Merlin

Aurelius and Uther led the way through the castle, one guard in front of me and two behind me. The corridors were dark and a bit cold, with the exception of a few places that had windows carved out of the side of the stone walls of the castle. Every step we took echoed through the corridors, reminding me of my uncertain fate. If Emris doesn't remember me, the sister he never met, I'm done for. I wonder how much of home he still remembers after living here for a while.

We eventually reach a dimly lit wooden door with a small "M" scarred into the wood next to the handle. Aurelius knocked harshly three times and then took two steps back, holding his hands behind his back.

"Come in!" a voice called from inside the chamber.

I felt my blood start pumping faster and my breath came quick as we entered Merlin's room. The place was lit by two windows and a candle. Across the room on the far wall were books from floor to ceiling. In the center of the room Merlin stooped over a table with a book lying open next to the candle, and a ghostly pink potion sitting to its left.

Aurelius cleared his throat. "Merlin..."

"Yeah?" Merlin's raven colored hair had grown some since the picture I had seen in the book, which now shielded his face as he balanced three books in one arm a green potion in his other hand, tongue sticking out in concentration.

"We have someone we need your opinion on." Aurelius said as he and Uther moved over, Aurelius grabbing my arm and pulling me in front of him.

Merlin looked up from his book, no expression on his face. His gaze wandered to the arm that Aurelius was holding, the one with the leather band. He dropped the books and potion and walked up to me, his emerald eyes gleaming with tears. "Who sent you?" he asked in a shaky voice.

"Edgar." I said in a quiet voice, knowing that here, with my brother, I would be safe, even with the tight grip on my arm.

Aurelius let got of my arm and Merlin pulled me into a tight embrace. He was warm and safe; he was family. I began to wonder of people from our planet showed this kind of affection.

"This is my sister." Merlin said. "Thank you for finding her."

"Well you know how Aurelius loves to check up on all the pretty girls that visit Camelot." Uther chimed.

Aurelius scowled at Uther and pushed him outside, he and the guards following behind.

We spoke at great lengths with one another about our journeys. I didn't have much to say, since I have only been conscious a few days or do, but I loved listening to Merlin's stories of his time here and back home. He also told me that, while at home he may have been Emris, but here he has given over to the life of Merlin, but will never forget the life he had as Emris. I was a little sad at first to hear this, but then it made sense. Here we must be incognito, his alien life is now over.

After a while, the sun started to set, leaving the candle as our only light source.

"Goodness, me! I almost forgot about dinner." Merlin stood up and then reached out his hand to help me up. "We can't have the king and his brother waiting on us, now can we?"