Confirmed Harem Members: Morguase
Strong Likelyhood: Gwen, Morgana, Nimueh
Maybe/Up for debate: Female Arthur, Lady Vivian, Lady Elena, Sophia, Catrina of Tregor(The real one, not the troll), Mithian,
Chapter 3 – Mark of Nimueh
Dark Cave
In a dark and damp cave, a beautiful woman with dark brown hair and bright blue eyes and wearing a blood red dress is standing before an ornate basin of water, forming a small creature out of clay with her hands.
When it is finished, she fastens it in a small egg, and chants over it, "Berbay odothay arisan yeldo."
Once the spell is complete, the witch Nimueh places the magic egg into the water. It travels through a series of underground waterways until it pops up in a manmade cavern. Once there, the egg begins to crack and the mouth of a small creature is seen.
Back in her cave, Nimueh stands before her water basin, watching as citizens of Camelot gather water from a pump.
"Diegol cnytte, gewitte me yst, aliese hine, to Camelot he cymþ." She chants, running her fingers through the water.
Next day
Camelot
In the middle of a street in the lower town, Gaius and Daemon look over corpse lying in the street. Daemon turns over corpse to reveal the face. The skin is white, with blue blood vessels showing through, and the eyes are pure white, with no pupil showing in them at all.
The two men look at each other. "What could have done this?" Daemon asks.
"People mustn't see this. They'll panic." Gaius says, looking around for something to cover the body. Spying something, Daemon gets up and grabs a blanket off of a clothes line. Gaius helps him to quickly cover the body from a couple of people walking by before Daemon threw it in a cart.
While they pulled it back to the Citadel, Daemon's mind was else where. For the last 3 weeks since the Knights Tournament, him and Morgana had been sneaking around in the castle stealing kisses from each other and flirting when they weren't talking or kissing. But the last few days, she had pulled away, and he was wondering why. His friendship with Gwen was doing great as well. He knew he loved both of those women, but with one pulling away seemingly, and the other not really used to customs of noble houses, he was wondering how to explain his 'need for at least 3 wives and already having 1 wife' situation.
At their small cottage, Gwen and her father get ready for work.
"Dad, here's your sandwich." Gwen says, setting a small white and pink wrapped bundle on the table.
Tom smiles and brings it up to his nose to smell it. "Ooh. Mmm, what's in it?"
"It's smoked pigeon. But I'd say there's more smoke than pigeon." Gwen says and Tom laughs.
"You're such a good girl to me." He says, giving Gwen a smile.
Gwen picks up a bunch of wildflowers, before turning back to her father. "And I've made you some watercress soup tonight."
"Don't tell me, with more water in it than cress?" Tom guesses with a large smile.
Gwen laughs and reaches her arms up for a hug.
"I'll see you later." Gwen says, letting go and heading for the door.
"Okay. Bye." Tom says after her.
Daemon and Gaius wheeled the body over the castle drawbridge. The body is covered with the blanket and only one booted foot is visible. As they enter the palace, Gwen approaches carrying the flowers she had at home.
"What are you doing?" Gwen calls curiously.
"Just moving supplies for Gaius." Daemon says as he pulls it along and stops.
"Looks heavy." Gwen observed.
"A bit but it's nothing I can't handle. Did someone get you flowers?" Daemon noticed, trying to take her attention off of the cart.
Gwen looks down at the flowers like she's forgotten she's holding them. "Oh! No." Gwen giggles. "Would you like one?"
Before he can respond, Gwen plucks one out of the bouquet. "A purple one. Purple suits you. Not that I'm saying red doesn't suit you." She quickly backtracks.
"Thanks. Well..." Looking around for somewhere to put it, Daemon finally settles for sticking the flower through his red tunic. He holds his arms out in a 'ta-da' fashion.
"Aww." Gwen swoons just a bit.
"I would love to stay and talk, but Gaius really wants these supplies. And just between us, he get's cramps when I take too long." Daemon whispers as they share a good laugh. "I'll see you later."
