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Previously...

"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.

Chapter 40

"Are you sure you know this place, Morgause?" Agravaine asked her uncertain as their boat arrived at the isle coast.

"Of course I am!" She said very self confidently, getting up and walking to the tiny coast. "Why?" She turned around and faced the man. "Are you afraid, Agravaine?" She looked amused.

"Afraid? I? Oh, it's not like that, Morgause!" He sounded just like his old self. "It's just... the place seems dangerous! I felt a chill as soon as I've put my feet on this land!"

"Oh!" She rushed to him amazed and cupped both his cheeks. "You felt magic, love!" She sounded so satisfied!

Why, Morgause, why do you insist in touching Lord Agravaine so tenderly, always looking at the man with this bright gaze of yours? Agravaine sighed and put her hands away.

"Magic had killed my poor sister and magic have made me feel so helpless!" He said with a surprisingly trembling voice. This time he didn't sound so furious, but he did sound hurt.

"Oh... Two big mistakes." Morgause smiled sadly. "Please, Agravaine, give it one more chance..."

"A third one?" He couldn't believe her! "And then what? A big mistake once again?" He saw how disappointed the lady was. "No, thank you!"

Agravaine turned around and walked back to the boat, untying Uther's feet, so the man could walk.

"On your feet, Pendragon!" Agravaine forced the king to stand. Uther's feet felt weird after so long tied. "Morgause, lead the way!" He said forcing Uther to walk.

Uther almost fell over the floor, walking felt really unusual after so long and his head was still filled with mists of the sleeping potion. Oh, and there was still the cloth bag over his head! He wanted so intensely to feel the fresh air on his face and take a long breath! But the only thing he could do was walking under Agravaine's rough ways of encouraging him to move.

"Morgause, why on earth had you ever been here for?" Curiosity was stronger than Agravaine's proud. "I mean, you seem to know this place so well!"

"Well, when I was a young girl trying to learn about my magic, I've made many travels, as I've told you." He remembered! Agravaine couldn't stop thinking about a younger Morgause feeling lost and trying to find out how to deal with her magic, with a side of herself. "So, in one of those travels I'd met some druids who guided me to this blessed island."

"You talk about magic with so much respect." Agravaine observed.

"Because it's sacred!" Uther said unexpectedly.

"Shut up!" Agravaine slapped his nape.

"He's right, Agravaine." Morgause informed him. "Magic is about energy, and energy is about balance..."

"Balance..." Agravaine was clearly thinking about it.

"Yes, Agravaine." Morgause stopped and looked at him with patient eyes. "You see... for example... Oh! When a new life is created, another one has to be extinguished. However, there's no way for a priestess to know who will die for the new life sprout." She explained and gave him some moments.

"That's why my poor sister died." Agravaine concluded in a broken voice.

"Yes." Morgause whispered and touched his hand in comfort. "And there was no way for the witch who did the magic or for Uther to know it would be your sister..." She added. Just because she knew how bad Agravaine still feels about his sister's death and she wanted him to feel better. Maybe knowing about that he would be a bit less bitter?

"Oh..." Agravaine sighed and looked around at the place. He could feel the energy, the magic. He looked at the ruins and imagined the place during its old days, full of people and joy. And, in his mind, the image seemed... beautiful.

"Agravaine..." Morgause went nearer him, their bodies almost touching. She saw his eyes were warmer, just like they used to be when looking at her. "Please, Agravaine..." She didn't even know what exactly she was asking him. Please, forgive me. Please, let's forget about all this and be together. Please, love me. Maybe all the options.

"We have no time, Morgause." He pulled her away. "Moreover, I didn't forget what you've done to me. And, even if Uther Pendragon didn't know my sister would die, you knew exactly what you were doing in the moment you cast your spell." He pointed coldly, pulling her away once again as she desperately tried to hug him.

The sun was almost setting and, behind a huge stone, Sir Leon started to worry about his king.

"They should already be here, shouldn't they?" One of the knights asked him.

"I was thinking just the same." Sir Leon said. "Merlin told us the sacrifice must be done at midnight, so maybe they'll arrive later."

"And travel during the night?" The man said incredulous. "I don't think so."

However, as soon as he stopped talking, Leon could see someone arriving from the small road.

Agravaine panted a bit. It was a quite long walk from the coast to the sanctuary ruins, which was up a hill. Up the hill, the floor was plan and a large circle of stones were around the ancient sanctuary, which was nothing more than a sacred stone placed in the middle of the circle. It probably was used as an altar, Agravaine deduced. He took off the bag cloth from Uther's head and the king finally could breathe some welcome fresh air.

"Admire the sight, Pendragon!" He said in joy. "It's the last time you'll be able to do so!"

"Stop torturing him, Agravaine." Morgause said calmly, giving a quick look at the sunset and walking to the sacred stone.

"What?" Agravaine couldn't believe. "Are you defending him now?" He walked to her in complete disbelief, dragging Uther with him.

"Oh, so you're jealous!" Morgause turned around to face Agravaine. And she had an amused smirk.

"No way." Agravaine said coldly and both men noticed her hurt gaze.

"We-well..." Her voice sounded broken. "Put him on this stone." Morgause instructed Agravaine.

Uther tried to fight the man, but it was very difficult since his hands were both firmly tied. Behind the stones, the knights watched everything.

"Shouldn't we help the king?" One of them whispered to Leon, even knowing Morgause and Agravaine wouldn't hear them from where they were. "I mean, we're here for that!"

