Hola my peeps. I'm sooo sorry for not uploading for so long. I didn't even upload in time for when my hiatus ended. Also, credits to OechsnerC for giving me the idea of an evil attacking (I tried). I don't really have much to say here, but prepare for a long authors note at the bottom. I'll shut up now, go read.

The knights and Merlin had been riding for around an hour. Merlin had been uncharacteristically quiet, which is understandable, but they were worried for their friend.

"Merlin, are you alright?" Arthur moves his horse closer to his friend.

"I guess. Well...no. Not really. I just don't see how I could've let this happen. I've tried so hard to keep them safe."

"It's not your fault. We're gonna get him back. I promise." Merlin nodded sadly.

"Yeah...I know. Thanks for coming with me."

They smiled at each other.

"Of course."

And with that, they fell back into a comfortable silence.

After another 2 hours of traveling, they settled down for the night. They had an idea of where Robyn would be, as they saw an abandoned castle that Elyan pointed out in the distance.

When all the bed rolls had been set up and supper was made and served, they all sat around the fire.

Usually, when they were on a trip, they would talk and share stories. This time, instead of talking, they all frequently glanced at Merlin nervously.

It had been a while of only the sound of the fire crackling, when Gwaine finally spoke up.

"Merlin? How you doing, mate?"

He played with his food some more, as he'd been doing for the last half hour.

"Well...At least we have an idea of where he is. I just can't stop thinking that they could be hurting him, while I'm just sitting here doing nothing."

There was a couple seconds of awkward silence.

"Even if we were in there, we would only get captured in this dark."

The others nodded along to Sir Leon's statement.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Merlin finally set down the bowl of soup he'd been picking at. "I just feel useless."

There was more silence.

"I'm gonna head to bed. Goodnight." He waved as he headed to his spot near a tree, while he heard the various 'goodnights' back.

"We'll head out at first light tomorrow," Arthur said.

"Alright. Thank you." He smiled as he shut his eyes and drifted off.

The light peaking over the hills was what woke Merlin up.

It took him a moment to realize where he was and what was happening, before the memories from yesterday came rushing back filled with worry and panic.

He looked around the camp while he calmed himself down and saw that he was the only one awake. He sighed and covered his face with his hands; fighting the need to puke or sob.

After a minute of composing himself, he got up to make breakfast.

The fragrent smell of food was what woke the other men up.

It was barely dawn. Just light enough to see the dew on the flowers and leaves. They sat up and looked around before realized why they were there, just as Merlin had done.

They looked at Merlin, whose back was turned, with pity in their eyes. After a minute of them waking up, Merlin turned around and saw them.

"Good morning!" He smiled his goofy grin and served up some plates.

"Um, Merlin?"

"Yeah?" He paused to look at Gwaine.

"Are you alright? You seem really-", he paused and looked at him like he was searching for something, "um..cheery."

"Well, I've decided that that abandoned castle is the best chance we have, so I might as well be glad about it."

The knights shot each other uncertain looks.

"Alright, mate. Whatever works to make you feel better," Gwaine shrugged and got up. "So, what's for breakfast?"

20 minutes later, the group headed out to the old building. The sun was just coming over the hills behind the castle. They rode in silence. The anticipation of hopefully finding Merlin's son was too much to have small talk.

When they finally got to the top to the hill where the castle sat, Arthur saw a child's shoe in a mud puddle and got off his horse to inspect it.

"Merlin! Merlin, look at this," he shoved the shoe in Merlin's hands as he was getting off his horse. "It's Robyn's isn't it? It has to be! That means he's here right?"

Merlin stared at the shoe dumbfounded. When Arthur was done talking a smile slowly crept its way onto his face.

"We were right. He has to be here." He grabbed his horses reins and ran to the entrance of the building to tie him up. The others quickly followed and also tied up their horses.

When Merlin finished tying up his horse, he practically ran to the front of the castle. "Come on, slowpokes. we have to hurry, he has to be here.

They went as quietly as they could through the castle so they wouldn't run into anyone before they found Robyn. Merlin kept loudly whispering his name, while the rest of them made sure no guards tried to keep them away and some looked for any light or sign that someone had been in the castle.

