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Previously...
"Lie with me." Morgana whispered.
"You should rest. Gaius says you should after these sights." Uther warned her.
"So stubborn!" It made him smile. "I'm just saying I need you to hold me during my rest!" She said. What a stubborn man! "Please Uther."
Could he say no?
Uther went to her side and brought Morgana to his chest, holding her and caressing her soft dark hair.
"My dear Morgana! Soon you'll be my wife and queen." He said in joy.
Morgana just giggle at that. Uther had a special magical gift: making she feel loved and special.
"I can't wait, love." She whispered. "I love you so much."
Chapter 15
Some days have passed since Morgana and her sister had visited Marcy. Since then, Morgause has spent even more time than usual in her chambers and she only went to the dinners if Merlin didn't. However, she has stopped talking about the possible rape. Not only because she knew well to see danger and possibilities of spoil her plans, but because, in a way even herself couldn't explain, she was... touched by Marcy's story.
Things were as usual in Camelot. Well, not really. On the truth there were a lot of people around, organizing and preparing things. Because the royal wedding and the coronation of the new queen would be in the next afternoon.
"So tomorrow Camelot will have a queen." Gwen said with a smile while she and Morgana walked in a beautiful garden.
"And Uther and I will be finally married!" The lady said in joy. "I'm so excited!"
"Everything is practically done. This one will be the greater feast Camelot has ever had!"
"Yes. I'm glad Uther liked the idea of inviting the people, not only royalty." Morgana smiled.
"He would like anything which makes you happy." Gwen said dreamily.
"Excuse me my ladies." Arthur said with a mocked bow, what caused the girls to smile. "Morgana, would you mind if I steal Guinevere for some moments?"
"Oh..." Morgana smirked. "Should I?" She sighed. "Since you don't steal Uther, I'm happy!" Gwen smiled at that and Arthur shook his head with a smile too.
She decided continue her walk by herself. The sun was so warm! She'd like to enjoy some more of it. She sighed. After the wedding she and Uther would have a great weekend in their chambers.
"Lady Morgana." She suddenly felt cold. Morgana turned around just to confirm what she already knew. It was Agravaine.
"I... uh... Hello, Lord Agravaine." How did he know she was in the garden right now?
"Would you mind if I join you?" Did she really have a choice?
"Well, Agravaine, on the truth I was already going back to the castle and..."
"Just a minute, please!" He begged, interrupting Morgana and making her a bit shocked. She didn't expect him to insist. "I need to tell you something."
"Then tell me." It sounded more indifferent than she had intended.
"Oh... well..." His hand went to arrange his black hair. "I'm glad to see you're better."
"Oh?" What does he mean?
"I was so worried when you fainted some days ago..." He didn't notice her quick confusion.
"Oh, that." She sighed. "I... Sometimes it happens."
"Twice it happened when I was about to kiss your hand." He pointed. "Last time and the day I've arrived in Camelot."
That was true and Morgana was surprised... just to remember the first time it wasn't a real faint.
"What a coincidence!" She forced a smile, hoping he would leave her soon.
"Indeed." He approached her. "You know, Lady Morgana, I was the one who carried you to your chambers the last time."
"Oh..." She felt a bit bad. Maybe her sister was right, he sounds so lonely, begging for some attention... "Thank you, Lord Agravaine." Morgana said politely.
He gave a step in and, when Morgana walked backwards, avoiding the proximity, Agravaine covered the small distance, grabbing her arm in a firm but polite way. There could be guards or other people observing them.
"Agravaine..." She whispered.
"Shh... Please, let me tell you, milady." He looked in her eyes. "While I had you in my arms I could realize what I feel." He started, sounding passionate. "Since I put my eyes on you, when I first arrived here, I felt attracted by your beauty and loving ways. But you would marry the king and, even if I don't agree with it, I respected your choice." He continued, glad to see confusion in her eyes, but sad because he destroyed the peace her face showed before he started talking. "However, when you fainted and I had you into my arms, I felt... I felt a great urge to protect you, to love you, Morgana." Maybe Morgause was right. The only man she has ever fell in love with was Uther. She has no idea what to do with Agravaine's sudden revelation.
"Please, Agravaine..." She closed her eyes, trying to get concentrated. "I'm getting married tomorrow..." What's the problem with him? Wasn't he in a relationship or something with Morgause?
