Day 22
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Title: Runaway to the Druids
Characters: Merlin, Morgana
Paring: Mergana
Word Count: 804
Summary: The Nightmare Begins (Series 2, Episode 3) rewrite. As Morgana's magic reveals itself, Merlin helps her out by taking her to the druids. (2 Parts)
She was still trying to workout how it all happened. It seemed like one minute her curtains had caught on fire, the next the vase had smashed in front of her eyes, the next she had run to Merlin crying and then now they were running through the forest, in search for a druid camp.
It felt like she was dreaming. It didn't feel real when Merlin had hugged her and told her that everything will be okay before showing her that magic wasn't something to be afraid of. He made it seem of easy and beautiful when he sat her down at the table and lit the candle with a whisper of words she didn't understand.
He had said that he would help her. He said that he knew what she was feeling because he had felt like it all his life. He had told her not be afraid. She had asked how she could do that knowing that Uther hated what she had. He told her to be herself. He told her to be the person that he knew, the person that cared of the peasants and fought for injustice against those with magic. He told her to be the person that he loved.
His last statement still flew around her mind even now. The person he loved.
He had come the next night telling her of a druid camp and where to find it. She had asked him to come with her, she even begged him in the end. She told him that they didn't belong in Camelot, they belonged where they could be free. She could sense that he was unsure. He told her that Arthur wasn't his father. She agreed with him but argued that if they spent time with the druids and learnt everything that they could then they could come back and help Arthur more. They could be the ones to show him that magic wasn't evil. His eyes sparkled with the idea.
He held his hand out to her to help her out of the river. He had explained that when they were being chased by bandits, Arthur had forced him into the water and pushed him up stream to lose their scent. He said that Uther would have probably thought that she had been kidnapped and would probably send a team out to find them, with dogs. He hoped that it would keep them off their track for a while.
Morgana had no idea what this new life would bring but she was glad to have Merlin by her side.
If Uther had searched for her, they never found her. Morgana was enjoying her life with the druids. She loved exploring her magic and being able to do things for herself. She did miss the little things like a soft mattress to fall asleep on but she knew that she would never know half the things she did now without leaving Camelot.
She wouldn't have accepted her magic.
She wouldn't have learnt to control it.
She wouldn't have learnt the beauty of magic.
She wouldn't have learnt how powerful she was.
She wouldn't have fallen in love with Merlin.
She watched him as he showed off his magic, his goofy grin on his face. The children watched amazement as he used the fire to tell a story, some adventure that he had with Arthur.
Morgana knew his awkward side and she found it cute how he could trip over his words. But for someone like that to be so humble and show of a great amount of power, it was breathtaking. It was inspiring. She was inspired to be like him.
She had tried not to read too much when he said the person he loved but it was exactly what she was thinking. He loved her. He had confessed to her that he had from the moment he saw her. That he had fallen even harder with her good heart and caring nature.
His smile widened as he looked over at her.
She knew now that she didn't want to trade this life. They would keep running from Camelot and Uther for as long as they could. She knew what Merlin was set to achieve and she wouldn't stop him from doing that. They would only stop running and return when they hear of Arthur's succession to the throne. Then they would return and they would make magic been seen in the way it should be. They would help teach Arthur and everyone else the way that magic was good and it was just like any other weapon. They just had to be patient for now but they knew that when that time came, they would be ready for it.