When Arthur reached the council chambers he saw that all the council men had arrived and they were talking to each other in hushed tones and in the middle lay a cloaked figure. The whispering ceased when he entered. The guards raised the prisoner into a kneeling position so the King would question him.

'Who are you?' Arthur asked the man.

Silence. No one said anything as they focused their attention on the figure on the ground. Arthur, not giving up tried again.

'Your silence can only mean that you are guilty of something. Speak sorcerer who sent you?' The king asked again.

At that moment the doors opened and admitted Elyan with a couple of guards in the throne room. The knight was holding a box.

'Sire we found this box close to where the sorcerer was apprehended. Looks like he intended to bury it.' Elyan said handing the box over to Arthur.

When the sorcerer saw the box he began fidgeting. 'No, do not touch it. You do not know what you are doing.'

'Then tell us what you were trying to do at the boarder.' Arthur said. When the sorcerer remained silent, the king decided to try another angle. 'Did Emrys send you?'

That got a reaction from the sorcerer as he said, 'I do not follow Emrys, he is a traitor to our kind and should be killed.'

Apparently that was not the kind of reaction the members of the court were expecting. They had assumed Merlin as Emrys was responsible for the sorcerers. 'If you do not follow him who do you work for? And what is inside this box?' Arthur asked him again. When he would not say anything, Arthur ordered that he should be taken to the dungeons until he discovered what to do with him.

'Sire if I may, why don't you execute him?' A lord questioned when the sorcerer was taken to the dungeons.

'I think it would be wise to know who he is working for.' Arthur answered, seeing that they were not convinced he decided to elaborate further. 'He clearly does not have ties or sympathies with Merlin. It may be that his camp is broken and there is a revolt on his leadership.'

'Then should we not hope that they kill themselves if there is indeed a revolt. Or we send some knights to end this magic threat once and for all.' The rest of the council seem to agree with the Lord who raised this opinion.

Before they could go any further Arthur reminded them about what happened to the Amatians when they tried to sneak up on the Island. He pointed the fact that they do not fight with just magic but also weapons too not also discounting the allies Merlin had forged between Caerleon and Meredor. That seemed to placate the council. Fighting against magic was one thing since the sorcerers were not united during Uthers time, but now they knew a single unjust death against any sorcerer will bring an army skilled in sword and magic against them. And they had no defense against magic.

'Gaius what can you tell us about this box.' The king asked breaking the awkward silence in the room.

'I will look into it sire. It is quite peculiar and foreign.' The physician answered.

'Please take your time. The council is dismissed.'

'Sire we just got word that Camelot arrested a sorcerer. Do you want us to go and free him?'

Merlin looked up from the parchments he was signing. 'Do we know who he is?' Merlin asked.

'No sire we do not know him.' The guard said.

'Summon the council.' After the guard had left, Merlin picked up the parchment he was reading. 'So Morgana is back.'

'Soon Emrys I will destroy you. Soon you will pay for betraying me.' Morgana said.

'Do you not mean us Morgana? I also want a piece of him too.' Mordred said. 'The sorcerer is in place milady, In Camelot.'

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