Hi guys! We made it! The epilogue! Well, time for some shout-outs. Thanks a bunch to merlinreveal3, who showed me my huge failure and where I needed to change it. There are so many of you who reviewed (which makes me very happy)! I can't list all of you, so here are who I consider my best reviewers. Thanks to Loulou2a for being an amazing reviewer, I really appreciated your comments. Also, thanks to mersan123, who along with Loulou2a, has been there with me since the beginning. Last but definitely not least, overwhelmedbythefandoms said that this was one of the best merthur fanfictions he/she's ever read! You have no idea how good that made me feel, thank you SO MUCH! I love all of you, not just these three! Please enjoy!

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A loud cry jolted Arthur awake. He jolted out of bed, careful not to disturb Merlin, who was lying asleep next to him.

Arthur ran to the crib and held his daughter, soothing her cries. She switched to whimpering, and Arthur smiled. She smiled back, showing off the adorable dimples on her pale little face. He couldn't believe this was his life now. He had a husband, a daughter, and a kingdom to rule. It was a lot of work, but completely worth it.

There was some stirring by the bed. "Arthur?" Merlin mumbled, then more clearly, "What is it? Why are you out of bed? The sun's not even up and I'm cold. Come back to bed." He paused, and Arthur still didn't turn around. "Arthur? Is something wrong? Is Aurelia okay?"

"She's fine, love. Her crying woke me up," Arthur announced, turning to face Merlin. "I tried not to wake you up, but I see that didn't work," he smirked.

Merlin smiled back, "You know I'm a light sleeper. Now hand her over."

Arthur complied, passing Aurelia into Merlin's warm arms. She was only three weeks old, and she only slept through the night on rare occasions. Three weeks ago, Arthur and Merlin had adopted Aurelia at her birth, because her birth parents didn't want her. It was sad, but Arthur was glad it had happened, because how else were they going to end up with a baby?

Aurelia looked surprisingly like both of them, adopted or not, and Arthur had a sneaking suspicion that Merlin had something to do with that. She had Merlin's pale skin tone, accompanied by Arthur's blonde locks. Her eyes were a sight to be seen. They were mostly green, but speckles of blue dusted them lightly, as well as a ring of gold around her pupil. She was absolutely beautiful.

Arthur looked lovingly at Merlin holding their baby in front of their Camelot-red bed. It was a picture of all he loved: Merlin, Aurelia, and Camelot. He only wished Merlin could rule beside him. It was unheard of for there to be two kings, so Arthur had improvised. He made Merlin his court sorcerer, husband, and closest adviser. It was a good as it was going to get, and Arthur was happy.

Later, when it was actually morning, Merlin and Arthur decided to take Aurelia on a walk through the castle. Merlin was holding the baby close to his chest, and Arthur walked beside him, ready to help if it was needed. It never was.

When they passed Gwen, she was smiling brightly up at Lancelot, her fingers entwined with his. Arthur was happy for her; she found her true love, as did he. Gwen had taken the news a lot better than expected, saying that she'd seen it all along, and that it was only a matter of time until one of them acted on it. When they adopted Aurelia, she had squealed with joy, and cuddled with her every possible moment.

Right now, however, she was a little busy with Lancelot, so Arthur and Merlin kept walking. When they reached Gaius's chambers, the couple silently agreed to go visit him.

Lying on the bed was a bruised and bloodied teen named Mordred. Merlin passed Aurelia into Arthur's arms and ran over to Mordred.

"What's wrong?" he asked. "What happened?"

"I was in training, and Kara started attacking me," Mordred replied.

"Kara? I thought you two were together. What happened?" Merlin asked.

"She found someone better," he sighed. "When I got angry after she broke up with me, she started attacking me with her magic, and shouting in my mind." Mordred held his head. "It hurt."

Merlin nodded his sympathy, and asked Mordred, "Do you know where Gaius is?"

"He went down to the training field to find Kara," Mordred responded.

"Thank you," Merlin replied, and started walking towards the door. Arthur followed him, Aurelia still in his arms.

At the training fields, Arthur scanned the crowd for Gaius. There were many young people running around, both sorcerers and warriors. Soon after Arthur made magic legal, he opened up a training program for sorcerers and sorceresses that branched off of the Knight's program. Now magic fought side-by-side with swords, creating the perfect army. Some sorcerers would attack, some would shield everyone, and some would help Gaius by healing the injured on the field. Arthur liked this new Camelot. It's a perfect place for Aurelia to grow up, he thought.

He found the physician yelling at a young woman, presumably Kara. Poor girl, thought Arthur. But if kind old Gaius is yelling at her, it must have been pretty bad.

Arthur remembered when Gaius had yelled at him for following Merlin, even though he had known he'd do it. That time almost rivaled the angry shouts that Arthur received when Gaius found out about him listening to his and Merlin's conversation. He'd gotten over it, though, and was now a proud sort-of grandfather of Aurelia.

When Gaius seemed to be done, Arthur shouted, "Gaius! We've come to visit you!"

"Is something wrong, Sire?" Gaius asked. Arthur had managed to make almost everyone just call him 'Arthur', but Gaius never would.

"No, nothing's wrong. We're just visiting you on our walk with Aurelia," Arthur responded, drawing Gaius's attention to the bundle in his arms.

Gaius reached over and took the baby out of Arthur's hold, pulling her close to his own chest instead. The old physician's eyes turned gold for a moment, and he said, "She's completely healthy."

Merlin responded, "I know, Gaius. I can do that myself. Actually, I do it every night before she goes to sleep."

Arthur raised his eyebrows. This was the first time he'd heard of that! Then again, it didn't surprise him. Merlin is the overprotective parent in their little family.

Gaius rolled his eyes, handing Aurelia back to Arthur. "I'll see you both later," he stated.

"Bye, Gaius!" Arthur and Merlin both sounded, while Arthur picked up Aurelia's tiny hand and pretended to wave.

Gaius smiled and waved back while Arthur and Merlin walked back to their chambers.

It was very late at night when Merlin and Arthur were yet again woken by Aurelia's cries. Arthur sighed and stumbled tiredly over to her.

He stood by the side of the wooded crib and reached down to pick her up when his foot brushed against the wardrobe. On top of that wardrobe was the sword he'd used to kill Morgana.

It came tumbling down, and Merlin was too tired to react quick enough. The sword was heading point-fist towards Aurelia. Arthur was frozen in place, his heart not beating, when the sword stopped. In midair, it just stopped.

Arthur looked to Merlin, but his eyes were a normal blue, and he looked almost a confused as Arthur.

Then, a thought struck him. Arthur grabbed the sword, placing it by his bed, and looked down at Aurelia.

He was just in time to see the gold retreating to the ring around her pupil.

Arthur looked to Merlin, who smiled, and Arthur couldn't help but smile back.

Their lives just got a whole lot more interesting.