The 15th of November is an important day in Camelot, being the King's birthday, in the 7 years of his reign this day has been greeted by the people far and wide, each entitled to a small boar from the lord of their particular area to enjoy with their families and friends ( Read more... )

The trip to Tintagel is done in in near silence.  Morgana still knows the way to her childhood home, so it is more everyone following her lead -- her avoidance of as many main roads as possible.  There is little that needs to be said, and after a few stops to check on the children, (Tarrwyn fell asleep soon after leaving the palace), it is well ( Read more... )

It is the night before Duran's third birthday and preparations are still underway when suddenly, just before midnight, the warning bells ring out.

It is an increasingly rare sound in Camelot these days and immediately sets the townspeople on edge.

In the castle however, people are even more on edge. The bells can only mean one thing, a prisoner ( Read more... )

Since Merlin's miraculous resurrection, Gwaine's been holding a lot of parties at The Rising Sun - a few of them have even had the guest of honour in attendance ( Read more... )

There were a good many people that Merlin needed to talk to. Arthur, for one, considering the expected war with King Urien. Strategies would need to be discussed, as well as some apologies for speaking out of turn. Merlin isn't sure of has become of himself. Troubles were innumerable these days and the easy solution of settling it all with magic ( Read more... )

It should not be a surprise that shortly after the miraculous resurrection of Merlin, there would be an official demand from Rheged on behalf of its king.

An ambassador, without any power to negotiate, arrives with a parchment listing a number of demands:

1. Compensation for the slander against his name as no one was actually murdered. 
2. A demand for ( Read more... )

Three days in the land of Avalon, three days of death for Emrys ( Read more... )

Arthur is dragging his feet...he doesn't know if he can do this... Guinevere had asked him to do only one thing, take care of Merlin.

And now Merlin was dead.

How could he possibly break this news to her...how could he possibly say those words? It would break her heart...

It is before dawn, before even the slight brightening indicating dawn is on the horizon, when Morgana is up and dressed and standing at the window.  There wasn't much of a point in her trying to go to bed.  How she managed to put the girls to bed the night before without betraying what could only be defined as fear, is a miracle in itself ( Read more... )

She has two nights' peace between the trial and her dream.

The forest is peaceful.  The only noises are the babbling of water, and the soft noise of animals moving through the woods.  She's unfamiliar with the place, but it feels perfectly relaxed and smells like spring.  Animals mill about, a there are doe and stag by the stream.   Morgana is ( Read more... )