"Bye." Gwen says, waving after them.
Morgana's Room
Gwen enters Morgana's room with the flowers, smiling broadly as Morgana approaches.
"You look happy." Morgana says in an upbeat voice, grinning.
"I picked these for you." Gwen says, holding out the flowers.
"Oh, that's so sweet." Morgana says as she takes them.
"Something to cheer you up. I know you're not sleeping well." Gwen said.
Morgana looks a little less cheerful at the mention of her dreams, plus, that was not the only reason she was not sleeping well the last few nights, but she still has a smile for Gwen. "You cheer me up."
Gwen laughs, and then offers "Would you like me to put them in water for you?" Morgana turns.
Gaius's Chamber
Daemon and Gaius are studying the body of the dead man with a magnifying glass.
"I've never seen anything like this before." Gaius says as he studies the body carefully.
"Do you think it could be some kind of plague?" Daemon as he inspects the body through a magnifying glass.
"No. I fear that something like this could never come from nature. But who has this kind of power?" Gaius asks, straightening up ad looking at Daemon.
"You think it's caused by magic?" Daemon asked.
"Gaius!" Arthur's voice calls out before Gaius can answer Daemon's question.
Daemon opens door to reveal a annoyed looking Arthur.
Arthur furrows his eyebrows when he sees the flower in Daemon's tunic. Daemon looks down at it and laughs.
"Oh, Gwen, she gave it to me." He explained.
Arthur just shrugs and looks past Daemon to see Gaius. "Tell Gaius my father wants to see him now." Arthur says before turning and walking away.
Daemon merely nods, looking out to make sure Arthur actually leaves before closing the door. Turning back to his mentor, Daemon starts, "Gaius..."
"I heard." Gaius cuts him off.
"Right. Well, get this covered up." Gaius says as Daemon covers the body with a sheet.
Council Chambers
In the council chambers, a servant lies dead from the same magical illness, a plate of food and cup of wine spilled beside him. Gaius and Daemon kneel down to examine him.
"What's happened to him?" Uther asks. Arthur stands beside him looking down at the body, not saying a word.
"I don't know, Sire. It's the second case I've seen today." Gaius informs the king.
"Why didn't you report it to me?" Uther asks, obviously worried.
Gaius stands to face the king and prince. "I am still attempting to find the cause."
"What did you conclude?" Uther asks, starting to pace in front of the throne. In the background, Daemon is still staring at the dead body.
"I don't think it's time to hurry to conclusions. A scientific process is a long one." Gaius hedged.
"What are you concealing from me?" Uther asked, going straight to the point.
"Sire, I have never seen anything like it. The victims are dying in 24 hours, and it's spreading fast."
"What is the cause?" Uther asked firmly.
Gaius paused for a moment before saying, "I think you should say that the cause, the most likely cause, is sorcery."
Nervous mutters erupt from the courtiers as Uther pulls back with a disgusted look on his face. The king gives the dead servant another look before pulling Arthur aside.
"We must find who did this." Uther said firmly.
"I will, father." Arthur assured him, still looking at the dead body.
In a scared whisper, Uther continues, "Conduct door to door searches." In the background, Daemon and Gaius bend down to take care of the body. "Increase your presence in the town. Double the guards on all the gates. If Gaius is right, believe me, this city will be wiped out. This is the kind of magic that undermines our authority, challenges all we've done. If we cannot control this plague, people will turn to magic for a cure. We have to find this sorcerer, and quickly." Uther finishes desperately.
While Uther was whispering orders to Arthur, Daemon and Morgana sharing a longing stare with each other, before she hesitantly turns away from him, causing him to sigh. Thankfully, no-one noticed.
"Yes, father." Arthur says before walking out.
In the lower town, Arthur and guards begin their search the city. Arthur talks to one of the townspeople, who points at a certain house. Arthur waves the guards over before kicking the door down. Daemon and Gaius watch for a moment before turning and walking back through town.
