Flame (Merlin Fanfiction)

Chapter 24

Maria's point of view.

Dawn broke as I got off of Medallion and grabbed the saddlebag. I removed the apple from it and offered it to Medallion, who took it gladly. "You did good boy. you did good." I payed his neck and made sure I had his whistle in my pocket. I sighed as I kissed his nose and patted him again, as he started to graze without a care in the world. I started to walk toward the vast iron gates that I could just barley see, and peered into the mist, beholding, somewhere, the Warlock of the Trolls. Who I had to fight. kill. alone. I wished for nothing more than to have my friends by my side, even Arthur. I think I overreacted, just a tad.

The must thickened the deeper I walked, and so I drew my bow, not trusting the deep fog. My heart began to race as I heard the distant rumble of roars and growls. I stopped as I was sure I heard whispers. "Maria!" I heard in the distance. I turned and made out the figure of someone on horseback. "Maria!" I heard again. I peered closer. "Merlin!" i shouted. I grinned more and more until his horse came to a halt, and I seen he was grinning too. "Maria" he wishpered as he embraced me. I threw myself into his arms and took a shaky breath. "I'm so sorry." I whispered into his neckerchief. he clutched me tighter as he said,"no need, no need..." we just stood like that for a moment until we both drew back, still holding each other. we both started at each other, in a way we never had before, in a new light. His eyes flickered to my lips in a split second as he asked a silent question, leaning in. I closed my eyes, my breathing heavy, and

"MARIA! MERLIN HAVE YOU FOUND HER?" it was Arthur. merlin sighed, his eyes still closed. "we could just keep quiet, pretend I haven't found you yet."

I giggled lightly. "no, no." I sighed, as I was excited for where that had been going. "ARTHUR! SHES OVER HERE!"

No sooner than two seconds, Arthur was also embracing me, hopping me tightly. "Don't you, ever, ever, ever do that again." I laughed lightly as I brushed hair from my face. oh wait! I grasped my saddlebag and pulled out the hair tie and braided my hair, then rolling it up into a tight bun. I then explained what the plan was.

"But how do we kill the soul without killing Morganna?" Merlin questioned. I bit my lip. "Well, we need to get the staff and kill every troll. then, the soul will die and Morganna will be Morganna again." I said. "easy." Arthur sighed. "well," said merlin." let's go ad kill some warlocks."