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Anywayyy as I said this story was going to be longer so here it is:

Oh and I forgot the disclaimer last time: I don't own anything to do with Merlin, I do however own my oc charlotte and any other oc or things that I add that has nothing to do with the TV programme Merlin.

Also I apologize for any grammar or spelling mistakes, as I don't have a beta yet – but I want one xxx

(Charlotte OC)

We left the following morning.
I was glad I was allowed to stay in a room in the castle all night; I guess Arthur Pendragon is a good King to his people. I was just checking my hair in the mirror when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." I turned around to see Arthur's man-servant. I think he said his name was Merlin.

"We are leaving Camelot soon, would you like me to prepare a horse for you my lady?" I considered this while Merlin hindered in the doorway.

"Please, but may I have the horse I came on? I'm afraid it may not be very obedient to you though, it has a tendency to only listen to me." I laughed,

"Well I can always try," Merlin said before leaving the room. I looked out of the window to see Arthur in armour swinging a sword at some of his knights for practice and it gave me idea.

I would love to see how his majesty is fighting a girl; I picked up my sword and walked downstairs to the front of the castle, before going out to where they were fighting.

"Sire?" I questioned. He stopped fighting and turned to look at me. "Care for a match?" He scoffed at the question, thinking it was easy for a man to beat a woman, oh how I would love to prove him wrong.

"You're hardly dressed for fighting," I looked down at myself; I was wearing a blue knee length dress which had a hood attached to it, and boots. But I was also wearing metal arm guards and leg guards.

"Too much armour lingers the game," I said before swinging the sword at him. He blocked it swiftly, but I don't think he expected me to expect this. I swung the sword back around and went for his feet but he jumped over it. I spun towards him with him blocking my hits as well as now trying to fight back. Except he made one crucial mistake, he left himself open; I saw a golden opportunity and went for it. I swung the sword forwards while using my leg to knock him off his feet. I held the sword to his throat. "Do you still think I don't have enough armour on?" I asked.

"You're a good fighter," he replied.

"I wouldn't be coming along today, if I wasn't."

(Time Skip – 2 hours)

We were nearly at the village now, we were riding our horses through the forest and I could see the opening to Eloora in the distance. I would never admit this to anyone, but I was scared about what I would see when we arrived. Clyra sensing my fear, slowed down slightly.

"Are you ok?" Arthur murmured to me.

"Fine," I replied too quickly for it to be subtle.

"You do know it's ok, to be worried for your village,"

"I'm not worried, they'll be fine," I said more to reassure myself than tell Arthur. We entered the village and everyone stopped. It was quiet, not a sound could be heard, and not a soul could be seen.

"Split up and check for survivors," Arthur announced while getting off his horse. All the soldiers that came with us got off their horses and started searching houses. Merlin got off his horse and looked at me as I was still sitting on Clyra.

"Are you ok?" Merlin asked. I slowly got down off of my horse.

"It's all gone, everyone's just….gone." and then it dawned on me - where were my parents?

I ran to the castle, ignoring the odd glances knights were giving me as they looked up from searching for survivors. It must have dawned on Arthur what I was doing because as soon as he saw me, he followed.

I saw that the castle doors had been broken down. I ran up the stairs to my parents' bedroom, the room they were in when I last saw them. The door was hanging ajar; I pushed it to the side and ran in.

I froze in my tracks as I stifled a scream putting a hand over my mouth, while praying that my eyes were deceiving me. Merlin came in next and froze on the spot followed by Arthur who looked at me before stepping forwards and bending down next to my parents to check for any sign of life. He shook his head, and it took all my effort not to break down there and then. I slowly removed my hand from my mouth, and I could feel cold tears sliding down my face. I always believed it showed weakness crying, but at this moment I couldn't even care. I slowly walked over to my parents and knelt down to the floor. Their eyes were open and their mouths agape as if they had been scared to death. I slowly reached my hand forward and closed their eyes. I felt a hand on my shoulder, and looked up to see Arthur.

"I'm sorry" was all he said, he then left the room with Merlin, giving me sometime to be on my own with my parents.

"Is it strange how I always had my reasons to hate you, and to wish bad things upon you, but when you actually die, I never expected it to feel like this?" I murmured to myself. My mother was gripping her cross; I pulled it from around her neck and put it over mine, in remembrance of her. I stood up and crossed the room. I opened the small chest in the corner, and took out the gold flower hairpin, that was supposed to be given to me on my next birthday. I went to where my bedroom was and slipped the hair pin into a satchel. I then continued to put in various objects I vowed to never leave behind. Where was I going to go? I didn't know. It scared me how I had nowhere, no one to turn to. When I stepped outside the soldiers where back on their horses and I joined them. We rode most of the rest of the journey in silence. When we reached the castle walls, Arthur asked me, "Where are you going to go?"

"I'm sure I can find somewhere, maybe I'll travel see the rest of the world out there." when truthfully I had no clue to where I was going next. I think Arthur could sense this because the next thing he said was;

"You can always stay here, you were my fathers' responsibility, and when he passed, his responsibilities became my responsibilities."
"Thank you," I whispered before entering Camelot, my new home, once more.

Ok so I know it's not that much longer but it still is longer

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