"Calm down." Sir Leon stopped him. "You see, we can't hurt any of them... Moreover, Morgause won't do anything against King Uther until the right time." The knight sighed. "Let's hope Prince Arthur and the others are near..."

Few moments after Morgause and Agravaine managed to make Uther lie back on the sacred stone and tie the king, Sir Leon noticed the others knights of Camelot and some people with magic arriving discretely, coming from a secondary road, so Morgause and Agravaine wouldn't notice them.

"Prince Arthur, the queen and Merlin were to live the castle about an hour after we did." A knight informed Sir Leon.

"Good." Sir Leon approved. "I want you to discretely go to behind those stones there." He pointed to the other side and some of the knights went there walking out of the stone circle, in some small roads a bit down the hill. "You, people with magic, I want you all around. Nothing must be done until the prince, the queen and Merlin arrive here, understood?"

With a understanding nod, they quietly went to their places and waited.

"Finally!" Arthur dismounted his horse. "Here we are, Avalon!"

Merlin practically jumped out of his horse, as excited as a little boy who got an extra dessert.

"I always wanted to come here!" Merlin sounded very excited when he said that while taking the baby from Morgana.

"You're a girl, Merlin!" Arthur rolled his eyes and helped Morgana to dismount.

"Whatever!" Merlin shuddered. "Look, little Vivienne is very excited too!" The baby was moving her legs and arms into Merlin's arms.

"Oh, she wants her dad, don't you?" Morgana smiled at her daughter. "We're going to get him back, sweet!"

Merlin wondered if she tried to calm the baby or herself. She was clearly disturbed! Arthur tapped her shoulder softly in comfort.

"I promise everything will be fine, Morgana." He said. "You know, my father loves you so much that now he's probably thanking because it's him instead of you in that situation." Arthur told her and caught a tear from Morgana's cheek. "And when you meet again he will hug you so hard that you both will make me feel awkward!" Morgana smiled at that and Arthur kissed her forehead. "Now we must go."

"Look what we have just found!" Merlin screamed. "Boats!" He pointed, as excited as the baby. "Just like the stories my mother used to tell me when I was a little boy!" He and Vivienne kept waving to Morgana and Arthur.

"Come here and take a look, Arthur, you enjoyed the stories when I told you!" Merlin insisted.

"Shut up, Merlin!" Arthur blushed a bit and walked to Merlin with Morgana following him. "Thanks god! So we won't have to swim to the Isle of the Blessed!" He joked and went to drag one of the boats.

"Wait, Arthur, I think I can help!" Morgana said.

"Oh, don't be ridiculous!" Arthur turned around to look at her. "You don't have to., Morgana, you're just..."

Morgana murmured a spell and the boat went softly to the water.

"You were saying?" She joked and went to the boat. Merlin and Arthur followed her, amazed.

"How much long will we wait, Morgause?" Agravaine sounded bored.

"I've already told you, Agravaine." The lady said walking to him. "Just at midnight."

She sighed as the man pulled her away. The sky was completely dark, unless for the full moon and the stars. Time would come and, Morgause felt terrible admitting that to herself, she was completely unsure about so many things! Should she really kill Uther? The king had committed so many mistakes... but she also had! She allowed her magic to corrupt her when she cast a love spell! Well... And Morgana would be completely devastated if she kills Uther. Not only because the love of her life would be dead (and now Morgause understands how terrible it feels when we need someone's love and we can't have it), but also because Morgana would be very disappointed that it was Morgause who killed him. Moreover, in those few days, Uther has proved to be a comprehensive and careful man. He would take good care of her little sister! Oh, and Agravaine! Goddess, what would she do about him? She could cast one more spell... oh, but she wasn't the one to commit the same mistake again! Morgause wants him to truly love her, real love, not an illusion! Unfortunately, however, actions have consequences. And Morgause was facing the consequences of her previous actions, there was no return from that point.

"Morgause!" Her heart skipped a beat when Agravaine ran to her so desperately. "I-I think I saw something there!" He pointed one of the large stones which were part of the circle. A knight of Camelot rescuing the king would never sneak around like that! No, it was something else! The man was in panic!

"Nonsense, Agravaine!" Morgause calmed him a bit disappointed and also a bit amused. "There are just the two of us here..." Uther coughed, making them notice his presence. The last thing he needed before his probable death was to witness the couple having sex once again. "Oh, right, the three of us!" She smirked.

"But... but I saw!" He was scared enough to grab her arms and crush her body against his, sending butterflies to the lady's stomach. "I know I saw it!"

"Agravaine..." Her voice was almost a gasp and, noticing it, the man let her go. "Agravaine, you see, that's impossible!"

"But..."

"Maybe you saw a spirit!" She suggested excited cupping his cheek. So astonished Agravaine was that he welcomed her act, sighing and touching her hand with his.

"A... spirit?" He was a bit calmer after her touch.

"Yes. This is a sacred place, there's no need to fear anything here." She assured him.

When he was almost calm (almost!), Agravaine heard to something else.

"Aaaw!" It was a thin noise and sounded so excited.

"Oh, I heard it too!" Morgause smiled. "The spirits came to help our ritual!"

"Don't be so sure, sister!"

Go go go Morgana! What do you think? Please review!

Oh, I know my chapters are shorter than usual... but as I said once, ends are a bit more difficult to me than beginnings. So I prefer write a shorter one and keep the story on date instead of being late all the time... For those who asked me, I'm not sure how many more chapters, but we're walking to an end.

Have a nice weekend! =)