Epilogue
« Morgana… »
She opened her eyes to his whisper. She was lying on the leafy ground in the forest she knew to well. Arthur helped her to straightened up.
« How are you feeling?
-- I'm not sure. »
He gently took a flaming lead of her hairs.
« Where is he? »
The question was unclear. He took a guess.
« Are we back at Merlin again? »
She smiled at the words. She was serene, for the first time in years. It was a happy smile.
« It's gone, isn't it? The poison?
-- Yes it is. The Dragon cured you, for good. »
She became serious again. « What did you promise, Arthur? Magic is balance. A life cost a life. You had to pay a price. What did you do? »
A flick a panic hit her. « Where is Merlin? »
Arthur calm spooked her. She pushed his hand away and stood.
« Where is Merlin? What did you do? What did the Dragon ask in return?
-- Excalibur.
-- What? »
She looked at him, totally lost.
« The Dragon asked Merlin to bring back Excalibur. And he asked me to bring Magic back to Camelot.
-- But Uther…
-- My father is dead. »
She read the pain behind the steady words, and reached for him.
« Arthur, I'm so sorry… »
Only to her he could show the grief. She circled his neck and gripped her, crushing her to him. His armour bitted through her thin dress but she didn't mind. She closed her eyes when his gloved hand caressed her cheek. Morgana welcomed his mouth on hers. She'd been waiting him for so long. His kiss ended too soon, but his voice was rich of promises.
« Let's go home. »
The end is just the beginning.
N/A: Now it's complete. I need to say that 1) They both deserve a happy ending. 2) My apologies to all ArGwen fans, but this is absolutely no sparks between them, and the more it goes, the more she is annoying me. Sorry... Hum... Hum... Back to business. The idea of Arthur discovering (and accepting) Morgana's magic is still playing in my head, so I'll probably have another story coming... Reviews are always nice :)