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Chapter Eighteen - The Truth

'Mummy, mummy, mummy!' the child called out as he ran with his little legs closer and closer. Morgana smiled brightly at her little one and opened her arms for him to fall in her hug.

'How was your day with daddy?' she asked as she ran a tender hand in her son's raven hair, inherited by her.

'It was awesome, mummy! Daddy had me riding Albion and he was so good, Daddy said he will give Albion to me when I can reach the calendar in my room! We said hi to the reporters and I told them I like horse riding!' the boy said excitedly and Morgana chuckled and kissed her son's cheek as she looked behind his shoulder and saw her husband getting closer. Her son and husband had the same amazing eyes, Morgana smiled as he leaned down and kissed her lips with a peck.

'How are you feeling?' he asked softly and she smiled as he ran his hand on her swollen belly before he could take their son back in his arms.

'Remember, Mordred, mummy can't have weight on her lap now with your sister in her tummy.' Arthur said as Mordred smiled and hugged his dad as they looked at Morgana. She smiled and stood up from the chair of the library where she had been reading a history book, she set it down and smiled at the two men of her life.

'I think it's time for lunch, I'm famished.' Morgana said and both Arthur and Mordred grinned.

'Again…' they mouthed at each other and Morgana smacked Arthur's arm playfully and tickled her son as the royal family of Albion started moving towards the exit of the room. Morgana was a step behind but paused when she heard voices in the empty library.

'How is this even possible? How is this possible? She was supposed to be untouched by a man!' someone was speaking in an angry whisper.

'I don't know but I will deal it with it! Shut up and let me think!' a familiar voice was heard, Morgause's voice, it couldn't be…

'You have nothing to think about! Get it out of her! The prophesies are clear! Get rid of it!' Cenred's voice was heard, Morgana clutched at her belly as she looked behind her and found Arthur and Mordred gone and only darkness surrounding her.

'Shut up! It's not that easy!' Morgause's voice was now heard clearer but Morgana kept her eyes shut as she felt stiff on a bed unfamiliar. 'I… I can't do this to her…' Morgause whispered and Morgana flinched as she felt her sister's hand on her temple, 'Morgana?' Morgause asked urgently and Morgana had no other choice but open her eyes to face her sister, she felt dizzy and realized she was in the infirmary of the palace. Cenred was right next to Morgause and the blond looked at her husband and then back at Morgana with sad eyes.

Morgana felt her hand moving close to her stomach just like in her dream, by instinct, she knew she was pregnant, she had just seen her son, she had been sick for days and missed her period twice… but she needed to know what Morgause knew…

'What's wrong with me? Why I'm here?' Morgana asked finally and before Morgause could speak, Cenred moved before her sister and smiled with a fake sympathy on his face.

'Morgana… the plane crush a few weeks back is probably the answer. We're not sure what the doctors in Camelot did to you during surgery but we believe something is neglected to be checked so the healers here will have you under anesthesia so they can see what's wrong, and whatever it is, they will cure it.' Cenred said and Morgana's eyes widened in terror.

He was lying…

'No…' Morgana whispered as she glanced at her sister who avoided her eyes. 'No!' Morgana screamed again and this time started struggling as Cenred tried to keep her down on the bed. 'Leave me!' Morgana screamed and mostly in instinct, she felt her powers awakening, her eyes turned amber and soon Cenred was thrown with force across the room, landing on the opposite wall and a cabinet full of medicine. Morgause was left speechless to watch the interaction and didn't dare touch her sister when Morgana stood up and pointed her finger at her sister.

'Morgana…'

'Stay away from me!' Morgana screamed as she moved backwards and close to the door of the infirmary, she didn't care about why Morgause didn't trap her already, maybe it was some kind of pity on the child, maybe it was fear or maybe Morgause was just in shock and would attack her soon as to stop her.

