what it means to be good.

chapter 12 : a history lesson

Merlin and Mordred walk side by side in silence as they follow the man called Varys, Merlin eyes him closely. He looks like your everyday guardian. The first thing notices is that he is bald and that he wears a sky blue robe that goes all the way down even covering his feet. The other thing he notices is that he got pointy eras further nothing special. So yeah your everyday guardian of the forest man Merlin thinks to himself as he continues to look around him.

"We have been awaiting your arrival for quite some time now" Varys remarks in a happy tone as he walks up ahead following a certain path, Merlin and Mordred can only look in awe at their surroundings. Everything is beautiful and fits perfectly into place, they are like in a whole different dimension. ".........and that is why we have made this place safe from outsiders." Varys finishes his explanation as he looks back at the young men. Merlin realizing that he wasn't paying attention at all to what Varys was saying,he can only make up the last sentence ,so he did what any idiot would in his place, he looks Varys straight in his eyes and nods his head furiously as he put on his 'that's very interesting face' he uses all the time on Arthur. Varys raises one eyebrow and looks over at Mordred who is now snickering at the ridiculous face Merlin is making." So you agree that we should have destroyed and murdered everything that had to do with Uther tyrannical reign" He jokes. Merlin nods his head and replies " of cou—... wait what!? How could you even say that, you know that not everyone is as crazy as that lunatic? He is not his people! I know he did some very bad things but that doesn't mean that Arthur should---- "Merlin, Merlin? Merlin!" Mordred yells" WHAT?" Merlin shouts back. " he is obviously just messing with you" Mordred says smirking as merlin looks back at the now chuckling guardian. Merlin lets out a small "oh" and tries to hide his face in embarrassment. "it's okay Emrys this place is a sight to behold and you could get lost in it, this place is not called the lost forest for nothing " He says with a smile playing on his lips. Mordred crosses his arms and gives him a pointed look feeling a sense of victory over Merlin. " well as that BOTH of you weren't paying attention, I shall now give the summary of our history now that I have both your attention". Varys exclaims giving them both a stern look. Mordred scratches the back of his head and Merlin can't meet his eyes still embarrassed. "Many eons ago magic reigned free, creatures of magic were in peace are harmony with humans and lived freely among them. Yet like always the mind of men corrupts, hate and greed takes over poisoning their minds. A faery by the name crystal fell in love with a human man. The young man was the head of the knights guard of the neighbor kingdom, she was the queen of all faeries and ruler of this kingdom where we are now . the young man was very much in love with her as well but as their kingdoms came at war so did their relationship. When there is a more powerful force then men can handle, fear grows in their heart and makes them feel threatened. he received an order from his king to kill the queen, and if he did the kingdom will be his to rule. He first refused immediately saying he would never betray his love like that. But after seeing the riches and land he could own he suddenly changed. A dark hole grew in his heart wanting to be filled up by possessions and riches and not love. So later that very day he arranged a meeting with the queen making her believe it was a usual date they would have every now and then. The queen happily dressed up for the night making her way to the promised place. The man arrived at the same time as the queen. He showed her a smile and led her to an abandoned river side. He gave her flask with a sleeping drug. The queen shortly fell asleep and the man pulled out his dagger. He looked down at her peaceful face and couldn't bring himself to commit the sin. The young man never felt this conflicted in his life after all he never had to make this kind of choice. So he did the next best option he could think of, he stole the necklace that holds her magic and life source that she once mentioned in one of their dates. The very next day the young man presented the necklace to the king showing he fulfilled the deed. The queen awoke at that same time and felt the drainage of her magic as well as life source. The queen rapidly got back to her kingdom feeling exhausted. She sent someone to look for her beloved thinking they were attacked and he was taken or worse but as it turned out, it was he who attacked her. Her heart darkened and she turned into a evil woman who ruled with an iron fist. She became a shell of her former self with no magic and love. Her subjects were feeling the wrath of what the man did made her go through when a human entered her kingdom he instantly was sentenced to death. The young man became king and the queen became more and more miserable, she then sadly passed away drowning herself in her sadness and sorrow. Her younger brother took over and used very powerful magic to hide this place from any trespassers. Might a human or uninvited guest arrive, they shall be forever be lost with no way of returning" Varys ends quoting the king words. Merlin and Mordred have both very different expressions plastered to their face. Mordred has one of confusing and anger, Merlin however has one of empathy and guilt." The queen should have never loved and trusted a human, they are all the same" Mordred angrily lashes out. " not all humans are like that" Merlin replies looking straight him sternly." Oh yeah I forget your precious little princess. Have you forgotten he is the reason you betrayed your own kind! Being betrayed like that by someone you love and trust, you would never understand such pain. Doesn't the woman in the story sound familiar?" Mordred asks baring his teeth. Merlin knows exactly who he is referring to and feels the guilt gnawing in his chest . the feeling changed quickly into one of sadness and coldness. Ever since he Varys mentioned betrayal , guilt gnawed in the pit if his stomach ,but that reminded him of what she did to him to all of them. Merlin purses his lips and closes his eyes. Varys is just silently watching the both of them at the side line seeing how this will play out. " don't forget that you two chose your own path, I may  have had a part in this but at the end , both of you did awful things whereas I had no part in. Don't put all the blame all on me." Merlin says feeling more confident as he balls his fist looking back at him. Anger flashes through Mordred's eyes as puts his out hand and as his eyes turn golden, Merlin does the same instinctively. Both of them having forget where they are and what ut does to their magic gott thrown around by their own magic. Varys now feeling very amused finally interjects as both of them lick their wounds like defeated dogs. "you have to understand the past to live in the present move forward and look to the future." Varys announces implying that there is no time for this "we know why you are here and the way to achieving your goals will be very difficult . the road you are taking is going to be a long one with heavy sacrifices and lots of sorrow. The young witch Morgana is a state where she is in a realm of her deepest desires. An endless sleep of desires . That's what we call it." Varys explains in a heavy tone. "original" Mordred mumbles rubbing the place he bumped his head. Varys only chuckles and shakes his head. " what happened to Morgana?" merlin asks after a while. " I could feel her yelling out to me and the pain she was feeling" merlin adds. " yes young warlock, having your magic taken away in such a manner is unimaginable horrifying and resonates through all magic creatures." Varys says somberly. Merlin feels like his heart is about to explode from sadness and anger. " before I can tell you all the details we should be heading towards the castle we have wasted time long enough." Varys adds as he chants something in his tongue. Before they know it or can give a snarky remark they are levitating mid-air and being teleported in a whirlwind. "WOOOOOOAAAAH" Merlin and Mordred yell in sync.

A/N I am back after eons of hiatus and I don't expect people to be still waiting for my updates but I am back and will update as frequently as possible. I am already working on the next chap. And yeah to answer your questions, Arthur is still stuck on mountain also the :p