Short Story: Merlin
Arthur tapped Fredrick's left shoulder with Excalibur and then his right. "Arise, Sir Fredrick, Knight of Camelot and defender of the crown."
"Heaven help me," he prayed under his breath before rising to his feet. Arthur had a small smirk on his face as if he'd heard the comment and Fredrick wasn't entirely sure how to take the king pleasure in his discomfort. He was a knight of Camelot now, a place he'd never aspired to. His fellows who really knew him would do the same when they found out.
"Now, take your place beside Lady Guinevere. You'll remain her personal guard with no other duty than to protect her in my absence." Well, that didn't sound too onerous. It was what he'd been doing already.
"On my honor and my life, Your Highness." That …show more content…
"We discovered the apothecary poisoned on Merlin's cot. He'd been dead long before we'd gotten there."
Merlin bristled, mouth dropping open in an unseemly manner. "What?"
"It was made to look like he was sleeping," Gwaine added, eyeing the warlock with a barely beheld twinkle.
"Could no one have told me this sooner?" Merlin was entirely indignant, grimacing at how he'd relished every moment of being back in his own bed last night. Several ways of torturing Maxwell flashed through Merlin's head. Maybe he'd include Gwaine and Percival, too, since he could see just how amused the knights were. "I slept in that bed."
"So did I," said Gwaine with a now much more conspicuous sly grin. Before then, he'd never realized what a great vantage point Merlin's room had. He'd witnessed the magic being performed by Maxwell to save that young woman's life, Isolde he learned was her name. "I didn't see any problem with it."
"Gwaine, you'd sleep with a—"
"Merlin," Arthur huffed in irritation, putting a stop to the banter before it started. Those two had a way of turning harmless teasing into foul insults not acceptable to anyone's ears, let alone a lady's. "We have more serious matters on hand. Percival, the one found in the officer
"Heaven help me," he prayed under his breath before rising to his feet. Arthur had a small smirk on his face as if he'd heard the comment and Fredrick wasn't entirely sure how to take the king pleasure in his discomfort. He was a knight of Camelot now, a place he'd never aspired to. His fellows who really knew him would do the same when they found out.
"Now, take your place beside Lady Guinevere. You'll remain her personal guard with no other duty than to protect her in my absence." Well, that didn't sound too onerous. It was what he'd been doing already.
"On my honor and my life, Your Highness." That …show more content…
"We discovered the apothecary poisoned on Merlin's cot. He'd been dead long before we'd gotten there."
Merlin bristled, mouth dropping open in an unseemly manner. "What?"
"It was made to look like he was sleeping," Gwaine added, eyeing the warlock with a barely beheld twinkle.
"Could no one have told me this sooner?" Merlin was entirely indignant, grimacing at how he'd relished every moment of being back in his own bed last night. Several ways of torturing Maxwell flashed through Merlin's head. Maybe he'd include Gwaine and Percival, too, since he could see just how amused the knights were. "I slept in that bed."
"So did I," said Gwaine with a now much more conspicuous sly grin. Before then, he'd never realized what a great vantage point Merlin's room had. He'd witnessed the magic being performed by Maxwell to save that young woman's life, Isolde he learned was her name. "I didn't see any problem with it."
"Gwaine, you'd sleep with a—"
"Merlin," Arthur huffed in irritation, putting a stop to the banter before it started. Those two had a way of turning harmless teasing into foul insults not acceptable to anyone's ears, let alone a lady's. "We have more serious matters on hand. Percival, the one found in the officer