PROLOGUE
"You have saved me, great king," the sorceress said to Arthur, his knights and Merlin standing beside him, "Me, a sorceress."
"Have you not heard? Magic is now allowed in Camelot," Arthur responded.
"And yet, old habits are hard to break, dear Arthur," the sorceress said.
She was about twenty years old. She was very pretty, but her skin had a greenish tint to it and her hair had leaves tangled in it.
"You're not a sorceress. Not a common one anyway," Merlin said, "You're a creature of the Earth. I feel the Earth running through your veins."
"Very smart," said the woman, "I am a spirit of the trees."
"You're a tree nymph!" Merlin exclaimed.
"My name isAdare," The nymph smiled. "As I was saying, I will grant you, Arthur Pendragon, one wish. Anything you want, I will grant you."
Arthur thought for a moment. Merlin had told him everything. From Freya, to Morgana, to all of the times Merlin had saved Arthur's life, to Lancelot and how he had been a shade when he had come back.
"Anything?" Arthur clarified.
"Anything."
"I want Lancelot back. And not as a shade. As his real self." Arthur said,
"That's what I want."
Arthur noticed Merlin stiffen beside him, but his servant said nothing.
"Under normal circumstances this is dark magic, Arthur Pendragon," the nymph said, "To give life where there is none, a life must be taken. However, I am a creature of the Earth. Your wish will be granted, and no innocents will loose their lives."
"How are you going to do that?" Merlin asked, always eager to learn more about his gift of magic.
"I am a creature of the Earth. I take the soul of the newly-departed, for those who have just recently died still have their soul, it has not yet sunk back into the Earth. I can call forth the soul and transfer it to your dear knight, Lancelot of the Lake."
Merlin nodded in understanding, while Arthur and the knights wore baffled expressions.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Merlin eagerly asked Adare.
"Actually you can," she answered, "I will bringing the magic forward, but I need a place to channel it through. You can be my channel."
Merlin smiled excitedly. The knights and Arthur cleared out of the way, forming a small circle around the magic workers.
Merlin stood in the center of the circle, stock still. Adarewalked around him chanting, her green skin glowing in the morning light. Her chants grew quicker, seemingly more vicious, almost like a war chant.
"Fero te ex Lancelot mare magnum a morte," she finished.
What happened next was something none of them could explain. Merlin seemed to glow even brighter than Adare. His neck and back arched back and his mouth opened. And as the trees around them seemed to still, time slowing, and everything seemed to sharpen a gold stream of what seemed like dust came out of his mouth.
And then it all seemed to snap back into place, everything went back to normal.
The knights looked around. There was no Lancelot to be seen. Just Merlin and Adare, hands on their knees, panting after the effort.
All of a sudden, one of the trees began to creak. Something was pulling at the trunk from the inside. And then, Lancelot was there, standing, and looking around him, confused, in the same black breeches and white tunic he always wore, not a spot on it, like it had just been freshly washed.
Lancelot's gaze landed on Merlin, who was still bent over and a grin broke out on his face. When Merlin noticed, he smiled his cheeky smile.
They made their way towards each other, not exactly running, but not exactly walking, and they embraced, a great manly, bear hug.
"Come, Lancelot, we have much to talk about," Merlin led Lancelot to the knights. They started to leave, when Adare's voice stopped them.
"Wait," she said.
They turned around.
"Only a very powerful wizard could have handled that much magic, which means you must be…" she trailed off , and then dropped to one green knee, "It was a pleasure to have met you, great Emrys."
Arthur could get used to people calling Merlin, Emrys, but bowing to him? That was just weird.
"Please, there's no need," Merlin responded, looking abashed.
Arthur gaped.
Adare stood.
"We have been watching over you," she said, "Ever since the beginning. As you have been protecting Arthur, we have been protecting you. We believe in the world you have already started helping Arthur build. Even after you are gone, you will still have your mark on this world, through all in it. Thank you, Emrys."
Merlin smiled and thanked her in return.
The adventure continues…
I turned off the promo to the next Merlin episode. I loved being surprised.
As I was tossing and turning in my bed that night, all I could think about was Lancelot.
Just so you all know a little about me, before I go off on my whole story, my name is Lily-Ann, I'm eighteen, and I've lived in London my whole life. I'm a normal height, I have long chestnut hair that flows in soft curls down my back and bright blue-green eyes. I'm not overly beautiful, but I pride myself in my good looks.
Knowing that I love Doctor Who, Torchwood, and Sherlock, my best friend, Sarina Schwartz, had introduced me to Merlin, a program on BBC, about two or three months ago and I LOVED it! It was always so exciting, and, it helped that all the guys were HAWI!
After Erin, Merlin's sister came to Camelot and Morgana was killed, I thought that they had outdone themselves over at BBC and that the show would be over. But, thank the old religion, I was wrong! And now Lancelot was back! This was going to be great!
I wish I could be in Camelot, I thought as I finally fell asleep.