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Chapter ten – Magic (Rachael)

'Arthur!' everyone cries out in delight. Merlin attempts to check if he is alright but Arthur waves him away impatiently.

'I'm fine Merlin, stop fussing. More importantly please tell me I had a bad dream and my lovely half-sister did not just kick us out of Camelot.'

'You had a bad dream' Gwaine reassures him, 'None of it was real.'

'Really?' asks Arthur hopefully.

'No but feel free to keep thinking that if it makes you feel better.'

'Great.' He says, sarcasm thick in his voice, 'And where's…' he catches sight of his unconscious wife lying beside him. 'Guinevere!'

As if hearing her name she stirs and her eyes open. Looking around at Merlin I see his eyes just fading back to their usual colour, he sees me watching him and winks, smiling at Arthur's ecstatic face.

Gwen sits up slowly, hand on head. She looks round at us all and frowns, 'Where are we? Where's Elyan?'

'Ah' speaks up Leon, 'Gwen, if there was anything we could have done, Morgana took Camelot, I didn't see Elyan anywhere. I'm so sorry Gwen.'

'It's not your fault Leon' she looks distraught.

'Gwen I'm sure he's still alive. We'll rescue him, I promise' pipes up Percival.

'Not that I'm not all for rescuing Elyan and getting Camelot back but just how were you planning to do that?' asks Arthur, 'Morgana has an army of thousands and she has magic on her side, we are six fighters, a queen and Merlin.'

'Isn't it obvious?' drawls Sarah. 'The only way to fight magic is with magic. We don't need an army, we just need more power than her.'

'Magic is evil. It is the sole reason both my parents are dead. And anyway, even if we were to fight her with magic Morgana is the last high priestess, there is no one more powerful.'

'Magic is not evil' replies Sarah, glaring at the king. 'Magic is simply a weapon.'

'Magic corrupts any who are touched by it. That is the lesson my father taught me.' Arthur shouts back.

'Is a sword evil? Is a crossbow? They are used by many to kill innocent people. Does that make them evil?' Sarah is shouting too now.

This puzzles Arthur, 'Of course a sword or a crossbow is not evil, it's the person who kills the innocents who is evil.'

'Exactly! Magic is a weapon. A powerful weapon that only a few may wield but a weapon all the same. The people with magic who are evil are the only ones you would have known to have magic. The good ones hide their powers because they know if they show them they will be killed!'

'What would you know about it? You know nothing of magic. NOTHING!'

Sarah chuckles and I groan quietly, I know that look. Whenever she looks like that she is about to do something drastic. Something that we will look back on as either genius or moronic.

'You know what Sire, your right. What would I know of magic? Nothing, nothing at all.' Sarcasm drips from every word and I see her start to unwind the bandage from her wrist.

'Uh oh' murmurs Percival at my side mirroring my thoughts. We both know what's under there.

As the bandage falls away from her wrist for the first time in what seems like years she raises her hands to her mouth and I just make out her whisper of 'Forbærne'.

She turns back to Arthur, left hand held by her face, palm on fire, druid tattoo shown clearly on her wrist, eyes just fading back to their chestnut brown. 'No Arthur, I know absolutely nothing of magic.'

Several things happen at once, Leon falls backwards off his log, Gwen gasps and Arthur draws his sword.

In an instant I find myself facing Arthur's sword, between Sarah and Arthur, Percival at my side. Arthur does not take his eyes off Sarah for a second but he speaks to Percival.

'What are you doing Percival? She has magic, get out of the way.'

'I know Arthur. She's my sister.'

'What?' demands Arthur, clearly flabbergasted. Though his sword drops a little his eyes still do not leave Sarah's face.

'She's my sister. I thought she died in the flames with the rest of my family but her and Rachael survived. I can vouch for them both Arthur, they would never harm anyone I cared about.'

He finally looks away from Sarah and at Percival.

'Oh and Arthur? There's something else you should know' adds on Percival. 'Magic runs in the family, I have it too.'

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