His mind was blank only for the single word that echoed through his mind survive.

He was aware that he was moving but he wasn't sure for how long, his world was surrounded by darkness but he could feel the warmth of the sun on his back. His body ached as every tentative step caused the pain to travel throughout his body only for it to disappear then reappear the moment another paw touched the forest floor. He was somewhat aware that his wounds had stopped bleeding as he no longer felt the blood trickle down his legs for that Merlin felt relieved but still he was so tired.

He could feel his body weighing him down growing heavier and heavier the more he traveled, he wanted to sleep and never wake up. He wanted to sleep and allow his body the comfort it so desires, feeling his stomach grumble feeling intense hunger and dehydration. He wanted to sleep so he can get away from all the pain he felt both physically and emotionally. He wanted to sleep.

Survive, echoed once more, he could not sleep, could not stop he must keep going until he found safety so until then he had to keep going. He knew this but he couldn't seem to pick up his bloody front paw to continue forward.

Survive.

He had to survive.

He had to keep going no matter the risk.

No matter the pain.

Not even the suns rays that flashed in his eyes will stop him from moving forward.

But then the sun went behind the clouds and at that moment he couldn't see, he couldn't think.

The darkness finally took him and he wondered then if he will ever see the sun again.

Elsewhere...

They were all seated within the Alpha Prime's den, all the elders and important figures that ruled under the Prime were all gathered in a half circle close to the entrance of the den with the Prime himself sitting proudly in front of them. He sat tall and full of pride as he regarded his pack, his eyes full of wisdom and as blue as the sky and his hair as golden as the sun, his muscles were well defined and large from long battles that he has fought as he wore the fangs of his pack, symbolizing his status as prime, around his neck. He was indeed the embodiment of a true Alpha.

"Prime, we've have gathered reports from the Beta scouts that there is a disturbance within Cenred's pack, they have reported that they seem to be lacking in Omega's" Alpha Leon reported.

"Do you think they will attack us?" Alator, an elder Beta, asked, this caused the room to be filled with chatter in concern mostly from the elder's that were consisted of three Betas and two Alphas.

"There is no way they would come here if they know what's good for them. We can easily defeat them if it comes down to it. Like hell will we allow them to come anywhere near our Omegas" Alpha Gwaine stated hissing in anger when he thought of that no good scum coming anywhere near his pack.

Many were beginning to get loud as their voices were filled with concern and arrogance from some, they were not aware of the prime at this moment as he was starting to lose his patience as he watched his council argue amongst themselves.

"Enough!"

The chatter instantly stopped as they turned to Arthur whom still sat with an air of dominance that demanded their attention, "Cenred is a sneaky scoundrel who is more like a mouse than he is an Alpha, if the reports are true that he lacks Omega's in his pack then it is safe to assume that he might make an attempt against ours due to many past transgressions. But we are warriors! We will not allow someone as despicable as him to come anywhere near our pack will we?"

There were shouts "no way!" and "I will like to see him try!"

Arthur nodded as he looked at each member of his council, "then we shall double our efforts we shall not leave ourselves vulnerable to attacks. We will show that bastard what it means to mess with the pack of Camelot!"

The council roared in agreement and if they had any doubt in their Prime that he was not worthy of his position was easily swept away from his declaration and leadership.

"Then what shall be done my lord," asked one of the other Beta elders.

"We shall double our efforts the beta scouts will now contain at least one alpha for support in case those assholes try to attack when they are not within the borders while every alpha patrolmen will consist of one beta, so when an attack does come the beta will be able to assess the situation and run back to the pack and alert for back up. Is everyone in agreement with this plan," The prime asked though it sounded more like a statement rather than a question.

Arthur looked around to see if anyone disagreed with this course of action and when he found none he then continued on with the meeting, "if that is all, Morgana, how goes the Omega harvest?" Arthur turned to his omega sister who was the temporary Omega Prime until Arthur finds himself a mate to take the position and the only Omega within the council. It was up to the Omega's and some younger betas to maintain the crops and the livestock when they are not taking care of the children or lounging in their Omega den.

