The next morning Merlin opened his eyes Maree sleeping right between himself and Arthur, she feels so much bigger than that little bundle ten years ago, but soon he will have that again. He looked around and found Mordred standing from the other side of the room watching.
"Morning" he whispered, Mordred nodded and then Arthur woke up. "Good morning Merlin" He said and Merlin gave him a kiss.
That very day Merlin and Arthur were taken to the court to discuss their wedding and making Merlin King Consort and about whoever would be taking the Kingmaker role, which is a pretty big decision to make so they had to make another meeting. Other than that people congratulated their engagement and pregnancy.
By the sidelines Merlin caught glances from the Camelot church priests that joined the meeting, he didn't blame them, but even though, he respected them for what they believe. When he first met them they were asking thousands of questions about whether if he had met god or Jesus, but he told them that he had never met such a person. If he did, he would have been there to witness his birth, they were in disbelief, but no matter how many times they came to speak to him, they didn't want to believe it. But he left them alone, they needed time to absorb it, and eventually the religion started to decrease in numbers slowly. The first negative thing that they addressed Merlin was "devils son" because of their view of magic being evil and Arthur was extremely disgusted by their words and told them off about what Merlin had done for him and dismissed them. They were Jehovah's witnesses after all, other Christians aren't as bad as those guys.
The Buddhist priests are very patient, friendly and polite, Merlin enjoyed their company along with the Scientists that are extremely interested in Merlin and Arthurs history, including how Merlin operates within his body and magic which makes Merlin feel more special than thinking about the fact that he isn't human so they are bound to come to his chambers to inspect his pregnancy. These days thanks mainly to Gaius people are practising magic to heal people, others with rare conditions usually come to Camelot to get healed, in worse cases, they come to Merlin, because of that Merlin has been practising cure spells.
And now because that magic is back, people have been popping up with magic abilities all over the world. They commonly end up in Camelot to be taught in the local college school or university on how to properly control their own magic, Merlin himself met a man with magic the year before and he has become a policeman and using his magic for good use. But not all people use it for good, some people use it for evil and that can cause major destruction, thank goodness for magic binding hand cuffs and new technology that Merlin helped build with police companies to endure dangerous cases. Anyone that commits a crime with magic is sentenced to jail for life, depending on the crime. But magic schools have being built everywhere by Arthur's hand, all of them belong to him of course, accidentally the first school was called Hogwarts by Arthur. Merlin still remembers the first time when he was first told and he couldn't stop laughing his lungs off.
"By detail sire?" Merlin joked, and Arthur gave him a confused look, "What do you mean Merlin?"
Merlin was shocked that Arthur had never heard of the Harry Potter books and pointed it out, Arthur gaped and after reading all of the volumes he decided on it that it would be good to make it Hogwarts and build the place by detail to make the place stand out to the world. When people heard the name, thousands of magical people were admitted to the school, Merlin was asked to become the headmaster but he refused, as his place is by Arthur's side but he does visit the Hogwarts and the students with Arthur every year. Only difference is that no one uses a wand, but the subject does come up though when wands are sometimes traditionally used in some countries so they are practised with sometimes.
When Maree was five years old when the school was successfully built, Merlin went to the place to make the moving stairs possible and people in the picture frames move by enchanting spirits in them but then the sorting hat was another issue. So he went to the crystal cave and Kilgharrah volunteered to have his soul encased with a wizard's hat, as surprised as Merlin was he couldn't stop him and gave him the role. He wasn't surprised though, as Kilgharrah told Merlin of his own destiny, he will live to tell the tale of others now, too. And plus, Slytherin was a good house group to keep watch on those who seem to have a future in dark clouds or happen to be good leaders.
In the five years as the school was built, knowledge from Camelot's library fed their future teachers minds and Merlin mainly taught them along with Gaius and Kilgharrah at the Crystal cave.
But-
Mordred doesn't even know of the schools due to his bodyguard work, so Merlin decided that they will take him along with them to show a new generation of druids. And that he is no longer the last one.
Merlin went banging on Mordred's door five in the morning, "Mordred!" He called out and he went in, he was met with a groan from the man and was surprised to see his face. "Sire! What brings you up this early?"
Merlin throws him a cape with a hood, "Here, get dressed. We're all going out"
Mordred took a peek at the clock beside him, "At five in the morning?"
