"A Westland Seeker in Prince Arthur's Court" by Jodie and Vaidah - Chapter 4/5
A Westland Seeker in Prince Arthur's Court by serendipityxxi and alorarose.
Series: Legend of the Seeker and Merlin
Rated: PG
Summary: Richard and Kahlan hide the box of Orden and hangout in Camelot's dungeons a lot.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crossover
Disclaimer: All your Seeker are belong to Disney and all your Merlin are belong to Arthur. We do not claim to own anything except the crazy crossover ideas that float around our brains. No moneh is being made off our crack either.
Spoilers: Episode 1x12 of Legend of the Seeker and all of Series 1 of Merlin. This fic starts at the end of 1x12 and assumes teh sexy!tiemz were.. uh not there. (Blasphemy, I know!)
Authors' notes: This fic starts at the end of 1x12 and assumes teh sexy!tiemz were.. uh not there (Blasphemy, I know!) as the tomb of the last Seeker in this story was not in some wonky Mayan temple but in Camelot instead. This fic is complete and we'll be posting 1 chapter per day.
Thank you to our lovely betas Leo and Luppy!
Chapter 1: Word count: 3126
Chapter 2: Word Count: 3288
Chapter 3: Word Count: 2773
Chapter 4: Word Count: 1555
Chapter 5: Word Count: 4454
"What do you mean you cannot find him," Uther scowled at his guard. This was ridiculous, how hard was it to find an old man!
"I'm sorry, your Highness, the Court Physician informed us that he'd taken off some time ago, leaving word for his friends to catch up with him." the guard stood perfectly still.
"Very well, very well," Uther waved his hand with a sigh. If he was gone then it didn't matter. The problem was already taken care of for him. He dismissed the guards with a wave and sat down in his chair, deciding how to proceed.
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Merlin made his way through the halls looking for Gwen so he could ask for her help when he ran into Arthur. He was afraid the Prince was going to ask him to do some silly task but instead he found he was surprised.
"Merlin," Arthur pulled him to the side, looking about to make sure no one was around. "I know, as of late, that I have asked a lot of you but I need your help once more. I would do this myself but... in my position I cannot."
Merlin eyed him, wary what it was he was going to be asked to do. Sudden fears of mucking out stables or emptying the latrine was on his mind and the fear was growing the more he examined Arthur's expression.
"After the last time..." Arthur shook his head then looked around once more. "I need you to break Richard and Kahlan out of the dungeon and make sure they make it out of Camelot safely."
Melin blinked at him. The request totally unexpected. He obviously couldn't tell him he was already on his way to do the exact same thing. But somehow, now that Arthur was okay with it... Merlin was more at ease. "I'll do my best," he nodded, accepting the challenge his master had laid out.
"Good good," Arthur clapped him on the shoulder then continued down the hall.
Merlin glanced behind him, watching Arthur disappear around a corner before continuing to Morgana's chambers where he hoped Gwen would be.
Gwen was in fact in Morgana's chambers, her fingers walking along the spines of Morgana's books looking for one on history that she hoped would have some information on what a Seeker was, when Merlin burst in the door. If she were Morgana she would have scolded him about not knowing how to knock, as it was she simply arched an eyebrow at her out of breath friend.
"You need help." She didn't ask, she knew from the expression on his face. Gwen rose from her crouch and dusted her slim hands off on her yellow dress.
"Arthur does and so by extension do I." Merlin admitted, a wry smile on his face as he shut the door behind him and approached Gwen.
"What's up?" She questioned.
"Arthur feels, and I agree, that Uther is being unreasonable in throwing our guests into the dungeons and so he wants me to break them out and get them safely out of Camelot before anyone realizes they're gone, which means I have to do that tonight I was hoping that maybe you could lend me one of Morgana's dresses and maybe find some armour for Richard so that we can dress them up as Morgana and a body guard or something and sneak them out. In the torches, from behind, she'd look enough like her that I think she'd be able to pass and it'd get us through the gates and on our way quickly." Merlin didn't so much explain as his words spilled out of his mouth faster than he could control them. Luckily for him Gwen was accustomed to this sort of thing.
