"You mean, make Camelot a living kingdom again?" Merlin asked.
"Yes, now tell me, is that possible?"
Merlin and Maree looked at each other and the back at Arthur, "Yes, however you're not king anymore Arthur" Merlin said, "You see, there is a Queen of England that rules over this entire land. If you want to be King again, you're going to have approval for Albion"
"I am the legendary King Arthur, of course she would approve. Besides, I want to get Camelot up and running again"
Maree then looked at Merlin, "The Druid prophecy does say that when Albion's needs are at its greatest, he will rise again. Then if that is so, we will be needing Camelot"
Merlin furrowed at her, "How did you hear of that at this time in the present?"
"I don't know, I just do" Maree shrugged.
"Druid prophecy?" Arthur wondered and Merlin lifted his head to explain, "There was a prophecy that the druids knew of thousands of years before we were born, they said of a once and future king that will bring magic back to Albion, alongside him will be Emrys the most powerful warlock ever to walk this earth"
"And that's you Merlin!" Maree smiled and Arthur pointed at himself, "I am the once and future king?" he asked and Merlin nodded. "Did you know of this?" He asked again.
"No, not until Gaius told me"
Arthur replied with an "oh", "Then if I am really am that king, and Albion needs me, what are waiting for? Let's move" He goes and grabs a few things to get ready. Merlin goes ahead and does the same, they start with the same group, one group at the time. They all used their bare hands until Arthur stopped, "Merlin…..why don't you use your magic? It's obviously much easier"
Merlin got confused, "You're asking me to use magic?" and Arthur nodded, "It's not like it's banned since that I am standing here. Maree has been using it in front of me, floating laundry and all, even in her sleep"
Merlin turned to her, "Floating laundry? And even in your sleep?" He had the thought of "warlock" in his mind, he could be looking right at his own kind. Then he confirmed the familiar things:
1. This cave where kilgharrah lived feels familiar for her
2. She can feel magic
3. She can lift things with control like he can
"Yes, usually my room ends up as a mess the next day" Maree said, beginning to effortlessly lift the things that she carried from her hands.
Merlin went into real suspicion. Then came with a simple question, who is Maree?
"What is it Merlin? Something on your mind?" Arthur asked as Merlin wandered off, he came back to reality, "Nothing Arthur, everything is alright. Let's go" Merlin took a nervous gulp before using his own magic to lift the things that he had in hand, he took some more extra stuff with him since he can carry some more.
With effort, they got the items and furniture up to Arthur's chambers and placed everything back into its original place, it wasn't long until Arthur got puffed out because of the damn stairs that they have to climb up.
"Merlin, couldn't you have created an easier way to get to the entrance?" Arthur puffed.
"Because even if the lock got broken, I didn't want anyone to discover this place, so the stairs stay" He explained. "Why don't you stay at the rooms and put the things in place while Maree and I get the things.
"Good idea Merlin" He goes back while Maree and Merlin continue on with the next group of things. When Arthur finally left the cave, this made Merlin an opportunity to test Maree.
"So Maree, were you born with magic?" Merlin started to try and get some information off her.
"I don't know, since it has been dead for ages. But I have always been able to feel magic, I just couldn't use it"
"Feel it? Where exactly?"
"Like, the strongest one was the lake of Albion before I found Arthur, and here. They all feel different"
Merlin twitched a bit at the sound of the lake being spoken about. "So you're a warlock like me, you're able to control it well"
"Heh? I studied magic since I was 18, I am 19 now. To be able to control it well now so quickly pretty much explains it" But then she blushed, "But thinking about it….it's kinda embarrassing….how can I be your own kin? I never had any parents"
Then Merlin turned his head at her after a smile, "You have no parents?"
She shook her head, "No, it's a mystery"
"Could you be regenerated from someone?" Merlin went into shock for a couple of seconds but calmed because he doesn't know anyone else that was a warlock, except for…Mordred. He gulped.
"Who knows?" She said, and then she noticed the whiteness in merlin's face, "What? What's wrong? Do you know me?" And she studied his face, "Oh, I am not going to like it am I?" Her face went white too before Merlin took a gulp, "I am not sure yet. I still need more information"
"Then what about this cave that feels familiar?" She suggested and that took Merlin's mind off the Mordred subject. "Yes, we will have to look into that" He calmed, convincing himself that she may not be him after all.
"And to add, I am Arthur's guide. So whoever you are thinking about, I am not him okay?"
And Merlin nodded to that. "Well, other than that. Nice to meet you Maree, fellow Warlock"
And they both smiled at each other, they proceeded onto moving everything and it was night when they decided to take a break.
"Well, at least we got almost half the castle covered" Merlin was now tired and puffed out along with everyone else as they sat at a table in the kitchens. "We used enough magic already"
"Good job Merlin. Without your magic, this would have been extremely difficult. How did you manage to do all of this by yourself?"
"Well, it took me almost a month to get all of this stuff in the cave" Merlin painted. "I didn't have any magic, had to use my bare hands myself"
"You have got guts Merlin"
"Like I said, it wasn't easy"
When he said that, Maree was sound asleep on the table. And they sighed. "So, Arthur. I have a subject to discuss with you"
"Yes?"
"Maree is a regeneration of someone it seems. She is a warlock like I am"
"I can see that, she has good control over it like I presume that you also have"
"But she has no parents, not even born from one"
Arthur raised an eyebrow, "That is strange" Then he stopped, "You are not saying that she might be Mordred?"
Merlin shook his head, "The cave feels familiar, and she is your guide by magic. It doesn't ring a bell at all"
"Well, it doesn't ring mine either. If she is a regeneration, it must be someone we know"
Then they went into thought, "What about your dragon lord part Merlin?" Arthur suggested and that fired up Merlin's mind, "Arthur! That makes complete sense!"
"What? Who is she?!"
"She is the great dragon, Kilgharrah"
