Over the next few weeks Mab left Morgause to teach Morgana, Morgause was a far better teacher than Frik ever was she was positively perfect. It was almost as good as being taught by Mab herself. Morgause taught Morgana magick which wasn't too difficult Morgana was highly charged in power and eager to learn it. She learnt far quicker than Merlin did by Frik's teaching in fact she skipped past using incantations to the level of a hand wizard. And this was almost instantly but she still had a lot to learn even saying that. Back in Camelot they thought Morgana had been kidnapped so they had much time to practice and such before she returned. Morgause also told Morgana all she knew of there family. Morgana loved this as much as learning about magick. She had felt so alone so empty and hollow inside. And she had felt scared about having magick.
Not any more now she had a family well a sister and an aunt at least but that was better than nothing. She had finally been told she wasn't mad that she did have magick and that that was a good thing not a curse. Morgana and Morgause spent there entire time together practicing laughing and swapping stories of there lives. Mab had not appeared the entire time she was in her inner sanctum peering into crystals. So Merlin had gone to Camelot and the fool was now Arthur's servant. It wasn't like he was even being treated well especially when he had his own right to the throne. How dare he defy her! How dare her son live as a servant to a Christian King! He'd gone to find his beloved Nimue and make Camelot a better place. She slammed her crystal to the ground and it shattered to smithereens. Frik gulped nervously from the corner then ran over to sweep the broken crystal up.
'Frik!' Mab rasped causing the gnome to jump several feet into the air.
'Y-yes madam?' Frik looked up at her with fearful eyes.
Mab inhaled then exhaled then blurred over to him so they were inches apart.
'Go to Merlin tell him Im displeased with him letting that boy treat him as he does, see if you can make him break his oath.' She rasped and Frik looked like he'd cry.
'Yes m-madam of course.' He whimpered and was about to leave Mab stopped him.
'If he declines I want you to go to Nimue's chambers do whatever it takes to put this in her drink.' She passed him a little glass vile then blurred back and picked up another crystal.
'But why madam?' Frik questioned curiously that was a mistake Mab bounced the crystal of his head letting out a hiss.
'Don't question me Frik!' she shrieked.
Frik woozed around then quickly vanished before he received another hit.
Frik appeared in Merlin's room it wasn't bad at all he was staying in the same quarters as the court physician Gaius. No one knew that Merlin had magick except from Gaius and Merlin had been working there almost ever since he left Queen Mab. It was a servants life so it wasn't great but Frik did note Merlin's master was softer than his mistress. And most importantly Nimue was there under Uther's protection and she'd sneak off with Merlin often. Merlin lay snoring in the bed and Frik pinched his nostrils together causing Merlin to choke for air then look up at the gnome.
'Frik.' Merlin said sitting up in bed.
'Master Merlin.' Frik greeted joyously with a small bow.
'Im here with a message from madam.' He announced making Merlin's eyes roll.
'Naturally. She hates me doesn't she.' Merlin said rhetorically.
Frik raised his eye brows in an on the contrary sort of way.
'She doesn't hate you but she's disappointed in you, you were meant as a King and live like a slave-' he was cut off by Merlin. 'I am always a slave it just depends whether Im hers or Arthur's.'
Frik exhaled woefully the conversation was not going well at all.
'She wonders if you will reconsider and perhaps break your vow. I personally cant see why you wouldn't want to I mean magick-' he was cut off again by Merlin jumping up out of bed with an angry look in his eyes which could match even Mab's.
'Because Mab wants me too! She killed my mother and my aunt then expects me to ride in and save her life.' He snapped. 'I wont do it Frik let her rot!'
At this Frik sighed because now he had to go get Nimue and possibly kill or injure the girl gods knew what Mab had planned for the poor dear. Merlin's love would be killed or worse because of his stubbornness ironically which he'd have inherited from madam herself. Of course Frik dared not voice this to mother or son.
