Chapter 30

"The old argument," he said softly. "But nothing I have seen in the world has supported your famous pronouncements that love is more powerful than my kind of magic, Dumbledore." "Perhaps you have been looking in the wrong places," suggested Dumbledore." HP6

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Evelyn couldn't know how long she blacked out.When she woke up she felt someone shaking her quite violently, a voice repeating her name.She enjoyed the sound of that voice.Evelyn forced her eyes to open, putting a lot of effort to do it because she was exhausted. She saw the light of the sky and her favourite handsome face. She wished to tell him not to be that worried.Then she recalled the latest events and it slapped her like a bucket of icy water on her face."What happened?" She asked trying to stand up, realizing she was lying on the ground, held into Tom's arms."It's over, thanks to you" Tom said with a proud smile "Do you think you can stand up? How do you feel?".She wanted to stand up, but when she turned her head she saw wizards gathered around a lifeless body."No..." She gasped struggling against Tom's arms "Is she...?"."She is dead" Rowena's sorrowful voice said "There's nothing we can do. She gathered all her magic to get rid of the Obscurus and help us. But it cost her her life".Evelyn wanted to cry, but she just felt her breath getting blocked in her throat, suffocating her.Tom grabbed her and helped her up "Let's get away from here. Can you walk? Otherwise I can carry you".She tried to struggle "I want to help..."."You already helped. You saved us all" Tom said a bit sharply "Evelyn, look at me".He forced her to look into his reassuring eyes "Can we go now, please?".She felt a bit better. Staring at him, alive, instead of the dead Lyanne made her realize that her priority was his safety. She barely knew Lyanne. It was better losing her than someone like Tom."Can you take her back to the castle?" Salazar asked him "I could apparate the three of us"."I think some walk might help her, sir" Tom said politely.Salazar didn't insist. He placed a hand on Evelyn's shoulder, then nodded to Tom to lead her away.

Evelyn had to focus on making one step after another. Tom was supporting her and she feared to faint again."Are you mad at me?" She asked shyly."I was, if you didn't hear me. I told you to stay away from that thing and I saw you running straight into it. But I can't deny that you saved us all. And I'm utterly grateful that you are save. All this mess didn't worth sacrificing your life"."I didn't expect it to work" she admitted "I didn't know if I had a chance. But I had to try. I wish I could save her too"."But you did. You freed her from the parasite. Let's stop thinking about what happened. Let's focus on the future".She sighed, they were walking away from the battlefield, so she had to move on also inside "Shall we find a way back to our time?"."Where do we start looking for it?"."I don't know. I almost expected to see it appear when I faced the Oscurial. But I feel too weak for seeking it right now"."Do you want me to carry you?".She realized it was the second time he offered that. It was a lovely thing after all the darkness they witnessed, but she wouldn't enjoy it."No, let's just sit down for a moment. And check that I don't feel asleep. I'm sick of sleeping into the woods".He obeyed and helped her sit at the bottom of a large tree, wrapping an arm around her."How do you want me to entertain you?" He asked with a smirk."Just stay here with me. Let me catch my breath, then we'll move back to the castle"."As you wish" he replied slightly disappointed. He rested his lips on her temple and she closed her eyes, enjoying that sensation. The sensation of feeling loved, cared.

Later they reached the castle.Some of the guests already cared of taking the trapped beast far away from there, to study it.The other joined happily the celebrations for their success."Here is our heroine. Lady Evelyn" Rowena was the first of the Founders to approach a bewildered Evelyn and hug her."Cheers to our heroine. Without her, we wouldn't be here now to celebrate this victory" Godric found a cup from the nearest table and raised it to her."You can use mine" Helga noticed that Evelyn didn't bring any cup so she offered hers. Evelyn observed surprised that precious object, that Helga filled with tasty fruit juice.She noticed that also Tom was focusing on that shining jewel. But there was no way they could steal it from there. Evelyn had heard rumours about the Cup of Hufflepuff, she was confident that she could find it in her own time.She drank from the Cup, holding it with both hands for fear of accidentally letting it fall, then gave it back to an excited Helga.The Founders focused on the celebrations."You look like you haven't realized what you have done yet" Salazar stayed next to Evelyn, watching his mates performing breathtaking magic in the main hall "Or are you disappointed?"."I'm just tired" she said with a faint smile.Salazar glanced between her and Tom, who was standing on her other side."I've never met two young wizards skilled as you are. I'm impressed by you, boy. You were almost as skilled as we teachers"."You're too generous, sir" Tom said without feeling uncomfortable under Salazar's penetrating gaze."And you two also surprised me for your ability with occlumency. How many other abilities do you keep from me?".Evelyn wondered why would Salazar use Legilimency on them, then she thanked her fate for having learned that skill. If Slytherin could read their mind, he would know about the future. And it was forbidden.She exchanged a relieved look with Tom, who simply replied "Not many, I'm afraid"."Don't expect me to believe that" Salazar placed himself in front of Evelyn, taking her hand to kiss it "Will you join the dances later?"."I'm afraid I'm too tired. I'll get some sleep" she said blushing and retreating her hand."As you wish. We will have plenty of time for celebrating now. So goodnight, my Lady" he smirked at her, then patted a hand on Tom's shoulder "I won't ask you to dance, but you are welcomed to join all our parties"."Thank you, sir" Tom made a small bow, then watching with shining eyes his ancestor walking away."You should take this opportunity to talk to him" Evelyn suggested."I'm tired too. And I wouldn't know what to tell him" he turned to look at her "Do you want to go now?".She nodded and allowed him to walk her to her room.She suspected that he was hoping to spend the night together like the previous night. But all she wanted was to stay alone with her ghosts for a while.