As they walk, Daemon sees a man sitting on the side of the road. His skin is white, and he is showing all the signs of the magical illness. But he was still alive.
"Gaius?" Daemon says, kneeling beside the sick man. Gaius turns to look. "Gaius. He's still alive."
"I'm afraid there's nothing we can do for him." Gaius says professionally.
"But we haven't tried." Daemon says, looking back up at Gaius.
"If we don't know what a disease is, then how can we cure him?" Gaius retorts
"I'm not trying to cure him, not with this many people around, but he might be able to tell us something." Daemon states seriously.
Gaius looks at Daemon as he turns back to the man, only to see he has died. "Well, he won't be able to tell us anything now. Come. Science will lead us to the source of the disease."
Gaius's chambers
Back in their chambers, Gaius heats a vial of milky liquid over a flame.
"What are you doing?" Daemon asks as he watches.
"I'm examining the contents of that man's stomach." Gaius explains.
"Will that tell you who did it?" Daemon wondered.
"No, but it might tell us how it's spread. One thing I do know, this is magic of the darkest kind." Gaius said harshly, adding a red liquid to the vial.
Arthur and guards burst in through the door and begin to spread out through the room.
"Over there." Arthur orders the guard, and then turns to Gaius, "Sorry Gaius, we're searching every room in town."
"What for?" Gaius asks indignantly.
"A sorcerer." Arthur replies, taking a look around.
"But why would he be here?" Gaius questions.
"I'm just doing my job." Arthur says as a way of apology.
"We've nothing to hide." Gaius says, guiltily locking eyes with Daemon. "Go on, then. Search."
"All these books and papers?" Arthur asks, rifling through a stack of books on Gaius' worktable.
"My life's work, dedicated to the understanding of science. You are quite welcome to read through them if you wish." Gaius offers.
Grimacing at that idea, Arthur motions up towards the back room. "What's this room up here?" He asks.
"It's mine." Daemon replies.
"And what do you expect to find in there?" Gaius wondered.
"I'm looking for material or evidence suggesting the use of enchantments." Arthur says, heading up the stairs.
"What've you done with the magic book's you brought with you?" Gaius whispers to Daemon.
"They're hidden in a space only I can open. He can't find them" Daemon whispered back.
Arthur, after not finding anything, then exits Daemon's room in a hurry to avoid Ned, who was barking very loudly.
"I see you've met my dog. He is not too fond of strangers who barge in to my room." Daemon said with a smirk.
"How long do you think it may be before you find a cure?" Arthur, in annoyance, asks Gaius.
"It depends on how many interruptions I get." Gaius says pointedly.
Arthur nods. "Of course, I'm sorry." Motioning to the guards, he orders, "We're finished here."
The guards all exit, and the room grows silent. Gaius closes the door behind them and turns back to his ward.
"So, if this a magical plague like you suspect, what can we do?" Daemon asks, as magical plagues were not his specialty.
"Hope that science can find the answer before it kills us all." Gaius says dramatically, picking up the vial to examine it once more.
"Well, while you're doing that, I'll go back and question anyone I find that is dying. Like I was saying, they might be able to give us a clue." Daemon said as he exited.
With Nimueh
Back in her cave, Nimueh watches the Afanc in her stone basin; a woman draws water from the spout in the Lower Town. The view then switches to one of covered bodies that are lined up in the courtyard.
Camelot
Late Afternoon
Arthur enters the throne room where Uther is waiting for his report.
"We searched everywhere, the entire city." Arthur says, meeting his father in the middle.
"Nothing?" Uther asks in a disappointing tone.
"I don't know where else to look." Arthur sighs in a defeated tone.
"I want you to impose a curfew." Uther says, turning back towards the throne. "No one is to be allowed onto the streets after the great bell."
"Father." Arthur lowers his head respectfully.
"And cordon off the lower town." Uther continues.
"Why?" Arthur asks.
"Because that's where most of the victims are. Let's isolate it, stop this disease from spreading." Uther said.
"What about the people who live there?" Arthur questioned.