'As you wish, master Merlin.' Frik then vanished, Merlin threw himself back on the bed and relaxed but peering outside he decided he had better get up and begin his chores for the day. Frik silently had wondered if Mab knew he'd decline because obviously she'd planned to dispose of Nimue for a while now. She had no use for her after all. He slipped the potion into the jug of water at her bed side he sighed wondering what he'd done.
'Please don't kill her.' He pleaded to no one at all really then vanished.
Mab entered the room where Morgana and Morgause were and both women instantly snapped round to the beautiful fae in awe.
'Just continue.' She rasped taking her normal seat.
Morgana all of a sudden felt very nervous she gulped.
'What would you like me to do?' she questioned them.
Morgause smiled thoughtfully at her sister then whispered in her ear causing Mab to raise an eye brow either in intrigue or suspicion.
Morgana gulped and felt herself grow warmer her eyes then glowed amber and she tried to do what Morgause had told her. She felt horror spread through her as she had accidently made her dress vanish.
Her face blushed bright red and she stared down at her naked body in horror she couldn't look up at Morgause and especially not Mab. She had been doing fine up until Mab appeared the fae Queen had a habit of making all her pupils nervous. Morgause didn't say anything she raised an eye brow and suppressed a giggle. She had to admit though Morgana's body looked good. Morgana flinched as she felt an ice cold hand at the bottom of her back.
'Relax sweety.' Mab rasped softly in her ear.
'Let the magick,' she slowly ran her hand up Morgana's back she was like ice on her hot skin. 'fill you up.'
Morgana took a deep breath and closed her eyes she felt relaxed by Mab's touch and nodded doing as her Queen told. Her eyes glowed amber and the room began magickally cleaning it's self up.
Morgause smiled at Morgana she took her cloak off and gave it to her sister to cover her self, she smiled gratefully and wrapped it around her.
'Well done.' She smiled at her sister patting her back.
'Less than perfect.' Mab corrected and went back to her seat she narrowed her eyes and the room stopped cleaning it's self. Frik needed something to do later after all.
Morgause glared at Mab genuinely feeling angry with her, Morgana felt upset she had displeased Mab she desperately wanted to make her happy.
'She's hardly had any time at all to learn and Im not the best teacher perhaps you should show some encouragement.' She said coolly.
Mab glared at Morgause but kept calm it was very difficult her long nails dug into the arm of the chair scraping it.
'Im….sorry.' Mab said with great difficultly or perhaps sarcastically.
Morgana gulped and shook her head holding Morgause cloak around her.
'No it's okay Im sorry it's my fault I should be trying harder.' She looked down.
A cruel thought came into Mab's head and a smile spread over her face she had promised to tell Morgana of her past hadn't she? Morgause hadn't named Morgana's father yet.
'It's not your fault your mother was magickal but your father was not, in fact he kills our kind daily I expect that would be causing you problems.' She rasped.
Morgana walked closer to Mab looking very curious, daily? He was dead.
'Goloris was my father wasn't he? He's dead.' she said in a quiet voice.
Mab sat up and slid a hand under Morgana's chin as she whispered.
'Uther Pendragon is your father.'
Morgana's eyes widened in shock and horror, she felt sick, no it couldn't be true. Uther the man she'd lived with for most of her life. The man who told Camelot day in day out of his son Arthur and his "ward" Morgana. Yes Uther killed Pagans and Morgana was angry about that but now she passed anger. No one could be that cruel.
'Your lying!' Morgana hissed at Mab.
Mab chuckled softly and shook her head.
'No Im not you know Im not I can not lie.' She pointed out almost smugly.
Morgana made to hit Mab but found her hand stopped several inches away she screamed in anger and tried to attack her repeatedly.
'Morgana.' Morgause said soothingly but Morgana threw her back knocking her unconscious Mab smirked at the scene. Morgana began screaming just the way Mab did when she was angry and the land of magick began to rumble.
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