So I'm back! I deleted the part about Arthur talking to Sir Richard because it messes something up later on so yeah, Thank you thank you thank you to all of my reviewers/follower/and favorites your support means sooo much! This chapter is mostly flashback btw
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Merlin turned around in surprise; he had completely forgotten about Gwaine. Then Merlin realized that Gwaine had seen the entire conversation that had just taken place. Merlin shifted awkwardly, but then he took a strong, commanding pose and looked at Gwaine defiantly; he would not deny who he was anymore.
"Merlin, mate," Gwaine began eyeing Sir Owen who had stood up and was standing protectively in front of Merlin, hand on the hilt of his sword. "what, um what exactly just happened?"
"Well…" Merlin began
*Begin Flashback*
Thirteen-year old Merlin had just been woken up due to the warning bell ringing. Two knights quickly ran into his room, one of them being Sir Richard. In one swift move, he swept the young prince into his arms and carried him into the hall still gripping his sword in his hand. As they ran down the hallway littered with bodies some knights, some enemies, Merlin cried out in pain as a crossbow bolt dug into his thin calf. Sir Richard turned around and saw the man who had shot the young prince. With a growl he handed the young boy off to the other knight he was with and quickly defeated the shooter. As he started to walk back to the pair the shooter managed to sit up and knock a bolt into his crossbow, seeing this Richard quickly brought his sword down on the man's neck, but he wasn't fast enough.
The black bolt tore through the second Knights Armor, chainmail, and finally, chest. Sir Richard quickly ran to his side.
"Robinson!" he cried, reaching the dying knight's side. "Don't die, come on, we've been through so much together you can't die, not now!" Sir Robinson looked at him, his face full of pain but his eyes held a look of determination.
"Get-" he gasped out, blood bubbling out of his mouth as he spoke, "Get the p-prince to safety." He pointed a shaky hand to the small boy, tears in his eyes."Please" he gasped out and then he went into a coughing fit, he coughed up blood and after a minute his body went limp, his head rolling to the side and his arm dropping. His eyes stared lifelessly into the distance.
"I'll be back my friend." He whispered as he picked the prince up and turned, running down the corridor.
*End Flashback*
"You might want to sit down," Merlin said, motioning to an empty chair.
Gwaine shrugged and obliged before turning back to Merlin.
*Begin Flashback*
Sir Richard burst through the small wooden door, the young prince in his arms.
A knight who had been standing by the queen, who was also in the room, quickly came over and took the young boy from the large knight's arms.
"Where's Robinson?" he asked, Richard looked at him sadly and shook his head. The knight closed his eyes tightly for a second, when he opened them he saw the Prince's injury. "What happened?" he demanded angrily, setting his jaw.
"A crossbow bolt struck him while we were fleeing, I killed the shooter but only after he managed to kill Robinson." He said and anger rose in the other knight's eyes.
"I hope he suffered" the knight replied coldly, gripping his hand in anger.
"I want to fight!" came the small, determined voice of their young prince.
Sir Richard turned to him "No my prince, you are too young and the only heir to the throne, we must get you out of here."
Merlin struggled out of his mother's grasp and stood up defiantly "I must protect my kingdom!" he cried. His mother and Sir Richard both looked at him, their chests filling with pride and sadness. At that moment the physician walked up and pressed a small vial full of clear liquid into the young prince's small hands.
"Drink this, my lord," she said, and when Merlin looked at her questioningly she elaborated. "It will help with the pain," she said motioning to his, now bandaged, leg. The prince looked at it suspiciously but drank it. After a second his eyes started dropping, and he began to fall over. Richard quickly lunged forward to catch the falling prince as the sleeping draught took effect.
Richard quickly handed the prince to the queen and swiftly moved across the room to a book shelf. After a moment he pried a shelf out of the way, revealing a hidden passage.
"Your Majesty," he said, turning to the queen "you must take your son and go, Sir Mathew," he motioned to the other knight "will go with you and keep you safe." The queen nodded and walked toward the passageway, letting Sir Mathew go first to light the way.
"Tell my husband I said I love him and- and I shall see him again." her eyes filled with tears as she spoke.
"Of course your highness," Richard replied, bowing. Hunith turned and ran down the hidden passageway, holding Merlin to her tightly, Sir Mathew leading the way, Sword in one hand torch in the other. When the torch finally faded into the darkness and out of view, Richard closed the passage, and the physician sealed it with magic. Sir Richard readjusted his grip on his sword, nodded to the physician, and charges out of the room with a war cry of "Long Live The King!" which was echoed by other knights and guards throughout the castle.
*End Flashback*
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