(A Merlin Fanfiction) Merlin and the knights were gathered around a campfire during a patrol, a simple bragging contest turns into something much deeper when the knights see Merlin's scars. They find out startling truths about their young friend.

"why did you never tell me?" "you'd have chopped my head off." ~•~ The Search for the great sorcerer Emrys has begun, and Arthur will stop at nothing until he is found and killed. How was he supposed to know the country boy he met in the lower town was exactly what he was searching for? 41k+ words ~•~ **also available on AO3, my user is FallingFlowers on there