Disclaimer: I do not own Merlin.
After dinner, Merlin showed me around the castle a bit. He showed me the laundry room, kitchens, throne room, knights' quarters, and several other places I'd promptly forget how to get to. He was telling me a bit about his life before coming to Camelot and about his mother. You could tell he dearly missed her, but his life was in Camelot now and she understood that.
When the tour was over, Merlin escorted me to my chambers before going to Arthur's room next door. I entered my room and it was completely dark except for a candle by the door. I took the candle and went to light the fireplace. When I turned around, I saw a figure sitting in the dark.
I must've jumped 5 feet in the air and gave a little scream. The dark mass jumped up and hurried to me to put their hand over my mouth. My eyes adjusted to the room and I saw who it was.
"Shhhh! Its just me." the voice said. "Its just Morgana."
"My lady! You scared me half to death!"
"I know. I'm sorry. I just had to talk to you about something." She escorted me to a chair and she sat next to me. "I overheard you earlier. In Gaius' chambers."
The shock must've appeared on my face. "My lady, I assure you I have no idea what you're talking about." My face was turning even paler than it was before. I started twisting my long blonde hair in my fingers. My eyes were shifting nervously. She knows!
"Please do not lie to me, Sarah. I would greatly like the chance to be friends, but if you continue to lie, I will have no choice but to tell Arthur."
"Oh please don't do that! I will—I will tell you anything you want to know." I spoke with a resigned sigh. There's nothing else I can do. I'm not ready for Arthur to know.
"Start from the beginning." Morgana had an eager gleam in her eyes. "I promise not to tell Uther or Arthur. You're clearly scared."
"Umm..Alright. I am from the year 2013 in a country called the United States of America. I was walking home after attending a party on my 21st birthday and I heard a strange noise. When I got close enough, a bright light followed it. I came to and that's when the knights found me." I looked at Morgana and she had a sad smile on her face.
"You really are telling the truth aren't you?" she asks me.
"How could you tell?"
"Your eyes. They're so sad. How do you plan to return back to your time?"
"I have no idea. I don't even know how I came to be here exactly. Magic is actually real here, but its illegal, so can't do that. Gaius and Merlin said they'd help with anything I needed."
Morgana had a confused look on her face. "What do you mean by 'magic is actually real here'? Of course its real."
"Not where I come from. Only magic that's done there is a trick of the eye. Simple parlor tricks."
"That's peculiar." Morgana sighed. "I guess I should be leaving you to sleep for the night. I do hope we can talk again soon." We both move towards the door.
"Of course, my lady. Any time."
"Please, Sarah. Its just Morgana." We exchange smiles and I close the door. Wow. How on Earth could she be evil?
I shrug that thought to the side and get ready for bed. I find a night gown in my room's cupboard and continue to prepare for bed.
As soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm dead to the world.
What felt like minutes, but must've been hours later, I was suddenly awoken by loud bells. Confused and disorientated, I got out of bed and made my way to my door. I opened it to peak into the hallway and was spotted by Arthur coming out of his own room.
"Sarah. Please remain in your chambers. Everything will be fine."
"What's going on? What are the bells for?"
"They're warning bells. It means something's attacking the city." Merlin said, suddenly popping up behind Arthur with his armor in his hands.
Arthur whips his head around to Merlin. "Don't go telling her that, Merlin." He turns back around to me and says, "I'm sure everything will be fine. Its probably nothing serious."
I guess I didn't look too confident in that because Arthur grabs my hands and simply holds them. Blue eyes meet green. "I promise everything is fine. Please, go back to sleep. It will all blow over in the morning."
I wasn't going to fight with him when his people needed him, so I nodded my head and went back into my room. I ran to my window and moments later saw Merlin and Arthur running through the citadel to the knights and horses.
The last thing I saw before I went back to bed was Arthur's retreating figure on horseback. I found myself hoping and praying for him to return safely.