In the Old Forest, just beyond Camelot’s walls, there stood a mighty tree, alone.<\/p>\n
“Do not approach it,” Gaius had long warned, and Merlin, assuming the tree was cursed with ancient magic, stayed away until a hunt with Arthur and a spirited fox chase led him to the tree’s clearing.<\/p>\n
Merlin approached the tree with caution and curiosity. An ash, he decided. But how had it grown here, a hundred yards from any other foliage?<\/p>\n
He sensed no curse, yet he felt something else.<\/p>\n
Merlin pressed his hand to the bark, and an unfamiliar name echoed in his mind.<\/p>\n
Yggdrasil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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