They met again in the morning.She felt better and was ready to spend more time with him to thank him for his patience."I've been thinking..." He started."About what?"."You" he said glancing at her "And this place. Have you thought of staying here? I mean, given the chance of going back, would you choose to stay here?"."Hmm, no" she said without thinking Why?"."Just wondering" his eyes avoided hers and roamed in the room, lingering on Salazar's figure for a while."Do you want me to stay here?" She asked shocked following his eyes."No" he said without hesitation turning to cross her eyes "But I saw how fond he is of you".She didn't even care to look at Salazar "That's not enough to make me stay".He leaned closer and lowered his voice "But what if you will make history?"."This is not my time. I'm definitely not going to change history more than I've already done" she stated firmly "Unless you are trying to abandon me to get rid of me easily".He gaped surprised, then argued "I don't want you to stay here, I mean it. It's just that I wanted you to understand that you have a choice. That's the least you deserve after all you've done here".She sighed. She had no doubts "I just want to go home, Tom. To our Hogwarts. Not staying in this place".Tom smiled at her words and placed his hand on hers on the table "Then we will go back there, together".

Deep inside Evelyn hoped that it was the last time she went into that time. So she wanted to bid farewell to her hosts in a polite way, specially to Salazar.She decided not to delay it."What is it, my Lady? Do you want me to ask to dance with you tonight?" Salazar welcomed her with a provocative smirk."No, I just came to talk" she said firmly."About what happened?"."No, about us" she pointed to herself and Tom "We won't stay here forever. So I say goodbye now".It turned Salazar clearly upset "Is there anything I can do to persuade you to stay?"."I'm afraid not" she said soflty.Salazar frowned "I don't know how to say goodbye to you. You are used to just disappear without warning. But if this time you come to say goodbye, it means you won't be back. It breaks my heart"."I have a life to go back to. I don't belong here" she explained feeling uneasy under his look."I understand" he lied, then leaned to hug her "At least you warned me".It was a quick, awkward hug. She didn't even react, she didn't have the time for doing it.Then Salazar focused on Tom."You're becoming a great wizard" Slytherin shook hands with his descendant "And take care of her. You won't find anyone like her"."Thank you, sir. And I will" he said proudly.It was such a weird scene for Evelyn. People of the same bloodline reunited by fate. And Tom was shaking Salazar's hand, the one that was wearing the ring that Tom would have turned into an horcrux centuries later.

