Merlin

He stops momentarily pauses; I can tell he's thinking about whether to run me through right now or not. He then surprises me. He walks towards me and unlocks the gate, he then walks inside the cell and locks it again with us both inside. He then goes and sits on the floor leaning on the wall. "Alright", he says "Talk to me tell me why I shouldn't have you executed".

I have no answer. I go and sit down next to him, leaning on the wall myself. "Arthur, I don't have all the answers but I will tell you what I can".

He sighs, looking down at the floor.

"Arthur do you remember the druid girl", I say wistfully,

"Which one", he says after a long pause. I latterly roll my eyes at him, of course he wouldn't remember.

"The one your father wanted to execute, the one that was part animal", I say reminding him.

"Ahh, yes, why?" he asks "she killed a man didn't she?"

"Yes, but that's not the point, the point is Arthur, she was just a girl and she was cursed, and since she was young everywhere she's gone she's had to be afraid alone", I said trying to make eye contact.

"How do you know?" he asks not looking up, he pauses and just as I'm about to answer he answers for me wrongly but still, "Right because you have magic you can what read minds".

"No, Arthur I cannot,", I said getting slightly mad. I sighed "I... I knew her Arthur, I loved her".

I bowed my head thinking of Freya now, wishing she was here.

"You what, how?" he exclaimed, "She killed people!"

"No", I yelled defensively, "she didn't want to hurt anyone; she was cursed when she was a teenager, and to kill every night she didn't want to".

"So I see", he paused, "Magic strikes again, only this time in a young girl".

I had no answer. He was right; magic had caused Freya to be like that.

"That's not my point Arthur, my point is she was just a girl and because she was Druid your father wanted to kill her, and well, I guess he succeeded", I said letting my eyes well up.

"What are you on about Merlin; we don't even know where that girl is", He said.

"Dead!" I yelled standing up, he stood up to defensively, "She's dead you stabbed her, and she died, in my arms, I took her out of the city to heal her but she died anyway!"

He sat back down…"Merlin, I'm sorry".

He opened his mouth, shut it then opened it again, "Ho... how can you forgive me, how could you serve me after that?"

"I had to Arthur; even at times I didn't want to it is my destiny".

"Your what?"

"My destiny".

"riiiigghhhttt", he said stretching out that word.

My face fell, I calmed down, and Arthur stood up to face me, we were inches apart, but I'm sure he could hear my heavy breathing.

"Arthur, you are the once and future king, and The druids, me and every other type of good type of magical being believe in what you are doing and believe one day you will create a Camelot that is fair and just and Magic will be allowed back, it's the destiny and not only me but all of those other people are willing to fight beside you and sacrifice ourselves if that's what it takes. "

He walked away from me and opened the cell door he then left it open and said" Thank you Merlin, for everything, but you must leave now".

I stood there stunned at what I had just heard.

He walked away, he looked back one final time and said, "oh and Merlin, if you ever come back you will unfortuantly be made to pay the ultiamate price by the laws of Camelot … death".

"You're banishing me?" I stuttered.