"I beg you, Morgana, stay with me." He said coming closer. "We could go away, maybe we could go to live in Cornwall or wherever you'd like!"
"Agravaine, I love Uther." She said serious. "I'm so sorry, I'm sure you'll find another woman who loves you and..."
"I don't want another woman!" He interrupted her angry, playing his role. "I want you." He said softer. "The milky skin, the soft black hair... the lovely but fierce personality..." He caressed her cheek. "The delicate manners... the smell of lavender..." Agravaine was near her again, taking a breath near her hair. "I would never find all this together in any other woman, Morgana. And you know it." He whispered provokingly in her ear.
"Please, let me go..." She was a bit scared. The man was mad!
"Don't marry Uther Pendragon. I don't want you do suffer in his cruel hands."
"What? Uther is always good to me!" She protested. "He isn't like you think he is." Morgana said calmer. "If you give him a chance you'll see it."
"Well, milady, if you give me a chance you'll surely see how a real man treats a gorgeous woman!" Agravaine smirked, taking her other arm and crushing their body together, never bothering to look around to see if there was someone else in the garden.
"No, Agravaine!" She was scared, trying to make the man release her. "What are you going to do?" She screamed, starting to get hysterical. "Think well, I..." And he just leaned in and smashed their lips together, his tongue begging for passage while Morgana resisted, still trying to release herself.
"Morgana!" Suddenly the king was there, a shocked face.
The lady just slapped on Agravaine's cheek, furious.
"What does that mean?" The king was somehow between shocked and furious while Agravaine tried to hide his smirk.
"U-Uther... I-I can explain... he forced me! He..."
"What?" Agravaine continued playing his role. "You practically jumped over me, milady!" He said with mock outrage.
"Wh-what?" Morgana felt like the blood was leaving her brain so quickly. "That... that's not true!" Why does things had to go wrong now?
"I saw everything." Uther said in fury. "Listen to me well!" That was when Agravaine noticed the king was furious at him, not at the lady.
"Sir, I'm a man, you can't blame me!" He tried to explain. "How can you keep your kingdom in control if you can't even keep your ward and future wife under your control?"
It caused Uther to take his sword and, agilely, touch Agravaine's chest with the tip while he took Morgana with his other hand and made her stay behind him, intending to protect her.
"Agravaine." Uther was clearly disturbed, clearly trying hard to control himself. Agravaine had a shocked face. He never expected the king to see him with Morgana, but as that happened, he would never think Uther Pendragon would blame him and not the lady. "I know all the respect and consideration Arthur has for you. That's the only reason why I'll not kill you today. However I want you out of Camelot before the sunset."
Morgana sighed. The man just looked at her and left.
"Uther..." She said carefully.
"Come here, Morgana." He said a bit disturbed and Morgana promptly did as she was asked, allowing Uther to hold her firmly against his chest.
"I'm so sorry." She whispered.
"It wasn't your fault." Uther said a bit more composed. "I'd just met Arthur and Guinevere and they told me you were here all by yourself. So I intended to make you a surprise. That was when I saw Agravaine forcing you to kiss him." He told her. "There is nothing you must be sorry about, my dear." He caressed her black hair.
Morgana looked at the king and kissed him softly. The kiss, however was suddenly deeper as Uther forced his tongue to enter. This time, Morgana had no resistance. Her arms automatically wrapped around his neck, bringing him nearer.
When Uther pulled away, he saw a beautiful smile on Morgana's lips. He kissed her hand chastely and intertwined their fingers. So the couple finally had some agreeable moments walking in the garden.
Arthur and Gwen were sat at the table in the prince's chambers, talking about the upcoming wedding and about their own.
"Which colour would you prefer the flowers?" Arthur asked. Thanks god Merlin wasn't hearing, or he would make a smart joke about the prince talking about flowers. Just for fun, of course, Merlin was clearly happy for their friends.
"I'm not sure." She said. "Pink roses are so delicate. But yellow flowers match so nicely with my hair..." She said dreamily. "But it doesn't mind, since we will be together."
Arthur smiled and kissed her hand softly. That was when someone knocked.
"Yes?" Arthur asked.
"It's me, Arthur. Agravaine."
"Come in, uncle." He said and the man entered, for Gwen's annoyance.
"Hello, Arthur."
"You look worried." The prince observed. "What happened?"
