Lancelot and Guinevere pt.6
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That afternoon, they arrived at the border. Then they heard wrestling in the trees. Balinor, Arthur, and Leon went over and were attacked by 5 of Camelot's knights. Merlin stayed with the women and watched the men. Then Balinor cried painfully as he was stabbed. Merlin ran to him and screamed, and he pulled his father to the ground and held him. The knight flew back into a tree and died.
"I see you have your father's tongue." Balinor said.
"You can't die. I can save you." Merlin answered.
"No, my time has come. When I die, you will become the last dragon lord. You can command Kilgarrah. Arthur will need you by his side as he fights for Camelot."
"I can't do it alone."
"You are not alone, Merlin. You have Morgana and your mother. You will never be alone."
Then Balinor took his last breath. Merlin grew angry and screamed. All but one man flew back and died. Merlin stood up and choked the last knight.
"Merlin, stop. This will not solve anything." Arthur stated.
"Go. Go back to Camelot and give your king this warning." Merlin hissed. "Tell him that Emrys and the Once and Future King will make him pay. He will die in a way more painful than any man has ever suffered. Tell him that the son of Balinor has come to take his revenge."
Merlin let go of the man and he ran.
"He'll tell Uther that you have magic, Merlin." Arthur warned.
"Well, it's time that he knew. It's time everyone knew about me." Merlin replied. He went to Morgana and helped her. They took Balinor's body into the unknown kingdom. As soon as they entered the kingdom, they were surrounded by druids.
"Arthur, we have been waiting for you." The druid leader said.
"I have come to lead you into battle." Arthur stated.
"We know why you are here, but the time has not come for you to lead us into battle, but you can train us. Come, let's get you settled into your new home."
They went to a castle a mile away. They walked into the lower town and saw that it was bustling with life. Merlin and Morgana could feel the magic that pulsed through the people. Everyone stopped and whispered to each other when they saw Arthur and the others. They arrived in the citadel and Balinor's body was taken away.
"We will prepare his body. Meanwhile, you should rest. Let's get you to your chambers." The leader explained. They went inside the castle and were taken to their rooms. They were all in the same corridor. Merlin was helped by a servant to his bedroom where a physician waited. Morgana was helped into her chambers where she waited to be cared for. "A feast will be held tonight in your honor, my lord. Take these next few hours to rest and clean up."
"Thank you…" Arthur thanked.
"Iseldir. We have waited a long time for your arrival."
"Thank you, Iseldir. We are grateful for all that you and the people have done."
"It's the least we could do."
Merlin was in his chambers resting. He had been treated, cleaned, and clothed. He looked at the door and then around the room. He got up and went to Arthur's chambers. He knocked on the door and went in. He saw that Arthur was getting dressed.
"Merlin, shouldn't you be resting. The physician said that you were weak from your wounds." Arthur said when he saw Merlin.
"We have plenty of time to rest. I'm just a bit restless right now." Merlin mumbled.
"I'm sorry about your father, Merlin. I can't imagine the pain that you feel."
"Thanks. Everyone has been trying to comfort me, but it just hasn't helped."
"I heard you and your father talking this morning. If you want to kill my father, I won't stop you, but please at least try to spare his life so that he may pay for his crimes justly."
"I'll try, but it may be hard."
"I know. Have you seen Morgana?"
"Not yet. I was just going to. I came to make sure that you were settled."
"As settled as I'll ever be."
Merlin left the room and went across the hall to Morgana's chambers. He went in and saw a servant.
"Sire, you can't be in here. The lady Morgana is bathing." The servant scolded.
"My name is Merlin and Morgana and I have nothing to hide from each other. Could you please leave us for a few moments?" Merlin replied.
"Yes, sire."
Merlin sighed and was about to rebuke the servant, but she was already gone. He went to the curtain and opened it to see Morgana relaxing in the tub. He sat next to the tub and started washing Morgana's mostly dry hair.
"You should be resting." Morgana whispered.
"I much rather be with you." Merlin answered. Morgana opened her eyes and looked up at Merlin. The two kissed passionately.
"How do you feel?"
"I'm fine. I just don't think I'll ever get use to being a lord."
"You will. You'll see."
"Maybe."
Morgana faced Merlin and took his hands in hers.
"We're safe here, Merlin. We're safe to be ourselves without fear. Here, we can find out what we want and who we are." Morgana said. "Let's make the most of it."
"I know. I'm just a bit upset and worried." Merlin sighed.
"Tell me. I don't want anything to be hidden between us."
"I killed four knights of Camelot because of anger."
"They killed your father."
"But they were boys. I killed them. I prevented them from repenting and changing. They were only trying to bring Arthur back and now, I have made it look like I have kidnapped Arthur."
"Are you worried that you will be as bad as Uther?"
"Yes. And I'm upset that I killed and that I lost my father."
"And you should be upset about the loss of your father. You barely knew him, but I can tell you one thing. You will never be Uther. Uther has no love or compassion in his heart. You only have love and compassion in your heart."
