Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own the show Merlin, the BBC does.
A Mother's Tale: Hunith's Story
Chapter 14
Two Months Later
Dear Diary,
Well I'm ready to write in this diary again as I have finally received two letters! One was from Merlin, and the other from Gaius. My son sounded very upbeat and his letter. He said that Camelot had recently suffered from an attack from a Griffin. I have heard of the beast before, but only in whimsical tales from my youth. I never imagined that such creatures existed, though it really shouldn't surprise me since dragons exist.
Apparently this creature was attacking every night and was only killing people. I can only imagine the terror of such an encounter. He told me that he met a young man named Lancelot who became a knight of Camelot despite his peasant heritage. From what Merlin told me it caused quite a ruckus when the King and Prince discovered the truth. But he redeemed himself when he later killed the Griffin (albeit with Merlin's magical assistance). The one thing that concerns me, however, is that Lancelot learned Merlin's secret. I'm worried of course though my son tells me that Lancelot has sworn to keep it secret. Thank God for that.
Gaius' letter told me much the same as Merlin's did, but he also told me of something else. Merlin was poisoned and nearly died! I can tell my brother was trying to make it not sound as bad, but his words didn't hide the truth from me. The one saving grace was that Arthur defied his father and sought out Merlin's cure. This really surprised me because I've never heard of a noble, let alone a prince risking their own life for a servant. I cannot help but be pleased that Arthur seems to have a strength of character and decency that his father doesn't.
But I have little time to ponder everything at the moment because harvest is nearly done and we are now preparing all our supplies for the coming winter. The only thing that worries me is that we had a visitor named Kanen who I think is one of your average thugs. He demanded a number of our grain stores and then left. We still will have enough for the winter, but I fear what would happen if he should return. Ealdor is a community of farmers, people like Kanen are common and should be expected.
It is time for me to turn in for the night, I'm sure tomorrow will be another long day.
AN: Thanks again to all my lovely readers, I hope you enjoyed this! And as always I'm grateful for any feedback!