/Camelot; Reign of Uther Pendragon; Morgana's POV/
I don't know what's happening with me lately.
Nightmares are only getting worse and there are times I am afraid to fall a sleep. Not even herbs Gaius has been preparing are helping.
Not even Merlin's ways of talking to me are effective. Which I can not tell him, because he would feel guilty.
It all starts naturally until everyone around me is in pain and Arthur is dying next to me and I can't help him. I want to but my feet are like stones. Few days in a row there is also a women. I don't know her but she definitely knows me. Her hair is curled up and blonde. Her look freezes me whole.
For some reason it feels like those dreams are prophecies, looks to possible future of Camelot. If they are that would mean Arthur's undoing and reign of that women.
In the morning after another terrible night I walk over to Gaius's chambers but only one there is Merlin.
Him and I have developed a great friendship over these few months he has been here. "My lady." he smiles at me.
"I was just looking for Gaius, I'll come later." Before closing the door and look back at what he was doing.
"What is that?" I walk back toward his desk. Between his fingers is a shining jewel.
"I found it while picking the herbs. Do you want it?" his eyes turn to me as red thing shines from the sunlight. "That's very kind of you. Thank you Merlin." I place in small locket on my ring.
Once I leave his chambers I hear Uther's voice from the hall.
"Morgana you should be in the Great hall with Arthur, guests nearly arrived." For months my guardian has been expecting this group of travelers. Arthur is already there when I come.
"Arthur." "Morgana." We grew up next to each other but our communication just flew off as he became a knight. Horn rings outside and 4 people walk in with hoods on.
I sit on my chair next to Uther who is proudly sitting on the throne. "My lord." on of them steps up and take of the hood, I freeze.
Her hair is messier but still blonde with ice in her eyes. The women from my dream.
"It's such a pleasure to accompany you sire." a boy next to her speaks. Uther and Arthur lead them to the kitchen for dinner but I excuse my self and go to my room.
"My lady you are early." it's my servant girl Gwen who is cleaning too much as always. "I wasn't feeling up to the feast."
Night went by without any nightmares.
That is the first time in months and I instantly feel a lot happier. Then once I get dressed up my eyes catch the new sth in room.
"Gwen how did this get here?" I point out to the flowers. She laughs.
"These are from Merlin my lady. He stopped by to check up on you. " I laugh along with her. Merlin and flowers? Yeah right.
But also as soon as I walk around the corner to let Gaius know how my night had been I crush against no one else but Merlin.
"Merlin." I widen my smile. "My lady do you need Gaius?" I nod but stop him with my words before losing himself in the castle. "Thank you for the flowers." His lips twist into a smile.
"That stone you gave me yesterday, I think it helped with my sleep. I had no nightmares." Merlin looks happy for me, honestly but there is sth that drives the fear as well.
"My lady you mustn't tell anyone. Uther would see it as magic. I thought it was just a rock, please my lady." Merlin looks like he is about to cry or fall on his knees to beg me. So I place my hand on his shoulder slowly. "I won't tell anyone Merlin. I'm your friend. You can trust me."
He lets out a sigh of relief. "Thank you." I smile and start to walk towards the great hall. When the blonde women cuts my way. "You must be lady Morgana, king's ward."
I swallow loudly. She has my blood turn to ice only from her voice. "Yes. And who would you be?" Even her laugh has me frozen. "Morgause. I hope to see you soon Morgana."she walks pass me to west wing.
What a strange women.
I hear a crunching noise during my peaceful sleep sometime during the night. It's probably a bird or sth fell from the shelves so I lay back. But there it is again.
"Gwen? Is that you?" no answer but I am able to see feet moving under the hall's light. Someone is trying to break in. I don't know what to do. My body is like a stone.
Doors break open and I see her. With armor on and rope around her hand. "There you are my lady. Let's have a little talk." Morgause pushes me down on the floor. My voice want to give alert of warning but my throat feels heavy. She is very quick in tying me up and when she was about to put some kind of rope on my mouth she fells knocked out on the floor.
"You'll be okay my lady." My eyes adjust to darkness and meet with Merlin's. How is he always the one to save me?
Guards, Arthur and Uther gather in my room and take care of situation, awarding Merlin ofc and putting Morgause on death sentence first thing in the morning.
"This is not the end! You will burn in hell Uther Pendragon!" Two guards grab her from each side but she manages to say the spell. And just like that she is gone. Like she was never there.
I close the window from which I've peeked outside. "Morgana." I turn around happy to see Merlin climbing up the stairs. "Are you okay my lady?" I nod.
"Merlin?" he raises his look and focuses it on me. "Thank you."