larasmith: All of your questions will be answered in the next few chapters. I just want to keep a bit of suspense from the beginning :) Everything will be explained in the following chapters though.
Thank you to those who checked out my story! Hope you enjoy chapter 2!
I wish I owned Merlin and BBC but unfortunately, I don't.
As Uther had instructed, Arthur and Morgana packed their things so they could be ready by morning. Uther had informed his children that they should also pick new identities to avoid being linked to the royal Pendragon family. He had yet to be informed about why they were being attacked in the first place but his father remained secretive despite his questions. The young prince sighed as he thought about the situation. Uther must have done something agravating to the king of Monterrey if the former was sending him and his sister away. Camelot had been at war in the past but Uther had never sent his children away. Arthur casually strode into his sister's room as she was packing the remainder of her belongings. She evidently couldn't bring her dresses along since they would get caught right away, so the princess only took her riding clothes to bring to Falaisia.
"Wow that is quite suprising." Arthur said matter-of-factly.
"What are you talking about dear brother?" Morgana replied.
"I am only surprised that you did not ask your maid to pack your things, that is all."
"Well, Arthur, if we are going to pass ourselves as peasants I think I should at the very least manage to pack my own things."
The prince chuckled at his sister's statement. Perhaps she was more capable of being independant than he thought.
"Yes, of course."
Morgana then stopped what she was doing to gaze up at her brother.
"Arthur?" she said quietly.
"Yes?"
"I am worried about father. If he is sending us away then I fear he is in great danger." the princess said with worry in her tone.
It amazed Arthur to see how the two seemed to share the same mind at times. He was grateful to know that he was not alone in his suspicion and concern. However he knew as well as she did that they would not get any answers from Uther until they were out of trouble. After his mother's death, Uther became reserved but he was still as protective of his children, if not more. That included not informing them of the situation until they were far away and safe from any danger. The prince was still somewhat irritated that his father did not seem to think that he was capable of handling himself in battle but he knew better than to start a quarrel for he knew that the king would only have his way.
"As am I Morgana. As am I..."
The next morning, the prince found it difficult to get out of bed. He had spent the majority of the previous night processing the fact that he was leaving in the morning and had no idea when he would be back in his chambers. He rubbed the sleep away from his eyes and started getting dressed for the journey that awaited him. Arthur made his way to the throne room, where his father would finally inform he and Morgana of where they were to stay in Falaisia and where the prince would say his goodbyes to Camelot for the time being. As he entered the room, the king started his awaited speech.
"Good morning my dear children. The time has come for me to tell you precisely what you must do and where you will go." Uther began solemnly. "The name of the village where you will be staying is Elador. I have sent word of your arrival to a distant relative of mine and she was more than happy to offer you food and shelter. Her name is Lady Katrina and although she isn't a princess, she is a person of higher status than most of the people in the village. I do not yet know how long your stay will be for I have yet to speak to king Cedric to know what Monterrey's quarrel with Camelot is, but I will send word to you as soon as I know more." the king promised. "I will miss you dearly my children." As he said those words, Uther hugged his son and daughter.
"Goodbye father." they both said.
The king patted them on their backs and left the room, followed by Morgana. Arthur stayed a little while longer, before leaving the throne room behind and embarking on a new journey towards the unknown.
It had only been a few hours since they departed from Camelot, and Arthur was already getting tired. Perhaps it was because of his lack of sleep from the previous night or because he had barely eaten any breakfast this morning due to his nerves. His sister, on the other hand, was much livelier and babbled on about how exciting this was. This did not surprise the prince as he knew she had never been outside their kingdom. Of course, she had been on rides with their father, but she had never passed the border that separated them from the neighboring lands.
"Arthuuur!"
The prince barely had time to look up before an apple smacked his forehead, prompting Morgana to start giggling uncontrollably.
"Oh you are going to pay." he said with a devilish smirk.
He casually grabbed another apple but instead of throwing it directly at his sister, he aimed for her horse.
"Arthuuuur!" she screamed before her horse started galloping away from the trail and into the forest.
Unfortunately for her, Morgana's horse would not stay still and the princess found herself gripping the saddle and holding on for dear life.
"Hold on!" her brother said, hopping off his horse to run to her.
As he was approaching the horse, he heard another male voice.
"Woah! Calm down boy!"
The horse then seemed to calm down and Morgana wasted no time getting off his back.
"Thank you." she said to the stranger.
"No problem at all milady." the young man said smiling.
"Yes, thank you for saving my sister's life." Arthur said, joining them. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Avery." he said remembering the identity that his father had instructed him to use.
"I'm Merlin." the man said. "I don't see what the need to lie is though."
"Whatever do you mean?" Arthur asked feeling confused.
"I know very well that you are Arthur Pendragon." the man announced.
Dundunduuun! How does Merlin know who Arthur is? You'll have to wait and find out ;)
Hope you liked chapter 2! :) I will try my best to update this fic weekly so you won't have to wait too long. Thanks for the awesome reviews and for reading my story!
-Axela4069