Morgana didn't' care and wouldn't risk it. 'I mean it, sister!' Morgana screamed again as Morgause made a step closer, she paused again and watched her sister as she started running down the corridor to her bedroom, she was done accepting her fate, she had to protect her child, her and Arthur's child…

'ARTHUR!' Merlin's loud voice echoed from outside. Arthur gave a bitter smile, of course… in the period he was away from the palace, he had made up his mind to still be furious at Merlin, another person who lied to him, another person who betrayed him. 'GET OUT RIGHT NOW!' He was heard again and Arthur ignored until he heard the car's doors opening and closing twice.

'Arthur! Please! We know you're in there!' it was Gwen's voice, all worried and broken, all scared.

'Arthur! You must learn the truth!' Lancelot's voice followed and Arthur tried to ignore them until they started their try to open the doors of the building, they either had keys or they tried simply to take it down.

'ARTHUR! It's about Morgana! I have been trying for weeks to talk to you! But you wouldn't listen!' Merlin screamed again but Arthur didn't want to hear more lies. He stood immobile before the still closed door and listened numbly.

'Maybe something happened to him, maybe he did something to himself.' Gwen's voice was heard and the try against the door turned more violent, Arthur sighed, sooner or later they would take it down. He moved closer and opened it with an abrupt move only to come face to face with three worry-stricken faces looking back at him in shock.

'Give me one reason not to strike you down right this instant for all your lies and betrayal.' Arthur said in a rough voice, he hadn't spoken in weeks, only cried and screamed, now he couldn't even recognize his voice.

'Morgana is not your sister! Is this good enough?' Merlin said flatly the truth he had been trying too reveal for weeks in vain, he had already told Gwen and Lancelot who as well had done their best to find Arthur but until a few hours back, they hadn't succeeded.

Arthur was left to look at Merlin for a moment until he tried to shut the door closed once again. 'You're lying,' he said as flatly but both Lancelot and Merlin blocked the door and got inside.

'No, I'm not,' Merlin bellowed and moved before his friend and stopped him from moving forward, Arthur glared at him, he hadn't heard Morgana's name spoken by someone in weeks, he had tried his best to forget her and at the same time not to miss one memory, he was exhausted and wanted none of Merlin's games.

'I don't have the energy or the time for your shit, Merlin, just take them and go away!' Arthur tried to move from Merlin's right but he was blocked.

'Listen to me for once in your life, you dollop head!' Merlin stopped him again and Arthur took a deep breath and rubbed his face in exhaustion, they could both see they were drained and sad, they could both see through each other after so many years of friendship even if it had been damaged lately. 'When Morgana was in the hospital and you saw me using magic, you sent me away, you remember that?' Merlin asked and didn't wait for Arthur's short temperance to expire.

'When I returned with Gaius I needed to take some time to think of how I would repair our friendship and as I strolled around the gardens, I got myself to the backyard and the Forgotten Gate of the Forest… it's where I saw a convoy approaching the sealed gate and opening it for the first time. Another small convoy was shown and no one else but Morgause had arrived in Castle Pendragon. I followed the convoy and through the secret entrance she was taken to your father's office.' Merlin was saying and finally had picked up Arthur's interest who listened without even breathing. 'I moved in the secret passage we had found when you were twelve and moved behind your mother's portrait in the King's office, there I overheard both him and the queen plotting against you and Morgana. They couldn't stop you in any other way but lying to you. Morgause at first objected at your father's idea of the incest but then he pressed the matter and said something about the prophesies and what it will mean for the both of them if you and Morgana unite and Nimueh is freed…

'I don't know if you have been informed in this forsaken place but Nimueh freed herself approximately the last night Morgana was in Camelot… yet only a few hours prior her spells worn off and the guards and spies noticed her absence… she possibly had help but this is something we should check later. Right now you must know that Morgana has been absent, just like you from the face of the earth for the past weeks… No one has seen her and Avalon Castle just gives reports of her being fine yet there is no proof she actually is alright…' Merlin finally said in a breath and the entrance of the manor remained in silence as Arthur proceeded all the information.

He and Morgana weren't half-siblings. It was all Uther's ideas and Morgause's plans. Nimueh was freed the night they became one, just like the prophesies said. He had to find Morgana. No one had seen her ever since Morgause took her from Camelot… if everything in the prophesy about Nimueh and them was true… maybe the other prophesy was correct as well… Morgana could be with child.

