I arrived at Camelot midday, I could feel the sense of loneliness I spent so much time with those children that being away for them is like a part of me is not here. So I plan to make this hasty trip. I haven't figured out exactly how I'm going to convince the little dragon lord to come with me. I can see his destiny when I looked into his eyes earlier today. I could see he was interested in me interested in why he felt such a way. I have that effect on humans they stare at me and they think I can look into their soul. It's almost like I can. I can see their magic if they have it as clear as day when I look at them. It's not something that's only I could do but it's a very rare gift indeed. It's an old gift something that was taught so long ago but was stopped because people used it for evil. If one could see one's magic. One could rally up an army, train some children from birth. It would have been terrible. In the hands of the evil of course. I have no use for our evil deeds or wars. There's not much to do when you live forever. You see everything pass you by people, kingdoms, days, nights, years, nothing ever stays the same. So there's no point in fighting. You only go for the little things in life. Things that mean something to you. Those will make the days passable. Those children are making my days passible. That's why I slept for so long. I could bear staying awake yet having nothing to be awake for. So I slept and I slept and I slept for a very long time, too long in fact. But I've woken them now and I have a task at hand and I will see it through till the very end, that is my way of doing things.

In the end, though, I decide to feign innocence and I will go to the king and plead for help. I will say an evil sorcerer attacked my village and ask them to come along to help me. I know the prince will be sent and what follows the prince is the little dragon lord. I can see the destiny behind the eyes of that boy. It's as clear as day to someone who has eyes like mine. Once they set off on the quest, I will tell the boy of my plans and if he helps me, he helps me. If not we will take down a sorcerer either way. Since I cannot kill that man, I will let the little dragon lord do it for me.

I take my hand and have transformed it into a dragon's claw my claw. I shred my dress at the bottom cut my skin let myself bleed make myself look like I've been through the worst. I let my hand slowly transform back into a human one. And race up to the front steps with a panic-stricken face, looking for a guard to charm and have my way into the castle. It's quite easy I run up to the nearest guard, and I let fake tears fall down my face begging for a presence with the king saying that my family needs help. The guard rushes to my need sees me bleeding brings me through the castle into the Great Hall. I see there was a meeting going on the prince, who is really the ruler of this fine kingdom. He stands tall watching my every move the moment I enter the room. He looks up an alarm at my state of dress, he looks worried I must pull a convincing act. He calls out to the guard. Asking him how I came to be this way. He repeats my story only partially so he lets me speak myself. I stand by the court fake tears almost dried up on my face now.

"Sire if you excuse my state of dress." I bow my head looking shameful.

"I come with urgent news. My Village it was attacked by an evil sorcerer, he's lit fires burn houses. I don't live in your kingdom but we have nowhere to turn. Our King died recently and the castles in ruins and turmoil. We won't survive another day with that murderer. please, Sire, help me." he looked at me he saw my tears slipping down my eyes and pleading. He asked me "Where do you hail from?" I told him,

"Cenredes Kingdom, my lord. It's now a forgotten wasteland. Bandits and murderers with carnage.", I say

"There used to be a beautiful tower that was the center of our village but the sorcerer has taken claim to it, and if I was to go back I fear I would be killed." The prince looked at me with a kind gentle smile.

"Merlin!" I see the little dragon lord step forward. He's watching me carefully. He doesn't believe my story since he saw me already earlier. Yet she says nothing in the presence of the royalty. It is of no concern to me. The story was never meant for him. Only to make him come with me.

"Bring … What was your name?" I smile at the young prince,

"Layla, my lord." I have a fake flustered look, for the court mainly. I don't think my normal attitude would work with royals. I was a bit too rude at times.

"Yes right, Merlin take Layla to Gaius and clean her wounds. We will head out after the sorcerer in two days time." I smile a grateful smile at the prince,

"Thank you, my lord," I say as I give a deep respectful bow. I truly admire the boy, he offered to go himself. Normally kings would send knights or expendable men. He would make a fine king. The young prince just nodded and the little dragon stepped up to me with his arm held out. I placed my hand lightly in his grasp. "Thank you." He nodded and took me to a man called Gaius if I heard right.