"Finding armour for Richard shouldn't be a problem." Gwen began, watching Merlin visibly wilt in relief. As if she'd ever said no to helping him before! She considered for a moment the girl she'd met at dinner earlier that night, she was a bit taller than Morgana, and a bit, er...chestier, she supposed. "And I think I've got just the thing for Kahlan too." Gwen nodded decisively, heading for the door, skirts swishing about her ankles. "Meet me back at my house in a bit and I'll get it all together for you."
"I cannot thank you enough for this Gwen!" Merlin's thanks were heartfelt, as was the admiration shining in his blue eyes. Gwen ducked her head, feeling her cheeks warm a little.
"I agree with you Merlin, I was watching Arthur and Richard's fencing match and Uther definitely overreacted even if Richard was taunting him a little. It's unfair that they should be treated like criminals for trying to warn us about a possible threat!"
Merlin nodded, eyes shadowed with what he knew of the pair sitting in Uther's dungeon. He wondered if Gwen would feel the same way if she knew they possessed magic, both in Richard's sword and Kahlan's very hands. He hoped she wouldn't have to find out.
Gwen reached out and ran a hand down the side of his face lightly. "You and Arthur are doing the right thing." She told him.
Merlin flushed and stammered and knocked over a suit of armour in the hall in response.
Merlin left Gwen in a hurry. It was nearly time for the shift change of the guards down in the dungeons and he had to get Zedd, get there swiftly and get the prisoners out.
~~~
Zedd's booted footfalls on the stone stairs were much lighter than a man of his frame's should be, and that was the first inkling Merlin got that this man truly was the wizard he claimed to be. In all his time at Camelot and before that in his village he had never met a wizard who was not feared, one who might in fact be downright friendly if Merlin were being truthful. He wished briefly that he could continue on with Zedd and learn more about the powers he possessed and then he thought of Arthur, of Gaius, of Gwen and Morgana, and was reminded again that he already had a place where he belonged. He vowed to learn more about what was taking place in the outside world though, he would not let this Darken Rahl character happen upon Camelot and take it with nary a fight. He strongly suspected in this aspect he and Uther would be aligned.
Merlin peeked his head around the corner, the first set of guards were still there. They were tired and bored from their shift and not looking in their direction when Zedd threw the sleeping spell. Both men were out in the space of time it took to snuff a candle. Then they were on the move again, Merlin leading the way. The boy was wowed, Zedd had done the spell without so much as batting an eyelash. He wondered what it was like to live in a place where you didn't have to hide your magic all the time. To be able to study it openly and gain both standing and reknown for it as Zedd had.
Zeddicus Zuul Zorander, Wizard of the First Order was not easily impressed, however Merlin's quick spell that undid the lock on the cell holding Richard and Kahlan came very close. The boy was definitely going to become a player one of these days. Zedd hoped he'd be around to see it. He also mentally added him to the list of possible allies should Richard fall to Darken Rahl. Zedd did not like to think of his grandson's possible death but he knew better than to hang all of his hopes on one young man, decades of war before the boundaries were created had taught him that.
"You weren't planning to sleep the whole night through were you?" he demanded of his young charges once the door was open. They were indeed slumped together against the far wall of the cell, Kahlan's head resting on Richard's shoulder. His heart twisted to see the two so close and yet forbidden from bridging that final gap.
"Zedd!" Kahlan exclaimed, the swifter of the two as always she was on her feet, blinking the sleep from her eyes. Zedd was a tall dark silhouette in the flickering torchlight from outside the cell, but there was no mistaking him.
"Took you long enough to get here." Richard grinned at the old man, as he stood up.
"We have got to work on your diplomatic relations, Richard." Zedd complained right back.
Richard blushed. "I really didn't expect him to get so mad..."
Zedd snorted in response and even Kahlan rolled her eyes.
"So what's the plan on getting the box to where it needs to go?" Richard asked, changing the subject.
Zedd's eyes turned to Merlin and so did both the Seeker and the Confessor's.
"There's a tunnel that leads further below the castle. Gaius said the place you are looking for is down there..." he hesitated slightly.
"That's it? Those are your directions? Just follow the only tunnel?" Richard was a bit taken aback after the boy's staunch refusal to go below the castle or tell them how to get there even.
