Notes: Sorry for the delay again, I got stuck and then it finally got written. I go back to campus this weekend so my updates won't be as often but they will happen. I'm not abandoning this just give me a little break if i can't post all the time.
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Merlin had woken to Freya shaking him, he looked around confused at empty bed he sat in. He couldn't even sense Arthur anywhere in the room, but he knew that wherever he was he was safe.

"I'm sorry Sire, but King Arthur asked me to wake you before midday so that you could get ready for the treaty signing," the servant said smoothing the clothes that were laid out on the bed.

Merlin's mind became a whirlwind, "What time is it?"

"Almost midday my Lord, I expect King Arthur to be back any minute now, as your food is already here," the servant said.

Merlin gasped and then got out of bed. He couldn't believe that he had slept so late, normally he was up at sunrise. Yes he had been exhausted last night, but he never slept this late, not even during his heat. The problem was that he still felt exhausted, he could definitely go back to sleep easily.

Freya helped him dress as he thought over why he could be so exhausted. He hadn't been sick lately and he should have been completely over his heat. He decided that he would ask to see the physician here in Carleon. He didn't want to worry Arthur but he also didn't want to be sick for the rest of their trip either.

Merlin sat down at the table and waited for Arthur, he spun his rings around his finger and thought over anything that would've caused any sort of illness. He jumped when the doors opened and Arthur came in with his knights in tow. He leaned down and pecked Merlin's lips.

"Are you okay?" he asked as he pulled away looking into his eyes.

He nodded, "Yes, just tired."

Arthur had sat down across from him and the knights all sat around the table. "Still? You were asleep when I left an hour ago to go and get the knights up to speed."

Gwaine, who was sitting next to him, nudged his side, "Is Arthur keeping you up all night?"

Merlin felt the blush creep up his neck and cheeks, he looked at his hands and kept his head down. Gwaine liked to tease him and he couldn't help but be embarrassed. "No, I'm just really tired, but I'll be fine."

"Are you sure? There is a court physician here, I'm sure Consort Branwyn could get you into see them," Arthur said as he gathered food onto his plate.

He nodded and then took some food also. There were pieces of fish and an apricot sauce. It was a new dish that he had never had any part of before but they tasted delicious. There were of course greens and bread but those were normal things. The fish was different, it was lighter than other meats but still had a great flavor.

The knights talked over the time that they all ate, about the sites they had seen on their day off. Arthur explained the procedure that was going to happen and Merlin figured it was more for his benefit.

Soon the knights went off to get ready and he and Arthur were left alone to prepare themselves. Merlin had taken to resting his eyes as he felt even more exhausted after eating. Arthur rubbed his shoulders and he purred at the attention.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Arthur asked again.

Merlin sighed, "Yes, but I'll talk to Branwyn later while you go off for your joint training with the knights. I plan on sitting in on the children's lessons today if I can."

Arthur kissed his neck, "You are absolutely perfect, if half the visits go as well as this one, we'll be home in no time."

Merlin smiled, the feeling of pride bloomed in his chest. He wanted to make Arthur proud and happy with him. He also couldn't wait to see his mother again.

Arthur pulled away, "Come on, time to get dressed."

Merlin stood and smoothed his hair and placed the crown on his went to grab the cloak and drape it on his shoulders, when Arthur beat him to it.

"You know this was my mother's, her wedding and bonding gift from my father. That's why it holds the DuBois symbol and colors," he said gently attaching the cloak and smoothing it down.

Merlin felt warm in his heart at having something from his husband's past. He smiled and helped attach the red cape and placed the larger crown on his blonde head. He turned to grab his neckerchief but Arthur held his arm.

"I have something for you," Arthur said holding onto his wrist. "Gwaine and the others had mentioned that you didn't have a weapon to protect yourself." Merlin went to defend his magic but the alpha continued, "I know you can handle yourself with your magic, but what if you can't use it again, like with the alphas?" He held out a dagger that had rubies in the hilt and vines up and down the blade. "I always carried it because it made me feel close to my mother, though she never held it. I want you to have it, to keep you safe."

Merlin was speechless for a few seconds, normally he was the weak omega who had to prove himself and here was Arthur offering him a way to protect himself. He smiled and then kissed his alpha husband, who dropped the beautiful dagger on the table next to them. "Thank you," he said locking their eyes.

Arthur then helped him put the holster on his belt and place it safely. He then tied his red neckerchief into place. They walked out of the room with Merlin on his arm and the knights meeting them in the hallway in full regalia. The group walked in a v, with he and Arthur on the point. Leon took Arthur's left and Gwaine took Merlin's right. Lancelot and Elyan must have been behind them and then Percival was sure to be walking with Freya and George at the very back.

The doors opened and the group entered. The room was set up like the first night and had tables around the edge with people sitting around and the head table empty. Queen Annis and Princess Consort Branwyn stood at the top of their group with their children behind them and their knights sitting around the tables. There was a small table set up in the center of the room. It held four quills separated evenly into two ink wells.

Everyone quieted soon after they entered and Annis said, "We have spent many years as allies with Camelot and the house of Pendragon, but today marks the beginning of a new era of alliance. It marks a new age for more rights for omegas and the ending of trafficking in our lands." There was a burst of applause and Merlin felt as if everyone's eyes were on him. "Today we sign this agreement of peace and new hope for both of our homelands. So King Arthur if you would do the honors?"

Arthur smiled and then led Merlin towards the table. The two copies of the treaty which laid there were in beautiful writing and he really didn't want to taint them with his handwriting. Arthur grabbed a quill and quickly scrawled his name next to the Pendragon crest on each. A servant stood with an ornate box and Arthur laid the quill inside one of the slots. Merlin was pushed forward and he grabbed the remaining quill in the ink well. He signed his name below Arthur's and remembered to use his new surname. He set the quill into box beside Arthur's and then the ink well was corked and put in with them.

