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"Try again," Merlin said picking up the pitcher and setting it in front of Artemis. They sat in Gaius's home as Merlin attempted to reteach Artemis magic. She glared at the pitcher. "Stop glaring and focus."

"I am focusing," she told him.

"Not hard enough apparently," he told her sitting across from her. She sighed and stopped glaring at it. "Perhaps we should take a break." Artemis nodded before looking up at him. "We had a visitor last night," Merlin told her.

"Oh? Who?" she asked.

"His name is Julius Borden," Merlin replied. Artemis gave him a face of disgust. "You know him."

"Theif," she muttered. "He stole a piece of the Triskelion from me years back. I got in a lot of trouble for it."

"You had a piece of the Triskelion?" Merlin asked.

"Yes. I had acquired it for the Servants."

"Well…," Merlin told her, "I want to help him. He has all but one piece of the Triskelion, and we could save a dying breed."

"Merlin, Borden is not to be trusted. He is very untrustworthy."

"Well," Merlin said shifting uncomfortably, "I may have already promised Kilgharrah."

"Merlin!" Artemis yelled. "What the hell!" He gave her a nervous look.

"And I need your help," Merlin said.

"No," she told him.

"Oh come on Artemis. Don't you want to see a dragon hatch?" he asked.

"Well… yes," Artemis said.

"Then all you have to do is steal Arthur's keys to the vault."

"You've got to be kidding me," she told him.

"No," he said with a smile. Artemis rolled her eyes.

"Fine," she snapped, "but if I don't see a dragon hatch I swear I will hurt you." Merlin grinned.

As soon as the sun rose and she was back in her body, she snuck into Arthur's chambers. He was passed out in bed. Artemis crept over and started rummaging through the cabinet his keys would normally be in there. She heard a creak and immediately shut the door and turned to Arthur. He opened his eyes and stared at her.

"Artemis?" he questioned. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"Is that anyway to talk to one you love?" she questioned. He pulled himself into a sitting position.

"I'm sorry," he told her in a questioning voice, "but its dawn. Shouldn't you be sleeping?"

"Sleeping?" she muttered. He waited for her reply. "Oh sleeping! That's why I was here.

I…," Artemis paused for a moment to roll her eyes and proceeded to give him the most innocent face she could, "I couldn't sleep. I was hoping you could comfort me." He moved over and invited her in bed. Artemis crawled into bed with him and cuddled against him. Her eyes scanned the room but quickly grew heavy. She hadn't had any sleep; Arthur was warm. Damnit. Bad timing. Sleep dragged her under.

Artemis awoke and stretched. She saw Arthur working on papers at his desk. His keys hung at his side. She watched them trying to figure out how to get them. Artemis stood and stretched before she walked to him.

"Good to see you awake," he told her standing.

"How long did I sleep?"

"It's well past noon," he told her then kissing her gently.

"Not surprising," she muttered. Artemis looked up at him before she brought him into quite a passionate kiss. She went for his keys, but he pulled away not giving her a chance.

"As much as I want to stay here with you, I have to go to council," he told her.

"Stay," she begged innocently.

"I really can't," he said before kissing her gently again and leaving her. Artemis huffed and left the room. Merlin was waiting for her.

"Well?" he asked.

"I fell asleep," she murmured. "I tried just not hard enough I guess. Your turn." Merlin nodded, and they both headed down to the council chambers. They both stayed around the corner and looked into the war room. Merlin looked down at her, and Artemis shrugged before shoving Merlin into the room and against the door. He practically knocked over a weapon rack. The councilmen stared at him. Arthur rolled his eyes and continued with what he was saying. Merlin stared around trying to think of how to get the keys off Arthur, and he did the only thing he could think of. His eyes flashed gold and down went Arthur's trousers.

"Allow me to help you, sire," Merlin said rushing to him.

"No. No! Merlin!" He shouted.

"Your Majesty," Merlin said as they both fell to each the ground. Merlin was trying to 'help' Arthur, and Arthur was trying to get him off. Artemis was on the floor laughing. She was in full view of the council, but at the moment, she didn't care.

"Merlin!"

"Majesty!"

"Get off me!"

"I'm trying to help you, sire!" They got up from the struggle. Arthur pulled up his own trousers and Merlin had the key behind his back.

"There we go," Merlin said calmly. "Will there be anything else, sire?"

"No!" Arthur shouted. Artemis was still laughing as Merlin backed out with the key behind his back. Artemis stood laughing.

