He would hate her for it, but she could think of no other way to save him but to lie.

That was a service to the land he was bound and to her land as well

This was just a young man, in need of healing, at his mercy, and he couldn't turn away

Leon was nothing if he wasn't loyal, and he knew how he should reply, yet, it seemed to him that there would be no honor in telling the king what he already knew.

Merlin's life wasn't his own to offer, and she knew the law would claim him something just as precious as he saved the man he was bound to serve.

He had seen much in his life, and unlike some of the man he knew, it didn't make him ruthless and careless – it gave him limits.

A lifetime later, she thought she knew true love when she saw it – and there was no doubt in her mind that Arthur and Gwen loved each other too much to be kept apart

Yet, in spite of what everyone might think, this was a matter between Arthur and Gwen, and it concerned no one else – not even Elyan.

There was always something he would want, and that she could never grant.

Ygraine had known, when she accepted his proposal, that she wasn't just becoming a wife, but a Queen.

It wasn't easy to explain, even if one wanted to, but Gwaine never bothered much with that kind of thing.

We struggle and try to follow our dreams because we must – because without them, we'd go nowhere.

He had turned his back on magic, and now it had turned back against him, robbing him of everything he had ever cherished and loved – his kingdom, his children.

It seemed to him, some days, that the whole burden of the kingdom had come to rest in his old shoulders

How could magic not be used against Camelot if when it was used for Camelot and for its people it was greeted with fire and blood?

Gwen didn't even need to think before she faked tripping over a root.

When you are King, your word is law, but that doesn't mean your opinion is the right one.

It wasn't easy to be special

If he felt broken and ripped apart, History would never remember that.

There's a reason Arthur loves Merlin's scarf. (First Challenge: An Interesting Use for a Scarf Come up with an interesting or unusual way one of Merlin's trademark scarves might be used.)

Ranulf was known among the knights for being the one that was always prepared for anything. (Eighth Challenge: The Finer Details Choose one of the Knights of Camelot and give him a unique personality quirk of your choosing.)

The powers of nature weren't hers to command, she could only bend them a little. (Third Challenge: The Chains That Bind Us This theme can be taken literally, such as a character who finds himself imprisoned... or you can go the metaphorical route and write about a character who feels restricted by circumstance.)

Magic must be wiped from the land, and if it took magic to accomplish it, so be it.

It was new, and powerful, and ruled her in a way nothing before had ruled her. (Second Challenge: A Different Perspective The object of this challenge is to choose a character you dislike and write about them from a sympathetic point of view.)

Merlin can't bear that Will lied to save him and tell Arthur a few hard truths. (Sixth Challenge: What Might Have Been Choose one major decision a character has made on the show, then have them choose a different path.)