What If? {Merlin}

The Crystal Cave

Third POV

"Are they still after us?" Merlin asked as he and Arthur were hiding behind some rocks.

"I told you we'd outrun them," Arthur said.

"You sure?"

"Why is you never trust me, Merlin?" Arthur said playfully, but he didn't know Merlin was actually sensing people nearby. Of course, as soon as he said it, bandits appeared in the other direction and they were running again.

"Come on, this way," Arthur told him and they ran into a cave, and something felt off with the cave, "What is this place?" Merlin asked.

"The Valley of the Fallen Kings," Arthur answered.

"Is it cursed?" Merlin asked, he thinks he had heard Kylynn and Morgana mention it before, but he couldn't remember. He looked at Arthur who seemed to be having the same reaction.

"Not unless you're superstitious," Arthur eventually says.

The two shared a look, "It's cursed," they said.

"But where have I heard it?" Merlin heard Arthur question, only to see an ice barrier behind them and that a bandit had shot at them and the arrow reflected off to kill them.

The two heard a noise and looked to find a man, an older man in robes, in the cave, as if he was waiting for them, "Don't be afraid. My name is Taliesin," he said. His name made Arthur remember who he was; he was a seer, a dead seer. Morgana and Kylynn explained that Taliesin was the seer that used crystals and would his in the Valley of the Fallen Kings. If he died, that means they were talking to his spirit that was willing to help them.

"I'm Merlin, he's Arthur," Merlin said.

"I know who you are," Taliesin started while looking surprised at Arthur, the seer had seen the magic reflect the arrow behind them, "The moment of our meeting has been written for many, many years. You are Emrys," the man said to Merlin.

"I want to show you something, things are already changing for the better for you, but this has come up. I mean no offense Prince Arthur but it's easier to show this to somebody with magic," Taliesin said. Merlin knew Arthur trusted the man to show Merlin what he wanted from Arthur willingly going to sit off to the side.

While Merlin was shown the visions in a crystal, Kylynn had been walking with Leon and Mauve when she suddenly gasped and collapsed. Thankfully nobody other than them saw her eyes glow gold. They made a lot of noise because they had been carrying things, so they caught the attention of other people nearby that saw Kylynn's collapsed self, Leon had picked her up, and people wanted to take her to Gaius, "No, let him come to her chambers," Mauve said, strongly. Some forgot she was a maidservant because she acted like a Queen at that moment, which Leon pointed out making the pale witch blush. Mauve moved Kylynn's head so it would hide in Leon's neck in case her eyes had opened.

They reached Kylynn's chambers and realized a problem, they actually would need Gaius, Kylynn hit her head. Morgana had walked in wondering what had happened to her sister figure and rubbing her head, she had been having a headache for a while now. Before Uther had entered, they told Gaius, "She had a vision, it was startled and violent and she hit her head on the ground before we could catch her," Mauve told Gaius. Gaius had been feeling guilty that he had willingly not treated the man that the witch was close too. It went against him being a physician. He had also noticed how depressed Kylynn seemed to be since Gwaine left. Gaius wanted to fix his relationship with his nephew, but he needed to be able to see Merlin's point first.