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Luckily, by that time Arthur was on one side of him and Gwaine on the other, so they kept the creature back for the split second when he was down. The fighter had the misfortune to be caught in the side, and to not be wearing chainmail like the knights around him. The beast roared as Lancelot slashed at it, and it slashed back with a giant paw. The knights reacted just as quickly, but ran towards the danger instead of away, the fools that they were. The horses panicked, tearing free of Merlin’s already loosened grip and galloped out of the dell. Something green lashed near its backside, but that was not what anyone was concentrating on. Merlin didn’t really process what was going on until the fighter bodily shoved him out of the way and brought his sword up in both hands.Ī massive beast, tawny and black, with two heads, one lion and one goat, bounded down the cliff side of the dell. But the man was grimacing rather than smiling, his sword in hand.

The young wizard looked up and smiled to see Lancelot skidding down the hill. “Merlin!” A very familiar voice, unheard for a long time, called from the lip of the dell.

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