Day 25

11 days til Christmas

Now for two for my favourite shows to come together.

*Starts humming the theme tune*

Title: Game of Thrones

Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Gwen, Morgana

Paring: Arwen, Mergana

Word Count: 1,411

Summary: Merlin meets Game of Thrones. (4 parts)

House: Targaryen

Sigil: A red three-headed dragon on a black field

Words: Fire and Blood

Seat: Dragonstone

Lord: Lord Balinor Wyllt

Heir: Lord Merlin Wyllt

Merlin had grown up surrounded by dragons. His father believed that it was important as he was going to be able to control them one day. His mother was less sure but trusted Balinor enough when he said that no dragon would hurt his heir. He would tell her stories of when Balinor was a child and the sorts of things that he learnt off them. Merlin was always amazed by their power and knowledge. They spoke to him about a new age of freedom and prosperity. It would be a golden age and Merlin would help that be created. He was rather dubious about it all though. He didn't believe that he had to power to do that. Of course he had the dragons backing but he was sure that there were better people who could achieve it rather than him.

Merlin grew into the man that Dragonstone had hoped he would and was proud of. He had learnt all about the laws of the Seven Kingdoms and what would be expected of him. He had learnt everything that he needed to become extremely skilled in magic. As soon as his training was over, he was sent to take his father's seat in King's Landing. He was there to advise the heir of the throne on different matters.

They didn't hit it off straight away. Merlin just saw Arthur to be very arrogant and needed to be brought down a peg or two. He did try to do that many times, most of the time it reflected badly on him rather than Arthur. But there was part of Merlin that remembered what he was told all his life. Arthur was the King to bring around this golden age and started to see the better man that could be and then maybe turn into a better king than his father. He was sure that the guidance that he would offer would help that come about. Only time would tell if that was to happen.

House: Baratheon

Sigil: A crowned black stag rampant on a gold field

Words: Ours is the Fury

Seat: Kings Landing

Lord: King Uther Pendragon

Heir: Prince Arthur Pendragon

Uther and Ygraine had tried hard to conceive and were delighted when the gods gave them a chance. They had tried for years and just to have a son and heir to the throne delighted them both. Their son was a gift to them and they weren't going to take it for granted. They tried afterwards to give him a sibling without any luck. The gods had given them Arthur and that was all they were going to get.

Arthur became the man that they wished. He was strong and handsome and the greatest warrior in the seven kingdoms. He always beat anyone, making a role model of every squire that came to Kings Landing with the hope of becoming a knight. But it had lead him to become extremely arrogant. Any opportunity he had to humiliate someone, he took it, making fun of most of the servants and anyone lower than him and his group of friends. He changed manservant ever month because of his attitude.

When Merlin arrived to be his advisor, they didn't hit off the way that people had hoped. The council had expressed their thoughts about the heir of Dragonstone and had a lot of respect for him. Arthur thought that he was a bumbling idiot. There were many times where Arthur felt like Merlin was trying to test him. He had no idea why he was doing what he was doing. He always made sure that it looked like Merlin was in the wrong instead of him. Unfortunately for him, Merlin did give good advice. There were times when Arthur hated that he had to agree and act on the advice that he was given. The subject of marriage came up not too long after Merlin's arrival. His father would tell him of a different house and woman at every meal that they had. But it wasn't his father had helped him chose his wife, it was Merlin.

House: Stark

Sigil: A grey direwolf on a white field

Words: Winter is Coming

Seat: Winterfell

Lord: Lord Gorlois Le Fay

Heir: Lady Morgana Le Fay

Morgana wouldn't have wanted to grow up anywhere else than Winterfell. The old castle and the surround area gave her a lot of space to become the person she wanted. Her mother tried to get her to do more ladylike activities while her father taught her how to use a bow and arrow and even a sword. She managed to be able to weigh out the best of both worlds. She walked around the castle as any lady should and acted like any lady should, but she would often join her father's knights training, managing to beat some of them. She didn't mind if she lost. It meant that she was still learning.

She was upset when her father sent her to King's Landing without speaking to her first about it. Morgana was sure that he would always speak to her about those sort of matters. Anyway she was used to the North and the cold. The South was warmer and not what she was used to at all. She was sure that she would stick out like a sore thumb.

She was presented to Arthur and they hit off well. So well that the council believed that they were to marry. The council was actively asking whether there would be a joining between the South and the North. The problem was, Morgana had her eye on another lord for marriage. Lord Merlin Wyllt of Dragonstone was the man that she wanted. She got on well with Arthur but Merlin just got her like no one else ever really had done before. They could talk all day and she was sure that they wouldn't run out of things to say. Arthur was a rough, tough, save the world guy. Merlin was someone that just saw the beauty in everything that was around him. Morgana knew the man that she would rather be with but she knew that it wasn't really her decision to make.

House: Tully

Sigil: A silver trout leaping on a red and blue background

Words: Family, Duty, Honour

Seat: Riverrun

Lord: Lord Thomas Leodegrance

Heir: Lady Guinevere Leodegrance

Guinevere, who preferred to be called Gwen, had always hoped to marry one person, Lancelot Du Lac. He was the son of one of her father's greatest friend and alliance. She had grown up around him but that didn't stop her from wanting him. There were times where he felt like a brother and others where they could have been more. She loved him totally and utterly. She was sure that she would never feel the same about another man that she did for Lancelot. The best part of it was that she knew that he felt the same way about her. He loved her and would constantly use words to describe it.

Both her father and her were surprised by the letter from King's Landing asking for their presence. The moment the doors of the council chamber opened and she saw Arthur, she knew that she had been wrong all her life. Arthur was the man that she wanted to marry and carry his children. She thought that it was strange because she had felt so strongly for Lancelot. They did marry not long after their meeting and Gwen couldn't help but feel a bit guilty for leaving Lancelot behind.

Gwen didn't have a lot of time to think over Lancelot as her and Arthur started work on their plan to help out two of their friends. What she found bazaar was that it was obvious that Merlin and Morgana felt strongly about each other but they hadn't acted on any feelings and hadn't started courting. Merlin only had to ask the council and Arthur's permission and she was sure that they would have said yes. Maybe he wanted to be able to go back North with her to ask for her father's permission. They just wished that they would hurry up with it. The looks across the council chamber weren't going to go unnoticed for much longer before anyone started rumours.