Mogana, who sat in the inner circle closest to Arthur was about to speak when a low ranking Beta guard came storming in, "Prime! We-"

"What is the meaning of this! We are in council!" Arthur snarled, causing the beta to whimper in submission, "as you know that I detest any sort of interruption unless necessary. I will send you away as punishment if it's not."

The beta shivered to himself, all knew that if anyone were to interrupt the council over anything remotely trivial were punished post haste and is put in a holding cell for three days. Though there is nothing scary about the holding cell but the cave where the cells are located is so horribly warm that no guard is seen inside unless necessary and they only give you just enough water so you won't die of dehydration but it doesn't mean that it doesn't feel like it though.

"No my lord I would never waste the council's time!" the beta protested, "it's the healer my alpha! He found an Omega in the forest!"

Gasps filled the den as the council members muttered amongst themselves.

"Omega? Here?"

"I can't believe there is an Omega outsider."

"No Omega would come here on their own!"

"It might be a trick! They probably sent the Omega to spy on us!"

"ENOUGH!" all became quiet instantly all eyes fell to the now standing Alpha Prime, as he turned to the beta, "does anyone know about this Omega?"

The beta whimpered, "No my lord only I and the healer, Gaius know about the Omega."

"And where is this Omega now?"

The beta stood straight, "the Omega is in the healer's hut, my lord."

Arthur nodded before turning to the council, "this meeting is now adjourned. No one is to speak about there being an Omega here and if I hear anyone speak of an Omega outsider then they will get more than just time within the holding cell!" he glared at his council members then to the beta guard who all easily submitted to his dominance before storming out of the den.

He wondered what this could mean for his pack, an Omega with an unknown origin here caused his hairs on the back of his neck to rise in distress and in anger as another thought came to mind. Though he didn't say anything as to not cause any more distress to his pack, he too had a thought that maybe this Omega was sent by an enemy pack, namely Cenred's, to spy on them. He growled, just thinking about that slimy bastard cause his inner alpha to want to rush down to that pathetic pack of his and tear his disgusting throat out.

He then heard the sounds of footsteps run up behind him and he knew exactly who it was before he even saw her. "Don't do anything stupid," Morgana hissed at him.

He snorted but calmed his fast-paced to match her own, "that's rich coming from you. Who was it that almost got herself killed when she thought it was a good idea to climb a tree to help a pretty defenseless bird."

Morgana growled at him which caused him to chuckle if anyone were to behave the way she did he wouldn't have tolerated such behavior but since she was his sister she is given some reprieve. Even though she was an Omega who are typically very docile and submissive creatures she was quite the opposite, she was as stubborn just as she was hard headed. She's a breath of fresh air if that air was beautiful but devilishly evil that threatened to suffocate you if you managed to get on her bad side. Needless to say, she has many admirers that are too intimidated to approach her but Arthur won't admit that he might be part of the reason why not many Alpha's approaches her for courting.

"Look I know you're worried that this Omega could cause a threat to our pack but they are still an Omega and until you find a mate I'm still the Omega Prime until otherwise. I will speak to the Omega alone since you being there might just cause the Omega more distress than calm" Morgana half glared half demanded, Arthur, knew that she took her role as Prime very seriously and if she wasn't his sister he might have considered her a potential mate.

Arthur sighed knowing that she was right, if he stayed and interrogated the Omega then the Omega will be too threatened by him to give him any answers, "alright but you have 10 minutes and if you haven't anything substantial then I'll have to persuade them to talk then," he stated, Morgana smiled triumphantly that should be more than enough time to calm the Omega and get the answers they needed.

Arthur had to force himself not to groan when he saw the look on her face somehow he knew he was going to regret this.