Uther drops a pitcher with a clank. "Don't you think I haven't considered it? What else can I do? I have to protect the rest of the city."
Arthur bows and exits, while Uther looks like he is about to be sick.
Gaius's chambers
Next Morning
Daemon re-entered the chambers tiredly. "Well, I talked to at least 20 people that were still alive yesterday. They all seemed to be going about their daily business. Getting water, making their food, doing their jobs. None of them could tell me anything that gives us a clue."
"Come over here. Tell me, what's different about this victim?" Gaius asks, trying to test his apprentice's observation and thinking skills.
"She's a courtier." Daemon said as he thinks outloud, "They seldom go to the lower town. It's probably not skin to skin contact, or by food because those people I talked to all had different meals yesterday and lifestyles. The disease is probably not air-borne because then we'd all be sick equally, so that leaves…the water. Whatever is causing this in the well."
"Daemon, you're a prodigy." Gaius says, turning to pick up a bucket which he then hands to Daemon. He grabs it and walks to Lower Town well.
Gwen's house
In her house, Gwen ties her cloak in preparation to leave for work.
"It's time to get up, Dad." Gwen says. When her father says nothing, she calls again, "Dad?"
Reaching over, Gwen turns him over in the bed to reveal his white face.
"Gwen." Tom moans, obviously sick with the plague. A cup of spilled water lays near the blacksmith's bed. Seeing her father's illness, Gwen panics and runs to the castle crying, passing Daemon at the well.
"Gwen? Gwen!" Daemon calls, grabbing the bucket of water and running after her.
Gwen throws open the door to the physicians chambers and approaches Gaius crying.
"Gwen!" Gaius calls out, alarmed.
"Gaius." Gwen whimpers
"You have the sickness?" Gaius asks, looking alarmed.
Gwen shakes her head, tears streaming down her face. "My father! Please, Gaius, he's all I have."
Looking apologetic, Gaius informs her, "Gwen, I have no cure."
"I am begging you!" Gwen cries.
"I wish there was something, anything, but so far the remedy is beyond what I can achieve." Gaius says.
Gaius takes her hand and murmurs, "I'm sorry, Gwen."
Gwen runs out of the room bawling.
"There must be something we can do." Daemon states.
"My best. Let's hope that this can provide some answers." Gaius says, picking up the bucket of water.
"But that'll be too late for Gwen's father." Daemon says.
"I fear you may be right." Gaius says as he puts some of the water in a jar, and places Gwen's flower in it. Daemon looks thoughtful and goes to his room.
During the night
Later that night, Daemon checks on snoring Gaius before pulling out and putting on his black cloak.
"Invisque," He muttered as his eyes glowed purple and he turned himself invisible. He then sneaks out of his room and past the guards. When he gets in front of the guard, he holds out his hand mutters "Caidil." The guard hits the dirt as he falls asleep.
Smiling to himself, Daemon heads to Gwen's house. When he looks in the window, Gwen and Tom are sleeping, with Gwen laying against her father's bed. Yet, before he could do anything, Gwen woke up and saw him. Daemon checked his pouch and was very thankful he brought a few potions. He cared for Gwen deeply but he was not sure yet if he wanted to reveal his magic.
"Daemon?" Gwen said as she looked upon him with concern once she came to. Daemon pulled off his cloak.
"Hey Gwen, I was kinda hoping you weren't awake." Daemon said.
"What are you doing out here? And in my house?" Gwen asks with concern.
"I just want to help your dad." Daemon said as he pulled a few vials out of his pouch.
"What are you going to do?" Gwen asked.
"In my travels, I learned quite a bit. One of those things, was how to make an elixir that could slowdown and even reverse a little bit, the progression of a magical illnesses." Daemon lied, as he did not want to reveal his magic yet.
"Cosc ar bhreoiteacht ó mharú!" He whispers softly, so she can't hear him, as he enchanted the elixir with the spell he had planned to use on Tom. His eyes glowed purple and the liquid in the vial turned a dark blue.
