lady of the lake

part - fae. nimue is not truly a faerie, though she has heritage of such through her changeling grandfather. due to her power as a sorceress - and the fact she uses those powers to keep her countenance static throughout the years - many assume she is a faerie. nimue has never been in the habit of correcting assumptions that paint her as more powerful than she truly is.

found the child lancelot wandering in the woods after the death of his father. nimue is not the tenderest of beings, but even her heart is moved by the image of a lone, lost child, and so she took him under her wing. the boy was raised by her at the side of the lake, hidden from the terrors of the world that she could sense would be at his heels in the future.

is both the sword-bestower and the sorceress. the sword, an artifact held by her family for generations, was given to arthur upon the breaking of his sword. this is where she meets merlin for the first time.

already gifted with magic taught to her by her mother in small abode by the lake, nimue was eager to learn more from the talented mage merlin. that excitement soured as the man began pressing for more than nimue was willing to offer. she had hoped he would relent, but as she grew stronger and he grew bolder, nimue came to realize she would have to take matters into her own hands. the sorcerer was trapped behind the bark of a great tree and nimue was free to practice her magicks in peace.

remembering camelot - the sword given to the king and the place lancelot has gone - nimue realizes they are now without a magical advisor or court sorcerer. though she is not well-traveled, she makes the trip to camelot and offers her services, claiming to have heard of merlin’s vanishing and worrying about the safety of the kingdom. she pointedly does not disclose that she is the one who dispensed of merlin.

            ‘ and if i don’t complete it? ‘ he’d heard the stories, knew that his quest had once been his father’s. when lancelot proved unworthy, the destiny was passed down the line. if he denied his quest, who then would it be passed to? which poor soul would live a life like his, perhaps worse, because galahad hadn’t proved up to the task? he didn’t even know who he was with the quest, he doubted giving it up would provide any further clarity into the matter. it was resignation. he’d come to terms with his life so long ago, even mordred’s presence wasn’t enough to turn him from it. ‘ i won’t let someone else’s life turn out like mine just because i couldn’t take it. ‘

ANOTHER  SMALL,  AWED  NOISE.     falling  just  short  of  a  squeal  as  she  swiftly  falls  to  her  knees,  plucking  the  little  blooms.  sticking  some  in  the  thick  waves  of  her  hair.  her  mother  was  a  sorceress,  true,  but  her  magic  was  of  a  much  darker  nature  involving  the  remains  of  small  animals  and  pungent  ingredients.  this  magic  smelled  much  better.  delighted  blue  eyes  blink  up  at  nimue.     ❝     i  would  say  that  the  magic  is  only  as  wonderful  as  it’s  caster,     ❞     content  with  the  handful  of  little  flowers,  she  returns  to  her  feet.     ❝     have  you  always  been  able  to  do  such  things,  or  did  someone  teach  you     …     ?     ❞

a starter for @tarncane​ from CATRIN!

           “is it true, lady vivianne, that your magic is different from my aunt’s?” she does not mean it to be a rude question, though by the cautious look upon her face it is plain she worries that it is: the etiquette of magic and its users it not yet so familiar to her, having known so few. “my mother said she thought it might be.” (and there is a part of catrin that thinks, although her father often spoke of the fact that it had been morganna who had been there to help with catrin’s birth, that her mother did not quite trust her aunt. or, at least, did not like her the way she seemed to like the lady vivianne.) 

@tarncane​ 💛 morgause

          ❝ Why would you give  h i m  the sword? ❞  Morgause is restless, asking for explanations she knows she is not owed.  ❝ He is Uther’s son. What makes you think he’ll be any kinder to us than his father was? ❞  She knows that Arthur isn’t Uther, she does. But that doesn’t mean he won’t become the same as his father. Uther too didn’t start out like this, one wrong step and they’re back where they started.  ❝ We had the chance to put one of our own on that throne… ❞  Morgana would’ve been so good for all of them… Maybe then they could recover what little there is to recover, maybe then Avalon could’ve been reborn, could again be the beautiful island with apple trees Morgause once knew.

@tarncane​.     lyric  sc. i think i need a little (change).     steven  universe.

❝     it’s  incredible     …     !     as  incredible  as  you     …     !     ❞