Arthur wonders what could make Merlin so tired and late all the time even after one of his rare days off and decides to follow his manservant to find out...
Prologue
Watching Merlin bustling around his room tiredly, Arthur began to wander why on earth he's so tired, after all, he'd given him the day off yesterday. As Merlin tripped over his own feet andthrees the jug of water he'd been carrying over the floor, Arthur sighed, "Merlin! How on earth canyou be so clumsy, you look like you haven't eaten or slept in days." Glancing up from where he'd dropped to his knees to mop up the water, Merlin grinned his cheery but somehow tired grin, "I don't know Sire, maybe I'm just over worked?" With a sigh, he turned back to the mopping, only to hear Arthur laugh exasperatedly, "I gave you the day off yesterday Merlin, how can you be overworked now?" With anotherheavy sigh, Merlin climbed to his feet and retrieved the jug with a cheeky grin, "Because you, Sire, are a lazy prat..." He immediatelymucked as Arthur's dirty clothes sailed past his head, hitting the wall behind him with a light thump.
"Me Merlin, Lazy? You are the laziest servan I have ever had, you are so incompetent you trip over your own feet!" With a smirk at his friend, Merlin bent down and grabbed the dirty clothes and tray of empty breakfast cutlery, still grinning annoyingly. "If I'competing competent Sire, then why haven't you fired me yet?" Arthur sighed and shook his head, "I don't have time to train a new manservant now I'm king, I just have to put up with you... Have the day off tomorrow, I don't think I can deal with you tripping up and falling asleep left, right and centre... Now go do whatever it is you do..." Watching Merlin leave the room, Arthur noticed the cheery grin slide off his face slightly and his severely skinny shoulders hunching forwards tiredly. Sitting at the table, Arthur shook his head, he hated worrying about Merlin, but the idiot looked exhausted and he reluctantly wandered what on earth Merlin could be doing all the time to make him so tired and late. Annoyed he was so distracted, Arthur realised he didn't have any duties tomorrow and decided to let Leon train the knights so that he could discoverwhat Merlin did all day and put his mind to rest.
With a loud sigh, Arthur dragged himself to his feet, he had to go train the knights and he needed to focus, he'd find out what was happening with Merlin tomorrow, definitely.
There shall be more tomorrow and it will get better! I know this bit isn't too great but please be constructive with your reveiws =]