Merlin licked his lips then looked nervously between them. "There's something you should know..."
Series: Legend of the Seeker and Merlin
Rated: PG
Summary: Richard and Kahlan hide the box of Orden and hangout in Camelot's dungeons a lot.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crossover
Disclaimer: All your Seeker are belong to Disney and all your Merlin are belong to Arthur. We do not claim to own anything except the crazy crossover ideas that float around our brains. No moneh is being made off our crack either.
Spoilers: Episode 1x12 of Legend of the Seeker and all of Series 1 of Merlin. This fic starts at the end of 1x12 and assumes teh sexy!tiemz were.. uh not there. (Blasphemy, I know!)
Authors' notes: This fic starts at the end of 1x12 and assumes teh sexy!tiemz were.. uh not there (Blasphemy, I know!) as the tomb of the last Seeker in this story was not in some wonky Mayan temple but in Camelot instead. This fic is complete and we'll be posting 1 chapter per day.
Thank you to our lovely betas Leo and Luppy!
Chapter 1: Word count: 3126
Chapter 2: Word Count: 3288
Chapter 3: Word Count: 2773
Chapter 4: Word Count: 1555
Chapter 5: Word Count: 4454
"What do you mean you cannot find him," Uther scowled at his guard. This was ridiculous, how hard was it to find an old man!
"I'm sorry, your Highness, the Court Physician informed us that he'd taken off some time ago, leaving word for his friends to catch up with him." the guard stood perfectly still.
"Very well, very well," Uther waved his hand with a sigh. If he was gone then it didn't matter. The problem was already taken care of for him. He dismissed the guards with a wave and sat down in his chair, deciding how to proceed.
~~~
Merlin made his way through the halls looking for Gwen so he could ask for her help when he ran into Arthur. He was afraid the Prince was going to ask him to do some silly task but instead he found he was surprised.
"Merlin," Arthur pulled him to the side, looking about to make sure no one was around. "I know, as of late, that I have asked a lot of you but I need your help once more. I would do this myself but... in my position I cannot."
Merlin eyed him, wary what it was he was going to be asked to do. Sudden fears of mucking out stables or emptying the latrine was on his mind and the fear was growing the more he examined Arthur's expression.
"After the last time..." Arthur shook his head then looked around once more. "I need you to break Richard and Kahlan out of the dungeon and make sure they make it out of Camelot safely."
Melin blinked at him. The request totally unexpected. He obviously couldn't tell him he was already on his way to do the exact same thing. But somehow, now that Arthur was okay with it... Merlin was more at ease. "I'll do my best," he nodded, accepting the challenge his master had laid out.
"Good good," Arthur clapped him on the shoulder then continued down the hall.
Merlin glanced behind him, watching Arthur disappear around a corner before continuing to Morgana's chambers where he hoped Gwen would be.
Gwen was in fact in Morgana's chambers, her fingers walking along the spines of Morgana's books looking for one on history that she hoped would have some information on what a Seeker was, when Merlin burst in the door. If she were Morgana she would have scolded him about not knowing how to knock, as it was she simply arched an eyebrow at her out of breath friend.
"You need help." She didn't ask, she knew from the expression on his face. Gwen rose from her crouch and dusted her slim hands off on her yellow dress.
"Arthur does and so by extension do I." Merlin admitted, a wry smile on his face as he shut the door behind him and approached Gwen.
"What's up?" She questioned.
"Arthur feels, and I agree, that Uther is being unreasonable in throwing our guests into the dungeons and so he wants me to break them out and get them safely out of Camelot before anyone realizes they're gone, which means I have to do that tonight I was hoping that maybe you could lend me one of Morgana's dresses and maybe find some armour for Richard so that we can dress them up as Morgana and a body guard or something and sneak them out. In the torches, from behind, she'd look enough like her that I think she'd be able to pass and it'd get us through the gates and on our way quickly." Merlin didn't so much explain as his words spilled out of his mouth faster than he could control them. Luckily for him Gwen was accustomed to this sort of thing.
