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Loyalty
Agravaine arrived at the hovel.
Morgana was pacing.
"What's up milady?" Agravaine said making himself comfortable at her table.
"Merlin has just informed me that Gaius remembers everything. He remembers that Merlin was there."
Agravaine looked at the serving boy in the corner. He had noticed him until now.
"Well I am sure your little pet can find a way of making sure Gaius keeps his silence."
"He has already told Arthur." Merlin said. "He didn't believe him. I should really have guessed that though."
Agravaine glared at the boy. "Well let's hope he doesn't do it again."
"Arthur won't believe him. I have told him many times that you shouldn't be trusted and he hasn't believed me. Both our betrayals will hit him hard."
Morgana stopped pacing. "Will they?" She questioned.
Merlin turned to her. "Of course. He believes that I will follow him no matter what and that his Uncle is here to help him."
"Is that what we want? It will break him." Agravaine said. He couldn't understand why they were having this conversation.
Morgana shock her head. "Yes, of course we do."
She looked at Merlin and saw that he knew that she was lying slightly.
She wanted the throne as it was her right but she did still care for Arthur and Gwen slightly.
"Merlin has shown his loyalty now." Morgana said. "I now know that I can trust him."
Merlin gave a ghost of a smile. Yes it was nice to know that Morgana trusted him but he still had his secret and knew that it would kill her when she found out.
"Agravaine you are dismissed. I don't think there is anything more that needs to be said tonight." Morgana said to him but still looked at Merlin.
Agravaine glared at the manservant but neither of them noticed as they were both staring at each other.
He got up and left. Agravaine closed the door and heard that they had moved.
He peeked through the window. Merlin had moved from the corner and enclosed Morgana in a hug.
"Merlin I don't know what is wrong with me."
"Maybe its me."
Morgana looked up at Merlin. "Why would you say that?"
"Look at us Morgana. As you said we use to be so close then I … we you know. I threw everything away. Maybe me just being here has brought back the memories of what it was like before that. Maybe your sub conscience wanting you to be that person again."
Morgana studies Merlin for a moment. "Maybe you're right."
"You know me, I am always right. Arthur just hasn't seen that yet."
Morgana chuckled.
Agravaine could never remember Morgana having a smile like that. All the smiles she gave him now seemed force while that one she gave to Merlin seemed real.
"That doesn't mean I want you to stop coming though. I like seeing you." Morgana said.
"Of course I will. You know me, I love sneaking around."
"You just seem to be good at it."
Agravaine now knew that he had to get rid of Merlin. He was a bad influence on Morgana. He was making her soft. It also meant that Agravaine was further away from getting what he wanted. He wanted Morgana and hoped that once he had made her queen, she would make him king.
Merlin smiled.
"I should really be getting back." Merlin said realising her from his hold.
Morgana's smiled dropped. "Why? Can't you stay?"
Merlin sighed. "No Gaius said that he would wait up for me. I think he hopes that I won't do anything stupid as he believes that he can still reach me."
Merlin grabbed Morgana's hand and gave it a kiss.
"Goodnight Morgana, sweet dreams."
Morgana shied away slightly. "Goodnight Merlin."
Agravaine moved to grabbed his horse out of sight.
Merlin walked straight passed him and rode off.
Agravaine went back to window to see Morgana was dancing around the room.
She had become a lovesick puppy.
Agravaine had to stop Merlin. He just had to make sure that it is down in the correct fashion.
Morgana couldn't help herself.
There was just something about Merlin that made everything seem better.
He was right. In the back of her mind, she did want to be the person she was.
But if she thought about it, she was.
She always helped out the unfortunate. Just because it is the magical community not the poor any more doesn't mean she is a different person altogether.
Yet her methods were different now. Anyone that said that Arthur would bring back magic was a liar.
Magic could only return when someone that had suffered at the hand of that tyrant was on the throne.
Agravaine could never understand what it felt for her but she can see that Merlin does.
Merlin was still a mystery to her.
There was just something about him that she could never figure out and still can't now. The thing is it was as clear as day but Morgana could never seem to see it.
Agravaine was just annoying her. All his comments weren't needed and she didn't want him any more.
She would have loved Merlin to stay the night but with Gaius now knowing it was probably better that he returned.
Morgana knew that Arthur wouldn't believe Gaius. He couldn't really see past the end of his nose. But it worried her that one day he may start believing what he was being told.
All her plans were based on Arthur's oblivious nature.
She would get her revenge on Arthur and their father and hopefully sooner rather than later.
Gaius was standing in the middle of the chambers with his eyebrow raise as Merlin entered.
"This has got to stop." He said.
"What has got to stop?" Merlin said innocently.
"You have a destiny to protect Arthur. You cannot be on both sides at the same time. Have you seen the dragon about this?"
"Why would I see him about it? He would probably fry me alive. You now that he hates my mistress."
Merlin stopped as he had noticed his mistake. He hadn't called her Morgana but his mistress.
"Your mistress?"
"That is what she is. It just like Arthur except she actually treats me with respect." Merlin tried to keep his anger down.
"Arthur treats you with respect." Gaius tried to argue.
Merlin scoffed. "He has a very funny way of showing it."
"I am not going to get into the argument with you Merlin."
"Well you started it."
Gaius looked at Merlin.
"What happened to the boy that came into my chambers only a few years ago?"
Merlin's gaze held Gaius'. "He grew up."
Merlin walked towards his room and slammed the door slightly.
Gaius had no right to talk about Morgana like that.
He changed for bed but stayed up most of the night still seething.
Merlin knew that he shouldn't allow his anger to get the best of him but it didn't help when he didn't know what to do.
He wanted to tell Morgana about his magic. Yet he didn't want to see the consequences of him keeping it a secret.
Stupid bloody dragon. Stupid Gaius. Stupid innocent, ignorant me. Why couldn't I have told her?
Agravaine returned to his chambers.
He had to stop Merlin from getting any closer to Morgana but he had to do it so that Morgana wouldn't shut him out.
Maybe pushing him off the battlements. That could work as he sometimes walks along there. It would seem more like an accident.
But thinking of accidents, wouldn't a hunting death be easier. I could still do it myself or pawn it off to someone else. However the only problem there would be that Arthur would take him straight to Gaius.
What would make Arthur see this boy as the bad guy rather than the faithful servant he always has been? What does Arthur hate more than Morgana?
Agravaine stopped thinking there.
What if Arthur found out that he had magic. The boy wouldn't but I was able to plant a seed in Arthur's mind abut Gaius.
If he could persuade Gaius to continue to say that there is something wrong with Merlin then Agravaine could back him up.
Say that he couldn't sleep on time and saw Merlin sneaking about, followed him to Morgana.
Agravaine smiled to himself. That might just work then even if he gets out of it then I could poison him against Morgana by saying that he didn't tell her about his magic when she found out. Could even lie and say that he is Emrys.
Agravaine couldn't believe that he had come up with the plan that he had.
