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When the horses were ready, they left. They chatted about this and that. And also about Freya, about her past. Arthur got to know her better. He thought she was a sweet girl, really a type for Merlin. Merlin didn't say much, he was leaning against Freya and just enjoying her company. After a while Arthur motioned for them to stop. "Be quiet" he said. He looked behind him. "Bandits!" he cried, as they both spurred their horses to run. Behind them ran many bandits shouting at them with drawn weapons.
About an hour after noon, the group saw that two horses were running further down in the woods, approaching them. They heard a loud cry from Arthur. "RUN!" They jumped quickly on their horses and ran after their two friends. When they heard the loud cries of the bandits they understood why they were running. Gwaine was the first who noticed the girl who was sitting with Merlin on his horse. He started riding beside them.
"Who's your new girlfriend?" He called over the noise of the bandits.
"Freya! Nice to meet you, Sir..." She called back.
"Gwaine! Nice to meet you too, My lady!" He grinned. Merlin laughed and shook his head.
They reached the edge of the woods and ran quickly into the high grass. When the bandits saw the edge they turned slowly and left the group alone. There was a short silence. Everyone was gasping as Merlin dismounted. Merlin lifted Freya off his horse. Then Freya cheered and hugged Merlin. The Knights were surprised, they hadn't noticed her before. When Merlin saw their faces, he introduced her. They all smiled at her.
Merlin looked over to Heas and Kea. "You two are druids, aren't you?" He said.
"Yes, My lord." They replied as they bowed their heads.
"Please, that's not necessary, just Merlin." He smiled. "What are you doing here?"
"We can't go home, the camps have been broken up. We fear that Nimueh has escaped, so we fled." Heas said with a sad smile. Merlins smile disappeared. Then he nodded. Arthur dismounted and walked over to the siblings.
"Hello," He hold out his hand to them. "I'm Arthur, prince of Camelot. And who are you?" Instead of getting the response from the druids, he received answers of four enthusiastic knights. He smiled and listened to the story's they had to tell, but his smile faded as Heas told him the story about Nimueh. He frowned and decided to offer them a room for the night. "I will buy some clothes for you as a disguise, because my father wouldn't be happy with two druids in his castle." Arthur said. "Let's go then." And with that, they all jumped back on their horse.
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