A/N- only five more days and it's Christmas!
Merlin and Harper's horse galloped through the woods. "Oh no," Merlin said glancing over his shoulder.
"What?" Harper asked.
"We've got company," he exclaimed.
Harper looked over her shoulder to see two men following closely on horseback. "OK time for plan B." Pulling the horse to a stop she got off.
"What are you doing?" Merlin cried.
"Come on," she insisted. "We have to go on foot," she insisted. " it will be easier that way."
Merlin dismounted and sent the horse on its way. Following Harper through the brush he asked. "So what's plan B?"
"Um, I don't really have one," she shouted. "Just keep running!"
They sprinted through the brush, when suddenly Harper tripped and fell to her knees.
Merlin hauled her up to her feet, "Come on, this way!"
He skidded down a bank with Harper close behind. "Go ahead of me." He encouraged pushing Harper ahead.
"Wait what are you going to do?" Harper asked her eyes wide.
"Don't worry about me I will be fine," he assured. When she didn't move and just stared at him he gave her a small push. "Go!"
Without another word she turned and ran.
Turning to face the oncoming horsemen, he held out a hand and whispered a spell. The two riders fell off their horses and Merlin turned to run. Suddenly looking up he saw a tree and before he knew it everything went black.
A/N- yes Merlin just knocked himself out- on a tree. Looks like he's in trouble. Keep the awesome reviews coming, think of them as your Christmas gifts to me