Thank you for reading. I know I have said this a lot over the last few chapters, but I do promise this will be the last time. I am sorry it once again has taken me so long to up-date again. I have one more exam this week, then I am done for this term. Which will give me more time to up-date. It also takes me a while to up-date as like I said the last time I worry that if I up-date to soon, then those that normally review but haven't had the time to maybe unable to. As there is now two chapter, and I do really love to read about what you think about the story. It really helps me to plan out the story, and do more of what is working and less of what isn't. So I don't want to sound like a nag but please if you can, a review would be greatly received. Thank you. Now onto the responses.
TheNoxtoYourLumos. I am really glad that the fight was exciting, I really wanted it to be. I love writing Gwaine he is a lot of fun. I loved him in the new episode. The fireside scene was very hard to write, I'm happy it worked.
Juli. Thank you very much for the review. So glad you like it. I hope you will review again.
Hannahlucyy. Very glad you liked it.
Ai-chii. I'm fine thank you, how are you. I am so looking forward to free time. Enchantress is great, I love it. I don't know if I could get him to call her that in-front of other people, so it wouldn't be a nickname, nickname, but in private. Great idea thank you. I will definitely use it, it maybe not for a while, but I will use it. It is the perfect mix of what she is, witch and princess, and matches Gwaine's princess perfectly, but is also different. I was worried after all that happened last chapter, and later in that chapter, it was a little to funny, then I remembered the show does mood changes like that so why not. She does drink a lot in this story doesn't she. I wanted everyone in the fight to help each other at least once and be saved by the others. I think I managed that, though I'm not sure. He does tend to ramble when he is caught out.
I have a song I think kind of works. For the scene where Morgana talks to Mordred, and Merlin and Gwaine are there. The song believe me by fort minor works well. It fits with the way Morgana and Mordred think about Merlin, and how he thinks about them. That they have chosen their side, and there is no going back.
The sun was about to start to rise. A strange purple glow came covered the forest. Merlin and Gwaine had been silent for the last hour or so. They where now both silently thinking that they should try and wake Morgana now. It would not be long before it was noticed that they were missing. On the other side of the dyeing fire, Morgana uncurled a little, her right hand reaching up to her throat. Her breath became strained, until her eyes suddenly opened fully, and she pulled herself up to a sitting position. Her breathing was still a little laboured, but essayer.
"Morgana, are you okay." Gwaine was now kneeling down next to her.
She gave a slight nod. "Was it another dream." Merlin was now moving towards them.
"Vision, no. I just couldn't get my breath." Again, as she always did when she felt she was getting to close to Merlin, trusting him, forgiving him. Even seeing him as a friend, she had to bring it back to that day. "Like I was being poisoned or something. Must be a repressed memory." With an hand on Gwaine's arm, and his hand on her back, she pulled herself to her feet. "We should get going, it's not far now."
They walked on through the forest for about half an hour. The purple glow lessened, as dark clouds covered the sun, casting a dark shadow over them. To the left of them now was a pile of rocks, that had fallen from the small cliff that they had been fallowing since they saw it about ten minutes ago. Morgana suddenly stopped in her tracks, as she noticed the presence of someone coming towards them.
"I'm not on my own, but trust me the men I'm with are no threat. You may come out now."
Merlin and Gwaine turned as Morgana did to a break in the pile of rocks, were a figure in a dark green hood emerged. As the figure drew closer, they pulled down their hood. Revealing a face changed, but all to familiar to Merlin.
"Emrys, you know..."
"Yes I know about him. He however does not know that I know. Please ignore him, I have planes for him, he will get what he deserves in time. For now talk to me, why have you asked me hear."
Mordred came to a stop only a few inches in-front of Morgana. "Morgana."
She didn't say anything, she stepped forward closing the distance between them, pulling him into a hug. He was only a inch or two shorter than her, but he would soon over take her, like everyone else except Gwen. She then stepped back, leaving her hands on his shoulders. "What is wrong Mordred, why have you asked me here."
