I was standing in the tiny cottage, staring at my mother in disbelief. My friend was trying to stick up for me but my mother wasn't having it.

"It isn't safe for you here anymore. You must go to Camelot where and old friend of mine can take care of you." my mother whispered.

"But Camelot would be even worse for him because they kill people with magic."

"It doesn't matter. He must go. He can't stay here any longer." she said looking sad. I understood that there was a reason behind her wanting me to go but I didn't know what it was. I was nervous to find out as well. I stared at her and wondered why I had to leave when she so obviously didn't want me to.

"Please Merlin, don't make this any harder than it has to be."

I nodded and my friend stood their gaping at us. "Your just going to let her tell you that you need to go?" I nodded and he frowned but stood aside as I rushed around picking my things up. My mother quickly scribbled a letter and sent it ahead before giving me a huge hug goodbye.

"It won't be forever. I promise."

Then I grabbed the satchel and threw it over my shoulder. Walking out the door I said goodbye once more before starting my journey to Camelot.

The path narrowed as I entered the woods. I never feared them before but I had a feeling that soon enough I was going to be spending a lot of time in here and they wouldn't exactly be for the best reasons either.

I wished that I had brought a thicker jacket as I trudged along the only path in the woods. I found it strange that there was only this one. The light blue sky slowly turned into the night one. Shades of red, yellow, orange, and pink painted the sky.

It gave off just enough light so that I could see the castle in the distance over the rolling green hills. It stood tall and elegant against the backdrop of the setting sun. It was an image you would only find in a painting and I couldn't help but admire the view.

A growling sound was heard behind me and I jumped, startled by the sudden sound. I was on a ledge overlooking the valley below and the wolf had me cornered. There was only way I could go... so I jumped. A lot of people would think that was crazy but if it seemed as though it were the only way to survive... even if it was a slight chance, I would take it.

I slid down the side and tumbled for a few feet. The wolf was rapidly approaching so I did the only sensible thing to do. I ran.

I ran as fast as my little legs would carry me and hoping that his legs weren't catching up. I made it halfway across the valley before I got tackled to the ground. The wolf started clawing at me and I yelped in pain. Then I remembered that I had magic. I stared at the wolf and it yelped before backing off. Once it was a good distance away, it turned and ran. Smiling to myself, I turned and walked the rest of the way to the Kingdom while healing my wounds and fixing my clothes.

I decided that it was too late to continue the journey so instead I found a ditch and grabbed my bag. Rustling around, I found a can of beans which I cooked. As I cooked I couldn't help but to think what my life was going to be like once I reached Camelot. I was going to live with this man named Gaius. He was a Physician and helped loads of people there. 

After I finished eating I curled into a ball with my blanket draped over me and smiling, fell asleep. 

I awoke to a bright light shining on my face. I groaned, telling my mother I wasn't ready to get up yet. Then I remembered I was on my way to Camelot and my mother wasn't with me. Then it finally hit me. I'm not going to be seeing my mom.

I shook the thoughts from my head and after packing my stuff, I began walking, once again, to Camelot. At last I finally arrived. I knew that my face was smudged with a little bit of dirt but at the moment I didn't care. I was too busy gaping at how amazing this place was.

I was soon distracted by the fact that everyone was migrating to the same area so I decided to follow as well. I found myself standing in the middle of town square. I looked around in awe. Something big must be going on because everyone, including the King and Prince, were here. 

I did a double take when I saw the prince. His blonde hair shone in the sunlight. His pale skin glimmered like diamonds and his smile was pearly white and blinding. I got weak in the knees for a moment then silently cursed myself for thinking that way. I wasn't gay but this man was sort of attracting. 

I shook my head again and watched as a man was brought onto the board in the middle of the square. Was everyone really here to see this man killed? I craned my neck to hear what the reason to him being killed was but couldn't hear over the excited whispers of everyone around me.

Once the man was beheaded I hastily searched for Gaius but when I found no luck I asked a guard. He pointed me in the direction of Gaius's chambers and I walked in. I must have startled the man because he fell and I had about two seconds to figure out how to save him.

Using my magic, I dragged the bed underneath him and he landed on it with a thud. Then he began questioning me about how I did that but I couldn't give him any answers because all I knew was that I never learned it. I was just born that way. 

"Who are you?"

"Merlin." I replied simply.

"Hunith's son? But you aren't meant to be here till Wednesday."

"It is Wednesday."

His eyes widened a moment before he chuckled and showed me where my room was. I thanked him and walked in. Later that night I learned that Magic was the reason that man was beheaded earlier. That's one thing that I needed to remember. No magic. I mean unless I wanted to be killed of course but that would be pointless considering that was the whole point of me coming here anyway.

I thanked Gaius for dinner and crawled into bed. A smile gracing my lips as I fell asleep with the thought of the handsome Prince, who I didn't like, on my mind.