I'm so sorry about the late update and the fact that it's been two weeks since I updated! I've not had any time to write but I've been slowly making it through. Now onto the story.

Disclaimer: Sorry I don't own merlin :( bbc does tho

Chapter 3

The bag I'd been holding slipped through my fingers and fell to the ground. This was odd. So very odd that my stomach twisted in knots just by surveying the area. The magic around thrummed through me, making all my senses on high alert. The magic felt weird though, like the surge of magic earlier had. I had a gut feeling that this magic was a warning of sorts. The hair on the back of neck stood on end as I bent down one again, picking up the bag and grasping it in my hand. I looked warily around me, expecting the wreckage that was there before, to reappear. When it didn't, I turned around and quickly hurried back to Camelot.

The forest was thick and the air muggy as I ran through it, dodging trees and tripping every once in a while because of my stupid clumsiness that I can never seem to get over. I slowed down to take a break and get a drink for the water skin. The sound of sticks cracking made my whole body freeze. This could not be good.

I slowly but surely tip-toed over to a bunch of shrubs by a tree, crouching down to try and get out of sight. A group of men passed by, talking loudly and making quite a bit of noise. They didn't look like bandits but one could never be too sure in situations like these. Once their loud cracking of twigs and voices faded into nothing, I began my quest back to Camelot.

I hurried into Gaius's chambers and fell causing a thunk to echo throughout the chambers.

"Merlin!" Gaius scolded me as I slowly got up, handing him the medical bag.

"Sorry." I smiled sheepishly at him. He rolled his eyes after lifting his famous eyebrow at me. A groan came from the strange girl and both Gaius and I made our way to her. She laid there staring at the ceiling, panic evident on her face.

"Hey. Hey calm down. You're alright." I tried to say soothingly. Apparently this was the wrong thing to say when she started thrashing and trying to get up. I grabbed her arms trying to hold her down as Gaius was on the other side, attempting to do the same. She somehow ended up kicking me and knocking me over when she got out of my grip.

"Ouch." That was going to leave a mark. Pain spread through my side and back as I landed on the ground. "Gaius do something!"

Gaius called out for me to get the lavender near me, knowing that smelling the lavender can help calm someone's nerves. The girl stilled and seemed to have passed out again.

"What just happened?" I asked, not quite understanding what had just happened. Gaius seemed to be just as confused.

"We won't know anything more until she becomes lucid enough to answer any questions." He said gravely. When he sounded like that it usually meant that something wasn't right. For once, he didn't need to explain exactly what wasn't right because this whole situation felt wrong, as if it shouldn't have even happened.

"When do you think that will be?" My eyes stayed on the girls pale face as Gaius answered me.

"Hopefully by tomorrow, but in this situation it's hard to tell." He walked over to her and felt for her pulse, probably making sure it wasn't beating irregularly. I nodded slowly at his explanation.

"Well, I should go and attend to Arthur. He's going to have my head for being late." I groaned as I stood. Gaius lifted an eyebrow at that.

"Merlin, didn't you tell me that you would tell Arthur about this before you got the herb bag?"

"Uh, well, you see I was going to but you needed to help her and didn't have the herbs to do it, so I figured this was more important." I stumbled over my words, realizing how stupid that was because now I had to deal with Arthur.

"You best be going, don't want an angry prince running around now, do we?" He asked, smiling at me and my embarrassment. Thanks Gaius really appreciate the help with this one. I thought to myself as I hurried out the door.

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Stupid prince with his stupid chores he makes me do and his stupid, stupid bossiness. I grumbled to myself. It was so unfair, I was a powerful sorcerer and here I was mucking our the stables. I angrily threw open the door to my chambers and shed my shirt, walking to the bucket filled with water to wash the stench off me. Arthur hadn't taken my tardiness very well, deciding to punish me by making me do the stable work. He knows I despise it and uses it against me quite a lot. I hurried up with my washing and walked out of my room and was greeted by Gwen standing there. Before I'd mucked out the stables, we'd both talked to the girl. She's passed out after being told she was in Camelot.

"Hey, how is she?" I asked as I got closer. Gwen looked concerned as I made my way towards them.

"Still no change. I think we should've waited before breaking the news that she's in Camelot to her." She nervously bit her lip, rethinking their conversation.

"It could've gone better." I admitted quietly. I walked closer to the girl and placed the back of my hand to her forehead to feel for a fever, "No fever so that's good. Now all we do is wait."

Gwen left soon after and Gaius reappeared. I suddenly remembered what I'd seen in the forest and decided that if I told anyone this, he'd have to be the only one to know.

"Gaius?" I asked as he started on preparing dinner for this evening.

