So sorry about the wait. I've had very restricted computer access until i get a job. (Sucks i know.) But, today, i got the opportunity to get online and type the next chapter which i wrote in one of my many notebooks.

Anyways, here's the exciting conclusion to "A Servant of Two Masters".

Read and Enjoy!


Chapter 42: A Servant of Two Masters Part 7

Against Gaius's wishes, not long after Merlin had departed, Cade crept out of the castle, slowly following her brother. Merlin rode his horse to a small clearing, dismounted and crept behind a tree. Cade heard a few muttered words and Merlin came out from behind the tree, now disguised as Dragoon the Great. He walked back to his horse and struggled to get on, his now creaky old body working against him. Cade bit her lip to keep herself from laughing and giving herself away.
As Merlin struggled to get on his horse, Gwaine, Percival, Elyan and Leon walked up behind him. Cade was well aware that the last time Merlin had disguised himself as Dragoon, the knights had chased Dragoon away when it appeared that he had killed Uther. Merlin turned when he heard them coming up behind him.

He grinned. "Ah, gentlemen. What a pleasant surprise." He said.

"I wish we could say the same thing." Gwaine replied. "Move away from the horse, please."

"What lovely manners." Merlin answered. Cade snickered softly at the arrogance laced in his voice. "I do admire a man who says please."

Leon drew his sword, a movement which was soon followed by the others and they surrounded Merlin.

Merlin looked Percival up and down and asked, "Have you got bigger?"

"You'll be getting shorter if I have my way." Percival answered.

"Very nice." Merlin said. "I like it." He turned to Leon. "Leon, really, there must be something in the knight's code about how to treat an old man."

"You're not just any old man though." Leon answered.

"You escaped the flames once," Gwaine said, stepping closer. "You will not do so again."

Cade looked on as Merlin taunted the knights, then preceded to use his magic to knock them around a bit when they moved to attack him. Eventually they lay in a large pile beside the horse, which Merlin used as a step ladder to climb into the saddle and ride off. Cade ran after him. When they were a good distance away, Merlin turned his head.

"You can come out now, Cade." he commanded.

Cade cringed, but reluctantly came out from behind the trees. "How'd you know I was here?" she asked.

Merlin grinned. "You're magic, Cade." he answered. "It's not that hard to detect. I was making sure to see if you actually did as Gaius said."

"You didn't really think I was going to stay behind did you?"

Merlin laughed. "Of course not. I just wanted to see how long it would take before you started following me." He patted the spot on the saddle behind him. "Come on." Cade effortlessly climbed into the saddle behind Merlin and they continued to ride towards Morgana's hut.

When they got there, Merlin dismounted and looked at Cade. "You need to stay here." he ordered. "Morgana will no doubt recognize you and we can't have her using that to her advantage." Cade sighed, but even she had to admit that Merlin was right. There was no telling what Morgana would do if she saw Cade. Cade nodded and pulled herself forward in the saddle, griping the reigns tightly. She watched Merlin depart for Morgana's hut and she closed her eyes.


Merlin crept slowly to the hut. He peered over the edge of a small ledge just in time to see Agravaine leave Morgana's hut. Not long after he left, Morgana left as well and Merlin took his opportunity. He dashed down the hill and went into the hut as speedily as he could. He quickly located the mother beast just as Morgana walked back in, some plants in her arms. She dropped them in shock when her eyes landed on Merlin. She stumbled backwards back out the door, closing it quickly. When she reentered, she gaped at Merlin in shock. Merlin just looked up at her.

"You're not here." she stated.

"Whatever you say!" Merlin yelled.

Morgana inched closer and pulled out a knife. As she got closer, Merlin pulled a cloth from on a jar and discovered what he had been looking for: the mother beast. It hissed threateningly. "You're just my imagination." Morgana mumbled, fear nearly commanding her voice.

"That's right." Merlin said, his blue eyes making contact with Morgana's pale green eyes. "I'm not really here. Just pretend that I'm not here. That I just get this and go." He grabbed the jar that held the mother beast. Morgana stepped forward to stop him, but with a flash of gold, she was thrown backwards and Merlin made his escape.

He hadn't gotten very far when Morgana came after him. She yelled out a spell and this time, Merlin was thrown. Merlin gasped as the air was knocked out of him. The jar flew through the air away from him.

Not far away, just out of sight, Cade looked up when the sound of a crash startled her. Standing and walking away from the tree she had been resting against, Cade slowly inched towards the small cliff that overlooked Morgan's hut. She gasped when she saw Merlin on his back gasping for air and Morgana walking slowly closer. "Merlin, no." she muttered.

Morgana took out her knife again and stood over Merlin. "So, Emrys," She said. "it seems you will not be my doom after all." She lifted the knife to strike Merlin.

"Forp fleoge!" Merlin shouted and Morgana flew backwards. Up on the cliff, Cade sighed in relief. Morgana landed a ways away, the breath knocked out of her. Merlin stumbled to his feet and walked close to Morgana. She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Before I die, you can at least tell me who you are." she said. "Did Arthur send you?" Merlin didn't answer. and Morgana continued speaking. "But you're no friend of his. Magic has no place in Camelot. It never will. Not until I take the throne."

"Wrong." Cade mumbled, glaring intently at Morgana. She could feel her magic boiling under her skin and her eyes flickered between the normal electric green and molten gold.