"We're driving to London, so if we want to get to our destination in time, we better get moving"
"Yes sire" And Mordred got dressed immediately, going along with Merlin as they went out of Camelot and met with Arthur and Maree in the car and drove off once they got inside.
They all caught their sleep on the way, Maree especially, for a girl her age, and it took at least an hour and a half to get there. And finally they arrived at a train station, which confused Mordred, where can we possibly be going? We have a car, why do we need to board a train?
When they got out of the car, they all put their hoods on including Mordred and he followed them into the station.
They were all immediately met with modern trains taking people down around the city and out into the country, one specifically goes straight down to Camelot. They went through the entrance and specific halls with Mordred confused and suspicious. Everyone was wearing either school clothes or business suits, or casual clothes. But then something caught his eye.
Children. Wearing robes or either school clothes as if it was their choice, but mostly robes. It was strange for this generation of today and they were walking right towards them, and not only were those children were wearing clothing of Camelot's old days, they were each carrying a trolley of suitcases and personal items.
"Here Merlin, station 9 and 3 quarters" Arthur said as they got into station 9"
"Three quarters sire?" Mordred said, looking as confused as ever. "I hardly think that exists-"
"You'll see Mordred, you'll see"
They came upon a crowd of children of all ages standing in front of a wall, holding their trolleys and running straight into it, disappearing without a trace after coming in contact with it.
"Come on Arthur, this is only the fifth time you've done it" Merlin chuckled, "I'll never forget the first day" Arthur grumbled to himself. He was so scared the first time that Merlin had to go in with him to make sure that he had enough magic to get through.
"I'm sorry sire, I am extremely confused" Mordred said, his mind all over the place. Did they just run, into the wall and disappear?
But Merlin didn't hear him, he took off his hood and immediately all the kids recognised him and rushed to him, "LORD MERLIN!" They all shouted and cheered, hugging the famous sorcerer. And then Arthur showed his face along with Maree.
"Hello!" Arthur greeted, and then Mordred cowered, he kept his hood on. And kept watch.
"Would you like to go in first your majesty?" They asked Arthur, they insisted and Arthur went along. "All right, thank you"
"Go on Merlin!" They cheered and let them all along, Mordred was nervous about this. Arthur has magic, but can he get through…..whatever is though that wall? He says that he had done it before, but he cannot help but be cautious.
"Come Mordred, it's not so hard for you" Merlin said, "Thank you but I am more worried about Arthur" He admitted, Merlin looked at Arthur and then back at him, "He is born of magic, he has no worries about going through"
Mordred raised an eye, he had never heard of this. "What?" He clicked, Morgana must know of this. "Does Morgana know?"
Now Merlin raised an eye, then he wondered, "No. She doesn't"
Then Arthur grabbed Merlin's attention, "Merlin, let's go or we will be the ones holding back the students"
"Right, come Mordred" Merlin motioned for him to follow, and he went along as he held Maree's hand. And swiftly, they walked to the wall and Mordred closed his eyes, reopening them after hearing a large tooting sound from a steam train.
They were immediately met with thousands of children, welcoming the four of them. Merlin crouched down to hug some of the kids.
Mordred blinked, they were all school children. And they all recognise Merlin. Some of them holding wands in their hands, some chattering and playing with each other. He had a thousand questions in his mind to ask Merlin.
"Off to school you lot?" Merlin asked the audience of children, "Yeah!"
"School?" Mordred asked. "Yes Mordred" Merlin stood up, "They are all children with a gift of magic, they are all going to Hogwarts, school of magic"
Mordred gaped, and he felt his heart pound as a certain happiness came to him. "You mean…."
"Yes, all of these kids are new generations of magic practisers, or like the people we knew back in the old days of Camelot, druids" Merlin smiled, as he waited for a response from Mordred.
"Merlin…..you brought a new generation into the world, and they don't have to hide, they are free in a world where they can happily use magic…."
He took in a breath, and gasped. "No words. Merlin…thank you" He felt tears in his eyes and wiped them, "You should thank Arthur, he is responsible for the school to be built so the children can be properly taught"
Arthur smiled at Mordred who smiled back and thanked him as well. "Well, Mordred. Take your hood off, say hello"
"Okay" Mordred went ahead and took off his hood to reveal his face and the children's eyes suddenly caught him, they gasped. "A druid, it's Mordred!" They chattered about themselves.
