The Destiny of Love

Chapter 28 ~ Perilous lands

We walked for a little bit longer after we got off the bridge before we decided to stop because it was getting dark. Merlin made a fire, we all sat around it. Merlin and Gwain were sitting next to each other on a log across from me. It got dark quite quickly.

Suddenly there was a loud screeching we all lift and turn our heads in the direction the noise was coming from. The screeching died out after a bit.

"What was that?" Merlin asks.

"A pheasant," Gwaine replies.

Merlin looks at Gwaine. "A Pheasant?" 

"A very big one," Gwaine reaches for his sword and holds it.

"You can leave if you want," I say.

Gwaine laughs, "I'm not scared of Pheasants." He puts his sword on his lap.

"I don't know. Why do you want to do this?" Merlin asks.

"Same reason as you... help friends," Gwaine says.

"Arthur's lucky to have us," Merlin says.

"Not Arthur," Gwaine says looking at me then at Merlin.

"We'd do the same for you," I say.

"I'd hope so. You're the only friends I've got," Gwaine says.

"Honestly, I'm not surprised," I say.

Gwaine chuckles. 

Suddenly the Pheasants start screeching again, this time it sounded like more than one. 

"That sounded like three pheasants," Merlin says.

"At least," Gwaine says.

"Yeah, nope, nope, nope." I stand up and walk over to Merlin and Gwaine. "Move over," I say. 

Gwaine and Merlin move apart, I turn and sit down in between them.

"Scared?" Gwaine asks.

"Who me? No. I was just feeling... Left out." I say.

Gwaine chuckles, "Whatever makes you happy."

I smile and put my head on Gwaine's shoulder. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, Liv," Gwaine says.

 I eventually fell asleep on Gwaine's shoulder.

~.~.~.~

The next day I wake up and find myself sleeping against Gwaine's chest and he was leaning back against the log. I lift my head.

"Guys, wake up," I say.

Merlin and Gwaine open their eyes and look at me.

 "We should get going," I say.

They nod and we start walking. 

We walked for a while, we eventually got to a big hill. Merlin and Gwaine start walking up it, I just stare at the giant hill, my legs were sore. Gwaine stops and looks at me.

"Come on," He holds his hand out to me.

I smile and grab it, we start walking up the hill together. Once we were up the top a castle came into view. It was so far.

"There it is," Merlin says.

"You have got to be kidding," I say. 

"What's that in the sky?" Gwaine asks.

I look up and see two shapes flying in the sky.

"They're definitely not birds," I say "They're too big."