Nimue, afraid that King Uther has gone back on his deal with the Fey, is determined to make certain that her people are safe. Along the way, she runs into an old friend and a new face. Arthur and the Red Spear, fearing that King Cumber is after Nimue, remain with the Fey on the shore. Arthur's focus is saving Nimue, while the Red Spear knows it is her duty to beat her father and take back the throne. As they work together-and grow closer-can they deny the spark between them? Squirrel, unknowing that Nimue has escaped capture, feels that it is his duty to save Nimue from her fate at the hands of King Uther. Lancelot makes it his duty to protect Squirrel, despite the danger looming at them from all sides. Morgana and Merlin, fueled by vengeance, are determined to kill Iris for her part in Nimue's demise. find me on ao3 @ shattered_quill and Tumblr @ the-weeping-monk

What if Merlin's destiny was to protect Morgana instead of arthur? From the legends you know, comes a darker retelling following Merlin and Morgana Le Fay as they embark on a journey through exile towards taking over the very kingdom they were banished from. Any rights to characters from BBC Merlin goes completely to the BBC. This is a retelling of the Arthurian Legend. All rights to this specific retelling, plot, and original characters goes to me as the author.

"𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐥𝐢𝐚." "𝐢 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦." ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾　　☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙ in which merlin isn't the only new face in camelot with a secret or in which gaius' new apprentice is destined to become the once and future queen