"Hello" He said, a bit nervous about the student's reactions. "Welcome Mordred" They said, "You're one of our ancestors aren't you? You must be a hundred times our great grandpa!"
Mordred smiled, "Yes, I am a druid" He said, and he lowered his shirt a bit to reveal his druid symbol and then a few children raised their wrists to show their own. He gasped, he is no longer the last one, "Only few have the druid symbol on their wrists" Mordred mentioned to Merlin, "Ah yes, this means that they have a single drop of blood from your own kind Mordred. Thanks to science we are able to identify your relatives, others have different symbols to mark from their own countries" Merlin explained, "African, English, Australian, Europe, America, and druid Camelot. They all have their own kind of magic, the symbol identifies them and keeps them all safe"
The children of all ages were all very interested in Mordred, this is the first time that they have ever seen him of course. Before they could waste time, everyone went onto the train with their things, and Mordred was smiling all along the way.
"Mordred, I have something for you" Merlin said, and Mordred clicked into reality, "For me?" He asked, "Yes" Merlin then grabbed one of his bags and pulled out a long box, "Here, Arthur and I have one ourselves, Maree will be getting one at the school. Open it"
Mordred looked at the box cover, it said "Camelot wands" so he assumed that it is a wand, but he had never seen or used one before, so he opened up the case and it revealed a wooden wand, strangely he felt connected to it somehow. "Thank you. May I ask what these are used for?"
"Wands are traditionally used by some countries, they channel magic though the wand and can use their own magic more easily. These are given to the first years to practise, then on to the second years they start using magic without the need of a wand, which can be proven to be more difficult to them than we use it. I do not require a wand, but I use mine to demonstrate to the students when I visit the school but Arthur keeps one on hand all the time but he doesn't always use it, wandless magic is much difficult for him to use, so he uses one to easily use it. I hope that this wand makes you feel welcome at the school and that you belong in Camelot"
Mordred smiled, feeling loved, "Thank you Merlin" He whispered.
"Now" Arthur starts, "There is something that I must discuss with you"
Mordred nervously looked at Merlin and then back at Arthur, "Come with me" He stood up and Mordred went after him to talk outside the door, "What is it sire?" He asked.
Mordred looked a bit scared, thinking that he might have done something wrong. Arthur noticed and chuckled, "Don't. You haven't done anything, I just need to talk to you"
"Ok" Mordred let out a breath of relief.
"Maree, is going to Hogwarts today and start school there since that she is of age"
Mordred could see what he is getting to, "Oh, I see"
"Her things that she needs are all packed, she is going to be put into a house and live there at the school for seven years. Her wand, her sword, books, everything she needs is with her. She already has education from her previous life but she is going there to learn magic"
Mordred's lips thinned, "So you would like me to be her bodyguard while she stays there?" He asked.
Arthur nodded, "But it's your decision, you may want to look after myself and Merlin, or you can look after my daughter and make sure that she doesn't receive any harm"
Mordred was surprised, he had never been given to decide, he would just be ordered to do something and go along with it.
"Mordred. You have served us for ten years and we never had a better bodyguard" Arthur smiled, "But, Maree would cry if you left"
Mordred frowned, "She loves you very much" Arthur added, and Mordred nodded, this is indeed a fact. They are best friends, and they have spent time together in these past ten years. If he were to leave, even as an adult she would force herself to smile and let him do what he wants even though it may crush her.
"I know" He said sadly, "You are important, but she is also my friend. But, you can get someone else can't you sire? Like Gwaine?"
"You are right. But the issue is that we need someone with magic, and that is something that we haven't got at the moment"
"Can't you find someone then? And if you can, how long will that take? Morgana is still around in Camelot, I cannot back away from you and Merlin right now. It is my job"
Arthur then looked at Mordred's eyes that were filled with worry, "Not until you are safe sire, and that you find someone, I can look after your daughter. You are my only concern right now"
"Then who will look after her?" Arthur asked, and Mordred caught his breath. "I don't think you should be concerned Arthur. Spirits only roam around places where they have been and Hogwarts is not one of them, she will be safe there. And it is not like the spirits there will harm her right?"
