The Prince's Return (A Prince Merlin AU )

Chapter 7

Previously

Turning to Morgana to make sure she wasn't an imposter this time. Her shaky eyes went wide as a single tear fell from her sockets and onto her smooth creamed face."Merlin!" she shouted. As if on cue she leapt into my arms as I embraced her.

"I told you I would return"

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"Oh my God! Merlin" Morgana gasped as we released one another I turned to face Arthur and the others who looked dumbfounded and confused at the scene.

"Someone explain this to me because I'm beyond confused."Lancelot exclaimed lowering his sword.

Pulling Morgana behind me I quickly gathered my thoughts desperately trying to figure out how to explain the situation without giving away my identity. Looking to my brother for guidance he just shrugged. 'Thanks for the help little brother.' I thought.

'No problem' he smirked.

Taking a deep breath I began."Morgana and I have been together for the past seven months now."I explained. There faces went pale and I couldn't help but to refrain myself from laughing.

Gwaine was the first to break the silence."Well I don't know how that happened but congrats you two." He retorted.

"Thanks" Morgana replied.

With a sigh of relief I began to relax. But as always it was way to soon."Hold on if you guys have been dating for seven months how does his highness knows when you haven't been in contact with him for eight years?" Arthur questioned.

"That's what you ask when your best friend just revealed that he's dating your sister?"Percival asked.

We all chuckled as arthur shrugged."I knew merlin before Camelot."morgana explained.Eyes went wide as she continued."Merlin and I met here in Aratheial.It was two summers before the fall of Aratheial."she said as she sat on the physician's bed.

"It was my six or seventh visit here and the prince and I were hunting by the Cree-"

"You and hunting doesn't mix" Arthur responded.

"He dragged me along"I replied glaring at my younger brother who was now laughing."anyways we were by the creek when-"

"When he noticed me drowning and jumped into the creek and rescued me.Ever since then we became close but when aratheial fell we were seperated."Morgana finished.

"And that's when you guys met up again in Camelot."said arthur.

Nodding my head we all let out  a sigh of relief.Turning towards my brother."Can I speak to you?"I questioned and he nodded,earning wierd looks from the others as we got up.

Walking into the hallway I closed the door behind me."What happened?"he asked.

"I saw father and Will,while I was unconscious."I retorted.

"Wait what?"he exclaimed."But how?You weren't dead, they started treating you when you got here."

"I have no idea...anyways they told me that James will attack again and this time he won't be alone."I explained.

"Yeah I figured."

"What you mean?"I questioned.

"He's not gonna stop until he gets his hands on the Aratheial Emerald."

"The Aratheial Emerald? I thought that was just a myth?"I  responded.

Nodding his head my brother continued."Father had hidden it with one of his friends from another Kingdom.The Kingdom of Landen."He explained.

"Landen is days away from aratheial maybe even months."I replied.

"Yes I know that's why I kept quiet about this because the only problem is that only the heir to the Aratheial throne can accquire it and live." My eyes go wide as he explains it.

"So your telling me that in order to get the Emerald I have to reveal my identity because you can't touch it and if dallophead over there touches it he'll die."

"Yea pretty much."he responded.

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Poor Merlin he has so much on his plate.

Srry it took so long but here you go and btw next chapter will be posted by 12 tonight.

See yah😘

~FRdeian