He kept one eye on her, the other on Merlin. "There is talk of war."
"War, The druids would never go to war."
"A sorceress came a few days ago to warn us. A war is coming and we must be ready."
For a second it seemed to Morgana and Merlin too that, this must be what the feeling of danger, of something coming they had felt while in Ealdor. There was still a feeling in the back of her mind, telling her that that was not the case. There was still a darkness out there, closing in, this so called war was not it.
"There is no war..."
"Morgana..."
"I am a seer." She removed her hands from his shoulders, showing him the two bracelets she wore. "Even with these, I am still a seer. If there was a going to be a war I would have seen it." Mordred gave a faint nod, but didn't seem convinced. "Tell me about this sorceress, who is she."
"No one knows."
"Is she not the same one that healed my sister."
"I don't think so. She was younger, sounder younger. She covered her face with a silver hood. No one ever say her face."
"She could be using glamour. Making herself seem younger..." She glanced in Merlin's direction quickly. "Or older."
"Why would she do that. Why would she worn us about a war that isn't coming."
"Because she wants to start one, and needs you to fight for her."
"How do you know that." Gwaine now stepped to her side, not being able to stay silent any longer. "What if there is a..."
"I don't understand much about what is going on, but I do know there is no war. I'm sure of that."
"Hello Emrys. It's nice to see you...don't worry, I haven't told her, and I won't. For a traitor like you, revenge must he fitting. For that I will bide my time."
"Merlin, Merlin what do you think." Gwaine had moved to stand in-front of Merlin.
"What..."
"He wants to know what you think about the possibility of there being a war." Morgana was now looking at Merlin. With three pairs of eye on him, Merlin was at a loss for words. Mordred's words ran through his head. He had hoped that there could be a chance to stop the alliance between Morgana and Mordred against Camelot. That was looking less likely now. Mordred had told him he would never forget, or forgive him for trying to get him caught. Morgana had never really showed any signs that she was going to forget or forgive either. Very quietly he found words to answer. "I don't know."
"I want to thank you Merlin. You tried to help Morgana and I escape when the knights attacked the camp. Thank you." Merlin didn't rise to the bait, and nodded.
Morgana looked between the two young warlocks. Something important was hidden under what was said. Feeling a little uneasy by the slight air of tension she spoke. "I promise there will be no war. You should move the camp. Stay away from this sorceress." Again Mordred didn't seem convinced by thee words. "Thinks will get better, I have faith in Arthur. He will be a better king than his father. He will see reason, I know he will. He helped you escape Camelot. Have faith in him." Mordred nodded again.
A slight smile crossed Morgana's face. She didn't have to turn to look at Merlin to know that he must be feeling despondent now. What she had said to Mordred, was what he should have told her, and him long ago. Unfolding right in-front of him was prof that his way was not the only way. That he could have told them, trusted them, rather than pushing them always and making them his enemy's. Before she or anyone else could say anything, the sound of a twig breaking as someone stepped on it a few feet away, echoed around them. Causing them all to turn to look at where the sound had come from. Walking towards them, at a slow pace was Alvarr.
She clenched her mouth shout, not trusting herself to say anything. He had almost killed Gwen, meant to kill Arthur, went against what she had told him. She did not trust him, his presence worried her, he could say to much and give away what she had done to Merlin and Gwaine. "I knew you would go to her for advice. What does the seer say."
"There is no war."
Though Mordred was talking, Alvarr was keeping his eyes on Morgana. "I see you have an escort with you."
"What are you doing here." Her voice was cold, but she tried to make it sound as even as she could.
"It's been a long time since we saw each other. I wanted to see how you are. Enjoying life in Camelot. No hard feelings I hope." To the other men, he was talking about leaving her behind to be found by the knights. To her though she knew he was talking about yelling at her, and going against what she said. That was if she had found out about the enchanted swords, which she had.
