forest with her friends. Too long since Arthur had berated her for making Gwen worry. Shaking her head she watched as the young boy played with the girl she was watching.
"Elyan, hurry up." She called as the young boy rolled his eyes.
"Oh Mum!" The six year old took his little friend's hand and walked towards her. "Sophia said."
"Yes, Sophia said her mum is away. That's why I am in charge. Now come on, if you are going to meet the Queen then I want you looking half way presentable."
"But Gwen always said you looked like you had been dragged through a hedge backwards!" The little boy smirked as Moira rolled her eyes.
"I usually had been. Now I thought you wanted me to tell you a story today."
"Yeah!" Sophie took her other hand. "My father told me that once Camelot outlawed magic but that King Arthur changed that."
"He did." Moira smiled at the memory. "All because of a young warlock."
"Who?" Elyan looked up at his mother as she laughed.
"Merlin."
"Merlin?" Sophie stared at her. "The Court Physician?"
"He wasn't always the Court Physician. Once he was a servant. But yes, he saved Arthur's life and when they came back to Camelot from Albion."
"They went to Albion?" Elyan gasped in surprise. "Albion?"
"Yes." Moira smiled at her son. "Didn't I ever tell you about that? The Great Battle that finally saw the Lady Morgana defeated and Uther's legacy reversed?"
"No."
"Oh." Moira smiled as they walked back towards Camelot. "It was a long time ago."
"Before you were a knight?"
"Yes, Sophie, before I was a knight. Before I met Elyan's father and before Gwaine met your mum."
"But that was ages ago." Elyan gasped.
"Do you want to hear this story or not?" Moira laughed as both children stared up at her expectantly.
"Yes! Mum." Elyan turned his dark brown eyes towards her. "How did Uncle Merlin change everything? How did they get back from Albion and why did Morgana go away?"
"It's a very long story." Both children turned as they saw Gwen stood behind them. Moira smiled at the woman she had considered to be her mother. Gwen reached out a hand for Elyan who took it gladly and started walking with her.
"Is it?"
"Oh yes." Gwen smiled at her ward. "Do you remember it all? You were no older than these two."
"I remember you being worried. That Merlin saved Arthur's life."
"Merlin!" The children chanted again as Gwen and Moira laughed.
"Yes, Merlin." Gwen laughed. "Now, come on. I think it's time I told you what really happened in those days."
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A/N Worth going on? I intended this to be a fix it for series 5. PLease let me know what you think.
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