It didn't take them long to walk from Arthur's den through the village and towards the healer's hut towards the edge of the village closest to the forest. Gaius, the beta healer, was the only healer in the village and due to his old age, he thought it better to live closest to the forest. This way it would be easier for him to go and gather the herbs he needs for all his medicines.

When they got close Arthur could see the beta walk out of the hut, the beta bowed as he greeted the Primes, "my lord, my lady. I do appreciate you coming here and I do apologize for interrupting the council and I do wish that I had time to come but I do hope you understand." Gaius was part of the council but quite recently some of the younger betas and omegas had gotten sick so he has spent most of the time caring for them and due to this he has missed several council meetings. But he tries to reconcile this by coming to see Arthur when he is available to give him his reports in private so Arthur cannot fault him in this.

"No Gaius you need not worry it is understandable that you have not been available due to the sickness. You are not at fault" Arthur smiled before turning serious again, "though I would like to know why you felt the need to bring an Omega of unknown origins here, have you lost your mind!"

Gaius sighed, "there is no reason to fear my lord this Omega is not a threat."

Arthur frowned, "what do you mean not a threat?" he was confused, how could this Omega not be a threat. Since this Omega just suddenly appeared just as Cenred's pack had become restless for more Omegas.

"Follow me" he simply said before turning around to walk back into his hut.

Arthur and Morgana looked at each other in confusion before following after the beta. Once through the door, Arthur's nose easily crinkled as the smell of many types of herbs and potions that filled the air, it can be quite strong for an Alpha though it's not as bad as it was before because of how often he has come here. Actually, he practically grew up with the smell of herbs and potions whenever Gaius would come around and since Beta's have an odorless scent there was nothing else to concentrate on but the scent of medicine. And from what he can see from Morgana she is slightly affected by the scents of herbs but that's because Alpha's have a greater sense of smell than Omegas.

Gaius led them to the back of the hut to the second room that he used for storage and when he opened the door what Arthur saw shocked him and caused Morgana's calm and collected facade to be filled with horror. There in the middle of the room was a male omega, which is a rarity in itself, beaten to a bloody pulp. There were bandages that nearly covered his entire body.

"What the hell happened!" Arthur demanded, furious that anyone would dare lay a hand on an Omega, he found that despicable it was like walking to a birds nest and kicking it out of a tree. There is no reason why anyone should put a hand on an Omega since Omegas have no way of defending themselves since they are virtually weaker than an Alpha.

Gaius had a look of sympathy as he looked at the poor Omega that he had found, "I had gone out into the forest to find more herbs when I noticed him a few feet away from the herb patch behind some bushes. I saw how badly hurt he was and without any thought took him home I managed to stabilize the Omega before calling for the closest Beta guard to go summon you."

Arthur growled as he looked back at the Omega surprised to see Morgana kneeling at his side pushing the dark hair out of the Omega's face as she silently cared for him, even going so far as to send comforting scent waves to surround him in comfort and protection. Arthur often forgets that even if she is the devil incarnate, she can also be just as sweet and caring as any Omega would.

He took a closer look at the Omega, he was as lovely as any Omega in the village beneath all the cuts, bruises, and the obvious bite marks and from what he could see he had creamy pale skin, full lips, long lashes, and dark raven hair that looked silky that had Arthur wanting to run his fingers through even his large ears added a charm to him.

He knew exactly what needed to be done before he can even think of it.

"I may not trust the Omega but I can't turn away from him either. Gaius" Arthur spoke turning to the healer who immediately straightened ready to receive his orders, "you are to care for the Omega until he awakens and the moment that he awakes you are to inform me immediately. Regardless of the circumstances, I must know where this Omega came from and if I don't like what I hear then hurt or not this Omega will be forced to leave. And if I hear that you are keeping the Omega from me then I will put you in the cells. Do you understand what I am telling you?"

Gaius quickly submitted to him as he bowed, "of course my lord I will tell you immediately when the Omega awakens but may I make a request my lord?"

"And what would that be."

