The fire suddenly burned brightly. "Fire!" Katie yelled and arrows shot across the sky hitting a few men. Katie grimaced, "Fire at will." She told them and sent another arrow flying as the other villagers ran from their cover, yelling, led by Arthur.

Arrow after arrow escaped Katie's clutches and hit time after time. She eventually turned to Ollie, "Now, you're in charge." And pulled her sword from her scabbard to join the main event.

Immediately she decapitated one man, she kicked another in the face and then kneed him in the balls. She proceeded by stabbing him through his chain mail and through is heart.

Katie spotted Merlin and smiled sadly, she was glad he was preoccupied and couldn't see the path of destruction she was creating.

She used a man as a hobby horse and pushed herself over him, only to grab him around the neck and slice his throat. Arthur raised his eyebrows at her and she shrugged. She stabbed someone else in the back and felt someone behind her. As he was about the strike she flipped forwards and turned. He lunged at her and she took her chance, she wound her sword around his until she hit his hand and the sword went flying. She showed no mercy and threw her sword into his heart.

Katie grabbed the sword once again and turned towards Arthur, he was busy battling someone so she looked for Merlin. He was stood with Will watching the fight.

"There's too many of them." Will said ominously.

"Not for me." Merlin replied.

Katie rushed to his side. Merlin grinned, "Cumae teurin." He lifted his hand and a small tornado appeared.

Katie shook her head and took his hand, she repeated the incantation and together they made a huge tornado that swept away the invaders of the village. Arthur stared at their holding hands.

"Pendragon!" Came a cry from behind them all and Katie pulled her hand back from Merlin's.

They all watched as Arthur fought Kanan. Arthur succeeded quickly and the villagers cheered. "Who did that?" He asked angrily, staring at Merlin, Will and Katie.

"What?" Merlin asked.

"That gust of wind, it was one of you three and that could have only been summoned by magic." Arthur glared at the three.

"Watch out!" Will cried, throwing Arthur out of the way of something, no one could see.

Kanan was lead with a crossbow in his arms. No one had realised he hadn't died yet. Will turned over he had the arrow, that was supposed to hit Arthur, in his chest.

Will was taken to his house and led on his table. "That's twice, I've saved your life."

"Twice?" Arthur asked.

"I was the one who summoned the wind."

"It was you?"

"Yeah, what you gonna do, kill me?" Will said through his pain.

"No, of course not." He sighed, knowing that the boy was going to die anyway.

Everyone left but Katie and Merlin, she took off her helmet and stared down at the dieing boy, "Why did you cover for me? You don't like me." She asked.

"I figured you're going to have to say alive if you're going to look after Merlin for me."

"You are a good man William. Here." Katie whispered something and his pain lessened.

Katie nodded at Merlin and left him.

"Why were you holding his hand?" Arthur asked, he was waiting outside the door.

"Because, I thought we were all going to die." Katie replied.

"And you went to him?"

"We were a long time ago, Arthur. And it may be one of the last times I see him."

"What do you mean?"

"I think I am going to leave once again. Not for long, just for a while."

"Why?"

"One day you'll understand that sometimes you have feelings for people that cannot be revealed to anyone, especially not to our King. I can not explain fully but it is the only way I will not constantly hurt Merlin and it's the only way I can't jeopardise his job." Katie sighed.

Arthur sighed not wanting to know the answer to the question in his mind, Do you love him? "Will you tell him? That you're going." He said instead.

"He will tell me to stay."

"And I wouldn't?"

"You know better than to argue with me. Plus I figure it wouldn't make any difference to you if I wasn't here anymore. I mean I have already left you once."

"It does make a difference. I missed you. I still do, you aren't the girl I remember." He smiled.

"She is still here. She's just a little different now." Katie grinned and patted his shoulder as she left.

There was a huge funeral for each of the men of Ealdor. Merlin and Arthur spoke and Katie stared at them.

She decided she had to leave. For a little while at least.

When she finally found him alone, in his house, she decided it would be best to tell him. She couldn't do what she did to Arthur to him.

"Hey."

"Hello." Merlin replied, looking into the window and out to where the funeral had been held.

"I thought I should tell you, I'm leaving." She sighed and they turned to look at one another.

"What? Why?"

"Just for a little while." She explained and he looked at the floor, she lifted his head by his chin. "I promise you, I will return. You will thank me later. You will take Delilah back to Camelot with you and she will be your horse. I am already packed and am leaving tonight."

"Does Arthur know about this?" He sighed shaking his head.

"Yes."

"How do I know you will return?" He asked, sadly.

She stood on her tip toes and kissed him, he opened his mouth slightly and lent down. Merlin put his hand on the back of Katie's head and she did the same, pressing their faces closer. Their tongues touched and sent a shiver down each of their spines. Their first kiss had been quite innocent but that one was full of passion that Merlin didn't even know he had.

They pulled apart, breathing heavily into each others mouths. "I'll return because I'll want to do that again." She laughed. They were about to kiss again when she slipped away from his grasp and went to find her horse.

She left, looking back at the village once, imagining that Merlin was staring after her.

You've done the right thing. You won't regret it. She promised herself, hating herself. You'll be back.

I was actually going to wait to do the next part but the first episode of season 3 was just a perfect place for her to return so I will be carrying on immediately which brings me to a warning that if you haven't seen episode one of the new series there are going to be spoilers. Please reveiw, every one means one hell of a lot to me.