SerenityAngel
...the Story Teller
No young man, no matter how great can know his destiny. He cannot glimpse his part in the great story that is about to unfold. Like everyone, he must live and learn. And so it will be for the young sorcerer as he walks through the gates of Camelot. A boy who, in time, will father a legend. So the fate of the kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name…Merlin.
In the town square in front of the castle a crowd had formed to witness the beheading of a man for the crime of practicing magic as king Uther had forbade any sort of magic even though he himself had used magic long ago to birth his own son Arthur who knows nothing of this and the only living soul who does know is the court physician and ex-sorcerer, Gaius. The king let the ax fly to the young man’s neck who’s only true crime was to help and heal with his magic, but Uther bears no leniency to magic save for the ones to his benefit but even then he detests magic and refuses to show any leniency to anyone outside his court physician to use any kind of magic. After the kill a woman vowed revenge on the king for killing her son and used her magic to try and kill Arthur as penance for her own son but Merlin saved him and killed the witch and was rewarded by becoming Arthur’s man-servant though they both loath the idea but become friends in a way, more like brothers who pick on one another. Soon a festival was to begin to celebrate the capture of the great dragon that lays beneath the kingdom to show its strength. What magic and tricks will go on under the king’s nose? That is up to Merlin and Arthur. Merlin is the manservant to the arrogant prince Arthur who often picks on him and thinks him a buffoon but that is only to hide the fact he has magic he was born with and is, so far, the only Dragon Lord left.
"Merlin!" Arthur shouted as he crossed the courtyard of the castle walking in the direction of his manservant.
"What in the world are you doing?" he questioned, as he got up in the young mans face. Merlin, already being somewhat accustomed to his charges behavior looked at the packages he had in his hand.
"I was delivering these for you like you asked sire," he said hoping as to whether or not he was doing the correct thing. See, Merlin grew up in a town where royalty seemed as much of a legend as magic. People knew it existed but was so distant from the common folk. And yet, through a series of events that transpired not all that long ago, he found himself taking care of the future King of Camelot's every whim all the while whilst trying to perfect his magical gifts.
Arthur looked down at the packages Merlin had in his hands. He smirked as he picked one up and smacked Merlin across the head with it.
"This, you idiot, goes to the armory. You're heading in the complete wrong direction."
Merlin looked around and noticed that he indeed was in the wrong direction.
"S-So it appears."
Arthur glared at Merlin before sighing and turning away.
"Be sure to have my lunch ready before noon. I have some knights to teach." It was then did Arthur turn back to look at Merlin.
"Oh and please try not to make a fool of yourself this time. It's embarrassing to have such an incompetent man-servant." With that said he walked away leaving Merlin in the courtyard to tend with the rest of his duties.
Watching the prince of Camelot walk off, he couldn't help but think about his so called destiny. So far, it didn't really feel like it held that much importance. He didn't really mind though. He'd just play things by ear and see how they'd go. Besides, he had some things to deliver. With that firmly in his mind he too left the courtyard. However, he didn't even get a few meters until he crashed into someone.
"Oh my goodness I'm so sorry," he said as he started picking up what was dropped onto the floor.
The day was brightly lit and the sky was clear as bright sapphire with the warm Sun heating up the ground to the perfect summer day. The people of Camelot were busy shopping and conversing with one another and serenity could not help but smile and believe that her life would be here from now on. This would be her home. But she wondered if she would even survive. She heard the main castle wish you was stopped once in awhile to ask who she was but all she did was smile and continue on her way. She admired the castle as she walked. It was so big and grand, more so than she ever dare to dream. A smile plastered all to her face as she was trying to find the main hall to get an audience with book the king and the prince. With the letter securely in her hand she knew she was safe here and will be received. In her observation of the castle she could not help but be distracted from her past and was sooo knocked down by a boy carrying way too many passages on his own. She heard him apologize and she could not help but laugh a little, "It's alright. It was my fault. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." She said and helped pick up what had fallen. She then looked at the boy with her jade green eyes and met his bright blue ones she froze a moment as she felt a connection to him he had never felt before. Like something had tied a string from her soul to his and she wondered if he felt it too. Her long golden hair shone brightly in the sunlight and almost rival the gold of the king's crown. Her skin as pale as fresh and untouched snow with lips as red as blood to shame the red roses. She was dressed in a fairly airy and light gown of lavender with white flowers decorated at the him and light green, that allowed for free movement and lightness of foot sowed would not weigh her down but it fits her well and suited her, made her look almost like a princess in her own right. "Please forgive me. I hope you can help me for a moment, please. Could you take me to the king and Prince? I have to speak to them both as soon as I can, but why don't I help you first?" She then smiled and gently took some of the packages into her own hands to help ease the burden and follow him to wherever he was needed to go. " my name is serenity by the way, it's nice to meet you."
