CHAPTER 4

Arthur walked for what seemed like hours. The little girl had gone from gripping his shirt to grabbing his hand within the first five minutes of the walk. The only sound was the girl chatting away in her own language to Arthur. She did not seem to mind that he could not understand her. On occasion he would look down and nod his head.

Eventually, they arrived at a small village. Many people were in the village, all had the same blond hair as the girl. People cooked meat over fires, children played, and people talked. He nearly stopped in his tracks when he saw a child no older then three with a flame in his palm and his eyes glowing gold. It was hard to imagine a baby holding the darkness of magic.

He was pulled into the hut to see an old woman sitting on the ground next to a fire. The girl kissed his hand before running out of the hut. The woman motioned Arthur to sit next to her. Arthur cautiously sat a few feet away from her. The woman spoke in the language and smiled at him.

"I don't understand." Arthur replied slowly

The woman nodded. Arthur watched as the woman grabbed a hand full of dirt from the ground. The woman's eyes glowed gold and Arthur jumped to his feet. The woman threw the dirt into the fire and it flashed a bright green. Arthur flinched and prepared himself for an enchantment. He waited a few seconds and nothing happened. He opened his eyes to see the woman calmly sitting on the ground.

"I am sorry," she said "I did not realize that you had such a fear of magic. I simply wanted to be able to communicate with each other."

Arthur was unsure how to react. This woman had magic, and magic was evil. Yet, normally sorcerer did not apologize. Besides, the children had saved him and the least he could do was talk.

"You are in no harm." the woman assured.

Arthur sighed and sat back down.

"Do you have a name?" she asked

He debated telling her. He was not exactly liked by most sorcerers, but the woman had a kind smile.

"My name is Arthur." he said

"Dawn seems to have taken a liking to you" the woman said and motioned to the entrance of the hut. The girl was half hidden at by the wall. When she noticed that she was seen she hid completely out of view.

"Dawn." the woman called "May we please be left alone."

There was a sound of giggling and the sound of footsteps as she ran off.

"Arthur, why do you fear magic in such a way?" the woman asked "I cast a simple enchantment and you act as if I tried to kill you. Even now that I have told you that I will not hurt you, you still have such distrust in your eyes."

"I have been taught that magic was evil since I was a child. As I grew older, I watched as magic hurt my family, friends, and people in so many ways. I have seen magic corrupt so many people around me. Even my own sister had her heart turn black against magic."

The woman nodded" For a man with such a hatred with magic, you seem to be in a powerful enchantment."

Arthur's eyes widened. He under an enchantment. He thought he was in his right mind, but then again, he would not be able to tell if he was not.

"What has happened to me?" he asked

"I am not sure. I feel powerful magic around you. Stay here for a few days and maybe I will be able to figure it out. Hopefully I will even be able to break it."

"I am not sure. I have to-"

"Please, it is your best chance." she smiled "Besides, you learn something."

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Morgana was beyond frustrated. She was queen, she had Camelot, and she had everything she ever wanted. The day had been fantastic. She was able to watch in amusement as the knights bowed down to her, then of course she watched as the knights teased Merlin. She got to see all the nobles and servants bow to her. The best part was walking down the market and watching a few sorceress put on magic shows for the children. Yet, she did not expect old feelings to resurface.

While Morgana was Uther's ward, Morgana had been so close to Merlin. She had started to feel other feelings, but she knew that Uther would never allow it. Still, she trusted him more then anyone. It all changed when he betrayed her, but now it was as if it never happened. She had spent the entire day with Merlin and she was reminded of his kindness, compassion, and of course his goofy personality. She was starting to fall for him once again.

For the past years, Morgana had been focused on taking over Camelot and killing her brother. Morgana had not given any of these feelings a second thought. She had been with Merlin for ONE day and she was already an emotional disaster.

She layed in her bed as Merlin finished preparing for her to go to sleep. The worst part was that she did not even know if he felt like that to her. Obviously Merlin cared for her, but she had no idea if it was in that way. She was a High Priestess, she could not be stressed with things like this. She just had to get over it and there was only way to test that.

"Merlin" she asked "Will you come here."

He walked over "Do you need something?"

She gently kissed his on his lips before pulling away.

Merlin simply smiled, no blush, no real reaction what so ever. He just smiled his sweet smile to her.

"Goodnight, Morgana

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