The few following days were peaceful, right what Evelyn needed.Tom and she went exploring, something that reminded their earlier years as students, when curiosity was just a quality not clouded by dark temptations."I think I've never seen these blue flowers in our time, aren't they beautiful?" She said while they were enjoying a sunny day outdoor.They were trying to orientate in those unfamiliar landscapes, keeping the small castle on the horizon as reference. Tom picked a flower and placed it in her hair "Yes, they are".She gave a little embarrassed smile and kept roaming."I can't believe this field will become the Forbidden Forest"."We had a lot of adventures there. Isn't it cute to see this baby forest?"."It would be more cute if we can enjoy it somehow" he pulled her closer, but she pushed him away laughing."It's the middle of the afternoon!".He shrugged "Then? Should I wait until tonight again, when you'll be too tired and slam the door against my face?"."I've never slammed the door on your face, unless you deserved it" she pointed out amused."It's good to see you smiling again" he said with a different tone."Thanks to you. I wouldn't have moved on without you by my side"."Not only by your side..." He had the provocative look again. He tried to catch her but she avoided him, so they started running and chasing each other, until they reached a stony wall."Do you surrender?" Tom asked trapping her against the wall after she sat down to catch her breath."I never surrender. Specially not to you" she laughed."You will regret saying it" he leaned trying to kiss her, but she turned her head, noticing something on the wall."Look, aren't those graffitis?".He released her and helped her up "Yeah, they look old".She took his hand and pulled him to check the wall "We only need to find something anachronistic and it's done".Tom stopped her "I'm not sure if we should lose this occasion of being alone. The graffitis can wait"."The fun can wait" she corrected him, and moved on to check the drawings, finally stopping and pointing to Tom "Doesn't that look like a remembrall?".Tom rushed next to her and narrowed his eyes."So that's how it works?" He looked around with a sigh "Are you ready?".She looked at him "Only if you are".He offered his hand and she grabbed it, then they leaned together towards the drawing and fell into the darkness.

The fall didn't last long, but they fell with a loud thud that made them gasp."We are back" he said happily. He jumped up to help her to stand up.She glanced at the portrait and the familiar room of the old Hogwarts "Yeah, it's over at last".She took her wand and removed the spell from their clothes, so they were wearing their school uniforms again.It looked weird being back as modern student. She was getting used to the medieval life and their strange clothes.She waved her hair so they turned dark."You can keep them blonde sometimes" Tom said without taking his eyes off of her.She was starting to feel uncomfortable. They were back, the dream was over. They were back to the start."I'm used to this color now" she muttered, taking something from her pocket and handing it to him."Here. You have it back, as I promised".Tom looked at his ring and placed it back on his finger with a satisfied smile "Thank you. So how do we deal with our absence from this world for how long?""Time works differently. I mean we lived days in the past but here in the present maybe we only missed some hours" she explained."That's incredible. I still can't believe we met Salazar Slytherin himself. He is more incredible and human than I ever imagined" he was talking more to himself."I agree" she said simply."So things are back as they were before?".Her voice died in her throat "Yes, I suppose"."What about us?"."Us?" She repeated embarassed "I'd say we are back where we were when I pushed you into the painting. It was just a dream, Tom, now it's just a memory. And we were desperate".That wasn't what he expected. He frowned in disagreement "I thought that this adventure helped to fix things between us"."In that world it was easier to fix. Not here. We must keep this story secret to protect our past and our present. If people starts to mess up with the past we will end up being a paradox and disappear from history".He tightened his lips "You're right, I suppose"."How would we explain that we suddenly are back together? We disappeared for some hours and suddenly we changed? We can't bring attention on us" she was trying to convince herself more than him."I understand. But let me thank you for this. For making me meet Slytherin. You could have stayed. He wanted you with him".That wasn't what she wanted "I made a promise. I promised to come back here with you".His eyes narrowed "If I didn't make you swear, would you have stayed there with him?"."I don't think so" she confessed "It's not my time. And I missed making a decent bath"."Same. Why don't we take one now?" He suggested.She chuckled "Of course. But not together"."Alright" he sighed "Then we will go back acting. I go to take a bath, first. I'll see you later?"."Sure. Enjoy the bath" she tried not to think about it. Some moments earlier they were happily together, now coming back into their time had a big price."Same for you".She watched him walking away. She didn't want to break with him again, she needed time to clear her mind, but she knew she wanted him. The memories of their night together haunted her, until a realization slapped her hard."Tom?" She called panicking fearing he was already too far.But he came back soon and approached her worried for the expression on her face "What's wrong?"."When we made it... I didn't take the potion".He looked confused, then his eyes widened in worry "I'll prepare you the potion..."."It's too late. It was days ago" she complained, breathing hard but she felt choking."It doesn't matter. Keep calm. It's going to be alright"."It's not alright!"."Take my hand. Trust me, we'll sort it out".He led her downstairs. They had to reach the dungeons so they had to cross the whole castle. It was evening, they crossed some students but none of them looked to surprised to see them, although they were dirty and stinking.Finally they sneaked into Slughorn's storeroom and Tom hurried to brew the potion.Evelyn waited, turning paler and feeling buried under her worries. Her confused mind threw her into dispair. With trembling fingers she reached some potions on a high shelf, until she found a familiar name."Here" Tom gave her a glass with the potion, that she drank without a second thought."You didn't even check if it wasn't some love potion" he joked, then noticed she was holding something."What is that?" He snatched the vial from her hand to read its name "Poison? What for?".She stood still and tried to catch the vial back "Just in case something goes wrong".He gaped in shock and raised his arm to keep the vial out of her reach and hid it on the highest shelf "Are you insane? Would it be that bad?".She scowled at him "Yes, it would be"."Why?" He snapped "I would take care of you, I wouldn't let you alone. How could you kill youself? And worse, kill my son?"."Because this is how the magic society works. We broke the rules and some mistakes will never be forgotten, no matter how hard we would to gain back our reputation"."Fuck the reputation. You can't be so weak to choose death".She sighed, sick of everything "Look at you. Look how you grew up. How hard was that? Without a mother, without love"."He would have me as father. I wouldn't run away, also if you don't want me around. Swear to me that you will never dare to think about that disgusting idea again, that you were only shocked".She didn't feel scared in front of his anger. She was starting to feel numb "I could easily make a promise and break it if that's necessary. Because I would have nothing else to lose"."Alright. Then fuck the baby. I will make you a potion to get rid of him if my other potion is not enough".She didn't think of that option "Would you kill your son to save me?"."Of course I would" he snapped."From what you told me before I understood that the baby was what mattered to you the most"."Well you misunderstood. But I don't forgive you for thinking of backstabbing me again in that way" he waved her to exit the room "Maybe some walk will clear your sick mind".They had to go upstairs again, floor after floor until they reached the seventh floor."Now we take a bath. Half an hour, then I'll come to find you, want it or not. Deal?" He said harshly and with impatience.She just nodded, ashamed of herself and missing the playful handsome boy dressed as a shepherd she lost just some minutes earlier.She wondered if it was a bad idea coming back.

