Hi, me again.
It was my birthday on Friday and my friend (the most amazing friend in the world) got me MORGANA'S NECKLACE FROM SERIES 5! I was so happy.
Anyway, this chapter isn't one of my best however it is incredibly long.
This chapter is really bad and I apologize. Yet nothing would come to me to make it better.
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Chapter 55 - Nemeth
They started their quest a couple of weeks afterwards.
Arthur had started to write up the laws against magic and left Gaius and Hunith in charge of Camelot. He knew he could trust them with the kingdom. The lords still had input but Gaius had to approve it. Gwen had shown Hunith what she had to do. Hunith was reluctant at first but with a bit of encouragement from Merlin she started to pick up what Gwen was teaching her.
On the quest he only brought the Knights of the Round Table. He needed knights he could trust. Not that he didn't trust his other knights, just he wanted his friends, close friends to be around him. They also understood the meaning of the quest. The other knight didn't. They were still every hostile to the idea of magic being returned, as one would expect.
Merlin had told them more of his adventures. He had finally told them about Morgana's poisoning, but he quickly left afterwards before anybody had any time to question him. Morgana wished to follow him but Arthur shock his head.
Arthur pitted him but he would never say it to him. Merlin didn't need his pity, not after all he had been through.
Merlin arrived back at the camp just before they were going to set off.
Arthur looked over to his friend and could tell that his friend hadn't slept, still beating himself up about it.
Before Arthur could do anything, Morgana walked up and stood in front of Merlin. He smiled at her and held out his arms.
Arthur watched as no words were passed between the pair but they had come to an understanding.
Merlin buried his head into Morgana's hair, holding on to her like he was going to lose her again. Morgana pulled Merlin tighter to her, telling him that she would always be with her.
Arthur cleared hie throat. He didn't want to break the pair but he wanted to get to Nemeth before sunset.
Merlin and Morgana turned to him, stilling in their embrace, but they were smiling at him.
"Come on love birds. We have got to get going."
Merlin led Morgana to her horse.
Arthur was thinking that the lack of talking between them wouldn't be helping, but they seemed to be fine.
They made it to Nemeth on the 7th day of riding. They arrived late afternoon. A patrol of knights had seen the group and gone to tell Mithian and Rodon about the arrival of the guests.
"Arthur"
"Princess Mithian" Arthur smiled at her.
"Welcome to Nemeth, I hope your journey was pleasant."
"It was, the lands that Nemeth hold are beautiful. May I introduce my wife, Guinevere" He held Gwen's hand and pulled her forward.
"Nice to finally meet you at last, after hearing how Arthur would give up his kingdom for you, I have always wanted to meet the woman had had captured his heart." Mithian smiled at Gwen. She then saw Merlin get off his horse and walk up to Arthur "Merlin, I see you have returned as well."
"Yes milady, I won't have missed this trip for the world."
Arthur looked apprehensive as Morgana walked up to stand alongside Merlin. "This is my sister, the Lady Morgana."
Morgana slumped backwards. One of her plans was to use Nemeth against Camelot.
"Then I welcome you as well" she forced a smile onto her face. Mithian had known what Morgana had done to Camelot and Arthur. Why accept her and bring her here? I will question Arthur about it later. She is standing a bit too close to Merlin.
Mithian snapped out of her train of thought "I will send some servants to show you to your rooms." And she quickly left.
"Arthur are you mad? She tried to kill you, more than once."
It was now the next morning and Mithian had wished to talk to Arthur before the meeting with her father.
"Mithian, I understand your thoughts, I did think the same but she has changed. I have seen it."
"But what is there stopping her from turning again."
Arthur looked at her. Maybe she hasn't seen the love in their eyes. "Love. Many of the lords aren't happy as she has had a child out of wedlock but it is that child, my nephew, which is keeping her with us."
"Then I am happy for her. To be brought back from that. I also heard a rumour that Merlin had been banished from Camelot."
