This story is for my dear friend. Im not quite done but I hope you like what I have so far
Merlin never thought Arthur would find out like this.
He always thought it would be in mid battle, when he had no other choice because it would save his life. He thought it might be defending another magic user or healing a wound.
He never thought he'd hurt him
Two days again, Morgana had caught him, and tortured him for days on end,
Needless to say, when Arthur woke him up from his nightmares that reenacted it, he could've reacted much better.
"Merlin, wake up we need to get to Camelot so Gaius can look at those wounds."
Arthur put a hand on Merlins shoulder and-
Found himself pinned to a tree moments later, looking up in surprise only to see golden eyes looking back in feared shock.
He dropped to the ground.
"Arthur, I'm sorry I didn't-"
"YOU HAVE MAGIC?!"
"I swear I'd never hurt-"
"Merlin, you've betrayed me! How could you do this?"
Arthur felt angry bitter tears well up in his eyes as Merlin opened his mouth to speak.
"No. I don't want to hear anything you have to say. Knights, arrest him."
Gwaine looked at Arthur shocked.
"Arthur, you can't be serious!"
"He has been lying to all of us for years, just threw me a crossed the clearing, and he has magic. He has committed treason. I will decide what to do with him when we get back to Camelot."
Merlin looked up at Arthur sadly.
"Arthur listen to me-"
"No. I don't need to listen to a traitor."