We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming
What we'd have to go through
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

No one told me
I was going to find you
Unexpected
What you did to my heart
When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start

Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey

I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

We were strangers
On a crazy adventure
Never dreaming
How our dreams would come true
Now here we stand
Unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey

I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart

Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey

I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep going on...
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I wanna going
Love is river I wanna keep flowing
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you.

Standing over the coveted bridge I looked at the merry fair taken place below. I knew Gawain wasn't going to be broken heart for long he got over me quickly, as he danced the bon fire with Gwanavier. He was such a flirt. Though I had to admit to myself, a pretty good looking one. My gaze shifted to that of my brother, did he looked bothered? By Gawain attention on my friend. It brought me joy to know that Gwen did not hold a grudge on me for having Morgana's face. Though I wouldn't blame her if she had, I reminded of the one person who she was considered a friend. Before these events, Morgana had treated not as a maid servant but as a friend, she even got Arthur to rescue the maiden from the clutches of a ruthless bandit who had been tricked by his men, that Gwen was my sister. Lancelot had told me that story on how, Arthur, Merlin, Gwen and himself had escaped. Hengist as I was told by Gaius, had suffered a most brutal death at the hands of a creature, that according to Merlin looked like a baby rat.

EW Nasty

Gaius the grandfather court physican who I've known since I was a child welcomed me with a hug unlike my sister, he did treat me like I had a ticking weapon. For it was Gaius who had delivered me into the arms of my father Bernard while Morgana was left with our mother. Leaning my chin on my hand, I only recalled one mother. Lady Eleanor of Astolat with her gentle smile and singing voice had been the woman to put in my hands my first bow and arrow. Despite her fancy dresses and upbringing, she like my father spoke out against Uther's cruelty against those who practiced magic. They believed not all those with sorcery were evil. I would often hear my mother speak what hypocrite Uther was for he to used magic when he conceived Morgana and myself but for sacrificing Igreine in the process.

Pity my sister took after both our greedy parents. Arthur's mother did not deserve her fate. I felt such anger, that because of their selfishness. Uther's and Morgana's innocent people had to suffer. My God that is why Arthur most claim the throne for Camelot had gone from one tyrant to another. I heard someone behind me.

"Why you hiding out here, Gawain has been asking for you."

"Has he now? " Gawain was now sitting by the bonfire with a tankard of meed by his side, hope he don't drink himself into a drunken mess. For my brother wanted the men up early for battle practice. Gawain needed his head in the game.

"Yeah, I think he is quite taken with you". Merlin said this standing next to me. I smiled at him almost blushing

"Are you spoken for Merlin?" I asked turning toward's him, a sadness came over him, I brazed myself for the obivious.

" Once, her name was Freya" Taking a deep breath, he told me about the curse that had turned her into Blastic, a winged creature that turns at the stroke of midnight. "I couldn't save her." His tears broke my heart, so I did an impulses thing. I hugged him. He cried into my hair. I rubbed his shoulders, obiviously no one ever offered this kind of consul.

"I know it's sound corny for saying, I'm sorry no one deserved that kind of fate." He pulled a way ashamed of his display

"You most think I'm a fool" Merlin whipped his eyes with the back of his shirt. I shook my head, "No I don't Merlin, I know the pain of losing someone you love. She was lucky to have someone like you."

He smiled my favorite goofy grin, racing both of my hands and given them a kiss "Thank you Lady Elaine."

"call me Elaine, we friends are we not?"

"We are" he agreed, an idea came to me. I looked at the stars above us, the night air sending us a cool breeze

"Look up there Merlin" I pointed at the stars, which he did "My father once sat me on his lap and told me those that depart this world are not always gone, their mortal shells may turn to dust but not their spirit, they turn into stars."

"So Freya, my father, Igreine and all those taken from us are right now looking down on us shining with their light."

"Balinor, my father and Dragonlord." I gasped "A Dragon Lord you are full of surprises are you Merlin" I looked up at the stars

"Magic may have crumbled Camelot and magic will restore freedom to Camelot". Merlin couldn't agree more he offered me his arm

"Should we head down there and join the festivies, the first of many" he grinned, I placed my hand on the crook of his arm.

"It would be my pleasure." I knew one day we would be walking hand in hand through the corridors of the castle.