Little surprise at the end
Meaning
Morgana was thinking over that Mordred had said to her last night.
She hadn't gotten weaker but what he said about the darkness and light made some sense.
She had got kinder and she needed to stop that.
But then she started thinking about what Merlin said.
"I don't expect you to understand, Morgana. You have no sense of duty, no sense of loyalty."
If she was being honest with herself, she couldn't believe that those words came out of Merlin's mouth.
But he did have a point.
Did she really know what duty and loyalty meant?
Arthur and Gwen had been nothing but loyal to her and she had thrown that all away.
"You alright Morgana?" Merlin said as he entered the hovel.
Morgana looked down at what she was doing.
She was sitting there stroking her sister's magic book.
"Sorry, just thinking." Morgana said.
Merlin watched her for a little longer.
"Something is bothering you. A problem shared is a problem halved" Merlin said with a smile.
Morgana sighed. "What happens if you are the problem?" She looked at him.
Merlin was confused. "Why am I the problem?"
"Do you remember what you said to me when I had you tied up in here?"
Merlin smiled. "A lot of things where said while I was tied up in here. But you are thinking of when I said 'You have no sense of duty, no sense of loyalty', aren't you?"
Morgana lent forward towards Merlin. "I cannot help but think that you are correct. Do I really know the meaning of loyalty when I have pushed away the two most loyal people to me?"
"Gwen and Arthur?" Merlin asked.
Morgana nodded.
"You were scared of what they would think of you when they found out about your magic. I am exactly the same Morgana. I have tiptoed around that castle wondering whether anybody had found out about my magic. Thinking every guard I passed was going to arrest me. Even now with Uther dead, I am still worried. I know that Arthur is more lenient than his father but I cannot help but think he will sentence me to death."
"But would Uther kill his own daughter? I have thought about this over and over again. If I had revealed my magic, would he be able to kill me?"
Merlin swallowed. "In his heart maybe not but his council would ask for your execution. That is what happened to Arthur with Gwen. They were all asking for her execution … well it was more Agravaine but he is really the council."
Morgana smiled.
Merlin continued. "Just because you threw away loyalty when it was given, doesn't mean that you don't know the meaning. I have thrown away Arthur's loyalty …"
"Yes but you didn't have a choice did you?" Morgana interrupted. "I have made you do that due to the fomorroh. I just feel as though I was used by my sister."
Merlin sighed. "Maybe at one point you were but maybe it was because she thought that it was what you wanted. If you look at everything your sister did, it was all for you. She made you the queen of Camelot, she saved your life after I had thrown it away."
"Mordred told me that I was meant to be the darkness to your light, the hatred to your love. Is that true?"
"Yes, but the same … person that told me that has now told me that destiny has changed. We are making our own path Morgana. He also said that our destinies were joined together forever."
Merlin smiled and Morgana couldn't help but match it.
"Why is your smile so infectious?" Morgana says.
"Is it?" Merlin said, somehow smiling more.
"Yes it is. But I don't mind. I rather like your smile."
Merlin tilted his head to the side. "Oh you do. Well I like yours too. It's much better than your smirks."
"I don't smirk." Morgana said sitting back a little bit.
"Yes you do. Anytime you did something evil you would smirk. I also started calling you smrikgana."
"Oh really?"
"Yes, it was only going to be to Gaius but I kept it to myself."
Morgana lent forward again. "Any nicknames for anyone else?"
"Dollop head for Arthur, Aggravating for Agravaine or maybe Uncle Creep."
Morgana laughed.
"Actually I have a list under my bed of the nicknames for Arthur. I suppose he has one for me as well and uses the one that he has for a while."
"I think that what I miss about Camelot. You and Arthur. You two should just kiss already." Morgana said.
"Why would I do that?"
"Because you two are obviously in love with each other."
"I think of Arthur more as an annoying older brother that needs the younger one to get out of trouble. Anyway I love someone else."
"Who?" Morgana said.
"Well let's see. She is very beautiful, with black raven hair like mine. She has these deep green eyes that whenever you look into them they seem different. She used to be treated like a princess and even though she isn't no more, she still holds herself like it. She continually surprises me and I made the mistake of letting her go."
Morgana looked into Merlin's eyes.
"You know what?"
"What?" Merlin said leaning in closer.
"I have always loved this guy that seemed as though he was different. He had raven hair like mine. He had these boyish looks that all the servants fell for but I have fallen more in love with his more manly looks as he has turned very handsome. He has these blue eyes that now thrill me every time they turn gold. His eyes always seem as though they are looking right into your soul, picking it apart. He hides in the shadows and does so much but never receives anything for it. And that is the reason why I love him so much."
Merlin had only just noticed how close they were and closed the gap between them, kissing her passionately.
