Irony of Secrets
Galaya
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HI again. This is my newest chapter; chapter 9! Wow. I thought my first story was only going to be about 10 chapters long, but I'm still only somewhere around half done. Anyways, thank you to all those who reviewed!
Chapter 9: Emrys
The Knights were quick to react. They surrounded the sorcerer with their swords drawn, expecting him to attack them.
The sorcerer chuckled.
"You don't need to do that; I have no intention of killing anyone, not today, not any day. Besides, I'm pretty well worn out," the sorcerer said.
"You have magic," Sir Gwaine replied.
"And what does that matter? Anyone can be good or evil. Our abilities or beliefs don't decide that; our choices and experiences do," was the easy retort.
Guinevere recognized something about the voice, but couldn't remember why. All that she knew for certain was that the sorcerer was guarding his voice.
"I don't like killing, anyway. I'm not a ruthless murderer."
"Magic corrupts," Arthur broke in.
"Magic does not corrupt. Hate, anger, and grief all do. Camelot kills those with magic because of the loss of loved ones. Sorcerers kill you because they too have lost loved ones and are hunted themselves.
"The Lady Morgana is an example of this. She had a good and kind heart. But after living with the fear of death, she turned to those she believed could help her."
"How do you know about Mor… her?"
"I know much. I know that you are heading to Ebycul. I know that you took a new servant for this trip because yours is injured. I know that you are a good and fair king. That is enough for me to not wish for your death."
'How does he know all that?' Gwen thought.
"Who are you?" Gwaine inquired. "Why does it seem like we've met you before?"
"Because you have. I will not tell you my real name; you would know who I am. But I will tell that I am Emrys," the sorcerer replied cryptically.
He suddenly winced, as if shocked.
"What is that?" Emrys demanded.
"What is what?" Arthur queried.
"Nothing, my vision is a bit messed up."
(By a bit, he meant a lot. To him, the world looked as if it had decided it liked golds, greens, whites, and greys. And as if the edges of everything had become sharper. He was beginning to get annoyed; his vision kept on flicking between normal and strange.)
"Might it be wise to kill him, sire?" Sir Korwan inquired.
"I could easily block your attacks," Emrys reasoned, sounding sure of himself (on the inside, he was terrified.)
"Hmm. Capture him," Arthur ordered.
"I could have let you be killed by that sorcerer," threatened Emrys.
"I'm letting you live because of that. Don't try to escape, or we will kill you."
"You judge a person on whether or not they have magic. Magic is not evil, nor is it good. It just is. A Knight could be considered evil; they kill others."
"Sorcerers go out of their way to destroy goodness wherever they find it," Arthur quoted his father.
"That is not true for all; I go out of my way to protect the innocent," the sorcerer countered.
"It would seem we shall find out if that is true, or if you are lying to protect your own skin."
I know these chapters are quite short, but they are important to the story. Reviews?
(Spoiler for next chapter) Sir Korwan has an interesting part coming up.
Next chapter: Smoke Mountain