Druid

Morgana studied the map. She was planning her route to the Southerns when she and Merlin thought the time was right.

But her mind kept wondering to the certain warlock that had stolen her heart for the second time.

She had little idea how to act around him and could tell that he was having the same problem.

Morgana want to tell Merlin what she felt but she was scared if she was making something out of nothing.

She knew Merlin had a crush on her when he had just started. Well she knew that most of the males in Camelot had a crush on her. But it was the way that Merlin trusted her that she felt that his feelings for her must be genuine.

Morgana folded up the map and placed it to one side. Once she got onto these thoughts, she couldn't think of anything else but Merlin.

He had told her what Agravaine had done and said to him.

This just made her angrier at him.

Morgana was glad that he didn't try his luck and return because Morgana would have been ready for him this time and he wouldn't be leaving alive. Or in one piece to think about it.

It still scared her that he could have done that to her when she was most vulnerable.

As she had exposed herself and had to look after Morgause, who was slowly dying, Morgana had to find another way to get information from Camelot.

She had known that Arthur had only one remaining uncle after Uther had killed the other one in a duel. Getting Agravaine one her side wasn't too difficult, he actually wanted to help her.

He could have pulled a stunt like that when she was staying at his house or when she was a wreck after sacrificing Morgause.

Merlin wouldn't have been there to stop him. Nobody would have been able to stop him. Morgana wasn't strong enough to push him away so would have let him do whatever he pleased.

The thought itself made Morgana shiver.

Merlin had told her more about Emrys.

She now knew that it was a name that the druids called him and that they believed him to be their saviour. That's why they wouldn't tell Morgana anything because they knew that she would have tried to stop him from being her doom.

She had spent a number of weeks towards the end of Morgause's life trying to find a cure for her and asking around. Morgause just kept whispering Emrys which made Morgana suspicious.

When the Cailleach told Morgana that Emrys was her destiny and her doom, she feared him for a while.

Morgana couldn't find the confidence that Morgause had in her until a few weeks after Morgause's death but she had lost that again after her magically fight with Emrys.

He had haunted her dreams and Morgana could feel relief from know who he was.

But now the images had changed to ones of Merlin in the old man's place.

She dreamed Merlin standing next to her as she sat on the throne, in front of her was Arthur, Gwen, Leon, Gwaine, Percival and Elyan. They were all going to be executed but Merlin had whispered in my ear "Let's make them suffer some more."

The dream had ended there but Morgana took this to be a good sign. Merlin was now going to be by her side no matter what.

Would her feelings destroy that or strengthen it?

There was a knock on the door. Morgana looked up and realised how late it was.

It must have been Merlin.

She got up and sighed.

Morgana opened to door saying. "Merlin, how many times do I have to tell you that you don't have to knock?"

"It might help if I am not Merlin."

Morgana finally took in who was at her door.

"Mordred, you came?" Morgana said smiling.

"Of course. When I found out that you wanted to see me I set out straight away to find you."

Morgana stopped for a second. "Oh please come in."

Mordred ducked through the door and entered.

"What happened for you to be living in a hovel?"

"Haven't you heard of my takeover of Camelot?"

Mordred shock his head and sat down.

"Well after I was 'taken', you must have heard of that."

"Of course, we had to be very careful as Uther was searching every forest for you."

Morgana shock her head and continued. "Well after that I returned to Camelot but I wasn't the same person. Morgause had taught me magic and we had a plan to remove Uther from the throne. When it was found out that Uther was my father our plan changed to making me queen. We managed to achieve that but Arthur came back and managed to take it back."

"Morgause?" Mordred said.

"She is my sister. She was badly injured by Gaius of all people. She asked me to sacrifice her at Samhain."

Mordred just nodded.

"So what have you been up to?" "

Trying to stay alive." Mordred said laughing.

Silence then fell between them.

"Why did you call me Merlin and why did you want to see me?"

"I don't any more. I wanted to find out about a man named Emrys. My sister was whispering his name when she was dying and I wanted to know why. After I sacrificed her, the Cailleach told me that Emrys was my destiny and he was my doom. I wanted to find him so I could stop that from happening."

"And Merlin?"

Morgana swallowed. "He is ..."

"Loyal to Arthur so why would he come and see you?"

"I used the fomorroh on him. I didn't realised then that he … I didn't realise who he was."

Mordred sat forward. "So the coward finally told you of his magic and that he was Emrys."

Morgana just looked at Mordred. "Why do you say it like that?"

"He could have taught you. With his power and yours together, you could have taken down Camelot in an instant. But he was a coward and sent you away like everyone else. You are special Morgana and I thought Emrys was too."

"But Mordred, he is on my side now. He is being controlled by the fomorroh. He isn't loyal to Arthur and Camelot any more, he is loyal to me."

Mordred stood up and stared at her. "Do you really believe that?"

Morgana was going to reply when Merlin walked in.

"Morgana, Arthur has freed the druids. Some spirit took over Elyan …" Merlin trailed off. He looked between Morgana and Mordred. "Sorry, I should have knocked. I didn't realise. I will come back later."

Merlin started to back out of the door.

"Merlin, stay." Morgana said. "I asked Mordred to come ages ago. What were you saying about Arthur freeing the druids?"

"We had stumbled on a druid shrine. I told them not to touch or disturb anything but Elyan didn't listen to me. He had been taken over a spirit and it was after Arthur. Arthur went back to the shrine and … he practically said that he was sorry and wouldn't allow anything like this to happen again."

Mordred looked up at Merlin. "Why was it after Arthur? Shouldn't have been Uther?"

"It would be hard to go after Uther as he is dead but no Arthur had led this certain patrol and due to youth and inexperience, he couldn't stop the guards from slaughtering all of them."

Morgana smiled. "How about we test Arthur's promise?"

Both Merlin and Morgana looked at Mordred.

"What?" He said.