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If I remember well, Agravaine was about to tell us something important...

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Previously...

"What I must tell you isn't about the supposed feelings you claim to have for me. It's about a prophecy."

"Oh?" Morgause was surprised.

Uther felt sorry for the woman. Oh, well, she wants to kill him, yes. But Uther also could notice how the lady has been changing, especially after the spell had been broken. About the prophecy, of course, the king was curious. He made an extra effort to pay attention to Agravaine's voice.

"About what?" Morgause asked just as curious as Uther.

"About Camelot. And about your little niece." Agravaine smirked.

"Vivienne is a girl who will do great things in the future." Morgause said all proud.

"Indeed." Agravaine smirked and take a piece of parchment from his cloak. "Your niece will destroy the kingdom!"

Chapter 39

"She will... what?" Morgause got scared. The lady was pale and Agravaine felt something between satisfaction and regret. Uther gasped and tried to continue pretending he was still asleep, so he could know more.

"I visited Camelot last night." Agravaine said. The bastard! "And I went to the library, where I could find this little treasure among all the books and parchments about magic Uther Pendragon has been keeping hidden in a private section."

"Oh!" She was too shocked to make any comment. And so was Uther. The king sighed, but thankfully nobody has noticed. If he survives, he would give all that material about magic to Merlin.

"You see, Morgause, if we take Camelot we can't take that risk." Agravaine pointed calmly.

"A-Agravaine..." Morgause sighed, sounding sincerely scared. "What do you suggest?"

"We must kill the girl!"

"No!" Morgause reacted promptly. "No! Goddess, no! Agravaine, how can you be so heartless? She's just a baby!"

"Think rationally, Morgause!" Agravaine said a bit angry.

"I'm so sorry, Agravaine, but there's nothing to think about!" She said. "How could you propose something like that?" She was so shocked!

"Well, it may help if you stop thinking about her as your niece. She's Pendragon's daughter. And as she grows up, she'll probably be as heartless and terrible as her father!" Agravaine said in a very rational way.

"Agravaine, I can't believe how cold you are!" She was even more shocked. Was that terrible man really the Agravaine with who she have fallen in love? "She's Morgana's daughter as well, and she may be as lovely and smart as my little sister is." Morgause said rationally this time.

"Do you really believe that?" He smirked and unfolded the fake piece of parchment. "Morgause, sweet, you should at least take a look at this."

Oh, her heart skipped a beat when he called her 'sweet'! Even if he was being ironical. Goddess, how would she be happy again without that man? Worse, how would she survive having Agravaine always around her and treating her in a so terrible way?

"Well, let me see..." She stopped her horse and Agravaine did the same, giving her the parchment with a grin on his lips. Morgause read it and instantly started to hyperventilate.

"Morgause?" Uther would say the man sounded scared. Agravaine took her hands on his. "You're so cold!"

"A-Agravaine... No! It can't be true!" She was desperate.

For a moment, Agravaine reconsidered what he was about to say. The poor lady didn't deserve that, did she? Oh, yes, she did! The man had a wicked grin.

"Innocent blood must be poured!" Agravaine declared dramatically. "Only so we may stop that terrible future!"

Uther was furious! He wanted to go there and teach Agravaine what happened to whoever intends to be bad to his children or to Morgana! Unfortunately, however, his head was still funny because of the potion and his body, he noticed, was firmly tied to the horse.

"No, Agravaine!" She sounded so powerful. "I won't allow you to do so."

"Oh? I thought you wanted to be queen..." Even if the prophecy was fake, killing the baby would teach both Morgause and Uther a lesson!

"Well, to be queen, yes..." She considered it. "But I could never do such a thing! Not my niece!" She said. "I hope you understand." She looked at him. "Moreover, once we kill Uther Pendragon little Vivienne won't have his terrible example anymore." Morgause sounded a bit uncertain.

"I can't tell why, but suddenly I feel so worried!" Morgana told her friends, tapping gently little Vivienne's back.

"No reason for worries, Morgana." Arthur smiled at her. "I promise we'll bring my father back." The prince said calmly. "Moreover, the knights are already there."

"Arthur, please, have you told them..."

"Yes, no harm is to be caused neither to your sister nor to my uncle." Arthur repeated for the hundredth time since they left Camelot.

Morgana, Arthur and Merlin chose to travel by themselves, so people wouldn't notice them. Some knights were already in Avalon and some others knights and people with magic had left Camelot an hour before them. Gaius and Gwen were in Camelot, taking care of everything there.

"I should have sent a messenger to the other kingdoms." Arthur regretted.

"Foolish!" Merlin calmed him. "I mean, let's first solve this situation... And then we send a message and talk to the other kings and queens."

"Moreover, Arthur, I don't think they will accept a great king so easily..." Morgana pointed.

"Oh..." Arthur sounded so frustrated! "But... I would be a fair great king! I would take care of everyone's interests and protect people!"

"I know that, Arthur." Morgana smiled. "But I'm not that sure the other kings and queens would think the same." She said to him and held Vivienne more firmly when the baby got excited with a squirrel and made some sparks trying to reach him. Vivienne's magic has started to show itself since the king was missing. "No, sweet, let the poor squirrel be free, we can't take him with us."

"Aw!" The baby smiled and pointed as the animal bit a nut in a cute way. "Oh..." She sounded disappointed as one more squirrel arrived and the two of them went away together.

"You see?" Morgana kissed the baby. "His mother called him home."