Daemon lifted it to Tom's lips and watched as the veins on Tom's skin went away, he started breathing again, and his skin turned a little lighter. The spell he used would not heal Tom, as then Gwen would be blamed by Uther for the plague, but it would reverse the disease a little while also preventing the disease from getting any worse and killing him. He'd be in a coma-like state until they could cure him.
"Good." Daemon said.
"Is he getting better?" Gwen asked, with tears on her eyes.
"He's better but he is not healed yet. I've just bought him some time so we can find a cure." Daemon says. He made to leave but before he does, Gwen shocks him a bit as she kisses him on the lips.
"Thank you," Gwen said as she pulled away to be with her father.
Daemon exits and watches them from outside the door, while putting away his thoughts and feelings for Gwen to deal with after this crisis is over, before leaving.
Next Morning
The next day, more covered bodies are laid out in the Square. Nimueh continues watching in her stone basin.
Council Chambers
In the council chambers, Arthur reaches for glass vial with the tainted water and the now dead flower in it.
"Don't touch it." Gaius warns. "I had this in the water for no more than a few hours."
"Where's the water from?" Arthur asks.
"The pump from where the people take their daily supply." Gaius informs them.
"We have to stop the people from using it." Arthur says; Uther remains silent.
"The city cannot survive without water." Gaius points out.
"We have to find this sorcerer!" Uther nearly snarls.
"I don't believe that they're inside Camelot." Arthur says.
"Then extend the search to the villages!" Uther orders.
"We've started, but I can't search the entire kingdom."
"And I can't stand by and watch our people dying." Uther says, an angry look in his eye.
Arthur nods and exits.
Morgana's Chambers
Daemon enters Morgana's chambers while giving Ned a walk to find Gwen humming as she gathers Morgana's clothes.
"How's your father?" Daemon asks, catching Gwen's attention.
"He's still alive. Whatever you did was a miracle." Gwen smiles.
"I wish I could say he is all healed up, Gwen, but like I said last night, he's not in the clear yet. That little concoction will buy him some time, though." Daemon said.
"Is there anyway you could make more of that elixir you made? For the rest of the sick?" Gwen asks as she kneels down and pets Ned.
"No, no, I am afraid not. It's takes too long to make and then there is the fact that it's only a single dose", Daemon lies. "Time that would be better spent finding the source of this plague and destroying it. One thing I learned in my travels, is that spells this big have a loophole. Destroy the source, be it who or whatever is powering it, and the plague goes away."
"Trust me," Daemon says softly as he rubs her arm, "Gaius and I are doing everything we can to save everybody. The last thing I want is to see you or Morgana get infected."
"Thank you. For what you did for my father." Gwen thanked him.
"I didn't like to see you upset or hurt." The two of them stare at each other for a moment before Daemon motions towards the door. "I have to get back to helping Gaius."
Daemon smiles, and Gwen waves back. Daemon turns and leaves with Ned, without looking back, and Gwen smiles before going back to work.
Gaius Chambers
"What did you do, Daemon?" Gaius questioned.
"What do you mean?" Daemon asked as he walked in.
"With Gwen. She came to me this morning and was crying tears of joy that her father wasn't going to die. What did you do?" Gaius questioned and Daemon sighed. "You used magic, didn't you."
"It's not like that. I snuck out to heal her father last night. I was going to just make sure that the disease would not kill him, but he would still be sick, so that way, Gwen does not get in trouble. She then woke up before I could do anything, and I had to act quickly so as to protect my secret. So, I enchanted a vial of wine that I always carry with me, with the spell I had intended to use on Tom, lying about how I had picked it up in my travels. He got a little better but was not fully healed, and I told her that it would buy him some time until we found the source."
"That was a risk you took." Gaius pointed out.
"I know, but I care about her. Her dad does not deserve to die for whatever beef this sorcerer has with the Pendragons." Daemon pointed out.