Merlin smiled softly. Morgana smiled and caressed Merlin's cheek with her left hand.
"Can you help me get cleaned up?" Morgana wondered. Merlin nodded and helped Morgana. AN hour later, Morgana was out of the tub, dried and clothed. Merlin helped her put a necklace on. When he was done, Morgana put her hair up and turned to face Merlin. "How do I look?"
"Beautiful." Merlin replied. Morgana smiled and moved to kiss him. "Are you in pain?"
"No, the physician gave me something to help with the pain and help me heal. What about you?"
"He did the same to me."
"We still have an hour till the feast. Go see your mother. I can't imagine what she's going through."
"Ok."
Merlin left the room and went to his mother's chambers. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." Hunith said. Merlin opened the door and saw Hunith looking out the window. He went to her and looked down at his hands.
"I'm sorry for being hard on you. I had no right to push you away for trying your best to make sure that I was safe." Merlin mumbled. Hunith faced him with tears in her eyes. She held Merlin's chin up so that he was looking in her eyes.
"You were already forgiven, Merlin. I knew that you would be upset. You had every right to be."
"I wish he was here."
"Me too, but he was right. His time had come."
"Maybe, but I can tell you who's time to coming to an end."
"Uther?"
"Yes. Soon, he will be dead."
"Merlin, I know you are angry at him. We all are angry with Uther, but he must pay for his crimes the way that Arthur sees fit."
"Arthur knows my rage. He has already asked me to attempt to spare his father. I will try but if someone else died, I will show him no mercy."
"Merlin do not go down this road. It will not make things better."
"It will. Uther must die. We must kill him."
"Merlin, listen to me." Hunith exclaimed as she grabbed Merlin's head. "Uther said that about every magical being. He said that all of them must die. That he would not be happy till there was peace. Has he ever found it? Has he ever found peace?"
"No." Merlin replied.
"Was he ever happy?"
"No, he wasn't."
"If you kill him, you will spend the rest of your life feeling nothing but guilt towards him. He will die but not by your hand or Arthur's."
"But he must suffer for his crimes."
"Yes, he must but death will not stop this."
Merlin began to cry.
"I'm becoming like him. I'm like Uther." Merlin whispered.
"No, you're not. You are suffering. That is all. You have lost your father. You are hurting inside, and you didn't mean to kill those boys. You were just trying to protect us." Hunith answered. She pulled Merlin close and hugged him.
Meanwhile, Arthur knocked on the door to Gwen's chambers.
"Come in." Gwen sighed. Arthur went in and was shocked at how beautiful Gwen was.
"You're beautiful." Arthur gasped.
"Thank you, sire."
Arthur took Gwen's hand and kissed it. Gwen smiled at him. Arthur wrapped his arms around Gwen and they kissed passionately. When they pulled away, they pressed their foreheads together.
"We should get going. We'll be late." Gwen suggested. They pulled away and Arthur held out his arms.
"My Lady." Arthur said. Gwen bowed.
"My Lord."
Gwen took Arthur's arm and they walked to the banquet hall. Merlin had calmed down and went to get Morgana. He walked into the chambers and saw her waiting.
"It's time to go. We have a feast to attend." Merlin said. Morgana took his arm and they walked to the banquet hall. They all sat down towards the head of the table. They looked around at the people that were celebrating and talking. Leon sat next to Gwen and Arthur while Hunith sat next to Merlin and Morgana. Then everyone became quiet and Iseldir stood up.
"Tonight, we celebrate the arrival of our king and his council. Arthur, prince of Camelot and the once and future king. Guinevere, the once and future queen. Morgana, the last high priestess. Merlin, Emrys, the last dragon lord and more. Leon, Arthur's second in command in Camelot and here. Hunith, the mother of Merlin. Let us make them welcomed." Iseldir explained. Everyone clapped their hands and cheered. Arthur stood up and they became silent.
"As you know, I am prince Arthur of Camelot. I recently found out about Merlin and Morgana's magic and instead of turning them over to Camelot, I helped them flee. I do not agree with most of my father's thinking. As king, I want to live in a land that's fair and just. Where the punishment fits the crime and death does not fit the crime of sorcery. I have learned that most people do not chose to learn sorcery, it just happens, and I want to do whatever I can to lead you into battle to make Camelot ours. It will not be easy. Camelot is very strong, but I helped trained most of their knights. I know the castle like the back of my hand. I know the knights very well. And I also know my father. With the help of my council and all of you, we will make Camelot ours without needless bloodshed. Now, let's celebrate because tomorrow the real work begins." Arthur explained. He sat down, and everyone enjoyed their time at the feast. At midnight, they all heard loud noises and lights outside. They all went to the windows and saw fireworks fly into the area. Merlin could see druids down in the citadel using magic to create them. Everyone smiled and watched them till they slowly went to their homes to rest. Just before dawn, the surviving knight made it to Camelot. He told Uther everything.