"That's true, but I was an idiot." Arthur quickly turned to Mithian "Don't tell him I said that."
Mithian smiled at Arthur. She could see that he had changed since the last time she had seen him.
"Let's go and talk to my father, we have kept him waiting for too long already."
Merlin was pacing the council hall. Why is Arthur always late? He hasn't got me to blame this time.
Not a second later Arthur walked in with Mithian.
Mithian gave him a small smile, which he returned.
"It's good to see you Arthur." Rodon had always like Arthur. Although he could have been there when Mithian went to Camelot and met Arthur for first time, he had heard many things about him that made him like Arthur, even though he hadn't married his daugther.
"It's good to see you too milord."
"Now, you didn't come here just for a visit now did you?"
"No milord, I wish to reunite the five kingdoms, I am starting with ones that will agree at the start."
"Then you should have just sent a letter, I will be happy to join you as one of the five kingdoms. We can make Albion again."
"Indeed but there is a matter which I wish to discuss with you."
"And what would that be?"
"Magic"
Gasps filled the halls.
"Why magic?" Rodon asked. This is the son of Uther. Why would he wish to talk about magic?
Arthur turned to Merlin. "I would like to introduce my court warlock, Merlin. He has made me see that magic isn't good or evil, it just is, like any weapon it depends on how you use it to whether it is good or evil. Merlin has used magic to save mine, my fathers and many others lives so many times. He has also protected Camelot single handily for years now."
Rodon laughed.
Arthur stared, waiting for the king's laughter to stop.
"Sorry Arthur, but if he could do magic, why would he save your father when he had killed his kind?" Rodon was wiping the tears out of his eyes, still chuckling slightly.
Arthur looked at Merlin for an answer.
Merlin took a deep breath and stepped forwards "Because milord, if Uther was to die by magic, it would only harden Arthur heart to the idea of magic. Also sometimes when Uther was on his deathbed it wasn't time for him to die, Arthur wasn't ready to be king."
Rodon knew how to sort this out. "Then prove that you have magic."
Merlin looked thoughtful. He obviously knew loads of spells it was just one that he hasn't done before.
Merlin walked up so that he was in the middle of the room. He looked towards the king of Nemeth.
"Gewyrc an lif."
Everyone, except Arthur and Merlin, gasped when his eyes glowed and in his hand sat a butterfly. Everyone watched as the butterfly flew from Merlin to Mithian.
Mithian looked at Merlin in awe. The little blue butterfly was now sitting in her hand.
Guard ran forwards to grab Merlin, a natural reaction for them.
"Stop, release him." The king boomed "I guess I will have loads to think about."
Merlin returned to the chambers that Morgana was staying in.
She was still wearing her nightgown.
Merlin walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her back to him.
"Hello beautiful."
"Hello my love."
Merlin started to place kisses up her neck.
Morgana turned in his arms to kiss him on the lips.
"How did it go?"
"Good, I think. I mean he didn't allow me to be arrested when he told me to prove my magic. He also said that he had got lots to think about, so he may accept it. May still take a while but it is a start."
Morgana looked into Merlin's eyes. The crystal blue was only showing love and she knew that love was for her.
Morgana leant forward to close the gap between them.
The moment was ruined by Gorlois' cries.
"I'll get him."
Merlin unwrapped his arms from around her. She instantly felt his warmth leave her.
Morgana thought this to be a good opportunity to get quickly changed.
Merlin returned with the now silent baby. It had taken him about 10 minutes but he had done it.
Morgana walked over to her two boys.
Gwen and Arthur walked in that this point.
It took all Gwen's strength not to cry at the perfect scene in front of her.
Arthur cleared his throat.
Merlin and Morgana turned around ruining their perfect position.
Gwen glared at Arthur.
Arthur ignored Gwen's look. "The king has asked that all of us join him for dinner."