"Please spare me." Morgana begged. "I only want what is rightfully mine. Perhaps, it can still be so." She threw out a hand and her knife shot right at Merlin. Merlin was distracted as he avoided being hit and did not see as Morgana sat up. Her eyes flashed gold and Merlin was thrown far away from her. She stood and ran to the jar that held the Fomorrah, quickly picking it up. She began to walk away.

The wind picked up as Merlin began speaking a spell. "Ie her accigie aenne windraes! Faerblaed was! Windraes ungetermed: ge hier! Ic de bebeod mid ealle strangesse daet du geblawest ond syrmest strange! Gespurn peos haeg tesse!" Morgana had stopped walking whilst Merlin had been saying the spell, but once she heard the spell, she held out her hand to protect herself. The large whirlwind Merlin had summoned inched closer to Morgana and engulfed her, picking her up and towing her a huge distance away. Luckily, the jar hadn't been knocked away that far. Morgana was knocked unconscious and Cade could see that it would be a while before she came to.

Once the spell had stopped, Merlin gasped and fell on his hands and knees. Cade climbed down the cliff and joined her brother. "Are you alright?" she asked. Merlin nodded.

"Fine." he answered. "Just tired. Go get some wood please. We need to destroy this creature before this," he poked the back of his neck. "wakes up"

Cade nodded and did as Merlin asked. She chuckled. "I don't blame you for being tired. That old body and a powerful spell like that are not a good combination." Merlin smirked.

The black haired teen quickly gathered a lot of wood and arranged it in a small fire pit. With a flick of his hand, Merlin set the wood ablaze and quickly tossed the Fomorrah in, saying a spell. He gasped and clutched the back of his neck.

"It's gone?" Cade asked. Merlin's wide smile immediately told her all she needed to know.


The next day, when they had returned to Camelot, both siblings stood in Arthur's chambers, though, only one was being glared at angrily. Almost as soon as they had returned, they went to Gaius, who immediately began taking the Formorrah head out of Merlin's neck.

"This is becoming something of a habit." Gaius said.

Merlin smirked lightly. "I hope not." He winced as Gaius carefully dug the Fomorrah head out of his neck. Finally with a sickening pop, the head was free.

"Don't worry." Gaius said, showing the head to the siblings. "It cannot grow back again." Merlin rubbed his neck as Cade stood beside him, one hand on his shoulder.

The sound of Gaius's chamber door opening made them look up and they grinned when Gwen entered. She smiled widely. "Merlin, Cade, you're both back." She said, glaring at Cade, who grinned sheepishly. Obviously, the older maid wanted a word with Cade later when they could talk girl to girl. "Dare I look?" she continued, looking at Merlin.

"Oh, don't worry, it's completely gone." Merlin replied. "I've no desire to kill Arthur."

"That's great news." Gwen said smiling, then she frowned slightly. "Although, right now, he does want to kill you."

Which is how the siblings found themselves in Arthur's chambers, Cade in her usual spot beside Arthur's chair and Merlin standing in front of Arthur, his hands clasped behind his back. Gaius had apparently told Arthur two different stories about where the brother and sister had been. He had said that Cade was on a short tip to gather herbs and Merlin, well, Merlin was something else.

Arthur drummed his fingers on the arm of the chair, glaring angrily at Merlin. "Two whole days in the tavern?" Cade fought back a laugh.

The raven-haired man chuckled nervously. "I'm not quite sure it was that long." Cade distinctly recalled Merlin telling Gaius to tell Arthur he was anywhere BUT the tavern.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't get rid of you on the spot."

"I'm Cade's older brother."

"Need I remind you that Caden is more efficient at doing yours and her jobs then you are?"

Okay, so obviously, using the sibling ploy wasn't going to work.

"Because you'd have no one to polish your armor," Merlin tried again. That was true. Cade couldn't polish Arthur's armor at all. "Make you breakfast when Cade is sick, organize your clothes."

"Ah well that's where you're wrong." Arthur said. Both Cade and Merlin looked at Arthur in confusion. "George!" he called. Cade and Merlin turned and saw a man dressed eerily similar to Merlin come in. "Merlin, meet George. George is perhaps the most efficient servant I've ever seen, even a little more so then your sister, though I wouldn't dream of replacing her. George will be spending the rest of the week teaching you."

"Teaching me?" Merlin repeated.

"If you wish to remain in my service."

"We will start in the armory." George stated. "Lesson one is my favorite: polishing."

Arthur and Cade looked at each other, fighting back laughter at the look of terror in Merlin's eyes.

"Yes that's my favorite too." Merlin said. George dipped his head and then gestured for Merlin to follow him. Before Merlin left, he turned back to the king. "Tell me something: if he's so good, why don't you just give him the job?"

"He's seriously boring." Arthur answered. "I've never met anyone so dull. The man makes jokes about brass." Merlin's eyes widened. Arthur smiled and patted Merlin on the shoulder. "Anyway, off you go. It'll be fun." Merlin grinned mockingly and walked out of the room.

As soon as he was gone, the laughter Cade had been holding back burst forth. As she gasped for breath, she looked at Arthur, grinning from ear to ear. "That was so cruel, Arthur."

Arthur chuckled. "Be glad it wasn't you, Caden."

"Oh believe me, sire, I am."


How was this? Was it a good conclusion? Please review and let me know.

And my last question still stands: I need an idea for a filler episode before i move onto "The Secret Sharer". Suggestions anyone?