"Gaius, what does Merlin mean by Emrys and the once and future king?" Uther asked.
"Over the years it has been rumored that Arthur will bring magic back to the land. I have heard people call Arthur the once and future king. I just never believed it to be true." Gaius replied.
"Did you know of this boy's treachery?"
"No, I'm afraid I didn't but judging by that boy's experience, it's safe to say that Merlin is Emrys. He is the most powerful warlock."
"Then we must focus on destroying him."
"Sire, if I may. Emrys means immortal. He cannot die."
"Surely there is a way to kill him."
"I'm sorry, sire. The only way to kill him is with weapons made to kill immortal creatures but they are forged with sorcery and they no longer exist."
"There must be way to kill him. He has corrupted Morgana and Arthur's minds."
"I will keep looking."
"Thank you, Gaius. I could always relie on you."
Gaius left the room. He went to his chambers and sighed.
In the magical kingdom, everyone had started waking up to get ready for work. Merlin woke up and saw Morgana sleeping next to him. He kissed her forehead and sat up. Morgana moaned and opened her eyes.
"Are you alright?" Morgana asked.
"I'm fine. Go back to sleep." Merlin answered. Morgana sat up and covered her self with the blanket.
"Are you worried?"
"Yeah."
"I'm sure Gaius is alright."
"I hope so."
"Come lie down. It's barely daylight and we don't have to get up till much later. Besides, I'm not feeling the greatest and I'm sure you wouldn't want to deal with an unhappy lady."
Merlin smiled and pulled Morgana close. They laid down and got comfortable. Merlin put his head on Morgana's bare breast. Morgana laid probed up against a couple of pillows.
"You're right. I wouldn't." Merlin whispered. They went back to sleep. A few hours later, Morgana woke up and saw that Merlin was still asleep. She smiled at his innocent face and caressed his cheek. A servant came in with clothes for Morgana.
"My lady, I have your clothes." She said. When she saw Merlin, she stopped in shock. Morgana looked at Merlin and saw that he was still asleep.
"Thank you, Aria. You may go. I can dress myself." Morgana answered.
"Yes, my lady."
She left the room and closed the door. Morgana sighed and relaxed. Merlin moaned and opened his eyes.
"We were caught by my servant Aria." Morgana sighed.
"The older lady?" Merlin wondered.
"Yes. We should really stop this."
"What? We just laid together. It wasn't like we did anything."
"But she doesn't know that. I'm sure everyone knows about us now."
"We'll be scolded."
Then there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Morgana asked.
"It's me. Is Merlin in there?" Hunith answered.
"Yes, he is. You can come in."
Hunith opened the door and saw Merlin and Morgana covered up by several blankets.
"Next time you two decide to spend the night together, lock the door." Hunith warned.
"I forgot." Merlin answered.
"You two had better get up. Arthur is waiting to see both of you. Aria had some stern words for him about you two."
Hunith left the room. Merlin and Morgana got dressed and went to the council chambers and saw Arthur waiting.
"I hear that the two of you were caught sleeping together." Arthur said.
"Yeah. I didn't lock the door, but we were just sleeping nothing more." Merlin sighed as he sat down. Morgana sat down on Merlin's lap.
"Look, I know I have nothing to say against you, but it would be best if the two of you were married. It's the world that we live in. Both of you are nobles now and you have to do things by the book."
"We understand."
"Now, go back to whatever you were doing."
Merlin and Morgana left the chambers.
"Let's go for a walk. We need to explore our new home." Morgana suggested.
"Ok." Merlin replied. "But I have to get ready for my father's funeral."
Morgana squeezed both of Merlin's hands.
"Maybe after the funeral, we can go for a walk and explore. You may want to hide after the funeral." Morgana said.
"Yeah." Merlin mumbled. They went to Balinor's funeral and watched as his body was burned. Morgana squeezed Merlin's hand and put her head on Merlin's shoulder. "I wish I could have saved him."
"But not everyone can be saved."
"Let's go for that walk."
They went for a walk and explored the castle. People wanted to say something to Merlin, but the look on Merlin's face stopped them. Eventually, Merlin and Morgana went back to Merlin's chambers.
"I'm going to have to get use to people talking to me constantly." Merlin sighed.
"Yes. It's annoying when you just want to live your life but because of who you are, you can't. You have to do everything it has to be done." Morgana answered.
"Like us."
"Yeah, but I wouldn't mind getting married to you."
"I wouldn't mind being married to you either. We could get married, but everyone will say that it's too soon."
"And what would they know? We have known each other for a year. Besides, we're adults. We can do what we want." Morgana scoffed as she walked to the window.
"Then… let's do it. Let's get married." Merlin said as he walked up to Morgana. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes." Morgana answered. The two kissed passionately. Merlin created a ring and put it on Morgana's finger. "It's beautiful."
A week later, Merlin and Morgana were married. Everyone was unsure of the two but Arthur, Hunith, Leon, and Gwen knew that it was for the best.
TBC