After finally enjoying a decent bath, she found Tom waiting for her out of the door."Did you clean also your mind?" He asked a bit sharply."Enough. I just want to go to sleep" she said tiredly."No, now we talk" he grabbed her arm and pulled her to a dark corner "I've been thinking about us and I think it's time I take control of it".She frowned at him. He was so close, with his hair still wet that made him so deadly gorgeous."What do you mean?" She whispered trying not to be distracted."I allowed you to do as you wanted. You broke with me when I didn't want it. And now you're doing it again. Now enough. It's my turn to tell what I want. And I say enough with this silly game".She liked when he was taking control, but she couldn't allow him to turn her into his puppet."Force me?"."Force?" He repeated in a mocking way "Did I force you when we spent that night together? If I recall it right, it was you who welcomed me in your bed".She blushed, her hands tempted to slap him."Do you really want me to stay away from you? With what reasons now? Because you're scared of the consequences of that night that you enjoyed?".She shook her head weakly "Please, Tom. I just want to go to sleep now. I want to sleep on it. We will talk about it again and decide together what's better for us"."No. It's just an excuse to run away, then you start avoiding and ignoring me as usual. You can't fool me forever, Evelyn. Tell me now if you want me out of your life".She stared at him confused "What is it? An ultimatum? Tom, I'm not going to sleep with you tonight. You can't force me to come back with you"."So this is stalemate. Shall we keep discussing for the whole night? I'm not going to win you with flattering declarations and bending my knees for you, because I don't want you to doubt if I'm pretending or not. Your behaviour is confusing me, Evelyn. I realize now that after you came back from your adventures in the past alone, I caught that look on you, like you missed me"."I did missed you" she confirmed "And I feared that in that battle you would kill someone for your own dark purposes. Then I realized that something was holding you back. It was Salazar. He is the only one you respected and needed the approvation of. So you behaved well. While here, there is nobody to hold you back, so you are free to give the worst of you again. Be sincere, do you want me back because of Salazar's infatuation for me? Is it a way to feel closer to him?"."I don't deny that that's one of the reasons" he said firmly "But first of all because I need you, I want you by by side. And you're wrong. You are the one who can still hold me back from messing around as I'd like to. Otherwise I wouldn't be here, humiliating myself just to get you back"."My Lord" an insolent voice abruptly interrupted them.Walpurga Black was on the other side of the corridor, her greedy eyes on Tom, who scowled at her, expecting her to go away.Instead Walpurga approached them in a confident way."I've been looking for you for hours" her voice echoed in the corridor "What happened? Why are you with her? You shouldn't waste your time with her"."I suppose I have to go to sleep now" Evelyn whispered shyly, moving away, but Tom abruptly stopped her and pulled her behind him. He faced the Black girl, after looking unsure on how to deal with that unexpected visit."How dare you speaking to me like that?" He hissed coldly. His tone gave goosebumps also to Evelyn."My Lord?" Walpurga stammered, her eyes widening."Stop calling me like that. You and your dumb behavior gave me too many troubles. I tried to be patient, but now enough"."Troubles? How? Is it because of her?" Walpurga glanced at Evelyn, but Tom hid her behind his tall figure."She is with me. She has always been with me".Walpurga pouted "What does she have that I don't?"."She is far more than you can ever be. She can give more than you can ever imagine. Now, weren't you ready to do anything to please me?"."Yes, of course, my Lord" Walpurga said trying to sound convincing."Then stop hating her. It's an order. Impress me. You must love her more than you love me. Can you do that?".Evelyn gaped at that request. She placed a hand on him to stop him "Tom, come on...".He jerked away while Walpurga's eyes widened even more "She can call you...?"."She can call me however she wants" Tom snapped "If you won't stop envying and hating her, you need to hide from me from now on. Because I will know whatever you think and do. And I'll do anything to protect her and give her the respect she deserves from everyone"."Alright" Walpurga replied faintly, looking for helr from the other girl " Evelyn? I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry for having been selfish"."That's not enough to earn her forgiveness" Tom hissed mercilessly "Now go back from the hole you came from and don't you dare come close to me again".Walpurga hesitated, maybe hoping that he would change his mind, but he turned his back to her, so she rushed away to cry.

