A/N: It's been awhile! sorry! This is just a short(ish) filler(ish) chapter and then hopefully I'll be
able to upload the next chapter soon. Things will hopefully pick up the pace a little.
If you want a recap:
Chpt 1: Merlin remembers a past conversation with Morgana about a vision that she sees, then in the present she confronts him about the another vision.
Chpt 2: Arthur and Kay set out to Camelot.
Chpt 3: Morgana's first encounter with Merlin when she is 9. Morgause and Morgana (as children) go to seek out Nimueh to find out about their futures and their destinies.
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The sun rose bright. It cast its first beams over the horizon lighting up the tops of the grassy crest. It was a clear day with little to no clouds. From where Kay stood he could see all around him for miles and miles. He faced the morning while it slowly travelled upwards until in full view.
"Time to get up!" he called to the sleeping Arthur who snorted incoherently but stumbled into a standing position.
"Already time teh ged uph…?" mumbled the younger brother. Arthur was never the early riser and the constant travelling for the past fortnight didn't help that fact.
"We want to reach Camelot before nightfall. Getting locked outside the gates doesn't seem a welcoming prospect does it?" answered Kay while methodically clearing their little camping spot.
"We've spent the last…..yawn…..two weeks or so sleeping outside…I'm sure another night wouldn't hurt." Arthur threatened to drop right back to sleep but Kay slapped him round the face not lightly and the pushed him forward to get him moving.
"Walk. Now. Up and at them or whatever." said Kay as he shouldered his now mostly depleted pack. He started making his way over the hill not waiting for Arthur who after fumbling around with the straps of his own pack.
The day passed by quickly. They walked on the main road now. It was paved, straight, and well kept. It was an impressive feat of architecture which showed off Camelot's richness in both material wealth and skills in technology and science. It must have cost a lot of money and manpower. Both which were apparently abundant in Camelot. As they came closer to the great city more and more travellers were on the road. Most going into the city, to the tournament most likely as they were. It was the big event and it drew everyone in from even the far regions of the land. The white stone towers of the castle now loomed above them, they approached the wall of the city and the gates were now in view. Being from the country, the city, its gate, and walls were the biggest man-made structures that Arthur and Kay had ever seen. And of course the castle was just spectacular.
"Whoa, don't gawk in the middle of the road!" said a man hauling a cart of fresh cabbages.
And so the pair shuffled along while the herd of people streamed around them, all heading to different places. They passed through the gates without a hitch, the guards barely stopping anyone for how could they when the people were so numerous? For most of the afternoon they were pushed along the crowds of people and not advancing much. About now it was when Kay and Arthur both started to wonder how it was they were going to get around when they didn't even know where they were.
"We need to find an inn or the like!" shouted Kay over the noise of the business.
"Where? I can barely tell where we are with all these people!" shouted back Arthur.
"I don't think we even know where we are!" cried Kay.
"Isn't that excellent?" replied Arthur.
Looking around quickly he realised they were in the market square. Beyond the market were houses and then a white wall with arched entrances leading into another square. That one seemed a lot less densely packed so he started making his way towards it. Kay followed in suit not wanting to be separated. The two finally escaped the crowds and stood in what seemed to be the outer court area surrounding the castle. The buildings here were taller, more elabourate, and cleaner.
"Where are you going?" asked Kay, looking around curiously.
"I was just trying to get us out of the crowds. But by my guess, I'd say we're in the outer courtyard or the like."
"Hmm." Nodded Kay in agreement looking around at the different buildings indifferently.
Arthur sighed. They were very, very lost. No choice but to sit awhile.
In the middle of the court stood erected a magnificent statue skillfully cut from marble. It was a statue of a regal looking king dressed in finery, wearing an impressive crown and bearing all the air of someone of great importance. His face was kind though. It made Arthur feel like he could trust him. The statue's right hand was stretched out towards a sword in a stone which was so out of place that Arthur had to look twice to fully capture it. The rock looked like an ordinary rock, covered in mosses and lichens, taken straight out of the forest. The sword looked like an ordinary sword as well save for the fact that it was thrust into the stone. On the plinth where the statue of the king stood, was a plaque on which the words "The Once and Future King" were written. Funny thing to make a statue of thought Arthur. A king that doesn't exist yet…but has already been? It didn't really make sense to him. But he looked at the way that the statue reached for the sword as if to pull it from the stone. Perhaps I can pull it out... was the next thought that popped into his mind and without much other thought he put his hand on the handle and pulled.
A/N: Yay! thanks for reading!
