Uther stood in the shadows overlooking his kingdom, he stood waiting for the man he hired to punish those who need more punishment than just the shocks. Haven them locked up for what their crimes are were minor compared to some he has in his dungeons. He was feeling guilty about what he unleashed on his kingdom at the time it seemed like a good idea and it had worked crime has gone down there was less thievery, less fighting and it pleased him since the only thing he had to worry about was magic users.

But when his son came to him with news that his hidden punisher has be going out of control with his treatment it made him question what he was doing. He has watched from his window earlier that day at the people in his Kingdom and he watched how they behaved how some looked scare while others flinched when they see the knights. "Uther you're called?" Came the voice behind him. The king was pulled out of his thoughts and turned to look at the man walking out from the dark shadows he stood tall in a black cloak. The man smiled as he let his long finger fiddle with a long wooden stick. Feeling sick with anger Uther just said what he was thinking

"You're going too far, your now raping men, women and children…for the love of god children!" He yelled "And now my son had found out, you attacked his man servant is crimes are petty in compare to the others…"

"You wanted to them punished so that they wouldn't do their crimes and they haven have they?" He asked

"Flogging is one thing but you are doing something that I wou…."

"You would what? This is rich coming from you My Lord I wonder if Prince Arthur knows about his dear darling mother."

"That was different." He said with a hiss

"Was it you forced her into your bed after you murdered her husband. Then you hired a witch to make a potion not only to get her to fall in love with you but to become pregnant. How did that work out for you… Oh I know you murder very magic user because you're hiding your own weakness." Uther was frozen to the spot as he looked the man who grinned. The king didn't know how this man knew that no one knew that the witch he hired he killed her so no one could find out especially after his wife killed herself. "You are weak Uther and weak man with a weak heart. I told you when I came to you 3 years ago that I am looking for someone special and I would have to find them though their pain and you gave permission to do anything to them." He grinned showing slightly long canines

"W…Will this send soon?" Uther whispered, he felt like he made a deal with the devil "Albus will this end soon have you found the special one?" He asked, his mouth felt dry and his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth. As the man known as Albus grinned at him he looked down at the kingdom breathing in the scent before he open his eyes

"I'm close, I can feel it don't worry Uther I know I'm not looking for women or child." Then Albus walks away from him leaving Uther alone.

Merlin had nightmares of the man with frighten blue eyes but in the dream he wasn't hurting Merlin, he was hurting a boy who was younger than him and had the most beautiful green eyes Merlin had ever seen. It worried him to know that the man is out there hurting other people and this boy if he was real. He started to wake up screaming for a boy he didn't know he didn't know his name didn't know if he was real but something told him that maybe he was.

It's been a month since the attack and Merlin's magic has started to heal his wounds he still finds it hard to walk and to sit down. Arthur walks into Merlin's room to find the young Warlock was drawing "I didn't know you drew?" He asked as he sat down on the bed, Merlin looked up at him and blinked as the prince looked down at the drawing a young boy "Is this you when you were younger?" He asked as he turned the paper around to look at the drawing better

"Do you think he looked like me?" Merlin asked softly

"Well yeah a little, I'm guessing he's not you." He said as he looked at Merlin who was blushing slightly

"I saw him in a dream." He whispered "I…I wanted to remember his face." Merlin told him as he looked up at Arthur "I think he's real and I think that the person who attacked me is hurting him."

"Merlin you saw him in a dream." Arthur whispered softly as he bushed some of Merlin's hair out of his eyes

"I know, but it's just a feeling."

They sat together in the room talking when Merlin notices Arthur has a funny red rash on his wrist "What's that?" Merlin asked as he took the blonde prince's hand and looked at the rash

"I don't know it started about a week ago." He told him with a smile and Merlin blushed because he could see that Arthur was thinking about the day he kissed him on the lips.

"Sorry you must have picked it up from me." He said showing his own rash, Arthur smiled at him and leaned in and kissed him on the lips. Merlin blushed and kissed back before they pulled back and looked at each other

"It's just a rash." He told him as he looked down at Merlin's wrist and saw black lines forming around the wrist, frowning slightly he looked at his own wrist and saw the same line "Merlin look the rash is changing." He tell the dark haired warlock looked down at their wrists and blinked in shock at the change and he let out a gasp.

"I know what this is?" Merlin said as he looked up at Arthur.

Gaius placed the book in front them and showed them a page where two people holding hands and both of them had a pattern around their wrists. "You're both mates." Gaius said looking at them, he was beaming at them

"A what?" Arthur asked as Merlin leaned into his side

"Mates, those with magic often have mates, it's nothing not this is a good thing it means you and Merlin are meant for each other.

"Our marks aren't complete tho." Merlin said showing the unfinished dragon on their wrists. The older man hummed and pushed the book towards them

"Read the page." He said tipping it before leaving the small house.