When he finally finds his warlock everything is reversed. He is the one who remembers their destiny. He is the one who has the, in his eyes, unenviable reputation as too good at sports to be anything but a scholarship idiot, while Merlin is at the head of every class. And he is the one who must convince the well-read, practical scholar that magic exists and that he's not crazy.
When Merlin finally remembers the truth and they stand face to face as brothers and comrades once more Arthur half expects an apology. Instead he gets a friendly punch in the arm as Merlin quips, "Now you know how I felt all those years. Call it even."