"Good to see you trouserless again, sire," she said with a laugh as she grabbed Merlin and went on their merry way.

Merlin smiled at her in the way he did when he wanted something.

"No," Artemis told him.

"I need you to put them back," Merlin said holding out the keys to her.

"Merlin," she said irritated. "Well, did you at least get the last part of the Triskelion?"

"Um… well… Borden did," he replied.

"Merlin!" she yelled at him.

"I plan to go after him," Merlin said defending himself, "and if you want to see a dragon hatch…" Artemis grumbled and took the keys from him.

Artemis slipped into Arthur's chambers yet again. She felt bad for doing things behind his back. Frankly, she had no idea how Merlin kept up with all his secrets; she felt dirty.

She went to Arthur's belt and tried to but the key back, but the belt was being stubborn. She struggled to put the key back on and when it finally slid in place her hand slipped and a goblet crashed to the floor. Artemis swore before turning to Arthur who had jolted awake.

"Artemis?" he questioned concerned.

"Hi," she replied.

"What are you doing here?"

"Same reason I was here yesterday," she told him.

"Perhaps you should talk to Gaius about making something to help you sleep," he told her.

"You know that doesn't help," she said quickly. "Maybe I just miss you. You've been so busy lately," she told him sitting on the edge of his bed pouting. It was true. He had been far too busy to take even a second glance at her. He put his arms around her and kissed her shoulder gently.

"You're right," he told her. "I'm sorry." She turned to him and kissed him. She pulled away and stared at him before kissing him again and again. Arthur pulled her farther into bed. He was about to further his advances as Artemis gave what he considered the signal to further them when the bell rung through the night. Arthur groaned and his head dropped depressed and angry that they were interrupted. "Stay," he begged before kissing her neck again. "I'll be back in five minutes. Just give me five minutes." He kissed her one more time before he practically ran out the door.

Artemis stared at the ceiling her need to be with Arthur slowly dying down. It was twenty minutes later when Arthur finally came back looking in a depressed mood.

"Let me take a guess," Artemis told him.

"I'm sorry," he told her. "Something's been stolen out of the vault."

"I understand," she said sliding the end of his bed and standing. She kissed his cheek gently.

"I am truly sorry," he told her.

"Arthur," she told him putting a hand over his heart, "when I fell in love with you and chose to be with you, I knew I would have to share you with Camelot. I understand. I do." He kissed her gently. "I'll see you when you get back."

"How did you know I was leaving?" Artemis just smiled and left leaving Arthur confused.

Artemis ran down the steps as they came back. She immediately went to Merlin ignoring the others.

"Well?" Artemis asked.

"No hello?" Arthur called to her.

"Hello Arthur," Artemis said. "Now go take your daily dose of shut the hell up," She turned her attention back to Merlin as the knights roared with laughter.

"Well?" Merlin frowned and looked down at the ground. Artemis's smile fell before Merlin looked up grinning. Artemis laughed, and they hugged.

"Tonight?" she asked. He nodded.

Artemis and Merlin rode out to the clearing, and Merlin called Kilgharrah down from the sky. He landed among them.

"Is it still alive?" Merlin asked worried.

"It can live for more than a thousand years," Kilgharrah assured him. Merlin smiled.

"So," Artemis said looking up at him, "you are no longer the last of your kind." Kilgharrah chuckled.

"It would seem not," he replied.

"When will it hatch?" Merlin asked him.

"Young dragons were called into the world by the dragonlords. Only they had the power to summon them from the egg. As the last dragonlord, this solemn duty falls to you, Merlin."

"How do I summon it?" Merlin asked.

"You must give the dragon a name," the dragon replied. Merlin thought for a moment and sighed when he finally decided. He closed his eyes and Kilgharrah and Artemis watched him.

"Aithusa," he said. The egg cracked and out popped the most beautiful, white baby dragon.

"A white dragon is, indeed, a rare thing...and fitting. For in the dragon tongue, you named him after the light of the sun. No dragon birth is without meaning." Merlin and Artemis smiled and cried as they watched the dragon continue to break its way out of its shell.

"So worth tricking Arthur," Artemis said wiping her tears. "Sometimes the meaning is hard to see, but this time I believe it is clear. The white dragon bodes well for Albion, for you and Arthur, and for the land that you will build together."

"Let your species rein for another thousand year," Artemis told him.

"Your words touch me young Servant," he told her. She smiled and looked down at the dragon hoping for a future for the noble creature.