"What is it Merlin?" He questioned, knowing full well that I only did that when I had something important to tell him. I explained to him the uprooted trees and the indent in the ground where the girl had landed.

"It's like nothing I've ever seen before. The energy there was calming but odd. When I went back to retrieve the herb bag, it was all back to normal and not a single tree was down nor was the ground disturbed in anyway." I explained to him. Voicing my worries to him seemed to be something I had done a lot of as of lately.

"That is very strange. Something must have gone down there in that forest." Gaius thoughtfully brought a hand up to scratch at his head, "We'll have to keep a close eye on her and try and get some more answers out of her when she wakes. With that Gaius turned back around and continued to put together ingredients for supper.

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The couple raced through the woods, their hands interlocked seeming to be running from something. The boy leading the two breathed heavily with each step, feeling as if he was going to drop any second from how long they'd been running. The girl running next to him was holding a small swaddle close to her boy tripped on a root stick up from the ground, taking both of the down. The small swaddle unraveled, revealing a small body with a head of black hair and blue-green eyes. The small child let out a wail at being exposed to the chilly air and being separated from the girl. A hooded figure moved behind them, getting closer and closer by the second. The boy scrambled up, his limbs feeling like jelly and his mind foggy as he leaned and helped the girl up after she had rewrapped the child up in the swaddle. They started to run again but the hooded figure had gained speed and was not even a hundred yards away. The figure brought a slim arm up and muttered a few words, sending the trio through the air.

"Sæl bearn feorbúend eftforgiefnes náthwanon geborgen." The boy whispered with power, his eyes flashing gold before they fell, the child disappeared from the woman's arms, making them collapse against her chest from the force she was using to keep the child close.

The figure lifted an arm, ready to cast a spell while the couple were cowered in fear due to having no where to turn.

I shot up in my bed as a headache radiated along my temples. Sweat rolled down my back, causing shivers to go down my spine. This was the fourth night I'd had this dream in a row. I could never see the faces of the couple or see them clearly. The baby's eyes were the one thing that had always stood out with them being a bright blue-green color. All I could get from the dream was that they were terrified. The hooded person was after them for some unknown reason, but I knew they were scared for their lives.

I got up and grabbed my favorite cloak from my closet and headed to Gaius's chambers in hopes that he could provide a sleeping draught and a headache remedy. My dreams had been getting worse and far more powerful than I had ever thought possible. I headed to Gaius and Merlin's chambers. Maybe Gaius would have something to get rid of this particular nightmare plaguing my dreams. I walked down the corridors as quietly as possible, trying to avoid the guards. My feet hitting against the marble floor made a soft pitter with each step making me cringe. The long dark hallway made goosebumps pop up on my skin. I hurriedly got to Gaius' chambers and saw a light illuminating the small crack under the door. I brought my hand up and lightly tapped on the door, afraid I was would wake someone up. The sound of shuffling feet was heard as the door swung open and Gaius appeared.

"Lady Morgana? Is everything alright?" Concern dripping from his voice and showing all over his face. I smiled lightly at him and tried my best not to let him see how shaken I was from the dream I kept having. I shivered slightly from the coldness of the hallway.

"Yes, everything is fine, Gaius. I was just wondering if there was any way I could have a sleeping draught?"

"Yes, yes of course my dear. Come in and have a seat while I prepare one for you real quick." He motioned for me to take a seat on the bench. I looked over and noticed a cot in the near corners with a figure lying on it, breathing steadily. Gaius caught my side-glance at the figure and stopped what he was doing for a moment to explain.

"Merlin found her unconscious in the woods this morning while gathering herbs for me." I nodded at his words and stood up soundlessly to take a closer look at the person. When I got close was when I realized it was a girl. She couldn't have been much younger than I with a slightly round face framed by hair almost darker than my own. Her face was deathly pale and sickly looking.

"I wonder what happened." I asked out loud to no one in particular. Well, not really at least, but Gaius seemed to think it was directed at him.

"We're not quite sure. She woke once in a panic but soon fainted not even mere moments after awakening. She's been out since." He said, turning around and once again began working on the sleeping draught for me. My mind whirled at this occurrence with the dreams still fresh in my memory. Could they be connected? As soon as that question appeared I brushed it off swiftly. There was no way they were connected. Gaius promptly put a lid on the bootle and walked towards me.

"Here you are, Morgana. Remember, two gulps and no more a night." He put the bottle into my hand and I smiled at him in thanks. I turned and headed towards the door when a scream erupted from behind me.

Hope you guys like this! I tried my best :) I have all these great ideas for this story but it's how I want them to play out that stumps me, honestly.

The spell used basically means take child and send somewhere safe.

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