Uther Pendragon has hated sorcery since the very day it resulted in the death of his wife. He's ruled Camelot with an iron fist, murdering countless of innocent sorcerers in the public eye. He's raised his son, Arthur, to hate magic with equal passion. But what will Arthur's reaction be, when returning early from a hunting trip, he sees an execution taking place? What will he do when the man tied to the stake is his own manservant?

For so many years Merlin had stood standing guard over an empty lake - a resolute soldier with one last duty left to perform. Wars waged around him, and still he waited. When people asked him, when even Alaric dared question, the answer they got was always the same. "How can I do anything but wait?" "Who are you waiting for, though?" He would smile faintly. "A prat." I refuse to be judged on this. I wrote it when I was about 13, okay? Disclaimer- I own nothing of merlin, all characters belong to bbc I also claim no credit for the cover picture

Meet our main character; Dark. Dark is a black arabian horse who lives with her herd somewhere on this planet. Dark knows very little about her past, except that she is 100% arabian and that she was found by the herd as a foal under a dead tree, but she isn't curious about her past. Dark is happy with her herd, running freely and having a family. Dark has a motto in her life. "You'll never catch me alive!" and she really means that. But when those warning hoof beats in a distance comes closer and closer to the sleeping herd, will Dark be able to avoid the danger? Will she save her herd or herself? ------------------------------------ You'll never catch me alive! By Zequine