Uther was so glad Morgana was back he did not ask Arthur to go after Luke again. He did say that if Luke showed his face in Camelot again he would hang, but since the hunt for him was over now he could finally rest. Well, rest...
"Merlin, I need you to bring this potion to Morgana," Gaius said and he handed him a bag. "And don't forget to bring the eyedrops to miss Vaillard."
"Yes Gaius," he said. He went to Morgana first, because he wanted to talk about Luke as soon as possible. He bumped into Arthur in the hallway (still looking very cranky), but he managed to get away by showing him the medicine for Morgana. He knocked on her door and heard a soft 'yes?'.
She was alone in the room and was staring at the plaza when he came in. "I brought you the medicine from Gaius," he said.
"Yes, thank you," she said a bit absentmindedly.
"I will put it on your nightstand then."
"Merlin?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know where Luke is right now?"
"Ehm, I think he is probably flying around somewhere," he said hesitant. Why was she asking him about Luke? Could it be she...? "Morgana, eh, about Luke...where did he take you?"
"To the Dark Forest," Morgana said and she stood up, her eyes sparkling. He couldn't help but think she looked absolutely beautiful right now. "After we were in the woods, Luke used a spell to create a thick mist so the knights could not follow us, although he seemed very tired afterwards."
"Hmm, he said so himself that his magic was running out. It must have been hard on him. And what happened then?"
"In the Dark Forest I met the Griffin he spoke to me about. Such a wonderful creature! I could ride on it and Luke brought me to the other side of the country. I have seen so many places in this one week, met so many people."
"Sorcerers?" he asked carefully.
"Also," she said. "Luke taught me how to use my powers, so I would not set them off by accident." She flicked her finger and the candles next to him started to burn.
"You...you did not use a magic incantation," he said surprised.
"No, Luke told me my magic was strong enough for me to do it without one," she said proud.
"But Morgana, you know you can't use your magic around Uther right?" he said and he saw her expression change from happy into sad.
"I am aware of that. I will not use magic in the castle." She walked to the window again and stared outside. For a moment sheseemed to forget he was even there.
"Luke is a good guy," he finally said.
"Indeed he is," she said and she laughed. Again that warm, gentle laugh. Not the arrogant one she used against Arthur when she was teasing him.
"You like him don't you?" he said. "You are different when you talk about him."
"This week...has been great," she said with a dreamy look in her eyes.
Surely...Morgana was in love with him, she sounded so... He sighed and squinted his eyes against the light that shone in his eyes. Light? In the middle of the room? He looked where the light came from and saw a crystal flower on the table, that shone brightly and glinstered in the sunlight it caught from the window. Something that was not there before. Something that looked very much like the flowers Luke could make...
"That flower...did Luke gave it to you?" he asked, half curious, half amused when he saw it glittering in the sunlight. Morgana looked over her shoulder and smiled.
"Who knows?"
Note from the author
I hope you enjoyed it! :-) My first try at writing a Merlin-episode with the characters as how they would be in the first season. Morgana is still quite innocent here, and Uther still as opposed to sorcerers as ever. If you liked the story please tell me, if you have constructive critisism I would also love to hear it.
Thank you for reading my story and maybe 'till the next story!
Aislinn Fianna