"Hey. Hey guys, over here," Gwaine said. "There's light in this room." The rest of them jogged to where Gwaine was ahead of them. Merlin creeped into the room, sticking to the walls where it was dark.

"Robyn," he said softly. "Are you in here?"

"Daddy? Is that you? Please daddy, save me." His voice cracked at the end of his sentence and they heard a sob. They followed the sound around the corner and found Robyn chained up to a wall. His face was dirty, cut and bruised, and his knee was bloody. His clothes were also ripped and he was missing his shoe.

Merlin and Arthur ran up to him and started cutting the chains. Merlin used his magic to make them vanish, but cast a weary glance towards Arthur. He didn't even seem as if he noticed.

Suddenly they were both thrown up against the wall. They looked up to see a blonde woman in a dark brown hood.

"Morgause," Percy whispered to himself.

"You're supposed to be dead," Leon yelled at her.

"Yes, well, it seems that didn't take, now did it?" She waved her hands like she was going to throw the rest of them up against the wall as well, but nothing happened. She tried another time, but once again, nothing.

She glanced over to Merlin whose eyes were still glowing gold. "Wha-what did you do to me," she began panicking. "WHAT DID YOU DO," she screamed. He smirked at her.

"I merely cut off your magic." He waved his hand again and chains appeared on her legs that stuck her to the floor.

"You'll see what happens when you mess with my family. You shouldn't have taken my son." He pulled a dagger out of his pocket and started walking toward her. "I plan to do to you exactly what you did to Robyn." He paused to gesture with the knife, then put it up to her neck. "And more."

"Merlin, stop!" Arthur yelled at him. He whipped around to look at Arthur. "Are you really going to do this in front of Robyn?"

He looked over at his son and saw that he was looking at him with wide horrified eyes.

Merlin dropped the dagger and just stared at it lying on the ground.

"Robyn, I'm so sorry. I forgot where I was. I just needed her to feel the same pain she inflicted on you." Robyn just nodded in acknowledgment.

Merlin turned away and knocked Morgause out with the hilt of his dagger. He then removed the chains attached to the floor and replaced them with ropes he pulled out of his pack around her wrists and ankles.

"Let's go," he nodded at Percival, who took Morgause from him so Merlin could carry Robyn.

"Daddy? Where are we taking the bad lady?"

"We're taking her to some good people that will do what's needed." Robyn nodded again; not fully understanding what his father meant.

Later that evening the large group of men arrived at the druid camp.

"Thank you, Emrys. We sensed the ladys presence still alive in the world, but we had not found her yet. This makes our job much easier."

"As long as you can do what needs to be done with her, this is fine with me." The leader smiled at Merlin.

"Of course."

"We should head out," Leon started, "it will get dark soon."

"Yes, Sir Leon. Thank you," He Merlin said to the druid as he shook his hand. By the time he turned around, the rest of the knights had already gotten to the horses, including Robyn.

"Daddy," Robyn said once he'd gotten over there. "Are Mommy and Rosalie waiting at home?"

"They sure are."

Robyn smiled a goofy grin as he climbed on the horse and headed home.

THE END.

Ahhhh, this feels like the end of an era. It's only been a year (almost exactly), but I loved writing this story so much. I really hope this chapter was a good ending. I have to admit, when I started writing this chapter (and this story actually), I had absolutely no idea where it was going. But now that it's done, I'm really proud of it. Thank you so much to all of the people that read this little train wreck of mine, it means a lot. I didn't think anyone would read this and now I have 40 reviews, 61 favorites, and 59 follows. Holy crap, that's a lot. Wow, that makes me so happy. Anyway, I'm talking wayyy to much, but I got caught up in writing a long authors note cause I'm listening to the Avengers theme song (don't judge me. it's what played next on my writing playlist). I'll upload my next story in a couple days. It's not a Merlin story (it's actually about Loki and Sif), but if you want to read it, please follow me to get the notification. I love you all. Don't forget to be awesome. Please review and keep reading my future stories.

Kisses, Emily Grace