Merlin Fairytale Series

Chapter 4: The Deal

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Above picture is the dress Queen Anastasia wore when she was alive.
Summary: Rose and Merlin come to an agreement.

     Rose ran away, Lyall following her. As she did, she was being chased by the figure who'd caught her. She raced up a set of stairs, toward a rather large painting when a familiar voice called to her.
      Rose turned to see that it was the woman from before, the one that had led her here. The young man was growling something to the hooded woman, making her immediately fall short, submissively. Rose was surprised.
      The three people all stood, frozen, waiting for one to make a move. Finally Merlin broke the silence. "Who are you? And how-?"
      Upon seeing her, he just stopped. "You!"
      Rose was confused; why was this man looking at her so funny?
      Merlin couldn't believe it but gazing between the woman before him and the painting next to her, he knew he wasn't wrong. This woman was the spitting image of the lost princess.
      "Are you Merlin?"
      The woman seemed to snap from her submissive pose. She rushed over to Rose's side. "I was trying to tell you, boss, but, as usual, you didn't think."
   . "You didn't tell me she looked like her." He accused.
     "Who?"
     Merlin recovered himself. "Um...No matter. You said you were looking for me?"
     "You're Merlin?"
     "Merlin Emrys, at your service. And, uh, this is my assistant, Nyx."
     "I was told by...your assistant that you could get me to Haven."
     "Really?" He circled her, getting a bigger image of her, muttering approvingly. "Well, consequently, Nyx and I are heading to Haven ourselves and looking for a third party to accompany us. However, there is one catch."
     As he spoke, Rose's eye was drawn to the painting she'd seen earlier. It showed a family clustered together: There was a tall man and two women standing together. The man and one of the women were holding hands. Another man and woman sat in chairs, a little boy in the woman's lap. A blonde girl, about 12, knelt beside the young couple. Three teenage women sat/knelt on the opposite side of the other tall woman. Another man stood next to the same woman. And a little girl stood in front of this woman, holding her hand.
     Why did this look so familiar?
      "What?"
      "Well you see, we're looking to return the Princess Rosalia to her dear, beloved Aunt Regina."
      "Y'know...You look like her a bit, don't you think Merlin?"
      "Definitely. The same green eyes, the red hair, the fair skin."
      "Structure, figure, hmm..."
      "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You actually think that I'm this princess?"
      "Of course."
      "After all," Nyx continued, "you don't remember who you are. There's every possibility that you may be her."
      Merlin couldn't have planned this better. This woman had amnesia? What better way to get what he wanted!
       "You really don't remember anything?"
      "Only that my name is Rose and that I have family in Haven."
      "Well there's your proof, your highness. Yes, we shall bring you to Haven for that's where you'll be reunited with your family."
      "And if I'm not...the princess?"
      Nyx jumped in. "Then at least you're where you need to be and we'll still help you find your family."
      "So...What do you say? Will you be our princess?"
      Rose thought about it then nodded. "Alright!"
      They shook on it.

To be continued......