"And this has nothing to do with you being Emrys, the fact that you've been sneaking around the castle with Morgana in the night, or your need for 3 wives situation?" Gaius pointed out and Daemon just looks at him, telling him not to broach the subject.
"Anyway, now is not the time to be discussing that. If we're going to save Camelot, we have to find out what's contaminating the water." Gaius says.
Gaius tosses a bag to Daemon, who stares at it for a second before throwing it over one shoulder and following Gaius out the door. The two of them head to the underground entrance to the water supply.
From her cave, Nimueh watches the pair in her stone basin.
Underground Cistern
Daemon carries a torch as the pair comes up on an underground cistern. "The water from here supplies the whole town. Take a sample." Gaius asks, taking the torch.
Daemon takes a sample bottle and holds it down in the water for a moment, before bringing it back up and capping it.
"Let's take it back and examine it." Gaius says as they turn to go.
Behind them, an Afanc rears up out of the water and screeches, startling them both before disappearing back under the water.
"Was that an Afanc?" Daemon asks, when Gaius takes Daemon's arm and they leave.
Gaius's Chambers
Back in the chambers, Gaius and Daemon look through a book. "Here." Gaius says, picking up the book and holding it up to show Daemon the page. "You were right."
"So, it was an Afanc. Suddenly, the plague sense. That's its primary function." Daemon said.
"A beast born of clay, and conjured up only by the most powerful sorcerer." Gaius reads, skimming this finger along the page. "Now we have to find a way to defeat it. But where?" Gaius wonders, looking at the many shelves of books all over the room.
"Don't bother. I already know how to defeat it." Daemon revealed as he put his chainmail on under his black cloak.
"How?" Gaius asked.
"An Afanc is an elemental creature, created from the elements of water and earth. To kill one, you need to use the elements of Fire and air at the same time." Daemon said.
"How do you know this?" Gaius asked.
"I'll tell you later." Daemon said as he sheathed his normal sword (which was enchanted to never break or lose it's edge), and tied his sword to his hip. It was then that Gaius saw him. With his breastplate, shoulder pauldrons, longsleeve chainmail hauberk, metal wrist guards and metal face mask, Daemon looked like one of the Knights of Medhir, especially when he threw his hood up.
Underground Cistern
Daemon walked into the corridor and heard growling, as he pulled of his hood. He muttered his spell, "Forbaerne lictos aemun." His eyes glowed purple as flames covered the edges of the walls and covered the bottom of the pillars, lightning the room and halls, revealing the Afanc. His flames also sealed away the water basin, trapping the Afanc.
Daemon unsheathed his sword and ran his hand along it, igniting the blade on fire. "Thig gaoth agus teine forbaerne losgadh iad uile agus cuiridh iad teine orra!" Daemon raised it in the air as wind swirled around it for a moment, before the flames turned blue. He slashed it downward, releasing a crescent moon shaped blast the traveled along the ground, leaving a trail of blue flame. It hit the Afanc, burning it to ash as it's roar of pain died out.
Nimueh's Cave
In her cave, Nimueh watches in her stone basin as he creature is destroyed, before the cloaked figure cast a spell that prevented her scrying spell from seeing who was under the mask.
"Mah!" She yells, splashing the water in anger.
Council Chambers
Later
In the council chambers, Uther laughs over some parchment with his advisors.
Gaius enters, carrying something small wrapped in cloth. "Good news, Sire. Ser Daemon found the creature that was causing the disease and killed it this morning." Gaius says loudly. "There are no new deaths, and those that are sick are recovering."
"Good." Uther says, setting down the parchment. "Strange, I've never heard of an Afanc before." Uther says, taking a drink from his goblet.
"It's conjured from clay by powerful magic. The type that can only be invoked by an ancient sorcerer. One that has the power to mirror the spirit of life." Gaius reveals, slowly opening the cloth to show the king a piece of the egg. "Daemon found this at the water source after he killed it."
Gaius shows him a cracked egg shell which is covered in small markings and the image of a snake.