"I came to say goodbye." He said. "Your father asked me to leave Camelot until the sunset."
"What?" Arthur got up in surprise.
"Yes, it seems he's too jealous about Lady Morgana to have me here."
"Nonsense... Tell me what happened, uncle. I promise you I'll try to change my father's mind." He sat again, beside Gwen, holding her hand and pointed another chair to Agravaine.
"Well." He sat in front of his nephew. "I was walking in the garden when I saw Lady Morgana. She was alone." Gwen felt guilty for having left her friend alone. "Then I went there and..." He paused and sighed remembering the moment. No, of course he wouldn't tell the complete true to his nephew. Nor that he has been following Lady Morgana since some days ago, waiting for an opportunity... "Well, we had a little sincere talking."
"And...?" Arthur encouraged him to continue.
"And your father arrived and said I must leave Camelot."
"Uncle, I'm sorry, but it doesn't make sense!" Arthur said seriously. "I recognize my father is almost obsessed by Morgana, but he wouldn't have such a drastic attitude just because you talked to her." He sighed. "There is more, right?"
"Well, yes." Agravaine looked down. The lad was smarter than he judged. "Morgana kissed me." He said. Gwen gasped. She knew Morgana wouldn't do such a thing, because she truly loves Uther and, even if she would kiss another man, surely Agravaine wouldn't be her first choice. "I-I tried to prevent her, because... well, Arthur, I don't like your father, but I respect him. I wouldn't kiss his future wife."
"Oh my god!" Arthur had his hands covering his face in worry.
"But you know how women can be!"
"I know Morgana very well." Gwen said very seriously. "She's like a sister to me and I'm sure she would never betray Uther." Arthur looked at her. He knew Guinevere was right. But why would his uncle invent such a story?
"Sweet Lady Guinevere!" Agravaine smiled sadly at her, talking to her just like she were a small child. "Most of the women are not as loyal and innocent as you are."
"Well, and I presume my father saw you two." Arthur continued.
"He did." Agravaine confirmed. "Would you be kind enough to help me, Arthur?"
"I'll see what I can do, uncle. But I can't promise you anything, you know how my father can be stubborn."
Agravaine nodded and got up.
"Thank you, Arthur." He said. "Now I should go and pack." He left.
Agravaine was almost in his chambers when he saw another door and suddenly he felt tempted to take a look in her chambers... He opened the door and entered quietly.
"Morgause?" He called her.
"Agravaine!" The answer sounded surprised and excited. And it came from behind the screen. "I'm bathing!" She told him. "Just a minute. Be a good boy and don't look!" He smiled at that.
Agravaine sat at the table, waiting for her and fighting against the urge of go there and join the lady. In few minutes, Morgause appeared, her body wrapped in a white towel. She smiled satisfied at his obvious surprise.
"Hello, Agravaine." She walked to him.
"Morgause... I have bad news." He said, sighing as she just went to him and sat on his lap. "I did as you asked me. I tried to seduce your sister..."
"And?"
"And I kissed her."
"That's good." Morgause said. It was a great plan, why she has this strange feeling? Was it... jealousy? "You daring boy!" She covered her feeling with a smirk, making the man smile at her.
"Not really. Uther saw us." He told her. He wasn't smiling anymore.
"That's great!" Morgause was really satisfied.
"The point is he saw everything, Morgause. And he obviously blames me!" He tried to explain. "And now he said I must leave Camelot."
"Oh!" She gasped. Suddenly she felt something really weird. She doesn't want him to leave. "No!" She hugged him and felt a heavy tear falling. What the...
Agravaine just hugged her back, caressing her wet hair.
"It seems our plan got all wrong." He said. "Arthur will try to change his father's mind, I told him an innocent version of the story... But probably we will only earn some time."
More composed, Morgause sighed and looked at him, shocked with her own reaction. Agravaine always causes her strange reactions.
"Well, Agravaine. You won't leave me here all by myself, will you?" She provoked. "I need you!" She saw his eyes getting even darker. "I mean... I need you to help me with our plans."
"Only that?" He provoked, one hand involving her waist and the other loosening the towel.
"I need you in my bed too, of course." And that was so true! He smiled.
"If only there was a way..." He lamented, looking with hungry at her body.
