The guards, knights and king all looked at the prince in horror, well the king looked horified, the knights and guards looked surprised but not horrified. They weren't as prejudiced as the king.
No one made a move to arrest Merlin and she still sat on the horse lookig s confused as everyone else, not because Arthur had said he loved her but becuse she wondered what would happen to her.
"Arrest her" Uther hissed seething with anger. The guards dragged Merlin away to the dungeons again, leaving Uther, Arthur and the knights.
"Go home" Uthur screamed at the knights.
Arthur swallowed this wasn't good, but it Merlin lived it was worth it.
"Arthur come with me" Uther said coldly Arthur could practically see the steam coming out of his father's ears.
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"I'm here to see lady Morgana" Gaius told the guards Uther had odered to make sure Morgana stayed in her room.
"No one may see her. Kings orders." A guard told Gaius.
"I believe she may have been bewitched by the sorceror, it could be serious it is important I examine her, I will take the blame if Uther comes." Gaius said.
Morgana loked up when Gaius enetered the room. "I had to help her Gaius she's my friend."
"I know, I knew what she was. She's my neice I couldn't let her die. Arthur is rescuing her as we speak."
"I had a dream Gaius, I saw Melrin standing over Uther's body."
"Merlin wouldn't do that." Gaius argued.
"I pray your right, me and Arthur made a choice though, Merlin or Uther, we'd chose Merlin every time."
"Arthur said that?"
"Arthur is in love with her."
"I know, it is not good for either of them they could never be together." Gaius said sadly.
"They belong together." Morgana argued.
Gaius's reply wa sinterrupted by noises from the courtyard.
Gaius and Morgana watched from the window as Merlin was caught and Arthur confessed his love to the entire courtyard.
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"What are you thinking Arthur?" Uther screamed at his son.
"You were going to kill her. I had to do something I couldn't just let her die she saved Camelot, she saved us all.I love her."
"First Morgana, then you, she is bewitching everyone. She will be executed, as will Morgana if she fails to listen."
"No she didn't bewitch me. You never listen as son as magic is mentioned you stop listening and start executing anyone who even passes a sorceror in the street. If your going to execute Morgana for simply being her friend then you'll have to execute me for loving her."
"Arthur" Uther begged, "please don't do this."
"Would you really execute me father?"
"No." Uther whispered.
"Then you can't execute Merlin and Morgana."
"I will spare Morgana if you are going to be diffiult but the sorceress must die."
Uther looked on in horror as all the colour drained from his son's face his eyes looked feverish. Uther realised Arthur truly loved her.
"You really love her don't you?" Uther said shocked.
"You loved my mother, I know she wasn't a princess or even high nobility, she was the daughter or a poor country knight but you still loved her enough not to care what people thought and you expect me to give up my love."
"Arthur" Uther sighed, "I'm sorry I truly am but she must die. She is evil, you cannot love her."
"If you execute Merlin I will never fogive you." Arthur hissed full of hatred. Turning and leaving.
"Arthur" Uther called "Arthur come back here right now." Uther demanded but Arthur ignored him. He had lost his respect for his father.
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"Hello, are you there? I need your help" Gaius called to the dragon.
"So you have found the courage to return, I can only assume the sorceress is in trouble."
"Merlin has been arrested by Uther. She was caught killing Sigan. And that's not all, Lady Morgana is a seer, she says she saw Merlin standing over Uther's body."
"The sorceress will bring about Uther's destruction, whether willingly or not I cannot say and she and Arthur will rise as the greatest king and queen who will ever live."
"Merlin is a servant she couldn't be queen."
"Merlin is a sorceress and a powerul one who has saved Camelot dozen of times more than worthy of a position at Arthur's side. Gaius I thought you would be the first to agree."
"She's like a daughter to me I don't want her hurt, how do I save her from the fire?"
"You cannot only she can do that Uther's hatred will soon destroy everything he tried to create. Merlin will help bring Camelot into a golden age, aa Arthur's queen she will return magic to the kingdom."
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Merlin closed her eyes, so far in the last fiv ehours she had killed the soul of th emost powerful sorceror who had ever lived, been arreated, escaped, confessed her love for the crown prince, been proposed to, had the king discover their love and been thrown back in the dungeon.
Why couldn't she have a normal life. She would die tomorrow, she was only seventeen.
"Merlin" She looked up to see Arthur staring at her.
"I'm so sorry Merlin" he whispered, "my father he's going to kill you".
Merlin smiled sadly "I know."
"But you saved Camelot you should be rewarded."
"If I had known the consequences I woud still have done it, some things are worth more than my life." She replied.
"This isn't fair." Arthur said.
"Arthur" Merlin said, "you don't need me, you will be a great king and lead Camelot into a golden age."
"Not without you. I'm nothing without you." Arthur denied.
"You will go on without me, you have to, Arthur when I first met you I thouht you were a prat and then I got to know you better and I realised you were a prat." Arthur smiled weakly as Merlin continued, "But then as the weeks went on I realised you had a good heart and wanted the best for your people even if you are a prat."
"I'll be lost without you Merlin."
"I'd say forget about me but I know you won't and I don't particularly want you to...just have a good life." Merlin said.
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In the mountains surrounding Camelot, the sorceror Yaudran looked through the water at the lovers.
"Merlin" he hissed "you will pay for killing my sister. I you will watch him die and then you will follow him. The prince was not worth Nimueh's life."