Arthur stroked the black Labradors head.
"Why do you keep following me boy?" he asked. The dog barked and licked Arthur's face furiously, causing the Prince to fall back laughing. "Down boy..." he cried. "Down!"
The dog jumped down and Arthur praised it. It was then that he noticed its eyes, they were...
"Blue! That's odd. You know, they look like my manservant's eyes..." Arthur beamed as he mentioned his manservant. "Can you keep a secret?" he whispered to the pooch. "I think I love my manservant..."
Arthur never saw the dog again, but saw a lot more of Merlin.