Estelle pt.8
Hello, hope you are having a good day.
Later that day, Estelle came home. Merlin smiled when he saw her but Estelle only ignored him. She went to her room and slammed the door. Merlin went in and saw her look at him angrily.
"Out of my room." Estelle said.
"No because I've had enough of you treating me like your mother did. You don't want to be like your mother but when you look at me or treat me with disrespect, you look and act like your mother. I love you and I feel like it's in vain. I love you, Estelle. There are times where I think that you're coming around but then you push me away and it hurts so much." Merlin explained.
"I didn't ask to come here. I didn't want to. I didn't even want to stay with you."
"You're my daughter. I wasn't going to let you suffer alone but now it doesn't seem to matter."
"Finally you see some truth."
"Will you stop this?" Merlin shouted as he grabbed Estelle. "I lost your mother. I don't want to lose you too."
"You mean nothing to me." Estelle hissed. She pushed Merlin away and grabbed a bag and put a few things in it. "I'm leaving and you can't stop me."
"Estelle, no."
Estelle ran out of the room and ran to where Jacob was staying.
"What's wrong?" Jacob asked.
"I heard that you were leaving tomorrow. I want to come with you." Estelle answered.
"What about your father?"
"I don't care about him."
"Then let's go get you settled."
So they got settled. When Estelle was asleep, Jacob got up and walked to the woods. He saw Margywn and smiled.
"I have the girl in my reach. She doesn't want to be with her father. Soon, she will wish she had stayed. I will get to know her and then I will marry her and tried to have a baby with her. If she is not pregnant in 4 months, I will give her to you." Jacob explained.
"Good but will you be able to get her pregnant that soon. I will give you 7 months." Margwyn answered.
"Thank you, sire. She won't even see it coming."
"No, she won't. You have done well."
"I should go back."
Jacob went back to Estelle. He laid down next to her and went to sleep. They left the next morning and Merlin watched from the window as she walked beside Jacob. Then he felt Freya put a hand on his shoulder.
"I shouldn't have yelled at her." Merlin cried.
"It wouldn't have mattered. Hopefully, she will come back. If she doesn't Iseldir can help you find her." Freya answered.
"Maybe."
"Come lie down and calm yourself."
"I don't think I'll be able to till I can hug her in my arms."
"Then go rest."
Merlin went to bed and laid down. He tried to sleep but couldn't. For the next week, Estelle and Jacob were happy. One day, Jacob proposed to Estelle and she said yes. So the next day, they got married and tried to have children. Merlin had stopped sleeping. Freya tried to help him but nothing seemed to help. 6 months past and Estelle had finally gotten pregnant but she didn't tell Jacob. One night, Jacob went to see Margwyn.
"She still isn't pregnant. You can have her. I give up. She might be my wife but I have no love for her. I'll have go to the river to fetch water, you can do as you see fit." Jacob sighed.
"Thank you, Jacob. I will give her over to the Sarrum's son. He will love to have Morgana and Merlin's daughter. Then I can go to Camelot and brag to Merlin how I have his beloved daughter. He has become very ill without her with him." Margwyn replied. Jacob left and went to the tent. He saw Estelle in bed resting. He laid down next to her and noticed that she wasn't asleep.
"Why are you still awake?"
"Because I was waiting for you to come to bed. I love you." Estelle whispered.
"I love you too." Jacob lied. They kissed and then went to sleep. The next morning, they woke up and got ready for the day. "Estelle, I need you to go fetch some water from the river."
"Alright. I'll be right back."
Estelle went to the river to get some water. Then someone grabbed her and put a cuff on her wrist and locked it so she couldn't take it off. They knocked her out and took her to a cave where they beat her and raped her and did everything they wanted or could to her. 4 months past and Merlin hadn't sleep. His magic was the only thing keeping him alive. Estelle was hurt in every possible way. One day in Camelot, there was a council meeting. Margwyn went to Merlin.
"Merlin, I hear that your daughter is an amazing object to play with. I even got to play with her myself. She is truly amazing. She's as fun as you were. I wish I could have kept her but no. The Sarrum's son wants him and paid for her at a very fine price." Margwyn mocked. Merlin used his magic and pinned Margwyn to the wall.
"Where is she? I want my daughter back now." Merlin ordered.
"I'll never tell you."
Merlin stopped and let the two guards grabbed Margwyn.
"Take him to a cell and wait for further instructions." Merlin said. Margwyn was taken away. Merlin went to Gwen. "My lady, Margwyn knows where my daughter is and it isn't good."
"Take the knights and go find her." Gwen answered. Merlin nodded and walked out of the room. "Merlin, bring her back alive."
"I will."
So Merlin left. He told the knights to prepare to travel. Leon, Gwaine, and Percival met in his chambers.
"The Sarrum was near Odin's lands when he was alive. His son is most likely there." Leon said.
"Yes, but it will take too long for us to find her. He most likely moved somewhere else." Merlin sighed.
"I agree. We must find her before she is used anymore. The more she is hurt, the harder it will be for her to go back to feeling loved." Gwaine answered.
"She didn't really love since the day she was to the day she met me but she didn't understand that I loved her."
"Which is why we must find her."
"Merlin, didn't you say that the closer to Camelot the Sarrum was, the more dead bodies were found?" Freya asked.
"Yes. Why?" Merlin wondered.
"What if he had other victims? He most likely killed them."
"We did hear rumors that there was a lot of bloodshed near Odin's lands but it isn't Odin doing it." Percival stated.
"We'll go there first. We leave in an hour." Merlin ordered. So the three knights left. Merlin turned to Freya and put his hand on her womb. "I'll be back with Estelle. She needs to meet her baby brother or sister. I'll be safe."
"I know you will and I'll take care. Gwen gave me a servant to help till I've given birth." Freya replied. They kissed and looked at each other. "I love you."
"I love you too."
An hour later, Merlin and the knights rode to find Estelle. They went to where they heard there were dead bodies. They saw a village and bodies littering the ground. Leon found a sword.
"This is the mark of the Sarrum. His son must be behind this." Leon said.
"He's more ruthless than his father." Merlin sighed. "There's some caves north of here. Let's see if there's anything there."
So they rode to the caves. They heard a girl screaming.
"That's Estelle." Merlin exclaimed. They rode to the caves. They were blocked off by several men. Merlin used his magic and killed them. "Kill them all except the Sarrum's son. I want him alive to pay."
Merlin ran into the cave and saw a man raping Estelle. Merlin killed the man. He took his jacket off and ran to Estelle. He used the jacket to cover her. He pulled her into a hug. Estelle sobbed and hugged him close.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Estelle sobbed.
"It's alright. Everything's going to be alright. Let's get you home." Merlin whispered. Leon came in and took his cape off and gave it to Merlin. Merlin wrapped it around Estelle. Then he saw that she was pregnant. He put his hand on her womb and felt the baby kick. "You're pregnant."
"Yes, with Jacob's child. We got married and kept trying to have a baby. I'm pregnant with twins. A boy and a girl."
"How do you know?"
"Because one is powerful and I can feel it trying to summon a dragon and the other has the power of a high priestess."
"Let's get you home."
So Merlin picked Estelle up and carried her to the horses. They rode back to Camelot.
TBC
