Dawn rose over Camelot, the tavern door opened and Merrick stepped out, only to be greeted by an old acquaintance.

'Going to release the Druid are we?' A female voice said from round the corner of the tavern.

Merrick ground his jaw, and turned back and rounded the corner to meet with Roslyn. 'Roslyn, long time no see.'

Roslyn nodded in greeting him, 'I thought you didn't care for nothing and no one? Why do you care for this Druid?'

'I don't; but it helps to have a decoy, as well as a warrior trained in Magic.' Merrick answered.

'You really need protection?' Roslyn grinned, Merrick smirked back at her and didn't answer. 'Do I have to tell you, not to attack Camelot?'

'I'm not attacking Camelot, I'm attacking Uther, Camelot is just in the way.' Merrick replied.

'You know that other Keepers are here in Camelot with me?' Roslyn questioned.

'I do, I can feel their energy.' Merrick took a step towards Roslyn, 'And I'll cut them down one by one, just like I did with the Keepers that tried to enslave me.' Merrick growled.

'They weren't enslaving you, they were helping you.' Roslyn stepped forward and held her ground, 'Your mother was a fool allowing you live, but unlike us, she saw some good, somewhere inside you. We didn't believe, we told her to end your life, yet she pleaded to keep you alive, we allowed it foolishly. Your mother gave her life to the Temple to allow you to live. Your mother risked everything, and this is how you repay her, she gave you life, allowed you to live and you turned out to just be like the others.'

'My mother abandoned me for your sorry kind. She left me, just like my father did, you all have tried to kill or enslave me at one point or another. I am nothing like you, your kind or the other males before me. I can bring Magic back, this land was once ruled by Magic, and we will take it back.' Merrick snarled.

'You'll fail, I've seen it.' Roslyn said.

'And who will stop me? You? I highly doubt it, you're not powerful enough Roslyn.' Merrick questioned. 'You have the experience, but not the power.' Merrick finished, Roslyn began to laugh. 'What are you laughing at now?'

'I don't quite understand, how you can love a Keeper, yet you hate our kind?' Roslyn smirked.

Merrick tilted his head back, 'How's that little sister of your's doing? What's her name, Lilliana?'

'You leave my sister out of this?' Roslyn snapped. Merrick shrugged off her remark. 'Come on, you really like this girl?'

'She's not like you, she's nothing like you.' Merrick snapped.

Roslyn stopped laughing in surprise. 'So you do like her?' Roslyn's laugh returned.

Merrick turned away to leave, 'You wouldn't understand.'

Roslyn ceased laughing. 'Oh, I understand that Merrick. But I wouldn't trust her Merrick.'

Merrick ground to a halt, he didn't bother to turn and look at Roslyn as he asked his next question. 'And why's that, Roslyn?'

'She's going to kill you Merrick.' Roslyn answered bluntly.

Merrick's eyes widened a little, his body froze for a moment and then he turned, he stormed towards Roslyn and smashed his hand against the wooden wall of the tavern only centimeters away from Roslyn's face, fury burned in his eyes. 'You're lying.'

'I thought we've been over this, I can see the...'

Merrick slammed his other hand upon the wood to the other side of her face. 'You're lying.' He roared.

'I've seen it Merrick. She does the same thing to you as she did to the boy in the burning house, she's going to run you through the stomach with a sword. You will drop to her feet, neither of you will care for each other, she will not give a damn that she's killed you.' Roslyn finished. Roslyn's eyes spoke the truth, Merrick's heart ached, but he didn't want to believe it. He locked his jaw, and half smiled. 'I hope we don't meet again Roslyn, cause I'll kill you.' Merrick placed both hands upon Roslyn's face, Roslyn ground her teeth as dark powers ran through her, her body froze, her eyes blackened and she slid down the side of the wall and to the ground. Merrick glared at Roslyn lying on the ground, 'You're lucky Roslyn, I could have taken your powers.' Merrick looked around and marched off to the castle gates.

Merrick approached the gates the guards stood before him, with the flick of his hand they collided into the walls and crashed to the ground. Merrick inhaled and caught the scent of power from Norick down in the dungeon. Merrick followed the scent. He came to the dungeon and once again threw the guards into the walls knocking them out. Merrick found Norick's cell, as he stood before the cell Norick's eyes returned to normal.

'It's your lucky day Norick.' Merrick grinned. Merrick held out his hand, clenched it and ripped it back, tearing the cell door off its hinges. Norick rose to his feet and followed Merrick out of the dungeon, they stopped just before the courtyard. 'Norick go and hide in the forest, I'll call for you when I need you, go.' Merrick ordered.

Norick followed his orders and left for the forest, while Merrick broke into Gaius's quarters, he walked through the first room, ignoring Gaius. Merrick could feel Merlin's power, and so went straight to his room and sat on the side of the bed, with a knife in his hand. Merlin came around and jolted upon seeing Merrick.

'Where is the pendent, Merlin?' Merrick asked.

Merlin couldn't take his eyes off the knife. 'I don't know what you mean.'

'Oh Merlin. Shall we not do this again?' Merrick turned and met Merlin's gaze. 'Where is the pendent?'

'Why do you want it?' Merlin asked.

'If you're stalling, I'll gut you here and now. It doesn't matter if you try to stop me, it won't matter if guards come, you're all going to die, unless you give me the pendent.' Merrick calmly informed Merlin. 'Now, where's the pendent?' Merrick asked for the last time.

Fred rolled over onto her right side and awoke hearing the shuffling of Annie. Fred gasped and jolted seeing Merrick hiding behind the curtain, she could see him, Annie was on the other side of the curtain and couldn't.

'Fred are you alright?' Annie asked.

Fred looked away from Merrick, 'I'm fine. Where are you going?' Fred asked her back.

'I'm going to go and see what the racket is all about. You can go back to sleep.' Annie smiled and left the room.

Fred exhaled, 'Merrick what are you doing here?'

Merrick moved out from the curtain and approached Fred. 'We have to leave, now.'

Fred sat herself up, 'Why? What's happened?'

'We just have to leave now.' Merrick took hold of Fred's hand and pulled her on to her feet.

Fred pulled back on her hand, stopping him. 'Merrick? Why?'

Merrick sighed, 'You just have to trust me, please?'

'What about Annie?' Fred asked.

'Annie will be fine, she's safe here. We'll return for her, but for now we have to keep each other safe.' Merrick pulled her to the closet. 'Grab your things, and hurry.' Merrick waited by the door. When Fred was ready, they snuck passed every guard and to the stables, where they stole two horses and rode out.

'Fred, Norick's been freed, they think it was...Merrick.' Annie ran into the room. 'Fred?' Annie called once, not able to see her friend in sight. 'Fred?' She called once more, before running out the door to find someone. She was running down the stairs when Merlin found her.

'Annie what's wrong?' Merlin asked stopping her in her tracks.

'Its Fred, she's gone. All of her things, everything. Its all gone.' Annie got her breath back.

Merlin and Annie ran off to find Arthur, who was out in the courtyard assigning jobs to all the guards and knights. Arthur dismissed them all and turned to see Annie and Merlin running towards him.

'Annie, Merlin, what's happened?' Arthur asked as they reached him.

'Fred's disappeared.' Annie informed Arthur.

Arthur sighed, 'Guards checked the tavern, Merrick has disappeared and the guards who were on patrol, said he was the one who broke out Norick.'

'Merrick's taken her?' Annie gasped, wondering if she'd see her friend again.