The lake's lady

2. Secrets

A beautiful lake glistened. Laughter filled the air as the crispy air swept across it. Flowers boomed and animals hopped beside the calm waters, basking in happiness.

Then blood, hunger, madness swallowed it.

I jumped awake, feeling someone shaking me. Halig. I was going to be killed.

"It's alright, it's me, it's Merlin."

Merlin sat in front of me, kindness in his eyes. Relief filled me. I was safe, free from captivate. But I shouldn't be...

"And look."

Merlin laid down a white cloth filled with food. Hunger burned my tongue and I dived in.

"It's good." I murmured as I wolfed it down, as the food warmed me.

"Believe me its fit for a prince." He said a smirk playing in his tone. He placed some candles into the ground nearby, lighting them with magic.

I smiled at him and continued eating. He eyes fell onto my arm.

"Is that a druid symbol?"

I nodded. I was a druid. But all my magic did, was bring harm to me...

"Were you born a druid?"

"Why are you asking me these questions?" it came out harsher than I intended. I looked down, "Sorry."

"I understand."

"You can never understand." I tried to keep my tone light this time.

"I know what it's like to keep secrets."

I looked back up to him. Yes, he did understand about that part. Magic was banished from this kingdom. How he had survived, I do not know.

"Does anyone know that you have magic?" I asked.

"Only you. And one other person. He knows but I don't think he understands."

"I wish I was like everyone else, but-"

"-you know that deep down your not?"

He took the words out of my mouth. But he didn't mean the same thing.

"Because I'm curse."

"Freya, magic doesn't have to be a curse. It can be a gift."

I sighed. It wasn't really. He sighed too, his eyes turning to the candles. He smiled and I look up at them. Then he muttered magic.

The wicks of the flickering flames gently flew into the air. They hovered in front of me, dancing in the faint air that filled the room. "Beautiful." I whispered.

Merlin grinned and let his hand fall. The wicks took their places again. I smiled at Merlin, the astonishment still on my face. We both smiled, almost locked into each other eyes, mine in innocent blue and his in hiding brown.

"I have to go." He said sadly, breaking our glazes. "but I'll come back. And I'll bring you more food."

I grinned at him. The food had already gone; I had stuffed it into my face. Not very ladylike but at least he didn't seem to mind.

He got up and left. I watched him go my happiness falling. Being with him felt like home. And that worried me. My secret wasn't the secret he could deal with.

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