The Amber Rose (Chapter 18/18)
Author: Camelittle
Title: The Amber Rose (Chapter 18/18) - Completed Work
Rating: PG-13 (for violence, fruity language and minor character death)
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Warnings: Minor character death
Word Count: 44,987 (complete work)
Disclaimer: I'm doing this for love, not money. The characters portrayed in this work of fiction are inspired by the BBC / Shine production "Merlin". I do not own the rights to these characters.
Summary: An unknown magic-user in disguise is stirring up the people with his daring rescue bids - at great personal risk he is bringing people on dragonback out of Camelot to safety in Caerleon. Rumour has it that he leaves a calling card with a picture of a flower emblazoned upon it at the site of each rescue. The common people have started to call him “The Amber Rose”.
Author's notes: The divergence from canon is blatant; characters and situations from several series are all mixed up to suit my purposes. Sorry if this jars. Inspired by The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Orczy. The Pimpernel of course is the original, much imitated, hero in disguise; inspiration for Zorro, for Batman, and the immortal Hong Kong Phooey (number one super guy!).
On A03: Here
If you read this and liked it, please feel free to comment or leave kudos. Constructive criticism is of course always welcome. Many many heartfelt thanks to those of you who have read and commented while the fic was a work in progress. I haven't posted this to my LJ because... well, RL has got in the way! But if you prefer to leave comments on my LJ, please do so: Here.