Slightly longer one for day 4.
I really can't believe that we are nearly at the end of the year. It is freaky how fast this year has gone.
Title: Fool
Characters: Merlin, Uther, Morgana
Paring: Mergana
Word Count: 409
Summary: The Witchfinder (Series 2 Episode 7) rewrite. He had always been told that his magic was a secret to be guarded with his life but he still had to practice.
He had been stupid. He knew that. He didn't need to be told that.
Merlin let the guards pull him out of the cell as he was taken on his final journey.
When he saw the smoke, he just knew the spell to try. He knew that it was risky but he hadn't practised for, what seemed like, forever. It wasn't like he was doing anything bad. It wasn't like he was bring some magical creature to life to threaten Camelot. He just make the smoke into a horse. It was so beautiful.
But someone had seen him and he was arrested straight away. He had argued his case but when Uther sent guards to search his room, he knew he was a dead man walking. One of the guard had handed over the magic book that Gaius had given him.
He couldn't bear to look at Morgana. He knew that all he would see was betrayal. He should have told her.
As Uther sentenced him, he looked at Arthur, just to see the prince with his eyes on the floor. It hurt him to think that Arthur now thought badly of him. He looked over at Gwen. She gave him a small smile. Whether she knew what he did for her, he would never know. His eyes did go to Morgana. They weren't full of betrayal as he thought, they were full of pity instead. He didn't know what was worse.
She had managed to make her way down and she asked him how long he had known. He told her everything in that moment. She could still use her magic for good. He told her everything so that she could complete his destiny. He constantly apologised about not telling her about his magic. She just told him that she understood. Just before she left, she pulled him to her through the bars and gave him a kiss. Her reasoning was that he shouldn't die without knowing that one person still saw him as the person he was.
Merlin held his head straight as the noose was placed around his neck. The words Uther said were not heard by him. Everything fazed out and the only think that Merlin could see was Morgana in the same window that she was when he first arrived. She gave him a small smile before looking away. The platform fell away from underneath him.