Looking up and meeting the girls gaze, straight away Merlin felt something. He wasn't sure if it was just the beauty of her astounding green eyes or the presence of magic that he felt coming from her, but whatever it was, it was strong. It was in that moment that he knew, this girl would end up playing quite the part in his own destiny. They often say meetings happen by chance, he knew this one was fate. Taking a moment to actually comprehend that the girl had spoken to him, he quickly added.
"No, no the fault is all mine!" Merlin insisted. When the girl had asked to seek an audience with the King and Prince of Camelot, Merlin couldn't help but tilt his head like a little dog in confusion.
"Why, are you a princess or something?" he questioned. Her beauty definitely made it seem so. However, he realized how rude that may have sounded.
"I-I mean, because both the King and Prince are quite busy so to have an urgent audience with him well, you'd need to be royalty or some noble or have a matter that's well...urgent." The girl then started helping him pick up his things and looked ready to carry them off.
"Oh please, you don't have to do that," Merlin insisted. The gesture was very kind but he felt guilty knocking into someone and then having the same person help him with his allocated jobs for the day.
When the girl spoke her name, Merlin couldn't help but notice how well that name fit her appearance.
"Well Serenity," Merlin began, giving his signature smile "I'm Merlin. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Serenity giggle a little when he asked if she was a princess as it was a bit funny as she could be considered a noble but not really. "Of sorts, I suppose. It's a long story that starts before I was even born. I don't want to bore you." she said and kept the packages in her hands with a smile, "It's alright, I understand that it's unusual but even a king has to keep his promise." she shook her head, "I may not have to but I want to. It's fine, really." she then got a response for his name and smiled again and tested it out, "Merlin. That's such a wise name. Kind and guiding." she then realized she might not have made much sense and let it go. "The pleasure's mine, Merlin." she then fallowed the young man whom she now felt a deep connection to weather it was something normal or magical she had yet to learn but as they walked she couldn't help but feel their destinies were intertwined and she didn't mind that too much at all.
As they went along with the chores Merlin had to do Serenity fallowed along with a witty conversation and a sparkling smile. Along the way they ran into Gwenevier who was surprised to see Merlin in such high spirits and with a girl by his side who seemed more like a princess than anything else and wondered who she was. After their introduction they bid farewell and continued on their route for deliveries. They stopped at Morgana's chambers and instantly Serenity felt like something was off with the slightly older woman but tried to play it off as kindly as she could. Morgana was perplexed at Serenity's arrival and her assistance to merlin and had to ask him if it was wise to keep a visitor from the king for so long. Serenity assured that the king and prince Arthur were their last stop on the route. She wondered how Arthur would react to meeting her before the meeting with the king. She had heard that Arthur was supposedly charming to the ladies but a bit arrogant and wondered how he would react to her if he didn't know who she was. "Merlin....would you like to play a prank on the prince?" she asked with a mischievous grin, "Nothing harmful or sinister, just a small trick to see his reaction."
Merlin was actually quite surprised when she had said that she was actually kind of a princess. Like, how does that even happen. What does that even mean? He was genuinely curious. So far, a lot of the nobles that he had dealings with weren't the most nicest of people. Well...except for Morgana. She was pleasant enough. However, as the newly introduced Serenity helped him out with his chores for the day, he couldn't help but get to like her. She was kind and sweet and quite the conversationalist. Plus the comments about his name from when he had first introduced himself definitely earned her brownie points in his book. Merlin had agreed to grant her an audience with, at the very least, the Prince of Camelot after he had attended to his duties. After all, it was the least he could do. Besides, she had perked his interest. Supposedly the King had made a promise with this girl. Or Parents perhaps. Either way, he wanted to know.