Arthur thought for a moment, "You are right. She will be safe at Hogwarts"
"Then. I will stay with you where you need me"
Arthur sighed and then he let a moment of silence pass, "OK, ok. Then it is up to you how to tell Maree"
Mordred nodded. And once they collected themselves, they went back to join Merlin and Maree. Mordred sat down next to her and she noticed, and gave him a hug.
It took a while until the train reached its destination to the Hogwarts School, it was humungous from a distance and made out of bluestone but he could feel magic coming from each and every make of the building which made Mordred relived that Maree is going to live someplace safe.
Immediately when they all got out of the train, the students were guided by teachers by their school year so Maree said goodbye and went along with the other pupils before Merlin, Arthur and Mordred went along with the headmaster.
"Welcome Merlin, Arthur" He bowed, "Another fine year and we are very pleased to have your daughter Maree with us at Hogwarts"
"Likewise Josh, we are happy to join you" Arthur beamed proudly, excited to see how Maree will go, they went ahead and walked into the great hall where all of the students sat in their chairs and the first years stood behind the front steps. As Josh, Merlin and Arthur came in students cheered and clapped. Then once they were seated, everyone went silent. Then Merlin went out to get the sorting hat, which twitched at Merlin's touch, which meant that Kilgharrah knew who was picking him up and placed it upon a stool in front of the new students.
"Welcome to Hogwarts" Merlin began, "This is the fifth anniversary of the school and the first to practise magic upon the old religion and modern magic. New students today will be sorted into houses of Huffleouff, Slytherin, Griffindor and Ravenclaw by the sorting hat that was once Kilgharrah the great dragon from 1500 years ago"
Kilgharrah cringed every time he had to do this, he wasn't the person to sing but when he did so, he enjoyed it. He breathed in and started to sing.
Oh you may not think I'm pretty, You can keep your bowlers black, There's nothing hidden in your head You might belong in Gryffindor, You might belong in Hufflepuff, Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, Or perhaps in Slytherin So put me on! Don't be afraid!
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
if you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends.
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!"
The students all clapped and then Arthur picked up a scroll to call out the new names. There are twenty new students admitted in the first year at the school so it didn't take long until Maree came up, when it did people went in whispers and surprise. Merlin smiled at his daughter and let her sit down on the stool before Merlin gently placed the hat on top of her head.
Both Arthur and Merlin became nervous about where Maree will be placed, Merlin was placed into Slytherin to Arthurs surprise because he could have been placed into Hufflepuff for his loyalty to Arthur but his destiny was to stand by Arthurs side as a leader so he was put into Slytherin while Arthur was put into Griffindor for his bravery and being a just king. So they didn't know whether Maree will be put into either house or a different one.
Kilgharrah smiled, "Ah, I know this child very well. I spent at least nineteen years with this kid. Very much like his Fathers Arthur and Merlin. There is a lot of courage and a very open mind here, you can certainly become a very good leader for the future of Camelot with that big of a mind. You want to see the world in a positive way" He said, then he sighed, "Difficult….very difficult…."
Arthur, Merlin and Mordred breathed in for the result for a moment. Another minute passed and people were unsure of what is going to happen. Until he opened his eyes and opened his mouth again.
"Right. Then it must be…GRIFFINDOR!"
The whole hall clapped and Arthur let out a breath and Merlin had a strange urge to bang his head on the desk and laugh with Arthur, but he took the hat off and let Maree join the Griffindor table looking quite pleased.
Then after all the other students were sorted, Merlin didn't put the hat away. "We have a very special guest today that will be placed into a house, hopefully to join us very soon"
Mordred frowned, fearing that it was him. Kilgharrah knows who he is, so how will he react when he finds out?
"Sir Mordred" Merlin called out and students chattered among themselves. Mordred stood up nervously and approached Merlin, "Are you sure about this?" He asked.
"I will take care of it afterwards, I assure you" Merlin replied, and with a relieved nod, Mordred sat down on the stool and Merlin gently laid the hat on top of Mordred's head. Immediately Kilgharrah burst out into an uproar, "MERLIN EMRYS, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD IT IN YOU TO BRING MORDRED IN SUCH A PLACE. WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?!" He hollered, Merlin plugged his ears like they just got a howler card, "I TOLD YOU VERY CLEARLY THAT HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ARTHURS DEATH AND YOU PUT YOUR TRUST IN HIM?! I-"
Mordred cowed and almost whimpered, all of the students were shot with surprise and Maree frowned gravely. Merlin and Arthur looked at each other nervously and then back at the hat.