"Of course not."
She was about to say more, but he spoke first. "This is a strange sight. The princess, the knight and the servant." He looked Merlin over closely. Not believe that he had magic. "It's like a fairytale." He was now standing right in-front of Morgana. "Or is it. Maybe it is more like the knight, the servant, and the witch." As he spoke he lifted his right hand to rest under her chin, lifting her face to look at him.
Gwaine Quickly moved in between them, ready to pull out his sword. Merlin also moved next to him, not quiet sure why. Mordred was one thing, but this guy he did not like. He saw clearly that there was no way that he could be reasoned with. Mordred, never one for conflict or violence, stepped back. He was a little worried for Morgana, but knew she could handle herself, and she was not alone.
"Isn't that nice. Whatever you are in the tale, you have them will trained. I wonder though is it magic..." He took a step closer again, looking the men standing in-front of him in the eyes. "Or something else..." He looked more deeply into their eyes. "That is very interesting."
"Alvarr leave now." Morgana's voice was strong and clear. She pushed in between Gwaine and Merlin, staring Alvarr down.
He didn't seem to hear her. "Very interesting indeed..."
"Alvarr."
"It looks..."
"Forp fleoge." Morgana lifted her arm as she spoke, and Alvarr was sent flying back, as she commanded. She lowered her arm, her breath racing. She hated that even a simple stunning spell took so much out of her.
"You should go now, before he wakes up." Mordred stepped forward into Morgana's line of vision. She nodded, Gwaine placed a hand on her back and moved her forward, back the way they had come. Just before they were out of sight hidden by the trees, Merlin looked back at Mordred. The younger warlock caught his eye.
"Take care Emrys."
There was a cruel tone to his voice that he would not have expected. It was as unexpected to him as Morgana's cold tone was when he first heard it.
When she had some strength back, Morgana focused and spoke to Mordred, while she leaned more on Gwaine support.
"There is still much that I need to know. Please get rid of Alvarr, and meet me back there in a few minutes."
Seeing a large three branch ahead of her, she used it to her advantage. Catching her foot in it on purposes and falling to the ground. Letting out a faint yell, She tried to stand up, then Gwaine helped her.
"Okay princess."
She looked up at him. "I just need to rest a little. Using magic makes me a little tired." He helped her over to a large rock not far away.
"We need to keep going. Sorry Morgana, but they will start to notice we have gone, if they haven't already." Merlin was looking around him, like he was waiting for a patrol to find them any second.
"Merlin's right. We should go." Morgana moved to stand, but let herself fall back a little, as if her ankle was hurt and she couldn't put any pressure on it.
"You need to rest. You may have hurt your ankle." Gwaine placed a hand on her shoulder.
"We do need to get back though. I could try a spell to..."
"No. we'll rest a little while." She looked back up at Gwaine as he looked down at her. Slowly she lifted her hand to rest on top of his, which still rested on her shoulder.
"Thank you." There was a look of sadness in her eyes, she hate using him like this. So she turned away from him, so he wouldn't see it. She also turned away so he or Merlin wouldn't see her eyes changing as she performed a non-verbal sleeping spell on them.
Gwaine yawned first, moving to sit on the ground, leaning back on the rock, Morgana was sitting on. Merlin then yawned and found a tree near by to leaned against. Morgana moved too. sitting like Gwaine was, closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, so that they would not notice that anything was wrong. Once they were sleeping, she stood up and made her way back the half a mile or so to where she had spoken to Mordred. When she got there, he was sitting on a rock under the cliff waiting for her.
"Where is Alvarr." She limped a little as in her fall she had in-fact hurt her knee a little.
Mordred stood up, and walked over to met her. "I don't know, he was gone when I went to look for him."
Morgana looked a little concerned, but shock it off. There was more important things to talk about. "Why did you not tell me about Merlin."
The younger druid looked a little embarrassed. "At first I thought you knew. I was sure he would have told you, when you found about about your magic."
