Badass Queen

    Merlin rides back into Camelot as swiftly as the horse can carry him. He enters the gates and dismounts, handing the reins to a stablehand.
    Arthur sees him return, alone, and meets Merlin as he is sprinting up the stairs.
"I told you not to come back until you've found her," Arthur says quietly, irritated, and walks with Merlin, who is striding purposefully through the corridors of the castle.
    "I did find her," Merlin says curtly.
    "Well, where is she?"
    "My mother's house."
    "Why...