The preparations for Gwen and Guy's wedding were well underway. Most were happy, the only complaint they could think of about the union was Guy's lack of pedigree. But, the few who weren't happy, never showed it in public. Afterall, Gaius, Merlin, Sara, Genny, Vonda, Vona, Reed, Marina, Morgaine and Anglicus were the only ones in all of Camelot who were immune to the potion Sunny regularly put into the kingdom's water supply.

Vonda, Vona and Reed, being Protectors of the Golden Flower, were immune. Reed's former wards had the luxury of being Gifted by her to be protected from harmful magic. Marina, being pitied by her Grandmother for her unexplainable tail, was also Gifted to be protected from harmful magic. As for Merlin and Gaius, they seemed to just be lucky at the moment.

Sara's immunity will be explained later.

Training was always a welcomed distraction. Engaging in mock battle often made one forget one's worries. The only thing one had to focus on, was the training.

Sara threw herself into the day's training, but, for some reason, she couldn't stop thinking about her mother's upcoming wedding. Especially when she overheard a few spectators talking about it. The future Queen was being distracted from her distraction, by the thing she was wanted to be distracted from. It was nerve-wracking. Sara's head was so filled with mixed feelings, she ended up falling to the ground, hard.

Sara found herself surrounded by concerned subjects, all asking if she was alright and trying to help her up.

"I'm fine." Sara assured everyone, "I just need a moment by myself."

"You sure?" Anglicus asked.

"Yes." Sara answered. "I won't be long, and I won't go far. I just have a lot of things on my mind right now."

"If you want," Anglicus said to her as she was leaving, "I could join you."

Morgaine rolled her eyes. She too was concerned for her cosine, but understood when someone needed to be alone. Reed was right, love does make one do all sorts of things.

"I said I need to be alone." Sara quickened her pace. She didn't like being emotional, especially not in front of others.

"When you have things on your mind," Anglicus said trying to keep up, "you should talk about them to someone."

"I have my thoughts and..."

"Your weapons?" The young sorcerer's tone was slightly teasing.

"Naming one's weapons is common." Sara defended herself.

"And treating them like dolls?"

Sara stopped dead in her tracks. "I don't treat them like dolls!"

"You sleep with them."

"So what if I do? One never knows when one will be attacked." Sara continued walking, "that doesn't support your claim." No matter how hard Sara tried, she still had the Pendragon Pride.

Anglicus rolled his eyes. "Fine, forget I mentioned it. But you know you can always talk to me."

"I know." Sara quickly answered, "I just don't feel like talking to anyone."

"That's what Morgaine always says. But she tells me anyway."

"You two are twins. There's a bond between you two that's stronger than ours, Cosine." Sara quickened her step.

The young warlock was not to be detured. "You know, I'm worried too. I've seen what's going to happen, reliving them ain't gonna be fun." Sara slowed. Her cosine continued, "And no matter how hard I try to stop the bad things from coming true, I'll probably just end up ensuring they come true."

Sara stopped and faced him. "This isn't the right place to talk."

"You know, I'm pretty good at telepathy." Anglicus replied, "Provided there's no rule breaking force field in my way."

"Don't all parties need magic for that?"

"Oh yeah, right." Embrassment was crystal clear on the young sorcerer's face.

"Meet me in my chambers after training." Sara sternly said, "We can talk there." Then she walked off. Once around castle always cleared her head.

Anglicus stared at her until she was out of sight. Then he walked back to the training field. He loved Sara, slightly more than simple family love. But there was a problem, other than them being close cosines. As a seer, Anglicus knew who Sara's zing was, and it wasn't him.

OOO

"You sure your room's safe?" Anglicus asked Sara as he leaned on one of her elegant chairs.

"Not really." His cousin answered. She scanned the room with one of her sweeping gazes.

"Then why are we here, instead of my sisters' room?"

"You said you wanted to talk to me, presumably alone." Sara answered, "And this is the best place."

"Ok. So, what's on your mind?"

Sara took a deep breath. "The wedding's in five days, and no matter how many times I mentally prepare myself for it, I just can't..." She couldn't put it in words.

"I understand. That's one of the problems of knowing the future." The young sorcerer put his hand on top of his cousin's. "When something bad will happen, you never know if it can be prevented or not. And if it can, you don't always know how."

Sara placed a hand on her cosine's. The two looked into each other's eyes.

Genny entered through the secret tunnel. She smiled at the loving sight. Part of her didn't want to ruin the moment, but she had a job to do. She cleared her throat. Sara and Anglicus looked at her. "Sara, your mother wants you."

"Where is she?" Sara asked regally.

"Her chambers." Genny answered.

"Thank you." Sara turned to Anglicus, "Thank you for your counsel, dear cousin." Then she left for her mother's chambers.

Inogen had a smug look on her face. "Counsel, huh?" She said to her brother.

"Yeah, she needed someone to talk to."

"What about that loveing stare you two shared?"

"That was...uh..."

Genny snickered.

"Stop that!" Anglicus demanded.

"Sorry. I just think it's cute to see you like that."

"Are you having a relapse?"

"No." Genny looked disgusted. "How dare you bring that up!"

Anglicus looked ashamed. He knew his elder sister's past was a sensitive subject. "Just curious." Ge mumbled.

Genny composed herself. "I know you have a crush on her."

"Yeah, well, she just sees me as a friend. We're cousins, nothing more."

"Did you talk to her about that?"

"No, it'll just make everything awkward."

"The truth can hurt, but it needs to be known."

"You know."

"Sara doesn't."

"It's just a crush. Besides, she'll soon meet her zing."

"You sure he's younger than Vona?"

"Yes, I know what I saw." Anglicus started to leave.

"Where are you going?"

"Spell Room." Anglicus answered as he walked through the doorwa. "I've got a magic lesson."

"Without me?"

"Reed mentioned something about poppies."

"It's only the opium poppies I need to be wary of."

"Better safe than sorry." And with that, Anglicus left.

Memories flooded Genny's mind. She tried to stop them, but it was no use. She missed her old friends, even if they were bad influences. Genny could still remember waking up in strange places, wounded and no memory of the previous night. That's why she started waking up so early, she had to heal herself before anyone noticed, and home before breakfast was served or lessons started. If it weren't for Bile, that might still be her life.