Chapter 13.

Tawni paced around the room, she knew that the news she had for Arthur and Merlin would be very important, but she also knew that it was likely to get Arthur’s hopes up. There was no proof that her plan would actually work at all. “You know the news you were telling me that you had for me and Arthur? If it is anything that you think might get Arthur’s hopes up I would suggest for you not to tell him.” Merlin’s words echoed around and around in her head, buzzing like an angry swarm of bees. She sighed and sat down on the bed, tapping her feet against the laminated floorboards. 'Tell them or not. Give them hope or not.' she thought.

By the time the clock showed nine. Tawni had not had a wink of sleep. Her eyes had bruises under them from the lack of sleep. She opened the door to her room and moved out into the corridor the front room and kitchen were empty of anyone else so she sat silently down on a sofa in the front room and began to cast little spells. She cast spells to make tiny little butterflies to appear and then make sparks form the shapes of unicorns, dragons, Sidhe, and even some of her family and Camelot. She soon stopped however as the memories of her family and what she knew about Camelot was too painful for her to dwell on. Tears filled her eyes some flowing down her cheeks which she hurriedly wiped away to make sure no one saw them. "Can't sleep either." a voice said from by the door. Tawni turned her head so fast in that direction that her neck cracked painfully. Arthur was stood in the doorway. He moved over and sat beside her on the sofa. Tawni shook her head in answer to Arthur's question. "Some problems I have are swirling about in my head."

"A problem shared is a problem halved you know." Arthur said. "I've been hanging about too much with Merlin." he added pulling a face at what he had just said. Tawni smiled at him.

"I have some news for you but Merlin said that maybe I shouldn't say it. In case it gets your hopes up." Tawni said.

"Oh. What does Merlin know?! He's just a simple minded fool. Always has been always will be." Arthur said grinning.

"Ok. I'll tell you." Tawni said. "When Merlin killed your sister Morgana in the forest with Excalibur. I was there I saw the whole thing."

"You can't have be…" Arthur started but then stopped, staring off into space as he thought back to that day.

~ Arthur's memory. ~

"You may have won the battle but you've lost the war. You're going to die by Mordred's hand." Morgana said as she knelt beside me watching, waiting. I glanced over her shoulder and spotted Merlin creeping silently forward with Excalibur in his hands. "Oh but don't worry dear brother I won't let you die alone. I will stay and watch over you. I will watch as the wolves gorge on your carcass and bathe in your blood." Morgana spat, her cold grey-green eyes were cold as ice and they bore deep into mine.

"No. The time for all this bloodshed is over. I blame myself for what you've become." Merlin said causing Morgana to spin round so that her back was to me now. Merlin raised Excalibur and plunged it deep in my sister's chest. She gasped as the sword pierced her, clutching out Merlin. He shoved the blade in deeper before pulling it out of Morgana's chest and letting her drop to the floor, before muttering. "Goodbye Morgana." And she finally grew still. Thunder rumbled in the sky above as Merlin gave me Excalibur to gold onto as he slipped his arms around my waist to hoist me up onto my feet. "You’ve brought peace at last." I muttered that’s when I saw it. The dark shadowed human figure hidden the trees watching the whole scene play out in front of them.

~ End of Arthur's memories. ~

Arthur stared at Tawni in shock. She nodded at him in satisfaction. "I may not have had the power to heal you Arthur. But I did have the power to sense the time tear between the two worlds there and then." she said.

"Time tear? What's that?" Arthur replies his brow furrowed in confusion.

"Its where if something dramatic happens in the most powerful place in the world. That can be either Avalon or the Isle of the Blessed. Than a tear between the two worlds can be created. The Isle of the Blessed will tear the two worlds of the living, Camelot, and the dead, bringing you the Dorocha. But if the tear happens at the Avalon then it collides the worlds of Camelot and the future United Kingdom leaving you trapped in…" Tawni answered.

"This world. So there's a way for me to get back to Camelot?!" Arthur cried excitedly.

"A possible way." Tawni corrected. "I must go tell Merlin!!!" Arthur cried excitedly, before rushing off to wake Merlin before Tawni could stop him.

Arthur kicked the door to Merlin's room open and Merlin leapt awake his short black hair sticking up all over the place. "Arthur? What is it? What's wrong?!" Merlin cried as he sat up. Arthur beamed at him. "There may be a way to get back to Camelot. Tawni just told me. I'll get her to explain it to you just hurry up!!!!" Arthur yelled as he grabbed Merlin by his ankles and pulled him out of his bed. "Arthur!!! Get off!!!" Merlin yelled but Arthur continued to drag him out of the room by his ankles. Merlin sighed as he reached the front room, Arthur still dragging him across the floor. "If you don't let go this instant you clot-pole I swear I'm going to spell you into a donkey!!!!!" Merlin ranted.

"Nice pyjamas." Tawni smirked, indicating Merlin's navy blue shorts and his bare chest. The tips of Merlin's ears turned red in embarrassment and his eyes flashed golden, suddenly a black hooded jumper flew out of his open bedroom and he hurriedly threw it on.

Merlin smiled at them before saying, "Alright. What's this news then?" Tawni sighed and recounted the whole story for Merlin, when she had finished Merlin was staring at her, at a loss of what to say. "Why did you not tell me?" Arthur asked, still smiling at the great news but his tone of voice reflected hurt. Merlin turned to face Arthur. "I didn't want you to get your hopes up only for this plan to fail and for you to be upset when it didn't work." Merlin said. Arthur nodded in understanding.

"Thank you old friend." Arthur said gripping Merlin's arm by the elbow.

"Let's go try out this plan of yours then shall we Tawni?" Merlin said.

"Perhaps it would be better for you to put some jeans and a shirt on and Arthur too." Tawni said indicating towards Merlin and Arthur who were both wearing their pyjamas. "Good point." they both agreed before heading their separate rooms to throw on a pair of jeans and shirts and shoes.