Hey everyone who's reading the 10th chapter of From The Ashes! Here it is...

Disclaimer: Keep up, will you?! I don't own Merlin!

"Hurry up, Merlin!" Arthur shouted impatiently. "Find me a clean shirt!"

Merlin sighed, pulling a shirt from the wardrobe. "But what's the rush?"

Arthur face-palmed. "Like I told you yesterday, Merlin, the Witchfinder wants to search the palace, so we are going hunting," he said slowly like he was speaking to a small child.

"When did you tell me that?"

"Yesterday, Merlin."

"I don't remember you telling me anything about a hunting trip!"

"That's because you were too busy not admitting you were scared of the Witchfinder!"

"I wasn't scared for myself…"

"Oh really."

"Yes really!"

"Merlin. Just go and get the horses ready." The king hurled a cushion at Merlin. He jumped aside and quickly ran out of the room before the next object could be thrown.

The hunting party galloped through the wood. So far, nothing had been caught – partly thanks to Merlin's 'stupidity' – and Arthur was getting annoyed. Suddenly, Arthur raised his hand to stop the party.

"What?" Merlin asked. "I can't see anything."

"That's because you're blind," Arthur said sarcastically. He turned to the knights. "Look – over there, between those trees."

Sir Leon leapt off his horse, drawing his sword in one movement. The rest of the party followed curiously. There seemed to be a bundle of black fabric lying entangled with the roots of a giant oak. Leon pointed his sword at it.

"What is that?"

Merlin shrugged. "Looks like a person."

"Turn it over, then," Elyan suggested. Gingerly, Merlin pushed the bundle over.

Robyn gasped, fear masking her face. "No…. no…"

Merlin glanced from Robyn to the girl lying on the floor. Her eyes were closed, her hair filthy, her black cape ragged and her face caked in mud, but there was no mistaking it. SheNo was a mirror image of Robyn.

"What the…" Arthur said in amazement.

" No… no… you… I… you died…" Robyn stumbled backwards.

"Robyn… what… who is this?" Merlin asked.

"She… I… it…" she broke off as the other girl's eyes flickered open.

"Hello Robyn…" she smirked.

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