A/N: SO SO Sorry that this chapter took so long. I don't think I've ever had this bad writers block before. I'm still not super happy with it… So sorry for any OOC.
Also I had someone PM me and ask why Gaius isn't in this story, so to anyone else wondering that: He will be in the story later, but he's not in the memories for two reasons, one: he already accepts Merlin, and two: In all the watching the show fics I've read either Gaius or Merlin explains things to the others I want the knights and Gwen to be just as confused as Merlin and not have anyone they can really turn to for answers.
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I still don't own Merlin… let's not talk anymore about that. I don't have a beta so all mistakes are mine.
"Balinor is Merlin's father?" Arthur demanded angrily, "Why didn't he tell me?"
"Why do you think Princesses?" Gwaine snapped. "Given how you have reacted to everything, hell how all of us have reacted I can't say I blame Merlin for not telling us."
"Besides you saw what Uther did to Balinor. If Balinor told him what happened then I bet he was even more scared to tell us." Eylan chimed in.
"Arthur I think the whole point of this is to help us and you understand what Merlin and others like him went though. Maybe you should put aside your personal beliefs for a little while and try to understand. " Gwen suggested.
"Her highness is correct. Would you like more time to discuss what you have seen or would you like to continue the memories?" Said Islider with the same calm he had maintained the whole time. Arthur simply snorted and looked away. Gwen pursed her lips and turned to Islider
"We'll continue with the memories." Islider simply nodded and everything faded
Merlin looked like he was about 5 or 6 he was running through the woods, the kind of running you do to escape. He had clearly been crying recently. Suddenly he stopped and looked up at the sky. The others felt a rush of overwhelming sadness, anger and confusion.
"WHY?" Merlin screamed to the sky. "Why was I born a freak, a monster? What did I do to deserve this? Why do I have to spend the rest of my life afraid because of one man? How is that fair?" Merlin stayed standing there, slowly turning in a circle as if waiting for an answer. The others watched as tears began to run down his face again. His head dropped as he sighed and turned to walk away.
The others followed him as he walked through the woods. He paused and bent down to the ground. He lifted up a bird. The knights could tell from the angle of the wing that it was broken. Merlin just stared at it. Suddenly his eyes turned golden, and the bird's wing healed. The bird made a few happy chirps and flew off. Merlin laughed as he watched it fly away. The King, Queen and Knights realized that they had never heard Merlin laugh like that. Like he had no worries, like he wasn't afraid at all.
All of a sudden a loud clanging noise, which the knights recognized as swords, shattered the calm of the forest. Merlin of course turned and ran towards the sound.
Merlin ran until he reached the source. In the clearing below him was a druid camp the multicolored flags fluttered in wind. The whole scene looked very idyllic, or it would have in not for the screams of fear and pain. Because there were tell tale red capes with golden dragons on them. The Knights watched in shock as a mother carrying her little child tried to run away, but one of the knights cut her down before she could escape. The child fell to the forest floor the knight barely even hesitated before stabbing the child. The Knights and King were shocked at the brutality of the men.
They felt yet another wave of fear but this one was mixed with anger as well. They turned back to look at Merlin but he was gone.
"If that's what Merlin grew up seeing then I can't say I blame him for not telling us." Gwaine said sadly
Gwen nodded, "We really were lucky he didn't ever try to kill us."
Arthur just snorted and shook his head. While he was shocked at how much brutality had happened during the Great Purge he still firmly believed that by practicing magic they had brought it on themselves.
Gwen seeing the snort frowned and shook her head.
The being watching them also frown and shook their head.
A/N yeah I know crappy ending. Let me know what you thought if you get a chance. I'm on summer break now which means lots of distractions and limited internet, but cross my heart I will try to update quickly. I have also been fending of plot bunnies(Those things are vicious)
One last thing in the memories with the murdering knights our knights are capitalized(Knights). Also let me know about any moments you want to see.