It was always a tradition that a newly appointed knight got a party. Emilia's dressed in a rich red shirt with black pants, that didn't have holes in them. The Camelot crest was stitched on the front of the shirt. Her sword was in a belt. She looked in the mirror. She took in the image she saw and was proud of it. She left the room and walked with a very confident demeanor. The room that the party was held in looked absolutely gorgeous. There was so much food and music was coming from a corner of the room. She entered and the people started clapping. She blushed, because what else was she going to do. She found the knights and began mingling with them. After all she needed to know what this entails.
Merlin felt better than he ever had. He couldn't help, but be gracious that Dessa had given Emilia a reason to quit. He was looking forward to the time they would get to spend together. He instantly began serving the people when he arrived at the party. He may be friends with Emilia, but that didn't mean that he could talk to her without doing his job in the process. Throughout the evening he watched Emilia and took in her beauty. She looked so much more confident and he knew that she would make a great knight. During one of the slower songs of the evening Arthur came over to where Merlin stood and took and glass of wine off of the plate he was holding. Then, to Merlin's surprise, he grabbed the plate.
"Go on." he urged. Merlin just stood there dumbstruck. Arthur realized he would have to explain. "Go dance with her" he said casually.
"Why are you being like this?" Merlin asked.
"Do you want me to change my mind and see if Gwaine wants to dance with her instead?"
"Right." Merlin said and approached Emilia.
Emilia was standing with a few people of the royal court when she saw Merlin approach her. She looked at him and smiled. He grabbed her hand and led her to the middle of the room with the rest of the dancers. She put her hand on his shoulder and they started turning in a circle. She looked up into his blue eyes and saw everything he felt for her. She felt a rush of happiness go through her and without thinking silently kissed him. The whole of Camelot disappeared in that moment and for a second she thought her and Merlin were the only ones left in the universe.
Then she proceeded to take off the blue scarf he was wearing and instead of throwing it across the room, she tied it around her own neck.
The rest of the night was a blur until she found herself being led out of the castle.
Merlin led her to an opening in the forest and started calling for something in a different language. She stared wide eyed at a dragon coming straight toward them. Her hand went automatically to her sword, but then she noticed the dragon bowing to Merlin. Merlin reached for the hand that was on the sword and helped her onto the dragon's back. The feeling of the wind on her face was exhilarating. The dragon, whose name was Kilgharrah, led them to a mountain top that had the most amazing view of the castle and the outlying villages. They sat in the grass staring at the stars. It was a cloudy night, but Merlin made arrangements so that only the stars right above them were visible.
Merlin could not believe that this entire night was happening. Here he was lying, watching the stars, with someone that he could trust and a person he loved. He could go to her for everything and he would never be judged. She shared his secret and the burden of it seemed lighter. He didn't have to go through it alone. Even when Gaius was gone, Emilia would still be there and he was sure of it. In the end, he was not the only one with a secret and for the rest of the night he didn't think about the problems he would eventually have, but of the way he and Emilia would get through them...together.
