It's strange. That girl, Elsie. She reminds me of...him... And her neckerchief it reminds me so much of the one he used to wear, a deep red and slightly frayed around the edges. I hate myself for what I did, casting him out like that. Although this is one of the many things I will never say out loud, I was wrong. My parents' fate lead my head and I followed it, instead I should have let my heart do the choosing but I didn't. And the result...
I lost my best friend.
"My Lord. The horses are ready." I turn to Percival, stood at the door to Gaius' chamber. I nodded and followed him out to the court yard, where there were five horses waiting. I frowned. "Five horses? There's six of us." I was expecting a snarky comment from Merlin about me being able to count... until I remembered what my idiocy had managed to do...
I lost someone who was like a brother to me...
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Just Elsie
Fanfic"Dad said I could choose between his or my original last name. But I didn't want to... so I'm Elsie. Just Elsie" King Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic and, torn between friendship and his father's law, banishes him from Camelot. Merlin decides...