"When you say all of us, you mean me as well." Morgana asked
"Yep, I mean I can make some excuse if you don't want to..."
"No, the king has requested I will be there, it will just be very uncomfortable, on my belief and a few others."
Everybody looked at Morgana.
"Oh come on didn't you see the way Mithian forced a smile on her face."
Merlin looked at her. Unless you had been round her more than an hour, you could tell she had changed and she wanted to keep some pride in contact.
"I be there." Morgana said stubbornly.
Arthur and Gwen left them, knowing that they wouldn't be able to change Morgana's mind.
Dinner started off silent.
Arthur walked in with Gwen on his arm and Merlin walked in with Morgana.
Rodon was horrified when he saw her, and he didn't hide it.
Morgana shifted uncomfortable beside Merlin. Merlin wished to take her hand, tell her everything will be okay.
Arthur decided to break the silence. "So milord, lovely weather we are having." He said with a smile.
Everybody looked up and glared at him, all of them seem to be enjoying the awkward silence.
A maid ran into the room bowing before she went over to Morgana and whispered in her ear.
The maid left as quickly as she arrived.
"Milord, if it's alright, may I be excused?"
The king nodded.
Merlin looked at her. She gave him a small smile, just so he wouldn't worry, and left the room.
As soon as Morgana left the atmosphere in the room changed.
"Why Arthur? Why bring the witch that has tried to kill you?" Rodon asked.
Arthur suppressed the urge to groan. "Because she has changed, you may not see it now but she has."
"Once a witch, always a witch, your father must have taught you that."
Merlin tensed at the statement. How could he change from accepting Merlin then practically saying all magic is bad?
"I can't leave my sister by herself. She has a child to look after and I won't abandon her again."
"Then leave her and the bastard to die. They both have a claim over your throne. If and when you die they both could say that they deserve the throne, leaving no room for the children you may or may not have. She will just stab you in the back again."
It took all Merlin strength not to say something. He was criticising the two people he loved most.
Gwen could see this and have him a sympathetic look, how ever this didn't calm Merlin down at all.
Arthur didn't know how to dig Morgana out of this hole.
"But she is my sister, it makes that child my nephew and I will support them. She was only doing what she believed was right at the time. She also had the influence of her sister, which was not the best influence to have. She has paid for her crimes"
"The only way for her to pay for her crimes is by the axe of an executioner. And the man who fathered that child must have been blind or desperate or both."
Merlin stood up quickly knocking back the chair he was sitting on and quickly left the hall, not asking if he could be excused.
Mithian silently watched him leave, wondering why he acted that way.
Gwen leaned back in her chair, hoping that Merlin's odd behaviour wouldn't be questioned.
Arthur put his head in his hands. This was going to be a long trip, long and tiring trip.
Merlin was hoping never going to tell Morgana what was said that night. He knew that she would have wanted to rip the king's throat out.
He stood there facing the window, with Gorlois in his arms. He had started to stir when Merlin got back and he didn't wish to wake Morgana.
"You might be a bastard, but you will never be treated like one. I swear I will never let anybody get away with treating you so."
Morgana woke up and slowly sat up.
It was a nice view to wake up to. Merlin holding his son with the moonlight filtering through the window, enhancing Merlin's cheekbones and muscles. Morgana started to wonder when he had become so muscular.
Morgana quickly and quietly moved towards them. She rose up on tip toes and lent her head on Merlin's shoulder.
Merlin saw her and smiled. "Don't worry he is fine."
Morgana knew that something had happened after she left, Merlin was still tense from it and his smile didn't hit his eyes like it usually would.
"Merlin, did something happen after I left?"
"Nope" Merlin answered to quickly for Morgana's liking.
"My love, you know you cannot lie to me." She put her hand on Merlin's cheek and turned it so he was looking straight at her. "Tell me please."
Merlin fought with himself.
"You know I will ask everyone till I find out."
