"Who is she?" Gwaine asked Arthur nodding over to a woman standing off to the side.

Arthur turned and looked at the girl. She was average height and average weight. She brown wavy hair and pale skin. Not as pale as Merlin's but pale. She was wearing a shirt and trousers. Obviously tailored to fit a woman. She was smiling and staring at one of the men in the group. Arthur had to admit, she was pretty.

"Oh her? That's Alexandra. She is the new royal singer and her husband's ward. She's quite nice." Leon said as he joined the conversation.

"Who do you think she's staring at with that smile? I think it's Lance." Gwaine said with a smirk. The trio turned to look at the group of suspects. Lancelot, Percival, Elyan, and Merlin. Merlin was immediately thrown out in Arthurs mind leaving the three knights.

"I don't think so Gwaine. I believe that Alex is staring at Percival." Leon said formally but still joking none the less.

"I put my money on Elyan. Since he's the last man standing." Arthur laughed.

"She could be looking at Merlin." Gwaine insisted. Arthur laughed for a moment. Arthur and Leon looked over at Merlin, who was having a conversation with three knights. They saw that Merlin was no longer that skinny excuse of a man that he was when he came to Camelot. Merlin had gained some meat on his bones and most of it happened to be muscle. Merlin's hair was a little longer which the two agreed looked better. And he started to grow a little stubble that made him look older and more mature.

"I don't think so. I mean why Merlin? There are much better men than Merlin." Arthur said and gestured to Merlin.

"That may be true but, there are men much worse." Leon pointed out. The three continued bickering until they notice Gwen walk up behind her. With a knowing smile on her face, she said something. Alexandra jumped at the voice and quickly shook her head.

"I believe our own Queen Gwen knows the secrets of Miss Alexandra. " Gwaine said in an exaggerated voice causing the other two to laugh.

They look back over at the two women. Gwen keeps nudging her. As if she's trying to get her to talk to the man. After a couple of minutes of debating, she turns and takes a deep breath.

"Oh, it seems she is going to talk to the man." Leon was quickly shushed by Arthur who started to slowly walk over to the group and stood off to the side. He looked at the other two and gestured for them to join him.

They watched as Gwen pushed her onto the field. She turned and glared before standing tall, flattening her shirt and walk over to the group of men.

The other knights started to watch her as she started walking over, Merlin still in his own little world sharpening swords.

They all were shocked to see that she walked right past them all. And stood in front of Merlin.

"Hello. Your Merlin right?" She asked suddenly losing a lot of the conference she walked over with. Merlin looked up started and nodded.

"Yes. Your Alexandra. The new royal performers ward right? I heard you singing the other day. Your quite good." She blushed deeply and thanked him.

"I am having dinner with my aunt and uncle along with the king and queen tomorrow night and I was told that if I had any questions about them I should come to you." She stated while she played with the hem of her shirt. Merlin smiled, put down the sword he was sharpening and put his hands on his hips.

The knights watched as they talked. They laughed, they joked, they flirted.

But what surprised them most of all was when the conversation was over Merlin picked up her hand and placed a gentle kiss upon it. He then whispered something and she blushed a deep color said goodbye and walked off. Merlin staring as she walked away.

"Stop staring and get back to work!" Arthur yelled. Merlin jumped and turned towards the knights. He blushed a deep color and went back to work.