Chapter 46 ~ Darkling Forest

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"He attacked me. He threatened me. He was looking for some kind of stone."  Gwen says

"Are you sure he said stone?" I ask

"Yes," Gwen replies, "He said if I didn't bring it to him, he'd kill me. He's waiting for me in the darkling woods. I have to do something. If I don't get this stone to him by dawn tomorrow--" 

Morgana heads to the door.

"What are you going to do?" Gwen asks

"To get the guards, it won't be you Tauren meets; it'll be the knights of Camelot." Morgana walks to the door and leaves.

"Will you be okay?" I ask Gwen

"Yeah, go home, go sleep. I'm fine" Gwen smiles.

"Okay," I quickly walk out the door and back to Merlin.

I tell him everything, and he decided that there was nothing that we could do so we just went back to bed.  

I woke up in the middle of the night because I heard that noise again. I sat up and saw that Merlin did the same.

"We are following it, right?"I ask

"Yeah" Merlin sighs and jumps up. 

I change into a dress and put a cloak over it, I grabbed my sword and put it around my waist and made sure the sword itself was hidden. Merlin also gets dressed.

We run and follow the noise

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We run and follow the noise. We got down into the citadel and saw another cloaked figure which was Morgana, you could see by the fancy cape and dress. Merlin and I crept along following Morgana far out into the forest, darkling forest... Merlin and I hid behind a tree and watched.

People swarmed Morgana. A man stood in front of Morgana who I assumed was Tauren.

"Where's your maid?"  Tauren asks

"I've come in her place," Morgana says.

"Kill her." 

I was about to run forward but Merlin stopped me.

"No, wait, I brought the stone!" Morgana quickly grabs is from her cloak.

"What else have you brought, my lady, the knights of Camelot?" Tauren asks

"I came alone, I promise," Morgana says

"Give me the stone" Tauren holds out his hand

Morgana quickly puts it in his hand.

"You were foolish to come here, I had no quarrel with your maid. But you. my Lady Morgana, you are Uther's ward" Tauren unsheaths his sword and holds it to Morgana's stomach.

"If you kill me you'll regret it." Morgana states

"Why is that?" Tauren asks

"Because I want Uther dead too," Morgana says

I glance at Merlin we were both in shock.

"You, and enemy of the king? and I'm to believe that?" Tauren asks

"Why else would I be here?" Morgana replies

"I can only guess at your motives, My Lady. You could be a spy for all I know."  Tauren says still holding the sword to Morgana's stomach

"And this?" Morgana shows Tauren her wrists "Is it usual for Uther to chain his friends to a dungeon wall?"

Tauren lowers his sword.

"The stone-- you took it to the forge. Why?" Morgana asks

"With it, a man can alter the very essence of things. He can turn a lump of lead into gold." Tauren says

"Gold?" Morgana laughs "A good man died in your quest for riches, Tauren. His daughter is now an orphan."

"I'm sorry for that, truly. But we did not want the gold to line our pockets. The gold was but a means, a means to rid this kingdom of Uther Pendragon once and for all."  Tauren states.

"What are you saying?" Morgana asks

"Bribery is rife at Camelot. I will use the corruption at the heart of his kingdom and such an abundance of gold will buy me into the king's chambers-- even to the king himself" Tauren explains

Morgana shakes his head "The guards may be fools, Tauren, but the king is not." Morgana states.

Tauren sheaths his sword "Do you have a better plan?"

"To get to Uther you need someone close to him," Morgana says

"And you know of such a person?" Tauren asks

"I do. Me" Morgana replies.

Merlin and I look at each other. This can't be good. Morgana would never help a sorcerer kill Uther. Would she?

Merlin and I sneak away, and head back to Camelot.









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