"Finding armour for Richard shouldn't be a problem." Gwen began, watching Merlin visibly wilt in relief. As if she'd ever said no to helping him before! She considered for a moment the girl she'd met at dinner earlier that night, she was a bit taller than Morgana, and a bit, er...chestier, she supposed. "And I think I've got just the thing for Kahlan too." Gwen nodded decisively, heading for the door, skirts swishing about her ankles. "Meet me back at my house in a bit and I'll get it all together for you."
"I cannot thank you enough for this Gwen!" Merlin's thanks were heartfelt, as was the admiration shining in his blue eyes. Gwen ducked her head, feeling her cheeks warm a little.
"I agree with you Merlin, I was watching Arthur and Richard's fencing match and Uther definitely overreacted even if Richard was taunting him a little. It's unfair that they should be treated like criminals for trying to warn us about a possible threat!"
Merlin nodded, eyes shadowed with what he knew of the pair sitting in Uther's dungeon. He wondered if Gwen would feel the same way if she knew they possessed magic, both in Richard's sword and Kahlan's very hands. He hoped she wouldn't have to find out.
Gwen reached out and ran a hand down the side of his face lightly. "You and Arthur are doing the right thing." She told him.
Merlin flushed and stammered and knocked over a suit of armour in the hall in response.
Merlin left Gwen in a hurry. It was nearly time for the shift change of the guards down in the dungeons and he had to get Zedd, get there swiftly and get the prisoners out.
~~~
Zedd's booted footfalls on the stone stairs were much lighter than a man of his frame's should be, and that was the first inkling Merlin got that this man truly was the wizard he claimed to be. In all his time at Camelot and before that in his village he had never met a wizard who was not feared, one who might in fact be downright friendly if Merlin were being truthful. He wished briefly that he could continue on with Zedd and learn more about the powers he possessed and then he thought of Arthur, of Gaius, of Gwen and Morgana, and was reminded again that he already had a place where he belonged. He vowed to learn more about what was taking place in the outside world though, he would not let this Darken Rahl character happen upon Camelot and take it with nary a fight. He strongly suspected in this aspect he and Uther would be aligned.
Merlin peeked his head around the corner, the first set of guards were still there. They were tired and bored from their shift and not looking in their direction when Zedd threw the sleeping spell. Both men were out in the space of time it took to snuff a candle. Then they were on the move again, Merlin leading the way. The boy was wowed, Zedd had done the spell without so much as batting an eyelash. He wondered what it was like to live in a place where you didn't have to hide your magic all the time. To be able to study it openly and gain both standing and reknown for it as Zedd had.
Zeddicus Zuul Zorander, Wizard of the First Order was not easily impressed, however Merlin's quick spell that undid the lock on the cell holding Richard and Kahlan came very close. The boy was definitely going to become a player one of these days. Zedd hoped he'd be around to see it. He also mentally added him to the list of possible allies should Richard fall to Darken Rahl. Zedd did not like to think of his grandson's possible death but he knew better than to hang all of his hopes on one young man, decades of war before the boundaries were created had taught him that.
"You weren't planning to sleep the whole night through were you?" he demanded of his young charges once the door was open. They were indeed slumped together against the far wall of the cell, Kahlan's head resting on Richard's shoulder. His heart twisted to see the two so close and yet forbidden from bridging that final gap.
"Zedd!" Kahlan exclaimed, the swifter of the two as always she was on her feet, blinking the sleep from her eyes. Zedd was a tall dark silhouette in the flickering torchlight from outside the cell, but there was no mistaking him.
"Took you long enough to get here." Richard grinned at the old man, as he stood up.
"We have got to work on your diplomatic relations, Richard." Zedd complained right back.
Richard blushed. "I really didn't expect him to get so mad..."
Zedd snorted in response and even Kahlan rolled her eyes.
"So what's the plan on getting the box to where it needs to go?" Richard asked, changing the subject.
Zedd's eyes turned to Merlin and so did both the Seeker and the Confessor's.
"There's a tunnel that leads further below the castle. Gaius said the place you are looking for is down there..." he hesitated slightly.
"That's it? Those are your directions? Just follow the only tunnel?" Richard was a bit taken aback after the boy's staunch refusal to go below the castle or tell them how to get there even.
Merlin licked his lips then looked nervously between them. "There's something you should know..."