It went awkwardly silent, then the hat gasped, almost making everyone flinch. "Mordred Mordred Mordred. This is not the druid that I was last informed of, this man here is nothing like the Mordred that was foretold to be…" He grumbled in surprise, Mordred sighed heavily. "Oh? Relieved are you? Hmmmm….this one seems to be a completely new and different person, this one has an open mind like Maree's, you admire her do you?"
Merlin snorted and all of the students giggled, Mordred blushed. "Don't say that…." He whispered, hoping that Maree didn't hear but if all the students did then she definitely did.
"You have people that you care about, people to protect, I have seen that in a certain man centuries ago. Your heart is in the present and not the past, I can see that you have greatly improved with no clouds hanging in your path. You want to improve yourself, to become a better person to serve your King and your friend…..not only for yourself but for others too upon love and friendship. You are a very brave man to face your past mistakes. Merlin, I don't know how you did it"
Merlin smiled, "He had a bit of help. But….I think he had made most of own achievements"
Mordred felt his heart beating in his chest as Kilgharrah just spilled his soul to thousands of people.
"Without a doubt. You must be….GRIFFINDOR!"
Maree cheered the loudest out of all of the students and Mordred stood up to join her and she hugged him.
"Now, we shall begin the fest for tonight to start our new school year. Let us enjoy" Merlin clicked his fingers and like the real thing, food appeared upon the house and staff tables in the great hall. Everyone started digging in and Merlin picked up the hat, "Er-"
"You don't need to explain warlock, his head explains much more than you need"
Merlin smiled and put Kilgharrah away before he notices the ghosts started coming in, Mordred looked quite startled as he recognised the ghosts. But Arthur was always happy to see them.
"Father, Mother" Arthur greeted as his saw Uther and Ygraine Pendragon, and for Merlin he greeted his Mother Hunith and Father Balindor as well. It was a lovely time for a family to come together and greet each other for a day.
"Good evening Father, Mother" Arthur greeted his parents, "Arthur" Uther said, happy to see his son, "It is good to see you. How is my granddaughter?"
"Ah, she has joined us tonight. She is over at the Griffindor table with one of my finest knights" He pointed down at his ten year old daughter, Uther smiled. "Come Ygraine, would you like to meet her?"
"I would love to darling" Ygraine agreed and they walked along to Maree, who was very happy to see them. "Grandpa!" She then hugged Uther and then looked at Ygraine, "Are you Ygraine?" She asked and Ygraine nodded, "You must be my Granddaughter"
'Grandma" She smiled and gave her a hug as well, "I must say that Hogwarts makes you at home?" She asked. "They make it much more like home when children come over to practise magic. It makes me feel as if I am correcting what I have done. And I was relieved that the students were practising light magic instead of dark magic which is illegal, so we are all going the correct path, if it wasn't for Arthur and Merlin"
"I feel the same way" Maree said. "And I am looking forward to spending my school days with you in my presence, it makes me feel safer"
"It is my pleasure"
"Enjoy your lunch dear, we will see you later" Ygraine said, "Yes Grandma" Maree bowed and proceeded to her lunch with Mordred who smiled at them. Uther bowed to him and Mordred bowed back before they separated.
Then the headmaster stood up and silenced the tables as the feast finished, then smiled at Merlin and Arthur with their parents alongside him.
"Upon this brilliant fifth anniversary of this school, the government approached me to give you a gift that happened to be stored away for at least 500 years. We believe that it must be brought into your hands"
Merlin and Arthur looked at each other in surprise, and then the headmaster turned to one of the other serving staff and picked up a big, red oval like object. Immediately everyone knew what it was.
"A dragon egg!" Merlin exclaimed, "How- How did anyone find this?" He went up to the egg immediately, Balinor's mouth gaped and Uther gasped.
"No one knows. Whoever found it seems to be unknown, but no one could ever hatch it. Which is why it must belong to you Dragonlord"
Uther whipped his head to Arthur who shrugged, ""This is amazing, thank you Josh. This means so much to me"
Merlin then turned to the students and raised the egg for everyone to see, "Everyone, this is a dragon egg. The last dragon, Aithusa died 500 years ago, she was the last of her kind. So I never thought that I would ever see another egg". Lowering it down he proceeded, "The only way to hatch a dragon egg is for a dragon lord to call it. My Father, Balinor was a dragon lord, when he passed away, his skill was passed onto myself"
Uther looked at Arthur again.
