Silver on the Tree

Title: Nothing Has Changed (7b/8)
Author: dk323
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, others
Spoilers: Merlin ~ Tag to season 1 finale, “Le Morte D'Arthur”
Disclaimer: The show “Merlin” is property of the BBC. The Dark Is Rising book series is property of Susan Cooper. No money being made.
Summary: Fearing losing control of his magic, Merlin gives his magic up. But then Arthur gets involved…

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Part 7b: Because the older Merlin is not fond of the underground cavern, Merlin gets taken outside of Time to have their talk. Arthur gets a surprise visitor.

Author's Notes: Some scenes planned for this chapter didn't make it in. They'll be in Chapter 8 (the final chapter), which may be divided up as Chapter 7 was. This chapter took quite some time to write and I'm overall satisfied with it. I'm sorry to leave this chapter on a cliffhanger for Merlin and Arthur...shame on me. ;)

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“And now we may have rest, in the quiet silver-circled castle at the back of the North Wind, among the apple trees. And those we leave behind may think of us in greeting each night, when the crown of the North Wind, the Corona Borealis, rises above the horizon in its circlet of stars.”

(Silver on the Tree, 268 | The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper)


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Title: Nothing Has Changed (7a/8)
Author: dk323
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Morgana, others
Spoilers: Merlin ~ Tag to season 1 finale, “Le Morte D'Arthur”
Disclaimer: The show “Merlin” is property of the BBC. The Dark Is Rising book series is property of Susan Cooper. No money being made.
Summary: Fearing losing control of his magic, Merlin gives his magic up. But then Arthur gets involved…

Part 7a: The rain will not stop unless Merlin leaves Camelot. He says his goodbyes, but then unforeseen events have the future literally visiting him. But by the end of it, Merlin feels a little bit better about his situation.

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Time after time,
And nothing has changed,
Time after time,
And we're still the same,
Day after day,

“Time After Time” by Elliot Minor

( Nothing Has Changed: Chapter 7a )

Title: Nothing Has Changed (5/?)
Author: dk323
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Merlin/Arthur, Merlin/Morgana (one-sided, take it however you want)
Spoilers: Merlin ~ Tag to season 1 finale, “Le Morte D'Arthur”
Disclaimer: The show Merlin is property of the BBC. No money being made.
Summary: Fearing losing control of his magic, Merlin gives his magic up. But then Arthur gets involved…

Part 5: “If I were enchanted, I would be aware of it.”

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Title: Nothing Has Changed (3/?)
Author: dk323
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Spoilers:
Merlin ~ Tag to season 1 finale, “Le Morte D'Arthur”
Disclaimer: The show Merlin is property of the BBC. No money being made.
Summary: "Well, then we’ll make sure it doesn’t come to that."
Author's Notes: I had hoped to keep this to three parts, but it looks like that won't be the case anymore. I'm not sure how long this will be. Maybe five parts total, we'll see. I didn't want to rush the timeline of the story. I'm hoping to finish by Sept. 19 (when S2 premieres :-)). My other story, "Arthur Remembers First" will be updated next. :-)

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