I am sorry for how long that took, I am terribly bored of this story but I have to finish it. The show must go on. I am enjoying it a little but a new story has come into my mind and I am really annoyed by it. Anyway, thanks for your reviews. It means a lot to me.
Merlin and Gwaine rode out the gates of Camelot before dawn broke. They had to get to Asectian before Arthur and the knights of the round table. Though, reports from surrounding villages had probably come in and Merlin's mother had probably sent a squad of knights to apprehend the beast.
"You ok?" His brother asked him and Merlin smiled, he was ok, he was just a little worried.
"I'm fine. I just hope that my people are ok." Merlin mumbled.
That wasn't all though, he was heartbroken that some of the villages hated him so much as to put their lives in the hands of Uther Pendragon.
"We will kill it." Gwaine said. 'Kilgarrah wouldn't tell you that we could defeat it if we couldn't."
"But he never said that." Merlin said. "He said we must face it with Thomas and Jordan And that I must listen to my Head not my heart."
"What could he have meant by that?" Gwaine asked. Merlin looked at him and said something he had been dreading.
"I think someone is going to die." He said quietly.
The brothers stared at each other for a moment. Neither wanted to say anything else, let alone think about it.
"Lets hope not." Gwaine hit him on the back and started to gallop off.
It was midday when they reached Asectian, and already they were faced with a dilemma.
"North or south?" Gwaine asked Merlin.
"If we go North, we go to the city." Merlin said. "If we go south, we will reach Jionel by sundown."
"How long would it take to get to the citadel?" Gwaine asked.
"About a day, why?" Merlin asked.
"The next full moon is another three days isn't it?" Gwaine asked.
"Yeah, but apparently this month is a blue moon. When there are two full moons in one month." Merlin told him and Gwaine sighed.
"Just our luck." Gwaine sighed. "Two times we can die."
"Actually, it can turn any night." Merlin reminded him and Gwaine glared.
"The Citadel it is." Gwaine said and started to ride North.
"Your worried about Merlin and Gwaine?" Leon asked Arthur as they approached the border.
Merlin had left in the middle of the night with Gwaine. The guards saw them go east. The exact same direction as they would have come if they were with Arthur and the knights.
Arthur knew that neither of the men were cowards, Neither of them would have left without a good reason.
"They aren't cowards Leon." Arthur said and Leon nodded.
"Sire, Merlin faced a dragon with you. I would never think of him as a coward." Leon said calmly.
'Then why would he leave?" Arthur asked.
"I can't answer that sire." Leon said. "But we have to defeat the creature."
"Yes, we do.'
Suddenly, battle cries filled the air as knights ran into the clearing they were in.
"On me!" Arthur yelled and his knights stayed near him, fighting the threat but not winning.
There was a dozen Men wearing Asectian's new uniform in the fight and only himself, Elyan, Leon and Percival wearing Camelots. So… the fight was over quickly.
Arthur and the other knights were forced into a kneeling position in front of two knights. Arthur remembered the first one as Thomas, Merlins friend. The other knight was also Merlin's friend but he didn't know his name.
"Arthur pendragon." Thomas said to him. "I would have thought a Prince would know his own lands."
"We are here to do what you can't." Arthur said.
"And that is?' The knight in the blue armour said.
"Kill a werewolf." Arthur said simply, he had no way of avoiding the truth.
"How do you know about that?" The knight in the blue armour asked, stepping forward. Then he seemed to notice something.
"Where's Merlin?' The man asked.
"Jordan…" Thomas said warningly.
"Thomas, they aren't here." Jordan started to panic.
"Jordan!" Thomas yelled.
But Jordan wasn't listening, he kneeled in front of Arthur.
"Where. Are. Merlin. And. Gwaine." He said in a hushed whisper but it didn't make it any less terrifying.
"How do you know about them?" Arthur asked.
"Where are they?" He asked again.
"Jordan." Thomas put an arm on his shoulder.
Jordan just shook his arm off.
"Jordan!" Thomas yelled and pulled him up.
"You think the prince would want us hurting him?" Thomas asked.
"Then why did he leave them unprotected?" He asked.
"He probably went to kill the creature himself."
Thomas sighed, this was going to complicate things.
"He would have gone to the palace." He pointed to Arthur and his knights.
"You and your knights will come with us. You are trespassing and we have to bring you to the queen."
"So…" Percival asked Jordan and he turned, Percival just smiled.
"What?" Jordan asked.
"Are you truth?" Percival asked and Jordan froze and turned slowly.
"I heard the legends of Honour, Truth, Magic and Strength." Percival said.
"I am."
"So that would make Merlin and Gwaine magic and strength." Percival shook his head. "I still can't believe he is a prince."
"How did you know that?" Jordan asked.
"We know about Merlin's magic and his status." Leon came into view behind Percival.
"Then why do you treat him as a servant?" Jordan asked.
"Because he asked us to." Leon replied. Percival nodded, he remembered Leon and his shocked reactions when Merlin told him that Gwaine and him were now brothers, as well as two others.
"Then will you help us?" Jordan asked and Percival resisted the urge to face palm, they had already said they would.
"Of course." He said instead.
"Merlin will probably pick you up at the castle." Jordan joked. "I look forward to see my brothers again."
It was at this moment when Thomas came into the scene.
"No you don't, you look forward to drag Merlin and Me to the tavern." He replied. "And Gwaine is going to help you."
Leon just groaned. "Not another Gwaine."
"He is worse." Thomas said. "He actually got Merlin to drink at the tavern."
Thomas shook his head. "You should have seen the results. Pigs were flying in the morning."
Percival and Leon started to laugh, they were normally serious but meeting Merlins brothers was just too funny.
Suddenly, they heard battle cries in the distance.
"What was that?" The group said at the exact same time.
Thomas, Jordan, Leon and Percival ran to their horses and jumped on. Riding towards where the battle was still taking place. A man was about to plunge his sword into Merlin's heart while Gwaine wasn't moving on the other side of the clearing. Neither looked like they were alive. But if they were, they wouldn't be soon unless they got some help. The growing puddles of blood around them were proof of that. The Bandit didn't even look up at him but raised his sword and grinned, he was going to kill the future king.
Hahaha, Pigs flying in the morning. So, what do you think will happen next. Will the bandit kill Merlin? Or will his friends save him.
You will have to keep reading to find out.
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