Merlin sighed, giving in to her. "The king said that Arthur should leave you and Gorlois to die. You both are a threat to his throne. It wasn't that which got me, it was the fact he called Gorlois a bastard and said that the father must have been blind or desperate or both. That to me seems like he thought the father had just ran off. Morgana I will never leave you, never."
"I know Merlin, and all he said was true except the last bit. I know you weren't blind or desperate and I also know you will love him, with all your heart."
"We are just going to have to try and make this work aren't we?"
"Unfortunately Merlin, it will take time for people to change and I know that better than anyone."
Since that night, Morgana hadn't left her room. Her only visitors were Merlin, Gwen and Arthur. She always looked out of the window and saw her brother and love walking with princess Mithian.
She wished she could leave but she felt as alone as she did in Camelot.
Merlin would come and see her every night, even some nights stay, holding her close.
Morgana loved this about Merlin. She was right when she said that Merlin was a lover and not a fighter. She smiled at herself and remembered all the good times.
Merlin walked behind Arthur and Mithian. He could be with Morgana right now, but no Arthur wanted him. The prat.
It had been two months since the dinner and Merlin hadn't stopped thinking about it. Although he was the king, Merlin could have punched him there and then.
He was too caught up in his thoughts to hear Mithian.
"Merlin, Merlin."
"Yes sorry milady."
"Merlin, do you believe Morgana has changed? I mean she must have tried to kill you."
Merlin smiled "Well realistically this all started with me trying to kill her first."
"Oh well, all I wonder is who the father to her child is? Father is right, he must have been desperate. She looks a wreck, even now."
Merlin tried to keep his emotions under control.
Arthur turned to look at Merlin. He thought his friend was a bit too calm for what he just heard.
"I don't know, she may tell us on day. I expect that the father would want to get involved."
"Merlin what do you think on the matter?"
Please don't blow it Merlin. Arthur sent Merlin through thoughts.
"It's not my place to say. I am only her enemy turned friend. She wouldn't confine in me like she use to."
Arthur sighed.
Merlin hated council meetings. He had been to one every day for 3 months.
It is just talking, on and on. Merlin had fallen asleep in a few just to be awoken by Arthur hitting his arm or elbowing him in the ribs.
Merlin's mind started to wonder. Everybody was slowly accepting Morgana.
She had now left her chambers and was slowly making friends with Mithian.
Although it was a bit of a rocky start.
Merlin walked along side Mithian.
They were chatting and laughing.
Morgana came up to them.
"Merlin, I thought that we were going to have lunch together." She said with a small smile on her face.
Merlin had total forgot about that and had already had lunch with Mithian.
"Morgana, I am so sorry. I total forgot. I am sorry."
Morgana looked sad. Well at least he hasn't tried to worm his way out of it!
"Then where were you? I waited for an hour"
Merlin felt awful.
"Sorry, he was with me." Mithian said with a smirk.
Mithian had always like Merlin. He stood up for his friends, even if they were an arrogant king. She knew her father would never allow her to marry a servant, but a lord in a royal council, which is allied with her home kingdom. Maybe she would have a chance. There was something about Merlin that Mithian always liked.
"Oh" Morgana turned to leave, feeling if she had interrupted something.
"Morgana, wait." He released Mithian's arm from his and started to run after Morgana.
"Merlin, you promised you would be there and then when I find you forgot and was with another woman."
"Look, I know how it looks and sorry won't be enough, but I am truly sorry. I did forget."
Mithian walked so she was out of sight but still could see.
Merlin had Morgana in a hug. A too friendly hug for her liking, for 'and enemy turned friend' as he called them.
Morgana pulled back. "Don't think that I'm not angry with you because I still am."
"I will make it up to you tonight."
Merlin placed his forehead on hers and smiled at her
Mithian took this as her cue to leave and to cross Merlin off her list of potential suitors. Damm.
That night had been fantastic.
"MERLIN"
That brought Merlin out of his day dream.
