Disclaimer: After the advice of Lookingatstars I decided to aim my attempts at the Shine group, at the moment I'm on the phone, listening to a quite euhm interesting piece of music waiting for someone to answer… this means I still do not own Merlin

SarahElizabeth: Yeah, I know. Who wouldn't want Merlin

Isis the Sphinx: Well I'm glad you want to read more. No idea who Sparky is though.

Lookingatstars: 'A plot worthy of being an episode'? I take that as a huge compliment Ö

Goodythreeshoes: Yeah, I know. When I'm writing something I always try to see the scene in front of me and I just couldn't see an older version of Colin Morgan. He's still way too young for that.

Okay, so the reason why I switched 'The Sins of the Father' and 'Lady of the Lake' because I wanted Morgause clearly woven into the story. I won't write any of the parts that happened in the episode because I figured everyone saw this episode and there's not a lot of new events going on if you just rewrite an episode is there? So, this chapter will just start at the end of that episode.

Chapter 6

Freya entered Gaius' chambers and placed her basket which was filled with a few groceries from the market place on the table. She removed her scarf and threw it on a chair when a knock on the door made her look up. To her surprise, Uther himself walked into the room.

"My lord." She said, as she made a reverence.

Uther stared at Freya and answered her with a nod of his head.

"I was looking for Merlin. Do you know where I can find him?"

"He said he was going to be at your son's chambers today, my lord. But he should be home any minute now."

"Would you mind if I wai…"

Uther was about to ask Freya if he could wait when the door opened once again. Merlin entered the room and stared in surprise at the scene in front of him. After a few seconds he got over the surprise and bowed. "My lord."

Uther started to thank Merlin for his services to the kingdom and when he came to the part where he called Merlin 'A great ally in the fight against magic', Merlin's eyes flashed to Freya who was standing behind Uther and was holding her hand in front of her mouth in a desperate attempt not to laugh. Once Uther had left the room, she finally gave in but when Gaius entered the room, in full surprise of who he just saw leaving his chambers the hilarity was complete and both Freya and Merlin couldn't answer at first since they were both too busy laughing.

"Well I'm proud of you Merlin." Gaius said after they finally told him what happened.

"Uther's thanking me, Arthur's grateful, you're proud, … I've never been this popular."

"You're forgetting someone." Freya said as she kissed him on the cheek.

"I'm almost certain it won't last." Gaius answered.

"Just let me enjoy the moment."

"Of course you can," Freya replied to that." After that you can help me cook."

"Why does everyone think I can do everything without a minute of sleep?"

None of the people in the room was aware of the scene that was took place in Avalon at that moment.

Viviene was busy preparing some herbs when a voice accompanied by a faint echo was heard all over Avalon.

Morgause had made her arrival and she was letting it be known.

"I'm here! You don't have to shout so much you know." Viviene said as she descended the stairs and walked towards Morgause, now dressed in a Bordeaux dress.

"Your manservant ruined my plans!" Morgause yelled, staring at Viviene. Viviene could feel her fury as if it was physical.

"Last time I checked I didn't have a manservant." Was all the later replied but it was enough to make Morgause even more irritated. She never was the person who could handle that sort of retorts.

"I'm talking about Merlin!"

A smile crept on Viviene's face (luckily without Morgause noticing it), she was glad. Arthur mustn't be punished for his father's actions and if Morgause was this angry that meant she hadn't succeeded and Arthur was okay. It probably also meant that Uther was okay but that was a problem that could be fixed on another occasion.

"Don't be ridiculous Morgause, he's only a servant. I'm sure he's no match to your talents." Viviene said. She was mocking Morgause with these words. It had always been a fact that Morgause saw herself as the most talented of the priestesses of Avalon, even those who trained her like Viviene and Nimueh.

It was a long time ago since Morgause had showed respect to her mistresses. In fact, Viviene was convinced that sometimes, Morgause thought herself to be the mistress and Viviene the ignorant student. These delusions where strengthened by Nimueh's willingness to follow Morgause in her plans to destroy Uther and restore Avalon.

Yes, Morgause was now fully trained and part of the sisterhood. Therefore she did have just as much to say as the others but Viviene was part of the older generation. She still remembered the times when students did still show their mistresses the respect and gratitude they deserved.

"Of course he isn't, but I wasn't there! I couldn't stop him, I couldn't control the situation, …"

"Sounds like bad planning if you ask me."

"I'll make him pay, that's for sure."

Morgause looked down at her hands and stared back at Viviene.

"There's something else, I've met my sister."

Now that was a thing, Viviene never wished to discuss with Morgause.

"She was never your sister, Morgause."

"She is by blood!"

"The two of you share the same mother! That is nothing, absolutely nothing, if that same mother gave you away to Avalon straight after birth! She didn't raise you! I did! She is not your mother and therefore Morgana isn't your sister!"

Morgause had the same determination as her father, but while her father was using it to wipe out magic, she was using it to restore it. It was a dangerous enough situation without Morgana involved.

"She has foresight, did you know that?"

Viviene looked up, no, that was something she didn't know. The high council always believed it was Morgause who had any magical abilities, not Morgana.

"In what way?"

"Dreams, she says they're just nightmares. I gave her my bracelet."

"You did what?! Are you mad? Do you want Uther to see it? Do you want Uther to know who you are? Whose daughter you are? "

Morgause looked up, her features now flaring with anger.

"Don't you talk to me like that, don't you there. I am more powerful than you, you may look young but I am young. Your age has made you weak."

"I am still capable of many things, thank you very much. Now, your presence is no longer required at Avalon. I must ask you now to leave immediately. Come back when you've learned to respect the things you're trying to save."

"I have more respect for them than you! I fight for them! I'm willing to die for them! You on the other hand is doing nothing whatsoever but hiding away."

Viviene was silent for a moment, she then started to circle the room. It used to be such a beautiful room but the glass windows that once decorated it were all gone and plants were starting to cover its walls.

"I'm not hiding, if Avalon wishes to return it will do so by its own rules. Do you remember those Morgause? Peace? Respect? Dignity? Quite the contrary of the ones you follow. Sometimes I think you're nothing more but a plain warrior without any respect for anything anymore. If Avalon chooses to return than I'll serve it with the same dignity I've always managed to uphold."

"And what's the use of waiting when Uther sits on his throne, enjoying his genocide, holding celebrations every time a year in which he destroyed our way of life passes. Is letting him get away, dignity? Is listening to his laws, mourning our friends while their killer remains free, dignity? In my eyes a dog has more dignity than that!"

And again, Morgause stormed off. The thing was, Viviene couldn't blame her. Of course Morgause was right, but she believed that she was right as well.

The problem with these times was simply the fact that there wasn't a single soul in the world who knew what was right and what was wrong.

Not anymore.

Her main concern right now was Morgause, she wasn't going to give up that was certain and she feared what her next step would be.

Morgause was like a wave of water. Raging over the landscape on its way to Camelot, destroying everything in her way without caring what it is that she just destroyed and with nobody capable of stopping her.

She looked back into the basin and smiled at the sight she saw there.

Merlin and Freya were sitting at a table in Gaius' chambers. Freya was looking in amazement as Merlin let the flame of the candle form all sorts of shapes. A heart, a flower, … simple shapes. It was nothing more but bragging actually. Trying to woo a girl's heart with magical tricks.

What made Vivien smile was the memory of the time when scenes like these was normal. Today most girls would scream and run away but not this one.

She was getting fond of Freya and almost started to feel the same motherly feelings for the girl that she used to have for Morgause. Looking at the woman Morgause was today she wondered if that was a good thing.

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