"Now children, does anyone know how to hatch a dragon egg?" He asked. And Maree's hand shoots up, "Yes?"
"To hatch a dragon egg, we must give it a name" She said.
"That is correct, what shall we name it everyone?". And all of the students went into a wild chatter with excitement.
"To be honest, I like it when merlin teaches. It's like he is meant to do it" Arthur thought.
"Merlin, I think there is a perfect name for it" Uther spoke up, and the room went quiet, and approached Merlin. Merlin was surprised, but let Uther come over and touch the egg.
"I think the appropriate name for this new dragon would be Glaurung. Named after the first dragon that lived among the Pendragon ancestors, the first King of Camelot"
The students agreed, nodding their heads. And Arthur smiled, "Father, that sounds like the perfect name for him"
"And everyone shall raise him in the school right? We have big chambers suited for dragons here, it'll be perfect"
"Good idea Merlin. Can we Josh?"
"Why not? We brought the egg here, we can keep him here"
"Right, then…." Merlin lays the egg on the stool and everyone went quiet. They watched Merlin close his eyes and breathe in before his eyes opened with gold eyes, "Glaurung" He spoke, his voice as deep as Arthur once heard it when he used to summon Kilgharrah ten years ago.
Then the students gasped, the egg cracked and a tiny little had reached out of the shell revealing a little red dragon. Then its wings pushed the ends of its egg off with a little squabble.
"Hello little one" Merlin welcomed, smiling and then Arthur approached him. "He's a beautiful dragon Merlin, and the students here are going to take good care of him"
Merlin and Arthur took the rest of the day making sure the little Glaurung was safe in the dragon chambers, with Kilgharrah's spirit, he gave the little one the attention he needs, with the students around, he is likely going to get more than enough attention. After they were satisfied, they went exploring around Hogwarts to see how everything is going and got a new wand for Maree, before finally Arthur was to break the news of Merlin's pregnancy to both of their parents.
"We….Merlin and I have some news to share to you today, fantastic news" Arthur said as they stood in their own chambers for the night.
Uther and Ygraine wondered what it might be, Bailor was raising his eyebrows in curiosity to what it might be. Merlin and Arthur smiled at each other, "As we explained last year about Merlin giving birth to our daughter ten years ago, yet again, Merlin is pregnant with a son"
"Oh" Hunith gasped and Ygraine's eyes were sparking, "Oh dear, congratulations!" And they hugged the couple while Balinor and Uther gaped. "Oh, and we're getting married!" Merlin added and Uther's face was filled with surprise.
"That explains the ring you have on your finger darling, I am so happy for you!" Hunith said, smiling and hugging her son.
"You're…getting married?" He asked slowly, Arthur frowned. "Father, I don't care what you say. I love Merlin, and we're stuck together and we want to spend our lives together"
Uther sighed, "I understand, I want to say no, but I understand. I want you to be happy"
"That's right, we want both of you to be happy Arthur" Ygraine said. "Thank you, all of you" Arthur really appreciated their blessings.
After a celebration, they both went to bed. With a few big pillows piled up against Arthurs back, Merlin laid against Arthur's chest, Arthur had his arms around him and holding a book which they both set their eyes on for a while. Until they finished a chapter, Arthur bookmarked it and put it away, then he set his eyes on Merlin who looked at him and he kissed his forehead. "How's baby?" He asked.
"He's safe, he's alright" Merlin kisses Arthur on the lips before he positions himself to lean on his chest and Arthur runs his fingers through Merlin's hair.
"For some reason…..it feels like as if I know that you're making milk in that chest of yours" Arthur said suddenly which made Merlin laugh, "Magic, of course, you can always feel me. As I can feel you"
Arthur smiled happily, "No matter who, or what you are, even with magic, you are the most amazing man I've ever met". "Thank you Arthur"
They rested for a moment, until Merlin could feel Arthur slightly shaking, a bit worried, he looked up to Arthur who was crying silent tears of joy. "Oh" Merlin breathed, "I love you too Arthur" He brushed his fingers against his cheeks where the tears stained his skin and then kissed each of his eyes. Arthur was smiling brightly and kissed Merlin with all his love, and they let the night pass away as they spent time together.