We walked into this old medical room. It was littered with books and bottles. It smelt of herbs and leather. I looked at the raised ceiling in wonder. What a well cared and loved room. I thought to myself. I see the little dragon move around the room in search of medical supplies to treat me. I decide to stop him. I need to see if he will be willing to help.

"Merlin was it?" I ask in a question since I've been calling him the little dragon. I didn't think that was a good starting point.

He looked up,

"Yes?" I smiled.

"Don't waste your supplies on me. I can heal it with magic." The boy looked at me with wide eyes. He looked around like he was searching for some else in the room. He stepped up to me.

"You shouldn't say such things carelessly. You should know magic is banned in Camelot." He said in a hushed whisper. Then something seemed to dawn on him.

"Wait if you have magic, is there really a sorcerer or are you after Arthur." He had a fierce determination set within his face.

"I won't let you hurt him." I laugh, probably not the best answer. The boy looks even more defensive.

"Worry not, young boy. I didn't come for the young prince. I actually came for you." The little dragon was superstitious of me. Unsure of trusting.

"Why." He asks cautiously.

I sigh and sit down as my eyes glow and my wounds heal. The boy looks amazed. Well more like in shock. It's probably not unwarranted, humans normally need incantations and years of practice before they can even reach half my power.

"I don't need you for your magic. I need you as a Dragon Lord." I let my eyes gleam a bright red as my eyes shift into slitted eyes. The boy startles. He stares into my eyes.

"W-what? How did you do that? No, what are you?" I chuckle.

"I am your kin. I speak the language of dragons. I can command them." I will not yet tell the boy who I really am, that would be too dangerous.

"I am a dragonlord same as you. But I need your help. I stumbled across another dragon lord in the west, he had just hatched 3 baby dragons."

The boy looked awed at the news of more dragons.

"But the one who summoned them, he is a bad and cruel man. He attacked them, almost killing them day after day. I think they only survived my healing every night." The boy looked angered and disgusted.

"How could one of us do that to such pure majestic creatures." I'm glad I found such compassionable kin. It odd how some turn out cruel and some turn out so kind-hearted.

"I believe he talked about revenge and his hatred for someone called Uther. Though I feel bad for the man who he is after." The boy looked up,

"Uther is the king of this country. Arthur's father." Oh, I had missed that. I see I wonder why he felt so wronged.

"I see so you will help me." The boy looked up,

"You seem very powerful, could you not handle him on your own?" I sigh,

"Yes, I could probably, however, I'm cursed because of a foolish thing I did in the past. I changed destiny a while ago and I was made never to be able to kill my kin." Merlin stared at me once I mentioned destiny,

"Do you regret changing destiny?" I smiled,

"No, not one bit." He smiled as well.

"I'll help. But what do I do with Arthur?" I needed to think.

"Bring him, he is setting out to hunt a sorcerer, and he will. I may not be able to kill him, but I am very good at defensive magic and healing. There would be no danger to bring him along. And if I remember correctly you said magic was banned here." Merlin nodded not sure where I was going with this.

"Well then I will show him that it isn't so bad in the right hands, and he can meet the dragons." Merlin freaked out.

"Meet the dragons! Are you sure you can stop them from attacking him, can you override another dragon lords call? I don't know any other dragon lord so I never thought about it." Merlin was freaking out.

"Merlin, Clam down. I have almost complete control of the baby dragons, I rescued them a few days ago. They are nesting not too far from here. I want you to meet them first. I do not mind telling your Prince that I have magic or who I am. He cannot hurt me. My home is unreachable, so I have no worries, but I want the dragons to meet a kind human other than myself. To see that their kin are not all bad." Merlin seemed to give in.

"Okay I don't know how you are going to pull this off but, I'll trust you." I smiled in thanks. After that he continued to dress my nonexisting wounds, so no one would get suspicious too early. The man called Gaius came in some time later. I learned he was a medicine man. I could see the small sparks of magic in his old body. Not as bright or as powerful as the little dragon who had run off to serve his master. I still didn't understand how a grown human couldn't take care of himself, yet. If he was a dragon I would have dropped him off in a forest to learn better for a year. Humans are weird beings. But they are very refreshing. After no company for so long, it's nice.