"Maybe there is!" Suddenly something occurred to Morgause. She moved, still in his lap, but now facing him, her legs parted. "When I came to Camelot, I saw a hovel."
"Morgause, sweet, there are many hovels here around." He didn't get it.
"But not one like that." She smirked. "It's an abandoned hovel. Just few miles distant of Camelot, in the road to the north." She told him. "And it's kind of hidden by the woods. No one will find you." She was so hopeful!
"Sounds good." Not really. Deciding to go to live in a simple hovel wasn't an easy task to Agravaine. He has always lived in castles, with luxury, good food, beautiful women and, of course, lots of servants to do all the hard work.
"Just for a while of course." She smiled hopefully, her hands unlacing his trousers avidly.
"What do you mean?" He tried to her concentrated.
"Well... I could visit you every night... take food and everything you need." She told him. "And, as our job is done, you won't need to live there anymore."
He smiled. That sounded much better than he firstly thought!
"That's great!" Agravaine said. "But now I'd like to enjoy my last hours here in the Castle!"
He completely removed the towel and kissed Morgause very fiercely, his hands going to her hips and bringing her to him. Her gasps and groans sounded like music to his ears while he took her so roughly.
"Father!" Arthur just stormed in the throne room, where his father and Morgana were peacefully talking.
"Arthur?" Uther was instantly alert. "What happened?"
"I came here to ask you the same father. What happened? Why are you forcing my uncle to leave Camelot?"
"Oh, be happy with that!" Uther declared.
"So it's true!" Arthur sounded so shocked!
"And the only reason because I didn't kill him it's because I know you like the bastard!" Uther said monotonously.
"Father!" Something was very wrong here! Arthur approached the thrones and looked at Morgana. "And Morgana! What do you had in mind?" He sounded so shocked!
"What?" She was very surprised. "He was the guilty one!"
"Arthur, keep calm!" Uther said holding Morgana's hand. "What did Agravaine told you?"
"That Morgana just was out of her mind and kissed him." He said angry. "How could you, Morgana!"
"Arthur." Uther said pinching the bridge of his nose. "I saw everything."
"What?" Arthur was even more shocked.
"Your uncle lied to you." Morgana said with a smirk.
"Oh... but... why would he..." Arthur was very confused. He had never expected such a thing from Agravaine, always rational.
"Because he wants his revenge." Uther said sadly.
"I... I thought he was in love with Morgause." Arthur pointed. "The way he looks at her and talks about her." Arthur said and Morgana couldn't deny she was a bit shocked that Arthur had noticed that so easily. "Why would he kiss Morgana?"
"Because that wasn't about love, Arthur." Uther said. "That was about hate and power."
"I feel... weird." Arthur said. He was so disappointed with his uncle! "I'm so sorry."
"That's fine." Morgana said. "How would you know?"
"I believe you two, of course." Arthur paced around. "But what does my uncle intended with that?"
"Probably make us instable." Uther concluded. "I'm so sorry, Arthur. I know you're fond of your uncle, but there's no way I can go back in that decision. For now, he must leave."
Leaving Camelot was more difficult than he had guessed. Saying goodbye to Arthur was weird. When he knocked the lad just asked him to go away, claiming he wasn't ready to talk to him already. Probably Uther Pendragon spoiled Arthur's opinion about him, Agravaine concluded. Saying goodbye to Morgause was much more difficult than Agravaine had ever imagined it could be. He was never the one to care that much about women he has sex with. There was something about her. No, that was not love. He had loved just one woman in his life. But surely there was something about the blonde young woman. Somehow he felt... attached to her.
The sky was completely dark when Agravaine stopped his horse in the point Morgause had told him. Full moon! That was good, so he could see something and find the hovel. He looked around... and there was it! Small and very well hidden in the woods! He dismounted his horse and walked to it. The door creaked when he opened it.
He looked around. A table with two chairs. A bed. A cooker with some firewood beside it (how lucky!). And that was it. It wasn't what he was used too, but it would suit for a while. It would have to suit.
Hahaha! Yes, Agravaine is living in the same hovel where Morgana uses to in series 4. I thought it would be funny play with that. This one was more focused on Agravaine. Again, there's a reason for that.
The story got life again and the chapter become bigger than I intended it to be! So the wedding probably will be in the next one. Well, you know I never can promise this kind of thing, but let's hope!
Hope you have a great weekend guys! =D