Sadly I don't own Merlin. It belongs to the BBC. Chapter ten is up. Thank you for the reviews. I love you all :D And thank you to all of those who have put this story on story alert, or as their favorite story. I love you all as well :D Enjoy :D
Merlin was walking fast to try to keep up with his father. He sat his father down at the table in the kitchen to explain all what has happened, and what Uther's plan was if he was to return to Camelot with Uther, Arthur, Leon and John. His father absolutly flipped. He stood up, making his chair crash to the floor in the process, grabbed his sword and stormed out of the cabin muttering. "I'll kill him."
"Father. Wait. Please."
"No Merlin. He came after me even when I wasn't in his kingdom. I missed my sons birth, when he cut his first tooth, crawled for the first time, walked, spoke. I missed all of that because of that man, and now he's doing the same with my son. You're not even in his kingdom and he has come after you, still wanting you dead. He has not changed. How Arthur is. It is very difficult to believe that he is Uther's son."
"Father you can't kill him. I won't let you."
Balinor stopped walking and turned to face is son. "How can you defend him?"
"It's not him I'm defending. It's Arthur I'm looking out for. Arthur is still young. Yes he is a great warrior, but he is not yet ready to become king, he still has too much to learn. Father I hate it as much as you do. But Until that day comes when Arthur is ready, I'll have to continue to bite my tongue where Uther is concerned."
Balinor started to calm down. "You're not going back to Camelot then?"
"I will be, in a few days. I've enchanted Arthur's ring. If he wants to talk to me all he has to do is turn his ring three times and a ghostly figure of me will appear in front of him. Uther has said that once he arrives back in Camelot he will lift the banishment on me. As soon as it is safe for me to return, Arthur will use the ring to let me know."
"That's very clever. Whose idea was it?"
"It was sir Leon's. Arthur's most trusted knight. Well Leon suggested some kind of messaging. I thought of the ring."
"He's on your side then?"
"He is."
Balinor nodded. "I don't want you returning to Camelot on your own. I'm coming with you."
"No father. You are still banned. You'll be killed on sight."
"But Merlin-"
"How about when I talk to Arthur, I have him meet me in the woods and we can enter the castle together. You know that he would fight any knight that would come to attack me, you heard him say it yourself."
"Alright Merlin. I trust you. I will let you do what you think is right."
Merlin smiled. "Thank you father."
"That doesn't mean I like it though." Balinor said turning to walk back towards the cabin.
The following morning, Merlin was woken up by someone shaking him on the arm. "Not yet father. The sun is barely rising."
"Idiot." came Arthur's voice. "Get up."
Merlin groggily sat up, yawning and stretching. "Arthur. What's up?"
Arthur was stood by a lake facing the sun that was just starting to rise. In front of him was the ghostly figure of Merlin which looked incredibly tired and was sitting down. "I need to tell you something really important so I need you awake so you can listen."
"I am awake." Merlin said, yawning again.
"No you're not. Not properly you're not. Do something to wake yourself up."
"Right. Turn your ring so you don't see me and use it again in about ten minutes."
Arthur frowned. "Why?"
"Because the only thing that will wake me up properly is if I go in the lake out back to wash."
"Ok." Arthur turned his ring and watched as the ghostly figure of Merlin vanished.
Just over ten minutes later, Arthur turned his ring three times and watched as the ghostly figure of Merlin appearred in front of him, this time standing. Merlin was dressed and, what looked to Arthur, wide awake. "Ok Arthur, what is it that you wanted talk to me about?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing? You said that you need to talk to me about something important."
"I lied." Arthur replied, smiling at the fact that the ghostly figure of Merlin looked mad.
"Then why did you make me wake myself up."
"Because I wanted to. If I'm up, you're up. Bye Merlin."
"Arthur I-"
Before Merlin could say anymore, Arthur turned the ring and Merlin disappearred in front of him. Arthur chuckled to himself and turned around to see Leon stood there smiling. "You can't do that to him."
"Just did."
Balinor walked out of the cabin and jumped when he heard his son give out an anguish yell. Balinor walked round to the back of the cabin ad saw Merlin kicking the bench that was next to him.
"Merlin? What's up?"
"That stupid, clotpole, dollop-headed prat."
Balinor raised his eyebrows. "Arthur?"
"Yes. He used the ring to wake me up just as the sun was starting to rise and told me to wake myself up as he had something really important to say to me."
"What was it?"
Merlin did his best Arthur impression. "If I'm up, you're up. Bye Merlin."
Merlin continued to look angry when he saw his father trying to hold back a laugh. "You think this is funny?"
"I think it's hilarious. Your mother told me, no matter how hard she tried, she could never get you up at sunrise. Looks like Arthur has finally managed to do what we couldn't. Don't look so miserable Merlin." Balinor laughed as he walked away from Merlin to go back inside.
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