"My lord I will tell you of the awakening of the Omega but I don't believe that it would be wise to interrogate him when he is in this state. Other than his physical wounds I have no other way to know if there is something else wrong with the Omega."

Arthur was going to protest when Morgana interrupted, "Arthur, Gaius is right, I may not be a healer like Gaius but even I can tell that he is in no shape to be interrogated. You should allow the Omega time to heal before you interrogate him to death," she was glaring at him furiously with a slight hiss in her throat while managing to be respectful, how she does it is beyond him but it does get a rise out of his Alpha that he immediately calms.

The two watched the Alpha think for a moment until he reluctantly agreed, "fine! But you are to still inform me the moment that he awakens and no one else is to know about this, do you understand?"

Gaius readily agreed, before going off to get more herbal medicines for his new patient.

Arthur stood there as he looked to Morgana, where she nodded as her eyes were filled with understanding and worry before she turned back to running her fingers through the Omega's hair.

Arthur could tell that she is just as wary about the Omega as he is but is caring for him based on instincts, he turned his gaze back to the Omega as thoughts raced through his mind.

He just prays that he won't come to regret this decision.

There was pain everywhere, places that he didn't think could hurt was in pain, Merlin knew that if he dared to move an inch that the pain would double so he decided that the best course of action is to figure out where he was and from what he can tell he was laying on something soft like a pile of leaves and maybe fur. And it smelled heavily of herbs and if he didn't practically associate himself with them all the time it would have bothered him on how much there was. But even though he was used to it, it was still overwhelming, 'so I can't smell where I am, how about hearing.'

He began to listen out and he could hear someone shuffling around in the distance but they sounded muffled as if they were in a separate room from them. Then Merlin tensed up his already sore muscles as a thought that it could be those Alphas that were chasing him at the river. Even though it hurt he opened his eyes to observe his surroundings and from the look of it he was in a house that was almost similar to how they use to make houses a few hundred years ago. The room that he was in was small and was filled with a lot of items and Merlins only guess was that he was in some sort of storage room by the look of things. He tilted his head forward and he easily made contact with the door in front him, Merlin sighed before resting his head again feeling exhausted by that small movement.

He knew that he was in no danger just yet, the pack that had captured him wouldn't have spent so much time in chasing him and put him in a room to care for him then kill him. So Merlin is going to use this time to heal up before he made his move in escaping this place.

He suddenly heard the shuffling get closer to the door, Merlin instantly calmed himself, he lowered his breathing, and calmed his thundering heart, this was a military tactic this father had taught him a long time ago in his early teens. He said that this was an important skill to learn just in case anything were to happen to him he can fake it then escape when they had their backs turned. Though he could lower his heartbeat to the point of seeming like he's dead but due to the severity of his wounds and the wrappings that he could feel but couldn't see around his body, it would be very strange that he would suddenly die from his wounds.

The door opened softly, the footsteps got closer to him then he had to stop himself from flinching when he could feel a withered hand on his forehead, there was a sigh, "Hello again my boy I'm just here to check up on you," the voice sounded old and rough and very much male. Merlin had nothing to really worry about other than the fact that the man might be able to poison him but other than that Merlin would be strong enough when he is healed enough to go past the man without having to fight anyone. The man loosened the bandages and proceed to clean his wounds then rewrap them again and then he was gone, leaving through the door none the wiser that Merlin might have been awake the whole time.

His body hurt a bit more since the man had forced him to move so he could wrap him properly but he wouldn't hold that against him for now but once he felt ill intentions from the man he will not hesitate to kill him. He will do anything necessary to get out of this situation and find a way to find Isaac. There was no way a strong man like him will be dead just by a couple of wolves, he won't believe it! But for now, he has to rest. He allowed himself to drift off into the realm of dreams as he dreamt of a place, a place that wasn't here.

Merlin blew his cover.

Merlin BLEW his cover!

He's an idiot!

You would think that after all that training he would be able to handle this but no apparently this is something that he wasn't taught to resist. The greatest foe known to mankind. The enemy that makes you tremble with fear when they hear the name.