"Merlin?" Arthur called him. "Merlin!" He called him louder since Merlin was looking at the baby girl with a smile.

"Oh, yes! What?" Morgana smiled at Merlin's confusion.

"I've asked if you think the other kings will resist that much when I tell them about being a great king. Because, you see, it'd be safer for everyone and the great king would be a bridge between each kingdom in Britain." The prince pointed. "And there are the Saxons! None of the kingdoms would beat them alone! Together, however, we're strong."

"Well, Arthur... I believe we should concentrate our efforts in bring your father back first of all. So we'll have time to prepare some good arguments... and then you may send your messages inviting them to a discussion in Camelot." Merlin said.

Arthur considered it for some moments. He sighed.

"You probably are right." He finally said.

"Now, about Uther..."

"Be calm, Morgana." Merlin interrupted her. "About the king, I'm quite sure your sister and Agravaine will only try to kill him at midnight."

"Oh? How do you know?" The queen was curious.

"Because it's when the full moon's magic reaches its peak." Merlin said simply.

They rode in silence for some more minutes. Occasionally one of the baby girl moans broke the silence.

"What a situation!" Morgana said. "Seriously, what does my sister have in mind to do such a thing?"

"The same my uncle does." Arthur said calmly. "Despair."

They continued their way in silence.

In Avalon, Sir Leon organized the knights behind some stones around the main place, which was very vast and where there was an ancient altar. Many years ago, before Uther had banished magic in Camelot, it used to be a centre of celebrations and peregrinations. All people, with or without magic, used to go there and celebrate the seasons and the cycles of life and death among the priestesses. Now, however, the place was abandoned.

When the knights arrived there it was still very early, they had time to explore the place and soon Sir Leon organized them in their places. They were all around the big place where the altar was, however, the entire way to arrive there was free.

"The plan is allow Lady Morgause and Lord Agravaine to get here with our king. The queen and the prince were very clear when they said we can't hurt them." Sir Leon explained.

"Oh, I can't understand why!" One of the youngest knights said. "I'd like to kill them both for what they have done! It's treason!"

"Remember what Merlin told us." Sir Leon said in a serious voice, making his mates stop talking among them and pay attention to him. "Lord Agravaine is under a spell... or was... well, the point is, when this entire situation started, both Morgause and Agravaine weren't in their perfect sense."

"But Lady Morgause was never under a spell!" An experienced knight protested.

"Tell me, Sir Bedivere..." Leon started. "Have you ever seen someone who's in love act rationally?"

The knights laughed and continued planning.

"Here we are!" Morgause smiled and jumped out of her horse. "The isle of Avalon!"

Agravaine sighed and dismounted his horse in an elegant way, causing the lady to admire him. He walked to her gallantly.

"This is a beautiful place, Morgause." He said sincerely.

Oh, had he reconsidered it? Morgause's heart stopped for a second in joy.

"Isn't it?" She smiled at him. "You know, over there there's a wonderful place where we could watch the sunset..." She suggested caressing his chest.

Oh, Morgause, why? Agravaine sighed and grabbed her wrists, causing her to moan. Then his face came nearer and neared. Oh goddess! He will kiss her! And she's waiting for his kiss just like a teenager girl, with her shaking hands into his warm and bigger ones, her eyes closing in expectation, her lips parting...

"Get ready." Agravaine said coldly as he released her, never kissing the lady. "We're here for business, not time for that kind of thing!"

"Oh..." She sounded so disappointed.

Morgause walked around, near of the lake. She would make him love her again. Oh she would!

"There are some boats here." She informed him. "Help me, Agravaine."

The man went to her and dragged one of the ancient boats to the water. It was made of a dark wood and its front had a spiral, a symbol of the old religion, Gaius would say.

Then Agravaine walked to the horse and took Uther, who tried to fight him. But it was futile, since the king was completely tied and still had a cloth bag over his head, so he couldn't see what was happening.

"Oh, I suggest you to stop now, Pendragon!" Agravaine said darkly. "Or I may drop you in the lake... It would be so difficult swimming with your hands and feet tied like this, wouldn't it?" He laughed.

Morgause was already on the boat and helped Agravaine to put Uther there. Then the man took an oar.

"Let me oar." He said. "Even if you're a heartless sorceress, I'm still a lord."

"Oh, you weren't a lord when you forced me to have sex with you like that." She pointed dryly. The man only smirked. "I was enjoying it... and when you noticed that you made me feel bad! Why?" She sounded so hurt! Uther wondered if they remembered he was still there, listen to everything. The probably didn't care.

"It feels terrible being controlled by someone else, uh?" Agravaine said.

"Look, I'm so sorry." She said in a broken voice. "I... I didn't want you to feel bad about it, Agravaine. I just needed your help... and your love. And I had no idea of what to do with all my needs." She smiled sadly. "Sex used to be enough for me, but suddenly, when I knew you, it wasn't anymore." It sounded so sincere! How could Agravaine be so heartless? "I know it was a big mistake..." She said looking down. "I just hoped you would forgive me."

For a second she had seen comprehension on his eyes. Just for a second. Because soon the darkness was back.

"Oh, enough of that topic, right? Let me get us to Avalon!" He was about to get up with the oar when Morgause interrupted him.

"I can use my magic for that, Agravaine... don't be a silly boy!" She teased, no more sign of her fragility.

The lady murmured a spell and soon the boat was moving right to Avalon.

Here we are, everybody is arriving in Avalon! What do you think? Please, review and make a writer happy! =D