"Yes, milord." He said being polite as he didn't know who said it.
"Get your head out of the clouds and answer these questions." Arthur said to him.
Merlin could see that this was going to take awhile.
In a little over 2 months, there had been some progress. King Rodon had agreed to allow magic back, but only after Arthur had made his laws on magic and put them in place.
This progress and with help from Morgana and Gorlois.
Merlin was standing up straight, bored.
It had been three hours since this meeting had started and he was getting tired and wanted to be with his son.
Morgana ran into the hall, with a smile which hit her eyes.
"He did it, Gorlois did it."
The king was surprised by this outburst but even more shocked when she was talking to an ex servant.
"What did he do?" Merlin hoped he was on the same wave length as her
"He lit a candle."
Merlin had a smile as big as Morgana's.
Arthur was also sitting there smiling.
The lords looked between each other, wondering what was going on.
Next thing everybody knew, maid that Morgana had left Gorlois with ran into the hall.
"The chambers are on fire."
Merlin sped into action and ran across the castle.
Morgana went to follow but was stopped by some guards.
"Milord, this isn't necessary." Arthur protested, know Morgana would be worried.
"Half my castle is on fire."
Merlin came back as quickly as he left, with his son intact.
"No it isn't. Only the chamber that Morgana was in." the turned to look at Morgana "Also he is your son."
"He looks more like you."
"Yer but magically he is your son."
"I didn't start doing magic until I was 20, you having being doing magic since before you could speak, how can he be my son?"
"Because I didn't set any rooms on fire, I moved object around the house."
"I didn't set ..." Morgana stopped realising what they were fighting over and where they were. "Merlin, they are all staring at us."
Merlin turned. All the lords were staring at both of them. Arthur looking like he was about to hit his head against the table.
"He is so cute." Mithian ran up to look at the child in Merlin "how old is he?"
Merlin looked at Morgana.
"He is 6 months old." Morgana said politely.
"Arthur, you tried to keep this from us didn't you?" Rodon was starting to put the pieces together.
"Well I thought if my most trustworthy representative of magic was seen to be in love which the worst representative of magic then nobody would say yes. You must see my reasons."
The king looked horrified. He had said some awful stuff about a man's son and love, in front of him.
"Please will you accept my apology. I see now my words were harsh and were said without thinking."
Merlin quickly accepted the apology.
"I can see the love you hold for that child. You get the ball rolling Arthur and I will quickly join afterwards."
1 kingdom down, 3 to go.
Although there were still much to talk about. Merlin still had to write out the outlines for the laws that they would agree to.
Gwen and Morgana went back to Camelot via magic. It was quicker and Arthur didn't want Gwen riding in her condition. Gwen was now about 10 weeks away from giving birth and Arthur knew that anything could happen. He didn't want to take any risks.
Merlin and Morgana had become inseparable, slightly. They would try to do everything together.
Merlin held Morgana tighter as they were preparing to leave.
Arthur watched them, wondering how their hatred for each other could turn into love.
"We will be back soon." Arthur said, startling the pair.
"We know." Morgana replied to them both before placing a chaste kiss on Merlin's lips. "Be good."
Merlin smirked down to her. "Me, be good? I am always goos. You should be telling your brother that."
Morgana shock her head and smiled.
Gwen pulled the pair apart. "Come on, we promised Gaius we would be back before midday."
Morgana looked back to Merlin as she started to chant the spell.
Merlin waved as she turned down again.
In the blink of an eye, they had vanished.
"Come on Merlin. We have laws to change, or outline."
Merlin and Arthur turned in their horses as they left Nemeth.
Mithian was standing outside the castle, waving to them.
"I think she likes you." Arthur said, pushing his friends shoulder.
Merlin watched Mithian for a bit longer before turning back to his friend.
"Same, but I only have eyes for your sister my friend."
Merlin pushed the horse on before Arthur caught in to what he was saying.
