Arthur frowned, he slowly looked around the woods, feeling a strange familiarity of something that he feels safe with but should hate, the man pulled the reins, stopping his horse.
"Arthur?" Frowned Gwaine.
"I hear something..." He said thoughtfully.
Gwaine looked around, scanning the woods.
Suddenly a branch broke near them, Arthur looked back at Gwaine who nodded and they quickly jumped off their horses and unsheathed their swords.
They saw a shadow in the distance, the king slowly walked over to the mysterious shadow and froze.
Slowly Merlin walked up to them, face unreadable, he stopped and stood, he looked exhausted.
"Merlin..." Gwaine breathed, smiling.
"I thought you where visiting your mother, what are you doing here?" He asked, walking up to him.
"Is that what Arthur said?" Merlin asked, eyeing Arthur darkly, stopping Gwaine in his tracks, it was strange to see Merlin glare at Arthur, the knight knew how much Arthur meant to Merlin and never before has he seen Merlin look so illy at the man.
Arthur thickly gulped.
"It's been a while..." He said, ending with a hiss.
Gwaine's brows furrowed.
"Whats...going on...its like the two of you want to rip each other's throats out...?" He said, half teasing with a nervous chuckle.
"Why don't you ask you're murderous king?" Merlin coldly hissed.
Gwaine took a few steps back, shocked by the mans' tone.
Arthur glared at the black haired man.
"Hah, murderous...you only got what you deserve..." He sneered.
"What the fuck is going on here!?" Gwaine cried, angry and worried as Merlin slowly stomped up to the king.
"Deserve...?" Merlin breathed, smiling slightly.
"YOU TRIED TO KILL ME!" Merlin shirked, Gwaine's eyes widened.
"-I'm only sad that i didn't succeed..." Arthur growled, lifting his sword up to Merlin's neck.
"STOP!" Gwaine cried.