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Questions.

"Merlin." Arthur sighed as he leant against the wall opposite. He had no idea how they were going to get out of the cell. With each passing moment Arthur felt all hope of escape slipping away. Merlin frowned as he stared at the lock. He knew one way they could get out but he wasn't sure he could get away with using Magic with both Gwen and Arthur there. He closed his eyes as he tried to ignore his friend.

"Merlin."

"I'm trying to think." Merlin snapped.

"Well, that will be a first."

"Shut up Arthur." Gwen snapped as she slipped back into the shadows. Arthur opened and closed his mouth as he realised it was the first time either of them had answered him back. He tried not to sulk as Merlin rested both hands on the bars of his cell. His eyes glowed amber as he whispered the ancient druid laguage he knew Arthur didn't have a hope of understanding. For once he was grateful for the sound of multiple footsteps. It meant his voice was drowned out.

"Gwen." Arthur walked towards the bars as she crouched down to hear him more clearly. "You got out. Go back to Camelot. Get away from here as quickly as you can. It's minutes to sunrise."

"No." Gwen stared at him.

"Please, Gwen. Head for Camelot find Elyan and the others. Tell them where we are." He watched as she tried to work out what to do. Her head told her he was right, they needed help and she was the only one in the position to get it but her heart told her to stay with him. She couldn't bare the thought her last moments with Arthur could be with them seperated by iron bars.

"I." She looked away as footsteps began to get louder. She knew a guard was on the way.

"Go." Merlin reinforced his friend's statement. "Please get help."

Gwen nodded once before meeting Arthur's eye once more. She had to follow her head this time if they were to escape Cenred. Arthur met her gaze and smiled slightly as her hands touched his through the bar. Merlin rolled his eyes, but took the chance to use his magic. He mumbled in ancient latin as Gwen slipped away. His eyes glowed amber as he touched the bars.

"Er, Arthur?"

"What?" Arthur dragged his eyes away from Gwen as Merlin pulled the door open.

"Er, do you want to go home?"

"What kind of question is that? Of course." He paused as he turned to face him. "Oh."

"Yes. Oh. Come on then." Merlin almost laughed as he slipped out of the cell and ran after Gwen.

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"It's dark." Moira stated as she looked out of the window. "Gaius!"

"I can see that." He sighed heavily. Sometimes the dark haired little girl reminded him of Merlin as a young child. He could still remember when the young warlock had been left in his care as a child not much older than Moira was now.

"But." She rested her head on one hand as her dark hair fell in her face. "We've waited all night. It's sunrise soon and Arthur, Merlin and Gwen still haven't come back. They've been away two days if they aren't home now."

"Listen to me." Gaius took a seat beside her on the doorstep. "You are right. They have been away a while but remember we have Sir Leon, Sir Percy and the others looking for them. There is no way they are going to return to Camelot without them."

"They'll come back?"

"I think all our young friends will come back."

"Young friends? Gwen is 24! Sir Leon is 26 thats really old!" Moira laughed as Gaius raised an eyebrow.

"Is it indeed? Well what age would you say I am?"

"er."

"With age comes wisdom." He paused "Not in all cases, I grant you but in many cases age brings with it the time to learn about the world around you. There is more in Heaven and Earth than any of us know. It takes time and experience to learn these things." He watched as her eyes widened.

"It does?"

"It does."

"Then you must know everything!" Moira watched as Gaius rolled his eyes. The child had definately spent too much time with Merlin.

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"Run." Arthur took Gwen's hand as Merlin glanced behind them. He knew it would only be a matter of minutes before the guards realised they were gone. He knew he had no proof but he couldn't help but think Morganna was somewhere in the background. He knew she would be delighted at the prospect both Gwen and Arthur had been taken. He turned back to his friends and jogged away from them as they reached the stone staircase that could lead to freedom.

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"Right." Gwaine stated as he looked towards the stone walls of Cenred's castle. "How are we doing this?"

"Storm the castle?" Elyan asked as Leon and Percy stared at each other.

"Right, how can we storm a castle that size? There's four of us. There's hundreds in there." Leon nodded towards the castle as Percy sighed heavily.

"Do we even know they are in there?" Leon stated as he stepped back into the shadows.

"Cenred hates Uther. Arthur is Uther's only son. They are in there." Gwaine started as chaos seemed to erupt from the castle walls. All four men drew their swords.

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A/N More soon x