Honest to God, I am so sorry that I haven't uploaded in like two weeks. I just kept meaning to find the time to write but things have been a little weird lately and I just can't seem to focus for some reason. I am just going to finish writing the story now so that I can get the last two chapters out to you over the next couple of days. Then I really, really think that I need to take that break.

The role you made me play
Of the fool, no, I don't like you

Chapter 24

Morgana had little idea what to do with herself. She went between paramedics and police officers. In the few moments that she was left alone, she pulled the foil blanket around herself and looked around and the chaos that had been caused.

A familiar face was needed and she was glad when Gwen managed to push her way through the crowd to hug her. Morgana hugged her as tightly as she could. She could hear that Arthur was arguing with a police officer about them being in the crime scene. Gwen didn't ask her anything and she was slightly grateful for it. She didn't know what she would say if they asked her what had happened.

"How are you?" Arthur asked as he joined them.

"I… I don't know how I am."

"That is probably just the shock," Gwen said. "I don't know what I would have done in that situation."

"Is Uther alright?"

"He is fine. In shock as well but luckily the shot that was fired in his office was just due to Alvarr being tasered. They hadn't seen the gun and luckily the gun had moved away from him. It hit the chair but it could have been worse." Arthur said.

"And Merlin?"

"The paramedics won't tell us anything and he was gone from here before we had even been told about what had happened. I phoned Gaius as soon I as heard and they are both down the hospital now. Gaius knows people at St George's. He will find out what is going on. Plus he is family so they will kinda have to tell him."

"This is all my fault," Morgana said.

"Woah, this isn't your fault. You are not to be blamed for anything that happened in there."

"But I was the one to bring Alvarr to London. If we weren't going out, he would never have had a connection to Uther and then none of this would have happened. I knew something was up. I knew that he was planning something. I knew that he was no good."

"I never wanted to say anything but I think I had the same feeling. Like dad wasn't surprised when I told him that you were back in London and I think he had Merlin involved in it as well. Like I was fully prepared to pay for Freya's treatment and give the money as a gift to them and then he turned around and said that he got a loan off dad."

"Uther did tell me to ask Merlin all about this. I just hope that I haven't been played by both Alvarr and Merlin."

"Merlin wouldn't have played you, Morgana. If anything, he probably did whatever he has done to protect you." Gwen said.

Arthur looked like he was about to agree when his phone started to ring.

There had been another argument with the police as to where Morgana could leave the scene or not. Arthur had to sign something saying that he would look after her, take her straight to the hospital to get checked over and bring her to Scotland Yard the next day to give a statement of what happened. Arthur and Gwen had made Morgana go and see someone before they even tried to find the ward that Merlin was on. She thought it was a waste of time just for a student doctor to tell her that she was probably still in shock and that they would recommend going home and resting.

They found where Merlin was and was greeted by Gaius and Hunith. Morgana forgot how comforting Hunith could be and was glad when she hugged her.

"Hunith, why don't you go and get us all a drink?"

Morgana could tell that she was annoyed at her brother for sending her off but took Gwen's offer of help as they both left to get the tea and coffee.

"I have pulled a few strings. Merlin is currently in surgery and for the moment, everything seems to be okay. What I have heard is that it seems like the bullet hit his shoulder and missed any vital organs. Which at the moment is what we will have to hope will be the end result. Damaged tissue will eventually heal. What the hell was he doing in that situation?"

"He was route 15. He has been trafficking drugs for Alvarr after he found out that Merlin and I… Look he is in this position because of me. I should have made the connection sooner and I was right when I thought that I saw him at a party that Alvarr threw a couple of weekends ago."

"It could also be something to do with this other thing that he is involved in," Arthur added.

"Other thing he is involved in? What has my nephew got himself into?"

"We don't know Gaius but Uther was involved as well," Morgana said.

The conversation died down as Hunith and Gwen returned with the drinks. Morgana sat down on the plastic chair and tried to make herself comfortable. Hunith handed her drink to her, telling her that it might be a little sweet for the shock.

"Maybe you lot should go home. It could be a long night." Gaius said.

"And if it was one of us in that operating theatre, Merlin would be sitting out here waiting for news. We are going to do the same." Arthur said.

Morgana couldn't help but agree with him.

Arthur had made her come home with him to get a couple of hours of sleep before he took her to Scotland Yard. Morgana had argued with him, saying that she could do it by herself. He even said that he would wait for her as she was lead from the reception area to the interview room.

One of the two officers in front of her asked about the events leading up to her being in the Pendragon building. She told them that is was longer than just the last few weeks and proceed to tell them about the reason why she ran away at 17 and all that she could remember of things that happened in Glasgow before she returned to London, right up to the moment the police entered Uther's office. She told them about how she knew nothing of what Alvarr was doing or planning until a couple of months ago when she learnt about where the money that she had been spending had come from. She told them all about her thoughts and feelings over the couple of months and they seemed satisfied with what she had said.

"Interview terminated at 11:05," The officer said before they stopped the tape. "Thank you for that Miss Pendragon. I will just get all the paperwork signed off and then you will free to get on with your day."

The other officer offered her a drink, which Morgana declined. From here, they were probably going to go back to the hospital where she was sure they would end up drowning in tea and coffee. It was only a few minutes later that the door opened again and another officer entered.

"Don't be alarmed, Miss Pendragon. I am not here to interview you again. I am here to answer some of the questions that I am sure that you have. Let me introduce myself. I am Inspector Daniels and we have been working closely with Police Scotland, their Glasgow division, to follow the movements and activities of Mr Alvarr Beck. On behalf of Scotland Yard and Police Scotland, I would like to thank you as well as apologise for putting you into a situation that we should have put a trained officer into. You have done above what any civilian should have done."

There was a moment when Morgana felt like she should have said something but she didn't really know what she could have said.

"The actions of PC Le Fay were ones that the Metropolitan Police do not condone but I do have to agree that Mr Beck may not have acted when he did if it weren't for the decisions of PC Le Fay. We might still be in the dark about many of his operations and he could have targeted any other family."

Morgana did really hope that she was going to get some answers but ended up feeling more confused about what had been going on.

"Don't worry Inspector Daniels. I can take it from here." Morgause said as she entered the room. "I should be the one to tell my sister everything that has been going on and the reasons behind my actions."

Morgana didn't feel like she could feel any more confused than how she felt in that moment. As Morgause sat down and started to explain that she was an undercover police officer, sent in to investigate the drug rings in Glasgow, everything did start to make sense. She just had to try and make sense of what Merlin was involved in.