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Disclaimer: I still do not own any characters of Shine and the BBC's TV programme Merlin (wish I did!) but any added characters and plotlines were completely my genius! All mistakes and splelnig errrors are also my own, which are not so genius…

Chapter Forty Eight

Edgy

Emrys woke up with a start. He had been dreaming. Spectres haunted his dreams, ducking in and out of shadows. His hands shook but he forgot his dreams instantly when he noticed what was going on around him. The sun was high in the sky and the smell of smoke rose up into the tree. He blinked in the bright light and looked round him. He was late. He didn't usually get up late. He normally woke up at the crack of dawn. The birds were chirping all around him and flitting between the branches. Smoke curled up into the tree and evaporated into the air as it rose above the twigs. Emrys leaned over the edge of the branch to see below. Ceira was crouched over the fire, feeding it twigs and watching it crackle. He leapt down and gracefully landed next to her.

"Morning," she greeted without looking up.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" he asked, prodding the kindling with a twig.

"Why should I?" she answered simply.

"Point taken. So is it midday already?"

"Near enough."

"Are you OK? You seem…on edge," Emrys said.

"I'm fine. It's just nerves," she sighed shakily. Emrys placed his hand over hers comfortingly and smiled at her. She smiled back weakly and broke away from his gaze. So then they just sat there lost in their own thoughts in silence; considering what was to come.

Arthur couldn't help feeling that he was under-prepared. He didn't know how he could feel how he did when he didn't even know what he was going to face. It was all just one huge mystery. His Knights must think he was mad. He was making them go through all this preparation based only on his instincts. There was no actual proof too confirm that Emrys was going to attack. There was no proof that he was even in the area. For all he knew he might have fled with Ceira away from Camelot never to return. But Arthur thought otherwise. It may have just been a premonition, but it was a strong one.

The darkness was fast approaching. Emrys and Ceira had not said a word to each other for hours. Emrys had been sat twisting the rabbit round on the spit and Ceira had been sat in Emrys' tree practising various spells. Emrys looked up at her. She was concentrating on a shield spell that was hovering in the form of a watery sphere in front of her. Emrys' eyes slid to the lightly star-sprinkled sky. The dusk was starting to cast a shadow over the trees. Emrys sighed, stopped twisting the spit and looked up to Ceira.

"Ceira? You ready to go? We have a battle to get to. Come on," he couldn't keep the grin from breaking through his serious expression. Ceira shared the smile and jumped down from the branch. She leapt down where Emrys caught her just before she hit the ground and lowered her to the floor. He took her hand and headed towards the city.

"This is it. Are you ready?" he asked excitedly.

"As long as I'm with you, I couldn't be more ready," she replied.

"Come on then. Let's go. Oh, wait a minute. Just got to send a little warning to Arthur so that he has at least some time to get a small army ready. Don't want to make it too difficult for him," Emrys said slyly. A crafty smirk replaced his excited grin. He held his hand facing upwards in front of him and focused his gaze on it.

"Teoswian ambiht Arthur sendan beadu." A streak of white light flew up from his hand into the air above the trees. It then darted off to the south towards the castle leaving the air glittering magically behind it. Emrys smiled at Ceira and she returned it. They then ran off into the darkness together holding each other's hand.

Author's Note: Yes, drabble, I know. I am sorry! But please review? Ok, off to update again! DOUBLE-UPDATE! Please read on and review! x