"No he did not."
"Then we had a objective to think about, it didn't seem important then. When you came to us with your sister, you were so troubled. You had to move on, let it go. If you knew, I worried it would harden you more."
She couldn't argue with him. If he had told her then, it would have made her hate towards Merlin stronger. She had moved on from them, but only a little. She could only just deal with it now. "I heard what you said to him. What did he do to you."
"When Alvarr was caught, after you warned us. He tried to have me caught too."
"What, you were just boy."
"I think it was part of our destiny."
Morgana's already heightened interest picked up at this. The great dragon had told her destiny was to either bring about the golden age, or destroy it. She also knew Merlin's was to help Arthur bring about the golden age. What she didn't know was what was Mordred's, who did it fit in with Merlin's. Was there maybe more to Merlin's than she knew.
"What is his destiny."
"To work with Arthur. Guild him."
"How do you fit in with that." Mordred looked away from her. "Please, I need to know."
Reluctantly he answered. "I get in the way. Me and his nemesis."
Morgana's faced feel into a small grin. "Who is his nemesis."
"Morgan Le fay."
Morgana felt the grin slipping from her face. Her heart was once again racing. Through deep breaths she was able to ask another question. "Who is she."
"I don't know, no one does. I think she maybe the sorceress that told..."
"It's me. I'm Morgan Le fay. At least that is what the great Dragon called me. That or witch."
"Your Morgan Le fay."
"What does that mean. What is said about me."
"Not a lot. She, you are a mysterious figure. All that is know is that you are the only one able to equal Emrys's power." He noticed a idea working it's way through her mind. "You can never defeat each other. You are both powerful, but in different ways. A fight, war with him is one neither of you can win. He is your destiny and your doom."
Morgana didn't know what to say. What he said seemed so important, but she knew that the true importance of them would not be made clear for sometime. "Even if I can't win. I promise he will pay for what he has done to you, me and our kind. He is a traitor." She turned to leave.
"Don't do anything rash. Be careful."
Morgana turned back to face him. "Don't worry I will."
Before she had turned away again, another question came to his mind. "Which knight was with you."
"Why."
"There are also stories about Arthur and his knights."
A smile crossed Morgana's face, as a feeling of pride came over her. "Gwaine. It is sir Gwaine." Mordred gave a forced smile. "What's wrong."
"Nothing."
She moved quickly back over to him. "Tell me. Is something going to happen to him."
"He is very brave. That braver leads him into trouble. Especially when those he cares about are in danger."
"What are you saying, am I going to get him hurt."
"I shouldn't say any-more."
Before she could say anything else a mist rolled in and clouded her vision. By the time she had focused enough to get rid of the mist, he was gone. Clenching her hands tightly she turned and walked away. The rain that had been threatening to rain all morning began to pour, but only faintly. She pulled up her hood, covering her face. It took her longer to get back, as her knee had really started to hurt. Moving to sit back where she had been before, she focused on undoing the sleeping spell. Then closed her eyes.
A hand gently shook her. She opened her eyes to see Gwaine looking at her with big warm eyes. "Feeling better princess." She nodded, feeling slight comforted by his genuine concern.
"We should get going." Merlin had now woken up and was ready to move on.
Gwaine nodded and offered a hand to help Morgana stand up. In silence again they headed back to Camelot. The rain continued to pour. Casing Morgana to pull her cloak tighter around her. "Here." Gwaine started to pull his jacket off to give to her.
"No, take mine. It's warmer." Merlin was on her other side, getting ready to take off his jacket.
"What are you dong." Gwaine sounded harsher that she had ever heard him before.
Merlin locked eyed with him, looking past Morgana. "I'm a servant."
"Not mine." Morgana spoke calmly but harshly.
Gwaine quickly pulled his jacked back on fully, then with a crocked smile, moved to punch Merlin. Who moved out of the way in time, and ran off. Morgana was left lost for words, as the two men, ran of ahead of her.