"It's not safe talking here" Tom blurted and grabbed Evelyn's arm. He dragged her into the Room of Requirement, but she insisted to stay close to the door and make sure he wouldn't trap her there."As you wish" he surrendered with a tired sigh."Wasn't it wicked?" She asked with a little malice. She couldn't deny that she enjoyed seeing the insolent Black girl humiliated."She must be grateful that you were around or I wouldn't have been that gentle" he gave her a quick smirk "So, now that little pest gave you one more reason to hate me, right?".He didn't wait for her reply. He shook his head and let himself fall sitting on the floor, brushing a hand over his face."Tom? What are you doing? Are you not feeling well?" She asked, unsure if to be diffident or worried."I'm not well, Evelyn" he said weakly "We will bring this on until we get to a final decision. Otherwise this will turn me insane. You hurt me, more than I can confess to myself. And I want to destroy you for it. But at the same time I can't. I can't hurt you back and I don't want to".She frowned at him. Her legs turning weak for the will to sit next to him and comfort him. But she resisted "How hurt you? How do I hurt you?".He pressed his hand on his chest "Here. I don't know how to explain it. But this is where it hurts whenever I remember that you can leave me, that you have your free will that I cannot control no matter how hard I try, when I think of all the fun we had and that I might not enjoy again. I think that I should break you to my will but at the same time I can't because it wouldn't be you anymore. It's so frustrating, Evelyn"."But you hurt me" she fought back "You say you don't want to, but that's what you do most of the time. Even when we have fun, I'm so scared that you're just using me. And worse when you use dark magic and act as a merciless ruthless dark lord, you torture me deep inside. Because I know you can be better and I'm not good enough to make you become better".He stared at her with sorrow "So that's why you broke with me? Because I was hurting you so much?"."It hurts me also staying away from you" she admitted "Then I guess there's no way for me to avoid the hurt. I'm scared of staying away from you since we shared so much, but I'm also scared of being with you knowing how dangerous you are".He stood up and the image of the pitiful boy vanished, putting Evelyn into alert "But I can try to change. That's what I want to do to be with you again. Give me another chance".That was what she was expecting. To hear him asking plainly for another chance "No more dark magic?"."No more dark magic until graduation".That meant one year and some months "And after that?"."I can't see the future and I don't want to.. Perhaps then you'll want me to follow my destiny, perhaps it will be already over..".She didn't want to think that far "Alright. I got it. We'll talk about it again then".Tom bit his bottom lip, lost into some serious thinking, then asked softly "Evelyn.. Is it bad what I feel for you? I confessed what is storming into me, even if words aren't enough. But I'm so confused. I can't distinguish between good and bad anymore. And you said you're scared. And you're right. You must be scared of me. But I also want to protect you. What's wrong with me?".She felt somehow relieved for those things he shared. That was how she felt most of the times, but they rarely had real conversations about their feelings "I don't know, Tom. But I don't think it's bad. You can still feel"."Yes, but in a bad way" he complained "I can't get rid of the bad side of me. I grew up with it. It's part of me now, like that parasite with that muggle girl. And I don't want to hurt you, but I can't trust myself. I should let you go, but I'm too selfish. And now I won't stop begging you to give us a last chance, even if I'll have to force you and I won't care of your will. I need you, Evelyn. Help me out of this darkness".He reached out for her hand and she grabbed his hands "Tom, I can't do much if you are not strong enough to annihilate the darkness inside you. What am I to you after all?".Evelyn retreated her hands, waiting for his reply."What do you think you are?" He asked confused."I don't know. That's why I'm asking".He swallowed, then said staring at her "You're important to me. That's why I'm humiliating myself in front of me. Tell me what you want me to do to win you back. Just the idea that you could belong to someone else is a torture"."What about my free will? I don't have a choice? You gave me one when we were in the past or was it just pretending? And what if I want to take my time and stay away from you for a little more? You would kill anyone who succeed in getting a smile from me?".He didn't deny "I'm sorry, Evelyn. I wish I can let you go. But how can I? I'll end up destroying you and I don't want it"."So my only choice is to surrender to you" she said bitterly."Please, Evelyn, don't hate me. Ask me anything else. I'll realize it for you"."I don't want anything, Tom. Just the two of us to be happy"."My only way to be happy is to be with you" he blurted."No, it's power, your ambitions, your dark magic. It's not me" she said patiently, making him more frustrated."You cannot know"."I know because I couldn't stop you from killing Warren and your family. You went beyond any limits then. You violated nature's laws, you split your soul to be immortal. And you want to do that again and again because it's never enough for you. Where am I in all of this?"."You can become immortal too" he suggested."I don't want to be like you. One Voldemort is enough. I just want to be with Tom Riddle, the brilliant student I liked to tease, the most handsome wizard of the world. Leaving everything else out" saying those words aloud gave her a weird sense of relief."We can try. But if you leave, I won't be responsible of my actions".She scowled at him "Don't use it to force me to spend the night with you".Tom rolled his eyes "No, I don't want to spend the night here, but I want a promise from you. That you seriously give me another chance and that you won't act like this conversation never happened. I know you, Evelyn. I know how easily you can slip away from my fingers"."That's a good thing, so you will work harder to deserve the chance that I'm giving you" she said firmly, then opened the door and hurried to her tower, not caring if he disagreed or wanted a little more of her time.

