Thanks for all the great reviews and to answer a question I know is being asked Freya is not in this story and Morgana is Merlin's love interest. I am sorry I have not updated in a while I have been pretty busy so thanks for handing in there please review
Chapter 4
"So Alith your source inside the castle, what has he told you about your uncles position and has he given you any maps of the
defenses and citadel, anything we can use against him?" Merlin asked "Yes he has given me a map it has everything from all
the defenses all the way to the last secret passageway into the castle." Alith pulled out a map and spread it across the table
using two daggers to keep it in place. "A copy of the original made by magic. There is only one person I know who can make
a copy this good. Your source is Brandon one of our best knights. He was always a resourceful one. All right give us the
layout Alith." Merlin said "Our uncle has most of his men focused on the main gate because the west gate is locked and has
been unused for years. He has also barricaded the entrance to the courtyard with wood and a few stones. Brandon tells me that
our uncle never leaves the throne room. He eats, sleeps, and does everything in there. He has twenty knights with him which is
all the knights he has. Brandon is posing as one of those knights and has made three of our uncles knights defect to our side,
and he knows nothing of any of the secret passages in or out of the castle." Alith explained the layout of their uncles men and
what his uncle had done.
A plan formed in Merlin's mind and the passageways would work perfectly. "Our uncle had made himself a rat trap and
sprung it on himself. That idiot." Merlin shook his head with a small smile Arthur spoke up "What do you mean Merlin?"
Merlin looked from Arthur to Alith who were both looking at him with confusion "You would not know of this specific
passageway Alith only the king and his successor know of it. At the back wall of the throne room right behind the throne itself
is a false panel the looks exactly like the rest of the wall. It can be opened from either side. The passage ends right outside the
east wall, it comes right out of a rock face in the forest that looks normal unless you open the door. Because of this
passageway we can trap our uncle from two sides. I already have a plan but I will need everyone's help." They all said they
would help so Merlin continued "All right, All of us here will go through that passage and when we come out the other side
Arthur I need you, Alith and your knights to fight my uncles men the three that have defected and Brandon will help you. But
our uncle is mine. He will run when he sees he is losing just like the cowered he is. While we go through the passageway the
rest of the army will make their way through the city and blast away the barricade because once our uncle flees he is probably
going to go toward the front gate but he will be blocked from both ends. Then him and I will face off and I will win because
he is no match for me now. But for the next week we need to train, scout out the area, and plan in more detail. in two weeks
we attack and if everything goes to plan we will win."
Soon after the meeting concluded Merlin took Morgana's hand pulled her aside to a secluded area of the camp. As soon as
they were alone Morgana asked "Why didn't you tell me, why did you not tell any of us that you were a prince. Most of all
why didn't you trust me?" Morgana had tears in her eyes as she asked this "Morgana I did trust you, I trust all of you. It had
nothing to do with trust I did not tell anyone because even in the most privet of places the walls have ears I could not take the
chance of my uncle finding me and I needed to protect Arthur unhindered from my past. I was going to tell you all soon but
then my brother sent the message. I listened in on the conversation that all of you had with Arthur about coming to help my
brother but I left before you all did that is how I got here before you did. I love you Gana I never wanted to lie to you or hurt
you. I am still me with just a added title. Please forgive me for not telling you." Merlin replied with tears forming in his eyes.
Morgana sighed then caressed Merlin's cheek with the pad of her thumb saying "I forgive you but no more secrets and try not
to get yourself killed because I love you too much to lose you." Morgana placed a chaste kiss on Merlin's lips which Merlin
deepened into a more passionate one. Merlin ended the kiss and rested his forehead on Morgana's saying "I love you too."
Merlin then had an idea "Hey Morgana how would you like to see me kick Arthur's ass in a sword fight?" Morgana's eyes
brightened mischievously as she said that she would love to see that. So they were off to find the prat and start training so
Merlin could see if Arthur could beat him.