"Stop it. Gwaine, please. Merlin, he has a sword you idiot. You have..." She was going to say nothing, but that wasn't true. When she realised what he did have to defend himself with, she ran of after them. What she feared that Gwaine would be hurt because of her couldn't be happening so soon.
Gwaine had caught hold of Merlin and was holding him by his jacket. "Stay away from her."
"No you stay away from her."
Their voice Sounded unnatural, and what they were saying was not like them at all. At first she thought that she could have made a mistake, as she was not fully in control of her magic, with the sleeping enchantment. She know reached them, taking hold of Gwaine's arm, she tried to get him to let go off Merlin. "Stop this now, let him go."
"You heard her, she has made her choice."
"Shut up Merlin!" Morgana yelled. As she rolled her eyes, she caught sight of faint movement in the trees a few feet away. It all of a sudden made sense. This was Alvarr's doing, he had but an enchantment on them. "You are under a..." She was caught short as Gwaine let go of his hold on Merlin, with his left arm, the one she was holding. He gave it hard push, which knocked her over. He then took hold of Merlin's Right arm, and twisted it around.
Once he was behind Merlin, he saw Morgana sitting on the ground, trying to get up. He realised that he had done that to her. Letting go of Merlin, he moved over to help her up. "Morgana." she looked up at him, and smiled a smile of relief. He was back to himself. Before he could help her up, he was hit on the back of the head. Merlin stood looking down on them. "Merlin." Morgana spoke softly as not to antagonise him, while she stood up.
He didn't seem to notice her. He lifted his hand. For the first time she saw and heard him using magic. She quickly moved towards him, grabbing hold of his arm. He moved the other and she was sent back against the cliff face.
Gwaine was now pulling himself up. He noticed Morgana lying next to the cliff out of the corner of his eyes. A rock that had been dislodged when she knocked into it, feel down a few inched away from her unconscious body. He pulled himself quickly to his feet, knocking into Merlin as he did, forcing him to also turn and see Morgana lying next to the cliff. Realising he had done that to her, like with Gwaine this removed the enchantment. He ran with Gwaine towards her. As they got closer another rock fell. It too missed Morgana but forced them to move back a little. Quickly before another rock fell, they ran to her. When they reached her, they both took hold of one of her arms, and wrapped it around their necks. As she was starting to come to, she didn't need much support to move away from the cliff.
They sat her down under a tree. "what happened." Gwaine asked as he pulled a strand of her hair behind her ear.
"Alvarr, put an enchantment on you while we were sleeping."
"Enchantment."
"Yes. It was reversed, when I was hurt. The thing you were fighting over."
"We were fighting over you." Merlin looked total shocked, Gwaine looked up at him.
"It's not that surprising." He calmly said. "We really should..."
"I know." Morgana said, while she used the tree to help her up. "I'm fine. Lets go." Gwaine wrapped an arm around here waist, and she one around his neck, to give her a little support. Merlin walked on her other side, in case she needed any-more help. It would take them a long time to reach Camelot again. Morgana seemed to recover well, and they were able to pick up the pace. It was not long before the castle of Camelot was seen in the distance.
I had to get that quote in at some point, this was the best place I could find. This is the closest that there will be a fight over Morgana by Merlin and Gwaine in this story. I know its a enchantment, and it may seem out of place. I just wanted to give the readers that wanted to see the fight, and a jealous Merlin what they wanted. Like the show I will give you want you want but not in the way you expect. I would still, if you remember love to see a video of this triangle to Jesse's girl. So again if anyone could make that video, I would be so happy and love you very much.
The next chapter will be the start of the climax of this part of the story. After watching the newest episode, I have a idea for the ending of the whole story. I will still be the same ending, I'm just going to add to it. That is still along way off though. I will most likely up-date before Christmas. However reviews to make great Christmas presents, and you can never have to many of them. So please review, and let me know what you think.
