Chapter 3-Magic, Mischief and Merlin

Hey guys, hope you're doing okay. I'm sitting down with my housemates in the kitchen and we all have our computers out anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter, oh and before I forget DO THE POLL [my profile] it's important to where I'm gonna head with this story, or just post on the reviews simply Morgana good/Morgana evil. Bear in mind that it's taking me a while to get into this story, but once we've got Valient I might find it easy to write. I don't own Merlin [that's the BBC, who I hated a bit when they ended it the way they did] but Elizabeth, Laudine and Kay were all my inventions.

It was early the next day when I decided that I needed to probably find Merlin again to explain exactly why I had defended him the way I did. Once we got out of my room, I turned quickly to the guard, "Gaius's chamber?"

He pointed in a general direction for me. I nodded in thanks and set off.

"I don't think you realise how big a place is until you have to find something," Laudine laughed behind me after we got lost for the fourth time.

It was about another half an hour before we were finally knocking on the door of the court physician before entering the room. There was an old man in the room looking as if he was trying to cut up some form of insect but it kept moving around, "Hello," I informed him as I stepped into the room.

Gaius jumped about a foot in the air before turning around to me holding his chest, "How may I help you?"

"I'm sorry for startling you, I just wished to speak to Merlin," I explained before walking over to the insect on the table and holding out my hand, "May I?"

Gaius looked reluctant but handed me over the knife, "All you have to do is tap them on the head," I explained while doing what I was saying. The insect that I tapped suddenly froze as is I had shocked it, I took the knife and quickly cut into the different sections before turning back to Gaius.

"Who are you?" Gaius questioned looking at me with interest.

"Oh I'm sorry I'm so rude. My name is Elizabeth-Maria. I am a Princess, Uther invited me to stay at the castle," I explained feeling my cheeks light up with slight embarrassment at being rude, "And this is Laudine and Kay my friends," I said watching as they waved when I said their names.

"What do you need with Merlin?" Gaius asked seeming now worried.

"Just wished to speak to him. We met yesterday and he seemed very interesting," I explained before hearing a commotion outside. I ran over to the window to look out and saw Merlin ducking and avoiding Arthur's malice which he was waving around violently. I turned to face Gaius who was also watching, "Well I guess I now know where he is."

Both Gaius and I quickly existed his house before making our way to the courtyard, by the time we had gotten down there Merlin and Arthur had moved and were still fighting. Well Arthur was fighting, Merlin was ducking a lot. They had moved into the barn, Merlin was lying on the floor while Arthur was showing off above him as if reacting on instinct Merlin's magic came out causing Arthur mace to get caught up. Merlin laughed as he got up and continued to use more magic to escape Arthur's attacks until he noticed Gaius and I standing there. Something in our expressions seems to phrase him as suddenly Arthur had won, using a broom. I pushed my way through the crowd just as the knights grabbed Merlin.

"Leave him," I ordered them.

They had no chose but to obey but now everyone knew that I was supposed to be marrying the prince therefore deserved some respect.

"Princess," Arthur greeted me.

I didn't respond instead sending a silence glare before turning back to Merlin, "Come on, let get you out of here."

It didn't take long for us to reach Gaius's chambers Merlin was complaining under his breath all the way, "Laudine," I called when we finally got into the chambers knowing she would be right behind me.

"Yes my lady," She replied.

"In a minute we will require your expertise," I muttered before turning back to Merlin.

"My lady," He said bowing his head once he had righted himself.

"Merlin, I do believe we need to talk," I said smiling slightly at his entertaining entrance.

"Yes my lady," Merlin said suddenly looking worried.

"My name is Elizabeth Merlin. As long as we are in friendly company you can call me that. And I need to talk to you about magic," I said.

Merlin immediately froze up, "Magic what magic?" He questioned quickly his voice cracking.

"Wow you need to work on your lying skills," Kay said from behind me.

I laughed at that before sobering up, "It's okay Merlin. I'm not gonna turn you over to Uther. That would be amazingly hypocritical of me."

"My lady?" Gaius spoke this time in confusion.

I placed my hands out in front of me, "Leohtbora," I whispered clearly feeling the magic flow through me before creating a fireball in my hands. I heard Gaius and Merlin gasp in front of me. I extinguished the fire quickly, "You see to tell him would condemn one of my own. I could never do that, plus you have a destiny that needs fulfilling.

"You can do…You can…" Merlin tried to speak.

"Yes all three of us can do magic," Laudine answered from behind me before turning to me, "You need to take him underground tonight, at the moment it's too dangerous. That will explain everything to him."

"Okay," I said before turning to Merlin, "Do you trust me?" Merlin nodded his head slowly, "Then I will need you to see something later on. Kay and Laudine you can stay with Gaius, but for the moment Merlin you need to take your shirt off," I ordered.

Merlin stared at me in shock for a moment before Laudine came to stand next to him, "I can heal your wounds," she said simply in explanation.

Merlin nodded before taking off his shirt, "Okay before we go down there, you need to understand something. I know how hard it is to hide magic. Particularly magic as amazingly as yours, but doing it like that in the middle of the square. They will kill you on the spot," I explained as Laudine put her hands over the bruises making them fade into nothing.

"Without my magic, I'm nothing," Merlin said softly.

"I know. We all feel the same. Magic is something that runs through your veins, you can't escape it. I'm not saying stop using it. That would go against your destiny, but be careful Merlin, please," I begged slightly.

Merlin nodded his head in agreement and we feel silent for a while. I could see Merlin opening and closing his mouth as if trying to think of what to say, "You have questions?" I said smiling.

"What can you do?" Merlin asked immediately as if he had been holding it in.

"Personally, I'm no way as powerful as you are. I am a High Priestess but a special kind called a Guardian. I can think a spell and it will happen or move stuff around. Most of my powers are based around elemental magic, which is useful. Laudine is an expert at healing magic, something I can never seem to get the hang of and Kay magic is more survival based, he can live without sleep," I explained.

"Where are we going now?" Merlin questioned.

"To see someone who can explain more about your future than I am allowed to," I explained.

"Do you know why I was born like this, do you?" Merlin asked suddenly looking at me with fear in his eyes.

"Yes we know why you have been given your gifts," Kay answered for me sitting down next to me as we watched Laudine work on healing the final bruises on Merlin's chest.

We were silent for a little while before Merlin finally said what was on his mind, "I'm not a monster, am I?"

"Don't ever even think that!" I ordered Merlin, sounding very harsh, before taking a calming breath, "You're abilities are the most amazing that I have ever seen, and with some help you have a great destiny to fulfil. A destiny in which you are good."

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