Soup.

HE BLEW HIS FUCKING COVER BECAUSE OF SOUP! SOUP DAMMIT!

He heard the old man coming when he woke to the door opening but the man said nothing this time around when he came and started to pour soup down his throat.

Even though the guy is his enemy and Merlin had no reason to act the way he did, as if he were some adolescent child afraid of the boogie man and not a grown ass man that has years of experience of combat and strategy, he even knows how to handle being tortured if it came down to it. But for some reason, he was not prepared for the greatest torment of them all, soup.

He is so fucking angry right now that it's just ridiculous.

Just as the soup reach the back of his throat he began to panic and never mind his aching body as he threw back his right hand and punched the guy right in the face knocking the guy on to the ground while dropping the devil soup, its contents spilling everywhere. Merlin coughed heavily as some remnants remained in his throat as he glared at the shocked older man that couldn't be any more than in his sixties at best, "you're awake... but" the old man trailed off as he grabbed onto a nearby chest to help himself up keeping his back against the wall.

He snarled at the old man, "yeah I'm awake" Merlin stated hoarsely with a hand against his throat as he struggled not to cough.

The old man slowly backed away from the wall with his hands up in surrender, "there is no reason to fear I was simply trying to feed you soup, if I had known that you were awake I would have fed it to you properly but you see you have been in my care for 5 days and-"

"5 DAYS!" Merlin yelled, before coughing all over again, when he calmed he continued on, "what do you mean that I've been here for 5 days!" Merlin rolled onto his stomach to stand up but with his aching muscles, it was rather difficult.

"Wait you are still-" the man was silenced when Merlin growled at him when he finally managed to get to his feet.

"Who are you? Where am I? And what do you want from me?" Merlin wanted answers and he wanted them now he charged up to the man and grabbed him by the collar of his gray tunic, again isn't something that you see unless it was in the medieval ages.

The old man stuttered and from what Merlin could tell it was in disbelief as he gave a reply, "m-my na-me is Gaius, I am the healer in the village and before I can tell you where you are, I was ordered by my lord to tell him immediately that you have awakened," Gaius stated, Merlin glared at him before sniffing him but he couldn't find his scent which was very strange because even if he was the only Omega he has ever known he had a scent and the Alpha's that he had met back in his hometown had a scent, hell even humans have scents but this man, this Gaius, didn't have one. It could be all the herbs that were filling the hut that was preventing him from scenting him but he did mention a lord...

"Look I don't care who you're lord is but I want answers and I want them right now, so you will tell me exactly what I need to know before I beat the crap out of you" Merlin threatened, though he wasn't serious about the beating, Merlin was taught to respect his elders and the guy didn't look like a bad dude but he has the information that he needed. The most he is going to do is knock him out and run out before he can get help but he didn't need to know that, when suddenly the wound on his stomach began to pulse in pain causing him to double over with a hurtful gasp his grip on Gaius's collar slipped as he nearly fell to the floor.

Gaius gasped catching him before he could fall, "l-look there is no need for violence as I said I am a healer and you see your wounds are still healing. I was the one who found you in the forest unconscious I know that you are in a new environment and that will cause you to be on the offense which is natural for an Omega such as yourself." Merlin instantly went onto the defense, gripping at his collar again, "how do you know that I am an Omega?" Merlin asked slightly curious, no human can know what he was unless given some sort of training or had connections.

Gaius' eyes widened in shock, "your scent, of course, you should know that" Gaius stated as if it were obvious.

That's when Merlin began to really think about the man in front of him, Isaac taught him many things due to the connections that he had gained over the years, he even taught him as much as he could about his heritage that he had available he said there were 3 groups of wolves, the alphas who were the leaders and warriors of the pack, the Omega's the weak broodmares, and...

"You're a Beta, aren't you?" Merlin asked as he began to calm as he remembered all that Isaac had taught him about the Beta's. They were weaker than the Alphas and stronger than the Omegas, from what Isaac said that their existence is to create order in the pack since alphas and the Omegas tend to let their instincts get ahead of them so they were the perfect advisors.

