The Lost Child

by Charley-Parsley

Arthur and Merlin are the lone survivors of an ambush but never find out why bcause another mysterious prisoner breaks out and rescues them - who is she and what has she got to do with Merlin?

2. To clear up some confusion

Hi, sorry about any confusion brought about by the information provided in the Merlin Lost Child story.

Thanks to unicorndiva for your review and I want to clear up the confusion.

Because Aella is a character separate from my fanfics – as in she was created and then fit into the Merlin story I wanted to write rather than actually being created to fit into the story her information is a little hazy. In other words – she was created and then the story but she has her own story completely separate to this. I was working on a soul-mate type of principle where the Lost Child would know her home when she knew her love and she would know her love when she sees them – almost like imprinting in the Twilight Saga. So when Aella sees Merlin she knows that he is her love. The same principle works the other way so Merlin knows that Aella is his love when he sees her and because he sees her before she sees him he knows who she is. It is fated for them to meet and they both subconsciously know who the other is – but they have never met before in reality. Aella guards Merlin's world but she has never before met Merlin so she could not stay with him previously.

So, Aella and Merlin only know that they are meant for each other when they set eyes on one another which is why Merlin is scared for her when she is being beaten because he already knows who she is – but she has not yet seen him so she does not know who he is. When she sees him that is when she knows.

Merlin has done some research into the Seranuov Vestium due to his magical studies and that is why he knows about what Aella tries to explain to Arthur.

I hope this clears up any confusion and I'm sorry about this but I now hope that people can enjoy the story and not be quite so confused. I'll keep up the excuse that this was written with a character not especially designed for this story and that I wrote it at half past eleven last night. So, I hope thing are a little clearer now because I understand that my short stories often can be confusing because of my writing style – I do prefer novels; but anyway, I hope this helps. Best wishes, AngelSabar