Notice: I do not own Merlin or Arthur.


Cold eyes, judging.

"Last words?"

Bowed head, closed eyes. Too many words unsaid.

"I'm sorry-"

For lying

For hurting you

For not always saving you from hurt

For leaving you

For broken promises

"for being a monster."

A brief hesitation in confusion. The words were true, yet more than the judge and jury knew. How much pain could have been prevented that wasn't? He felt like a monster.

Cold steel matched eyes for one flashing moment, and then-

Final judgment.


Yeah, depressing. And bad, since I should be working on a paper, or my Nano...BAD AUTHOR, BAD!