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Merlin arrived back in Arthur's chambers to find him holding up a fine white silk and lace nightgown it looked very expensive.
"It won't suit you" Merlin joked putting the food down on the table.
She looked down at the chest full of expensive gowns. "Something you want to tell me. I'll be supportive you know. I mean they are very nice gowns. Something red might suit you."
"Merlin shut up" Arthur said "these are for you."
Merlin was surprised "Arthur I can't." she said.
"You don't like them?" Arthur asked hurt.
"No they're lovely, very beautiful but I can't take these, I mean whose are they? I can't just take someone else's gowns."
"You can take them these gowns and jewels belonged to my mother alot of them were passed down form the queens of Camelots, so they belong to you now. Try this on."
Arthur threw a night gown at Merlin who caught it. Without thinking abput Arthur being there Merlin pulled of her ragged boys clothes.
Arthur gawped at Merlin's naked body. Wow she really was very beautiful in his eyes anyway.
"Erm Arthur?" Merlin said.
"Ye...I mean yes" Arthur said clearing his throat.
"There's plenty of time for you to gawp at my naked body in the future but how do you put this on there's too many ribbons and things."
Arthur rolled his eyes. If someone had told him three days ago that he would spend his first night as king acting as a maidservant for a lowborn sorceress he would have sent them to the stocks.
They finished dinner in silence. So much had happened over the last few days they needed time to think.
"Erm Arthur how am I supposed to go back to Gaius's dressed in a nightgown?"
"I was hoping you would stay here tonight."
"Arthur...I can't so much has happened the last few days...I."
"Merlin I just mean to sleep. I won't try and do anything else I promise. Don't worry your honours safe...until we're married anyway."
"So chivallrous" Merlin said sarcastically slidding into Arthur's bed. "Wow this is comfy" she said surprised "I could get used to this".
"Good" Arthur said getting in the bed beside her. "The next few days will be hell I need you by my side."
"I'm yours Arthur" Merlin said "surely I don't need to tell you this."
Arthur closed his eyes. Camelot didn't deserve her. He didn't deserve her.
Merlin awoke early, it was still dark but just barely. To begin with she was confused, she lay in bed with Arthur who had his arm around her waist. Merlin wanted nothing more but to go ack to sleep but then she rememeberd.
Morgana. Poor Morgana must still be terrified if she was awake Merlin had to find her.
She slid out of bed careful not to wake Arthur he would need all his strength for the next few days.
Unsur eof how to put on any of the dresses Arthur had given her Merlin pulled on her dirty peasant boy's clothes. Her dark curls fell about her in unruly tangles but Merlin would deal with that on her servant's boots she ran to Morgana's room.
Unsure if the noblewoman was asleep Merlin crept silently into the room. Morgana lay sleeping but Gwen sat by her bed.
Gwen stood up looking scared as soon as Merlin entered. "M...My lady...I mean your majesty I mean..."
"Gwen calm down, it's me Merlin...well my names not Merlin but thats not the point." Merlin whispered careful not to wake up Morgana, Merlin and Gwen slid into the antechamber Gwen sometimes slept in and closed the door.
"How is she?" Merlin asked.
"She won't wake up. I was sleaning hte room after Prince...King Arthur, sent the servants away and I turned around and Lady Morgana lay there sleeping. It was really scary."
Merlin felt guilty. "That was me, Morgana was exhausted she needed sleep but was too hysterical I had to calm her down. I'll wake her up now she needs time to calm down before Uther's funeral."
Merlin quietly as possible (which involved knocking over several ornaments and magically fixing them) crept towards Morgana's bed, "Morgana atyur" Merlin said calmly.
Morgana stirred and opened her eyes, "Merlin? Wha..." and then her eyes widened as she remembered everything.
"Oh god" she wept.
"Morgana calm down, It's not your fault even Arthur says Uther deserved it. No one blames you." Merlin said calming the older girl down.
"But...whats going to happen now. I now Uther deserved what he got but what will happen to the kingdom now."
"Arthur's going to leglise magic after Uther's funeral today. I'll teach you if you wish it might help you control your own abilities better."
"Arthur should marry you" Morgana said.
"He will. But there are more important things to be dealt with first before we worry about getting married." Merlin said.
"You have a point there but I think Gwen and I need ot teach you how to dress like a queen."
Merlin turned to the door ut Gwen quickly shut it smiling evily.
As Morgana and Gwen set about covering her in silk and jewels Merlin thought she prefered fighting evil sorcerors to Gwen and Morgana with those evil smiles on ther faces.