"Evy, what happened?" Adele's voice warned Evelyn that she wasn't free to let her frustration flow "You disappeared for hours. I heard rumours that you were with Riddle?".Evelyn mentally greeted her comfortable bed."That's true" she said simply.Adele gaped with worried "So what? Did he...?".Evelyn didn't know how her own face looked, but she knew she was giving the wrong impression "We talked. He wanted me to give him another chance"."And you agreed?"."Yeah" Evelyn confessed, leaving Adele confused."Cool" she commented without enthusiasm "This morning you said you hated him and now you are back together. Cool".Evelyn couldn't remember what Adele was talking about. For her it wasn't that same morning, but days before. And in few days things changed so fast. And she felt changed inside........

A/N

⚠️15th May 2019 added note:Warning!If you have been following and reading the new chapters in the latest months please check if you have read chapter 22, that was missing and that hopefully I fixed today. The following chapters' numbers have been updated. Sorry for the mess! ⚠️

I confess that I wished these chapters set in the Founders era would last longer. But I don't want this fanfic to be a hundred-chapters long one, so I had to summarize and cut a lot. Still, I ship so much Evy and Salazar and I hope it came out quite clearly in the summarized chapters. To portray him, I picked Richard Armitage, inspired by his stunning performance as Guy of Gisborne in the BBC series "Robin Hood"...and I hadn't notice it before, but in my life I needed to link Merlin's legend with another legend like Robin Hood, so unexpectedly I did it with this fanfic 😅 I also confess that I don't know where this story will go. I had already planned the storylines years ago, but I'm cutting and adding stuff, so I don't know how this will end. I even planned a sequel, but I'm not sure if that will ever get fully written and published 🙈Anyway thank you for reading and for your patience. Any comment and support is deeply welcomed since this work required a lot of time and sleepless nights. But it's something I love and I wanted to share, so the efforts worth it, no matter if this story stays unnoticed and mostly unread. Thank you again and enjoy a gallery of pics and edits of a hottie Salazar and cute Rowena (Katie McGrath from BBC "Merlin") from my version of the Founders Era ❤