'I must find her…' Arthur whispered and Merlin nodded. 'I must go to Avalon.' He added mostly to himself and this time Merlin shook his head.

'You can't, Morgause will capture you the moment she sees you.' Gwen said before Merlin could say similar things. Arthur wasn't listening however.

'You will go back to the castle and postpone everyone, I suppose you saw my phone's signal and kept it a secret?' Arthur asked and the three people before him nodded.

'Very well, I need you to go back and tell them you saw the signal in the opposite direction from this one. Keep them away as long as possible. I'll go to Avalon and find Morgana.' Arthur said and Lancelot this time objected.

'Arthur… let us come with you, on your own you will end up imprisoned…'

'Not if Morgana and I leave for Mora, her kingdom, it's where she rules, her people love her and I'm sure there will be estates at her disposal, I must find her immediately… if she has done something to herself…' Arthur said and Gwen sighed.

'And then what? War will be declared either way, Uther won't back down just because you ran away to her like she had done with you, and Morgause won't just watch either. Even if they agreed with each other for the incest lies, they're still enemies and they won't hesitate to start war as to finally have the winner in their rivalry. You know that, Arthur, we can't have more dead.' Gwen said and Arthur knew she had been scarred by her father's death as well, how monstrous Uther had been to everyone… he knew Gwen was right, for how long he would run with Morgana? For how long they would hide and how they would save themselves? He didn't have the answers on that moment, all he knew was that he wasn't related to her and that he had to find her before she harmed herself or their possible child.

'You don't understand…' Arthur whispered as he ran a hand in his hair.

'Then help us to…' Merlin urged and Arthur finally looked at his friends.

'If all these things about the prophesies are actually real and little by little both prophesies turn out to be fulfilled, there is great chance for Morgana to be carrying my child…' Arthur finally said and the expectation turned into shock on his friends' faces.

'You must find her before she does something stupid to herself then,' Merlin finally concluded and that gave the signal for them to start with a plan.

'Can you somehow track her through magic? At least see if she's alive?' Arthur asked merlin and even if the warlock was surprised of Arthur asking magical help, he tried to nod and concentrate. He knew how to use his magic, Gaius had taught him how to detect other magical beings, he had known Morgana so little so he wasn't familiar with her presence but he did his best and he would swear he could feel her faint presence somewhere away from where he was.

'I think I can feel her presence, faint but still I can feel it.' Merlin said and Arthur nodded in relief that almost knocked him off his feet. He remembered his smashed phone upstairs, he had to use someone's phone and take his SIM card to use it.

'I'll take your phone and try to reach her. I need to travel to Avalon with the first flight under secrecy. I will talk with some people here in Caerleon to grand that.' Arthur said and Gwen and Lancelot nodded while Merlin frowned.

'How do you know the way to Avalon and the Le Fay palace?' he asked and Arthur rolled his eyes at his friend.

'I'll google it?' Arthur asked in an obvious way and Merlin nodded, they both sucked at technology but they could use a damn Smartphone. 'I'm sure there will be some tourist tour for it, then I'll do my best to find her, even if I haven't talked to her until then, I'll search everywhere in there…' he added, it wasn't the best plan in the world but he needed any kind of plan right that moment. 'Thank you… for telling me the truth.' Arthur added in a calm voice and Merlin smiled at his friend and offered his hand, the two first shook hands and then hugged each other.

'I would have told you way earlier, I have been trying to help for weeks but first you wouldn't listen and then you disappeared.' Merlin said and Arthur sighed as they broke the hug.

'I know… I was a coward…' he whispered in shame but Gwen rubbed his hand.

'You were not a coward, Arthur, your world crumbled… like Morgana's did I'm sure, but you'll fix it.' She encouraged him and he smiled and nodded. He was given Merlin's phone and he rushed to gather the phone card from upstairs. He would still need time to believe what had happened and he was still afraid to fully believe it but all he could think was Morgana and the time he would find her again.

