Keeping Moments Secret
Disclaimer: Merlin, its characters and affiliated items are owned by the BBC. No one but the British own the greater story of King Arthur though!
Summary: A collection of various drabbles based on the series Merlin, all in canon.
Spoilers: Through the second season. This is based on Episode 3, 'The Nightmare Begins'.
Understanding
He understands her.
The terror as an alien power fills your veins and responds to your will, but you find impossible to control.
The breathlessness as you realise what it is, what it means, when the stories of evil sorcery has reached over the borders of Camelot and the prejudice sunk into the minds of the people around you.
The ache as the magic demands to be used, rattling in your body and haunting your dreams, screaming to be let out, to breathe in the world around you.
He understands her fear.
That is why he has to help her.