As the the two continued Merlin's rounds of the day, they bumped into Gwenevier, Morganas maid and good friend of Merlins. She gave Merlin the strangest look when she he was with a ridiculously beautiful woman. After they gave their pleasantries and split off Gwen looked back at the departing duo and said to herself
"There's no way I can compete with that."
Before hurrying away herself.
Merlin, being a little curious and not being able to wait, had decided to ask what promise the King had made.
"So, you said something about a promise that was made, do you mind if I ask what that is?"
However, before he got a response they had arrived at their next destination. Morganas chambers. He knocked on the door and the ever pale face but yet smiling Morgana came to greet them from behind the door.
"Oh, Merlin. It's just you. Come to deliver my usual sleeping draught?"
"I have, oh and Gias told me to give you this. To help with your stomach ache of late."
"Oh thank you Merlin, both you and Gias are a blessing to me."
She opened the door a little more to let him in but when she did so she noticed the other girl standing next to him.
"Oh, and who is this?"
Merlin chose to answer.
"Oh, this is Serenity, she's here to see the King."
"Are you sure it's wise to have her assist you instead of taking her straight to the King?"
Merlin was about to protest by saying something that he was just showing her the grounds but Serenity cut in and reassured her that that would be their last top.
Another moment or two had passed and before long, they were departing from Morgana's chambers. However, it wasn't long until Serenity had said something that caused a huge smirk to appear on Merlin's face.
"A prank you say? On the Prince? The future King of Camelot? You want to pull a prank on him? A man that has the power to execute us if he so wishes?" He paused for a second before he let his smirk grow wider.
"I'm all for it. What do you have in mind?" he asked. There was no chance in hell he was going to miss out on pranking Arthur. That was one of the little pleasures he had left in the world. And to have a beautiful noble girl help him do it. It was game on.
Serenity and Merlin were becoming fast friends and she couldn't help but be ever so happy to be near him, but she didn't understand why. He was kind and witty and clever and all, but beyond that she didn't know anything about him and yet, she felt as if she has known him her entre life and longer. When they were alone again she decided to answer Merlin's question as to the promise that should be held by Uthar. "It's a promise that was made before I was conceived. You see...back before the time of the purge, my family had been royals of a nature and were on level with the very kings that sit upon thrones and were close friends with the Pendragon line. My ancestors were visited by a seer that foretold of a child's birth that would be the last of their line. If there was not a promise of protection and shelter for this child within the Pendragon home, my family's line would end. Then, a few years before my birth, my father forged that promise that should a child be born to him, and he should pass from this world that his child would be welcomed within the Pendragon house with open arms and no harm is ever to be brought to the child. The king agreed to the promise as they were close friends. But, unfortunately, the day I was born to my mother....a monster in the form of a man, with the coldest eyes I'd ever seen, came into my mother's room as she recovered from my birth...and slew her where she lay...unable to protect herself...my father had died trying to protect us...I don't know how, but I was saved and raised in a village far to the east. A land without a name. This letter is that contract that was made but I decided not to make it one sided. I want to work inside the palace. I'm a decent minstrel and I'm sure the king would not be too objected to the idea of music as he dines every night." she explained and at points she was saddened but she kept a smile just to try and let Merlin know that she didn't want him to feel bad for her but happy that she survived and is here now and who she was.
Upon hearing an agreement on playing a prank on Arthur she smirked and giggled in mischief, "Okay, here's my idea, I want to see how the prince really acts when not around his father and like everyone else. I wonder if he's the jealous type. How about we pretend you're a prince and I've come to fetch you? I'm sure it would put him on his rear." she giggled at the idea, "Bring him out here, make up some excuse but act like you've never met me before, okay?" She then gestured for him to go and get Arthur to the courtyard where she awaited as if she were a true royal princess.
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