Morgana wasn't even sure how long she had been in her chambers. She was gathering clothes and personal items as fast as she could. Her recent plan was to get to Mora the soonest and from there she would see. She somehow had to protect her child and herself. No matter what, the baby had nothing to do with the sins and the pain it proved, she had to protect it.

Morgause hadn't dared show up and Morgana was sure she was planning something while helping Cenred who would soon be furiously against the Princess of Mora. Morgana wouldn't back down now, however, her sister had her to be engaged with merrick in a few hours. She had to leave the place soon. She had sealed her doors with spells and she only wished things wouldn't get out of hand.

Her phone rang and she was to ignore it if it hadn't startled her, she had chosen a special ringtone for Him. She felt her knees going week as she took it from under her pillow and looked at the screen.

Arthur is calling…

She pressed the button and placed it close to her ear with a trebling hand.

'Morgana?' his voice made her shiver down to her core, she felt her legs giving way and thankfully she was close to her bed so she flopped down on it.

'Arthur?' she almost whispered, not believing she was listening to his voice. She heard a small chuckle of relief and she knew how to read through it, relief, mutual pain and something clicking inside her. She wasn't sure of what else to say so she only waited.

'Listen and if you're among others, keep calm.' He started and she nodded mostly to herself.

'I'm in my bedroom, Arthur you listen to me first.' Morgana found the strength to say, he had a right to know, she needed to share this with him, she couldn't do it on her own. 'I'm… I'm pregnant and Morgause is setting up my marriage to Merrick, I attacked Cenred because he tried to persuade me into going in surgery, he tried to lie that there is a clinical problem but I know… I'm pregnant, Arthur.' Morgana said in one breath as tears gathered in her eyes and could feel her heart beating faster and faster. Where could he be? Was he mad at her or scared? How would he react on the news of the child?

'I know, my love, I mean I figured, listen to me know so we can work this together.' Arthur said and Morgana felt both hope and fear rising with her. 'The night we conceived… Morgause and my father made a deal to lie to us, they know of the prophesies and they're terrified. They lied about us being siblings, you're not Uther's. Merlin spied on them and learnt everything, he had been trying to tell me but I had left Camelot for weeks and didn't give him the chance. Right now I'm on a private flight to Avalon and soon I will be reaching your palace but I'm not sure I'll be able to get inside. You need to find me outside the gates, you give me a good spot for us to meet. We must leave immediately for Mora. Nimueh escaped the night we made love for the first time, the prophesies are almost fulfilled.' Arthur said and Morgana felt her heart flying out of her chest, she felt as if seeing their entire chronic rushing before her eyes: their first meeting, their first days with the bickering, then the ceremony under the full moon and then the feeling of loneliness every time they were away from each other. Her try to talk to him, her plane crush, their first and so far only night together and then the days of despair. Now he was so close to her, and she was with child and they weren't related. She couldn't even feel the full extent of her fury for Morgause and Uther, all she could feel was hope and relief for her and Arthur.

'Meet me at the Apple Forest behind the palace, it leads to the borders and there is a small base there for us to take a flight to Mora the Diana Avenue leads straight to the forest and through it, I'll be a mile in the forest.' Morgana finally said and could imagine him smiling.

'In an hour and a half, I'll be there so we can move through the forest, please be careful.' Arthur said and Morgana nodded and tried to agree verbally but only a sob of happiness and relief escaped her lips. 'I know my love, I missed you too,' he said more calmly and she smiled through her tears.

'I love you,' she could only say.

'I love you too, Morgana, that is the only certain thing right now.' He said and she smiled as she had to hurry and leave the palace.

OOOK! we had an armor dream with little Mordred awwww and Morgana returned on hbic mode like Arthur did and we learnt the truth! and they finally spoke on the phone! but nope, i didn't give you the moment of their meeting, you'll see that on the next chapie... possibly... if eveyrthing goes well... and soon we'll have Nimueh around... the Highest priestess is close... what u think will happen? thank you for reading, please review and keep up with your amazing support! i always need it