Arthur And Guinevere: A Love Story Of Merlin

Much can happen over the course of two years.

Arthur and Guinevere now know everything Merlin had done (or attempted to do) for them during the years he hid his magic. It was a gradual, seemingly endless process, because just when Merlin thought he had remembered everything, he would remember something else.

Similarly, the final detail of Guinevere's enchantment came to light quite unexpectedly one evening. Merlin had been meeting with the king and queen in the royal chambers, and as he was leaving, Ella and some other servants arrived with the needed items for the queen's bath. Merlin wasn't sure if it was the bath, the burgundy dress the queen was wearing, the bouquet of gillyflowers on the table, or some combination of those things that

Away from her father's evil influence, the sweet, caring person Sefa truly is was able to shine through. Out from under her father's thumb, the Druid maiden discovered she was smarter than he had always led her to believe, and blossomed under her new circumstances.

Sefa seemed to have a way with children, and now tutors the ones with magic who wish to study and develop their gifts. The exception, of course, is Prince Gwydre, who will take lessons with Merlin when he is old enough to begin them in earnest. Merlin helps him as much as he can, mainly attempting to teach the toddler how to control his magical impulses.

Perhaps the most surprising development is Merlin had found himself growing more and more intrigued by the "new" Sefa, this young woman who was and was not the girl he knew. There had been some innocent flirting between them when she was the queen's handmaiden, but after she returned and her true self had emerged, Merlin suddenly realized he saw Sefa as a beautiful, intelligent woman. He fought his feelings, fearing them inappropriate, fearing them unrequited, but doing so only made it more difficult to deny