Morgana watched as the witches made themselves comfortable, before sitting down herself as well. When she heard Gawain's sarcastic and mean question, she glared at him in silence for a moment. Saying such a thing was nothing but uncalled for.
"Now that you mention it, you'll be a nice toy in case I get bored." She answered, her voice just as cold as before and making it difficult to figure out if she meant what she said or not. Of course, she wouldn't really kill the man, but if he was going to be this hateful, Morgana wouldn't hesitate to return the favour to him.
Meanwhile the other witches had lied down in the hay and were soon asleep, with Morgana and just one more woman being the exception to that. Morgana noticed her and looked at the witch.
"You can't sleep?" She asked, at which Minerva shook her head. "I keep thinking about what happened." She said, at which Morgana gestured her to come over and she did so, taking place next to the other witch. "What they did to them, it was horrible... they didn't even have the mercy to give them a swift and painless death." Minerva said while tears started to well up in the corners of her eyes and with a trembling voice. Morgana looked at her with a sympathetic look. Even if nobody she loved had been killed because they were helping her, it wasn't difficult to imagine how awful that had to be.
"And it's all my fault that they're dead. If it hadn't been for me they-" Minerva started, but she was interrupted by Morgana.
"Minerva, you did nothing wrong. Your family knew what you were and what the consequences were of protecting you, yet they did it and paid the price for it, that's not your fault. They did it because they cared for you. Yes, you caused them trouble, but the good memories and how you loved each other made that worth it all. If that weren't the truth, they wouldn't have risked their lives for you." She said. The witch was crying now, and not just quietly, but complete with gasps and loud sobbing.
"If that's what happens to the people I love, than I won't love anyone anymore."
Upon hearing Minerva's words, Morgana did something exceptional and unlike her, and pulled the crying woman into a hug. "Please don't be that cruel to yourself." She said softly.