The man looked shocked, "you must have hit your head a lot harder then I thought if you are not aware of what I am," Gaius said sounding concerned.

Merlin took that as a sign of mockery, "look if you wanna help me then fine but I still don't trust you" Merlin stated aggressively, Gaius took that as a chance to lead him back to the bed which now that Merlin was looking at it properly was just a pile of leaves and furs on the floor as he predicted. Gaius made sure that Merlin was laying down before inspecting the wound on his stomach, "you opened your stitches, I'll be right back with the supplies and more soup," Merlin glared at him which caused Gaius to chuckle, "you seem well enough to eat it on your own."

Merlin continued to glare at him until Gaius was out of sight to which he threw his head back with a long insufferable sigh, he then turned his head towards the bowl of soup that had fallen earlier, "you better be the best fucking soup that ever existed."

It did not take long before Gaius came back, he fixed up his wound and gave Merlin his soup to which he continued to glare at and when he finally tasted it he pouted because it actually tasted good but silently cursed it as he ate it. Gaius watched him with a slight smile on his face, "where do you come from?" he asked softly, Merlin stopped as he stared into his soup, "it's okay, you don't have to tell me now but what about a name then. I told you my name so there is no reason for you not to tell me yours, unless you have a terrible name than that I can understand," Merlin chuckled at that.

He knew that he was trying to get on his good graces in order to get him to talk about himself so he can gather as much information as he can so he can take it to his boss or lord or whatever. But now that he is letting himself to actually crash properly and not put it off, he was exhausted not just physically but emotionally as well. He was so worried about his father since he practically abandoned him during that altercation but even though that was no excuse, maybe it wouldn't be so bad as to humor the guy would it.

Merlin smiled, "Merlin, so you aren't wrong but I'm quite proud of it."

Gaius chuckled, happy that the Omega was opening up to him, "as you should, not a lot Merlin out there you know and I have met a lot of wolves throughout the years, hell I've met a couple humans during that time too and none with the same name as you. So I would say that that would be a big accomplishment."

"Thanks but I've never met anyone with your name before either if that helps any," Merlin said as he began to eat his food again, occasionally looking at Gaius as they made small talk.

Gaius knew that by interacting with the Omega that he has never interacted with another wolf before if his behavior earlier had anything to go by but even though he knew that the Omega had a semblance of education about the interactions of a pack but that information was very limited. Though he could tell that the Omega was very smart as he is willing to talk to him but he continues to omit information as he speaks to him, to say the least Gaius has never met an Omega quite like him before he found him quite fascinating. When he had gone out to go get the Omega his food and more wraps and medicine he had thought to interact with the Beta guard that was standing outside of his hut.

He thought of the order that the prime had given him but he couldn't believe that by telling the Alpha before the Omega was fully aware of the situation that he 'put' himself in and as far as he knew the Omega posed no serious threat to their pack. In fact, he just looked like an Omega that had been unfairly attacked no other reason then what he could guess was being an Omega. He has heard over the years that the Omega population seems to be dwindling that many packs have resorted to attacking other packs and taking any Omega that they can get their hands on.

"Look, Merlin, I'm gonna take a guess here and you don't have to tell me what happened, all you have to say is yes or no okay so no pressure," Gaius said, as he took the bowl after Merlin had finished eating, Merlin instantly looked on edge his eyes hardening in suspicion leaving nothing to be seen as his eyes went cold. Gaius was very impressed by it, even though he found it strange that such a strong will like this was coming from an Omega.

"Were you attacked by Alpha's?"

Merlin didn't react to the question, just looked at him straight in the eye as if wondering why he would be asking such a question from him, not like other Omegas who have already given in to their instincts and would've begun to cry at that point. There have been many times that he would have to stay with an Omega with Morgana for assistance until they have calmed down enough to give a coherent sentence and those are the calmer sessions. It took some time before Merlin nodded, "yes and if you say is true that I have been out for 5 days then you could say that I was attacked 6 days ago. And I assume since you're asking me this that even you don't have any idea who it was that attacked me."

