amazing work.

this is great, almost driving me to tears. thanks for sharing

Well done.

So realistic, and so very sad. I wanted to cry, poor Hunith.

Wonderful! Your words come from the heart, a warm and loving heart!

Wow...wow...wow! What the hell was that?
I mean, I loved it really, but... Wow.
I'm just... At a loss of what to say, because, even though I've never actually thought about the moment Hunith found out her son had magic, what you wrote actually fits perfectly, anthat kind of scares me. I mean, we hardly ever see the dark and sad and scary side of Merlin's past before he was already able to understand that he had to hide his magic, now I think of Hunith feeling so afraid for her child that she actually tried killing him and I can only feel sorry for her and respect her even more for her stenght.
That been said, congrats for your story :-)

This was dark, beautiful and haunting :) I loved it!

Haunting, visceral, beautiful. I love Hunith.

Oh my gods. That was so powerful. It really rocked me to the core, Hunith's wild despiration and her vow to "drive secret-keeping into his soul" (which did happen), you never really think about kind, gentle (and strong when she needs to be) Hunith when she was dealing with having a magical son. Brilliant fic! Amazing job :D

this piece was powerful.

Woooow.

First off... ok, wow.

First off, the use of the heat was an amazing idea, because the imagery of the coldness setting in as she smothers him is terrifying and made the scene so effective and -seriously- awful.

Hunith is perfect. She is kind of just this lovely, typical maternal figure in the show, but I loved how you wrote her terror and heart-break and love here. The last bit, "She curled around him in front of the fire and wept and swore that she would teach him paranoia and mistrust and fear, tell him bedtime stories of executions and danger, drive his secret-keeping deep inside to root on his very soul, as long as he could live." is excellent, because the show never really talks about it, but she had to have done this, and it is a really sad thought that he lived like this since before he could remember.

One of my favourites of yours, so far. This is really excellent fiction, and takes the characters and all the information we've been given over the seasons to an incredibly emotional and believable place.

Reminds me of the end of Medea-how she chose to 'save her children from dying by an unfriendly hand'. Except she was crazy, and went through with it; and I love Hunith a little more for this, odd as it sounds.

I loved it. Utterly disturbing, and yet so plausible as to what a mother to a magical child might have felt. The touch of the baby having no name yet... it ties in so well with the whole feel of the story.

WOW! This is so beautiful. :) MF

Wow... Very beautiful, in such a strange way. Great feeling and emotion, and inner conflict that just makes my head hurt to think about it. Well done!