Merlin ran back up the stairs, cries of victory filled the air as the skeletons dropped, no longer having to fight on two fronts Camelot was swiftly taking the lead in battle. It didn't take Merlin long to find Arthur and his father to start driving back Cenred's army. After hours of battle, the army was finally retreating much to Camelot's joy. Uther clamped a hand on Arthur and Merlin's shoulders appreciatively, grinning. Merlin's grin faded however when he saw Morgana, changing into a glare which both Uther and Arthur noticed. While Arthur's face mirrors Merlins, Uther's held only confusion.

"You left me to the mercy of those skeletons!" Morgana cried pointing at Merlin, fake tears building up in her eyes. Uther looked at Merlin in horror.

"You did what?" He growled, Merlin wasn't fazed.

"Those creatures wouldn't of harmed you, thats how a spell works everybody knows that" Merlin replied darkly much to Arthur and Uther's shock. It was rare for Merlin to display such a cold personality.

"They'd never hurt the witch that summoned them" He added, Uther looked like he'd hit the warlock he was so livid, "I destroyed your staff, I stopped you from killing your own family, betraying your own city!"

"Merlin!" Uther hissed

"It's true father, she tried to kill Merlin last night" Arthur added, "He only just managed to escape". Merlin hadn't told Arthur that he used the dragon to escape, he wondered how he'd feel about it...

"Why must you ruin everything!" Morgana screamed, true colours bursting through.

"You bought this on yourself" Merlin argued stepping forward, sword at the ready. He wished desperately that half of Camelot's knight and its king were not watching. At least then he could resort to magic if he needed to. Morgana gave a frustrated yell, spreading her palm over to where a discarded dagger lay, levitating it into the air and sending it hurling through the air, straight at Merlin's head.

...

Uther felt his heart breaking at Morgana's obvious betrayal, she had only just come back to him, why would she betray him? When he saw her magic he knew, somebody had corrupted her with magic's evil influence. Something he had always feared for Merlin, but not her.

He didn't have long to think of this however as Morgana magically sent a discarded dagger straight for Merlin's head. Uther looked on powerless to stop it the knife hit Merlin's face near the left side. Morgana laughed as Merlin fell to his knees and then onto the ground like a puppet whose string had been cut. She then disappeared in a whirlwind of black, golden eyes fixed on the prince laying on the stone floor of the citadel.

He and Arthur made a mad dash to Merlin surprised to see him roll over and sit up with little effort. Arthur dropped to his knees helping Merlin to his feet. Uther was relieved to see the dagger had missed its target slightly, it had slashed Merlin's cheek and the side of his head, but the wound was superficial and not very deep.

"I knew she wouldn't leave till she caused some damage" merlin half smiled half winced, "From where she was standing she would only see blood on my face, so I figured if I fell down fast enough she might think she had done some serious damage. Looks like it worked"

"Go, get it bandaged" Uther replied shakily, waving his sons off before retiring to his own chambers.

He sat on the edge of his bed, his face in his hands. His heart almost shattered at the thought of Morgana. He had loved her, like his own, little did she know she was in fact his own. His daughter had defected and left him. For magic. He felt his hatred of the craft grow, even more than he thought possible.

"Father?" Came the quiet call, he looked up to see Merlin half in the doorway, the boy had a habit of never knocking. Uther felt a strange mixture of warmth and trepidation fill him at the sight of his adopted son, he had more temptation to turn to magic than Morgana. He waved him in, noticing the bandage that ran around the side of his face to cover the wound. It was superficial, however it was deep enough to leave a scar. Hopefully one that would fade with time. He stood to face him, the quickly embraced the boy.

"Don't ever turn to magic Merlin" He whispered, he could feel the boy tense at the word. He released him from the hold, the boy seemed shocked.

"I'm glad your alright" Uther breathed regaining some of his composure, "Is there a reason for your visit?"

"Well Arthur is still getting bandaged up so I figured I would come make sure you were alright" Merlin replied looking at the floor.

"I am fine" the king lied smoothly, "Go see to your brother and get some rest"

Merlin nodded heading for the door.

"Oh, Merlin?" Uther quickly added, "Morgana, really tried to have you killed?"

"She and Morgause tied me in magical chains and left me for the serkets" merlin admitted after a long moment, "The magic weakened enough for me to break the chains and fight them off"

Merlin left without another word.

Uther should of known it was Morgause who had corrupted his ward. Giving a yell of rage he punched the wall of his room. He would eliminate magic in his kingdom. He would not loose another loved ones to its clutches, he would make sure of that.

Sorry this is so short! I'll make up for it I swear. Im off to camp in a day so you most likely wont hear anything from me for a week sorry.

You are probably wondering what will break Uther's spirit at the end of S3 if is not Morgana's betrayal.

hehehe ;) Dont you worry, its all planned out