"It bears the mark of Nimueh." Gaius says, flipping the egg over to reveal the mark. Uther shakes his head in denial, looking slightly ill. "We must be vigilant, Sire."
"Will I never be rid of her?" Uther mutters.
"Sire." Gaius says but is cut off.
"Leave me!" Uther orders loudly.
All of the advisors bow and exit. Uther sits on the throne and mopes.
Gwen's house
Daemon opens the door to Gwen's house to see Gwen's father, Gwen herself and Morgana already inside, and Gwen's father wakes up, perfectly healthy, immediately grabs her for a hug.
"Dad!"
"Oh, my little child!" Tom says, smoothing her hair down.
Morgana and Daemon step outside to give them a moment.
"Well, I'm glad her father is alive and well." Daemon said.
"Well, Gwen's father owes his life to you. I think Gwen's a very lucky woman." Morgana said, though there was a bit of sadness and jealousy.
"Is that why you pulled away recently, Morgana? Because I thought we had something, with all kisses we've been stealing from each other in the hall's when no one is looking and the flirting with each other. Is this because Gwen has feelings for me?" Daemon asked.
"It's not that. I mean, I know that Gwen has feelings for you, and as a Blackfyre, you have to take at least two wives to restore House Targaryen and Blackfyre, as stated in your families charter," Morgana said, as she knew this because her father Gorlois kept her up to date on his vassals customs. Should one house ever go extinct, it falls to the other to revive it.
"Three houses," Daemon said, to Morgana's surprise. "I have 3 houses to restore. My fathers house to restore on top of the other two. I already have one wife for restoring House Targaryen. You might meet her one day. She's a bit of a traveler."
"And I do feel something for you. Something I've never felt for any man. But I'm the kings ward. And you are a knight with no land or titles. Even though I want to be with you, Uther will never let us be together. We can only be friends." Morgana said sadly.
"If you think that's best." Daemon said in disappointment, as he cared about Morgana like he cared about Gwen.
Daemon pulled her back to him as she turned to walk away, bringing her close to him as he wrapped his arms around her and gave her a passionate kiss, which against her better judgment, she reciprocated, holding it for several moments, before he ended the kiss, and they rested their foreheads against each other. "That will hold me, until you are ready to fight for what we have. I will wait for you Morgana, because I love you. And I'm not giving up on us." He said passionately.
She smiled sadly as she pulled away, despite wanting to kiss him again, knowing this would keep him safe. At least, if Uther did not think they were more than friends, she could keep him from being banished or killed.
"Damn it," Daemon sighed as she walked away.
Gaius's chambers
Nighttime
Daemon and Gaius eat dinner later that night.
"This fish didn't come from the water, did it?" Daemon asks, realizing what he was eating.
"Well, where else is it going to come from?" Gaius scoffs. "The water's fine now. That's not your worry. This is the work of a very powerful sorcerer. I only hope you didn't come to her attention."
"I'm not too worried. She didn't see me cause I blocked her scrying spell and even if she did, she won't come after me." Daemon said.
"How did you know about the Afanc?" Gaius asked.
"I haven't been entirely truthful about my time with the druids. Yes, I did learn from them, but they were not my only teachers. I also learned from a High Priestess, and grew up with another one, who is now my wife." Daemon said. "My teacher was the one who sent the Afanc."
"So, then you know about Nimueh." Gaius states.
"Yes. But she won't come after me. She doesn't know that I ruined her plan, only that someone in Camelot did and even if she did know, she cares about me too much to ever hurt me." Daemon revealed.
"Let's just hope you are right on that." Gaius says.
Chapter End
So, Nimueh does not know yet that Daemon was responsible for destroying the Afanc, so he will not be the targeted for the next chapter.
Morgana has pulled away, because she doesn't want Uther to banish him and is doing the only thing she can to keep him in her life. As much as I wanted to get them together, I think it's too early right now.
Still considering Female Arthur Idea, since next chapter is the time to do it.
Update 08/05/19: getting ready to add chapter 4