Gaius paused before chuckling again, "my you are very smart aren't you" Merlin didn't reply and continued to stare at him expressionlessly, "yes you are correct. I have no idea who attacked you, but what makes you say that this pack wasn't the one who attacked you."

"Well other than the fact that I killed one of the Alpha's during the attack and a few others were injured, if this had been the pack that attacked me then I would have been under heavier guard other than that one Beta guard that's outside," Gaius looked shocked and just as he was going to question him when he was interrupted by Merlin, "I know because I know now how an Alpha smells like and somewhat sure that an Omega has a scent but this one doesn't. Also, I can hear him moving around outside and I can tell that it's a male because his footsteps are heavier than a female would be, which is usually lighter than males and by the looks of things you were meant to tell that guard that I was awake so he can go tell your lord who I am assuming is another Alpha who wants to talk to me since I am an unknown Omega of unknown origins right? I could be considered a threat to the pack and such. Did I get all that right?"

Gaius had his mouth wide open at this point while Merlin looked a bit smug under that mask before it went away leaving the cold exterior, "um yes that's right how did you..." who is this Omega! Killing an Alpha! That is impossible once an Omega shows any amount of resistance all an Alpha has to do to get obedience is for them to give their Alpha voice and an Omega will practically do anything they wanted.

Merlin sighed, "well now that that's over I don't have any other reason not to trust you since I got all that I needed, yes I would like to talk to your Alpha but I'm not going to take this laying down. Gaius can you help me up and escort me to the Alpha at a pace that is appropriate while that Beta guard goes on ahead to tell your lord that I will be arriving. I would seem rude if I suddenly just show up, so if you could please" Merlin stated as he gave Gaius his hand so he could help him up.

Gaius just stared, when the gears in his head finally sparked as he shook himself out of stupor before laughing merrily, "you know I know someone who is an Omega who I would think you would be able to get along with," he laughed as he helped Merlin to his feet.

When Gaius told the guard outside to go inform the Prime of their arrival Merlin was taking in the sights as he looked all around him, Gaius hut was near the edge of the forest, the grass was very green and he could see all sorts of wildflowers that he has never seen before. Being so close to the forest just makes him want to run in his animal form and explore the forest for however long he can, the guard watched him for a moment before running off in the direction that Gaius had said was the Alpha's den.

Gaius held on to Merlin's arm as they walked at a calm pace through the village, Merlin looked at everything and everyone, it was so fascinating to be amongst his own kind for the very first time. Even though there were so many people that kinda made him on edge with their suspicious and very few hostile staring and to those he glared back just as fiercely causing those to be shocked.

Gaius tugged him softly, "I understand that you don't have much experience with the life of a wolf but try to stay calm our people have never seen an Omega like you before."

Merlin looked to him in confusion, "what do you mean Gaius?"

"Well, you see Omegas tend to be a very submissive group who do have a will of their own but they never step out of line when concerning an Alpha. From what you told me about the Alpha that you had fought, what you did is virtually impossible."

"But why, wouldn't anyone in my position not want to defend themselves?"

"Yes, but due to the nature and dynamics between an Omega and an Alpha, it wouldn't be possible. For you see an Omega if threatened can defend themselves but take a certain amount of willpower to overcome the Alpha call that tells them to submit. But you didn't, in fact, you killed him when he threatened you am I right?"

Merlin thought back how the fight between himself and the Alpha had occurred, "hm I suppose you are correct but I shall not elaborate until I am with your so-called lord of the pack. I don't want to repeat myself."

Gaius respected his decision as they walked together in silence but as he watched Merlin in the corner of his eye he could see there was something weighing on Merlin's thoughts, he wondered what other secrets this Omega was hiding.

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