Queen Annis and Princess Consort Branwyn repeated the same process and their quills and ink wells were placed in a different but equally ornate box. A different set of servants came around and everyone soon had goblets of wine. Annis raised her glass, "To old alliances and new beginnings!"

Everyone agreed and downed the wine. It tasted sour in Merlin's mouth but he swallowed quickly, trying to get the taste out of his mouth. He looked around and noticed most people enjoying it so he decided that it just must be him that didn't like it and not the actual wine. He turned and beckoned Freya, "Could you get me some water please?" he asked quietly and she ran off to retrieve it.

Arthur looked at him concerned and Merlin shrugged it off. He didn't want to damper anyone's spirits just because he didn't feel very well. Freya soon brought his water and he sipped it while nobles came to speak with him and Arthur about the treaty and new laws. Many seemed very pleased and others indifferent. Merlin took it as a positive sign and continued to chat.

Everyone eventually cleared out and Merlin felt like he needed to sit down. He was feeling more and more exhausted, but he stayed there by Arthur's side smiling.

Branwyn came over and pulled him away from Arthur. "Come on, We've got the rest of the afternoon to do what ever we wish while the knights train," she said excitedly. She then looked at him and must have seen something, "Are you okay? You look exhausted."

Merlin nodded, "Yes, just really tired."

She pulled him farther away and out of the room, "Have you been getting enough sleep? Eat correctly? Drinking fluids?"

Merlin nodded, "Yes, and I haven't been sick really. Last night I was exhausted and I just woke up a few hours ago, yet I'm still tired."

"Anything else?" she asked.

He couldn't think of anything except the wine, "Did the wine taste bad?"

She cocked her head to the side, "No, its the usual wine, the same we've had all week."

Merlin frowned, he didn't want to be sick. They still had about three weeks left on the tour, that had already been postponed for him. He looked up and Branwyn smiled at him. "What?" he asked.

"When did your heat start?" she asked still smiling.

He shrugged, "Over a week and a half ago, why?"

Branwyn grabbed him close and squeezed him, "Oh! You must be very powerful indeed! To already know means that you are with your true mate and have very powerful magic!"

Merlin was confused and he voiced such while trying to loosen the other omega's grip.

"You're probably with child,"she said pulling him away.

Merlin felt like time slowed and to be honest he probably had cast the stupid spell. He had done it before to allow himself to process big news. He looked at the Princess Consort and she just kept smiling at felt dizzy but kept his wits about him. "Are you sure?" he asked his voice cracking.

Her face finally fell and so did the hope Merlin didn't even know he had. "Well no, Annis always seemed to know first and then we would go and find the seer to be sure. Then about at a month after we would be sure because the physician could feel it." Merlin must have still looked faint because Branwyn soon dragged him into the smaller dining room and they sat at the table.

Merlin voiced the worries that were in his head, "Arthur hasn't said anything, so I can't really bring it up without getting his hopes up also."

"I'm not surprised, you are both so young darling. Arthur has probably noticed but just doesn't understand yet. Do you know of a seer? Ours is not close to here and you are leaving tomorrow at day break," she said petting his hair.

He nodded, "Morgana, my sister-in-law, she is a seer but she is in Camelot."

"If she is close to you it could still work, I could send one of our messengers with a letter from you," she said. She then ordered a servant to fetch parchment and a quill. "Will she know where you are?"

Merlin nodded accepting the utensils and then looking at them, "What do I write?"

"Ask if she sees you clearly in her visions, she will hopefully understand, if not she could always ask in the response," Branwyn replied re-braiding her long auburn hair.

Merlin quickly wrote the words down along with a short update, that probably wasn't necessary. He handed it to the servant who had been instructed to get the messenger out to Camelot's court.

After that was done he still felt odd, afraid of this unknown. It wasn't like before, he had Arthur then. He didn't want to tell Arthur that they had succeeded with his first heat and then have to tell him that he lied. It would hurt him enough, he didn't want to bring his mate down with him. He decided to ask the questions he had now, since he had friendly company and he wasn't sure when that would happen again. "What were your pregnancies like?"

Branwyn smiled and began to stroke his tail as she spoke, "We knew right away, something about scent or taste, I guess. Which your scent changes slightly with mating and bonding, but this is different, so says the alphas. So once my heat was over we would go to the seer and she would confirm it, but never give many details. I was tired most of the time and needed to rest more frequently. My magic also wasn't as powerful but that is because my children were magical also.
"Once a month had past the physical would press around and then tell us how many to expect. I started getting sick then too, couldn't ever keep anything down. After two months I would show and the official announcement could be made. Then cravings hit about month three and lasted all the way through. Oh, I was a crying mess through all of them though, couldn't tell me anything happy or sad. Finally month six was just awful, couldn't get comfortable or eat."

Merlin must have looked horrified because she laughed and said, "But its so worth it because after all of that you have a beautiful baby. And really alpha, omega, boy, girl, none of it matters because they are yours and that makes them perfect."

"So you think that my children will have magic?" he asked.

She stroked his ears and cheek, "With your amount of power? Of course, mine do and I'm no more than a hedge-witch."

Merlin smiled wider hugging his omega friend and realized that he really wanted to be truly pregnant, not just to keep Arthur around but to actually be a parent. He was sure that he was ready, now it just needed to be true.

So yes this was some heavy info at the end...please ask me any questions you have. I'll either make sure to address them to you or in the story, but most likely both.

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