Hello lovely people! A favor, is anyone knows the actual name of the curly haired druid leader who keeps popping up can you message me? Its really bugging me, thank-you! Ayla is by far one of my favorite characters to write, she reminds me of Morgana in series 1! Im quite aware that my chapters are quite short but it takes me so much time to write it would take me days to write the amount some people do, so I apologize for that!
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Gaius was stunned for a second. "What has she done?"
"She's building up an army."
"But something's different isn't it? Otherwise you would have called up a congregation the last two times."
"This time she's taken a step too far, she's raised an army of magical people; all whoms one intention is to gain control." Her lip curled with bitter distaste. "Its power-hungry mad people like them who give us a bad name. The only reason why she hasn't tried anything sooner is that fact that back then she wasn't powerful enough before." Her expression became even more angry and Gaius swore she was nashing her teeth. "Of course, with everyone on the council of elders having to elect and agree on a single decision before doing anything, and that fact that some of them are even in support of Morgana…" she shook her head in disbelief. "I don't know what were going to do. You see, this is why the congregation of elders is never called up. They can never agree on the right thing to do."
Gaius sat down on a chair, this new strong turn of event, the late night, and the fact that he had not slept made him feel exhausted.
"So, will you come? I know you'll make the right decision and say we stop Morgana," but she saw the expression on his face "please! We need you!"
Gaius sighed. "I am truly sorry my dear but I cannot come with you, as much as I want to. My place is here, in Camelot, helping those in need-"
"Were in need!"
He help up his hand to stop her saying more, but suddenly a bumbling crash from Merlin's chambers made them both look round at Merlin's shut door and Ayla to draw her sword.
"Put that blasted thing away! it's all right, its just Merlin." He sighed and looked pointedly at the small hole in the door which Merlin must be looking through. "Merlin, need I tell you that eavesdropping is very rude?"
Without so much as trying to be sane and subtle, a fully clothed, packed, and ready to go Merlin sauntered, well; tried to saunter down the stairs but just ended up tripping ungainly before catching himself with the corner of the table. "I swear I was getting better at this whole 'don't trip' thing…" Gaius thought he heard him mutter before his young ward gave an ear-to-ear lopsided grin to Ayla, who bristled automatically and fingered the hilt of her now grudgingly sheathed sword. This is going to be interesting.
"Merlin, why are you clothed and packed as if your ready to go of somewhere?" Gaius questioned before Arya had time to bristle further.
Merlin gave Gaius his best Dragoon grin and cocked an eyebrow similar to the way Gaius was raising his. "I figured that if you're not going I would be the next best possible person to go, and I know you can tell me not to go because im ready, packed, and can walk out of that door now if I have to."
Gaius narrowed his eyes at Merlin and was about to say something when Ayla interrupted.
"Sorry, but who are you? Why would you," she looked him up and down taking in his obviously old, worn out clothes and frayed neckerchief, causing Merlin to bristle slightly this time "be the next best possible person? Im presuming you heard that conversation so you'll know that it cant just be anyone, and certainly not a simple servant who could quite easily let slip of our wareabouts to anyone and everyone. And anyway your way too young." She snapped as an afterthought.
Merlin's nose scrunched in rare annoyance. "Hey! That's not fair! You can't be more that a few years older than me, and who the hell are you anyway? Knocking at our chambers in the middle of the night-"
"Oh, OUR chambers is it? Well I can tell you-"
"ENOUGH!" Gaius commanded, and both Merlin and Arya stopped and looked at him in shock. "You are both responsible adults and should know proper behavior, this is a serious situation and you two are acting like children." They both looked down and away from each other in shame. When Gaius saw they weren't going to fight anymore, Gaius let out a pemped up breath. "Merlin, this is Arya Sagelaw, daughter of Isildir Sagelaw, leader and elder of the druid camp to the east." Arya drew herself up a little straighter at the sound of her name. He dreaded this next bit because he knew things were about to get tricky. "Arya, this is Merlin Emrys, protector of Camelot, soul guardian to the Once and Future King, and also just so happens to be my adopted son and ward." Gaius held his breath as all hell broke loose.
