*SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES FINALE!* Disclaimer 1; I do not own Merlin nor any BBC shows *sigh* Disclaimer 2; This is based off of two fanarts I saw, one by Amphigoury (titled I'm His Son) one by whimsycatcher (titled Emrys) and some tidbits have been inspired by other fanfics. I can't remember the names of all the writers, so I apologize! Rated T for Merlin and Arthur's language XD Chapter one; 5 Years Later (A/N This story is about 5 years after the show ended, minus the reveal and Arthur's death. Magic has been made legal, reasons will be in the next chappie as well as a flashback)
Third Person POV
''5 years'' Merlin thought shaking his head as he rode. It had been 5 years since he had last seen Arthur. "Stupid prat probably didn't last a week without me." he muttered laughing to himself. Looking up to the sky, Merlin frowned at the cloudy sky threatening to pour rain all over the roads and making them too muddy to be of any use. Drawing up his hood, he moved over to the side where trees partially draped over the well used path to Camelot.
Arthur's POV
As I sat in the throne room listening to the rain pound the palace roof, I let my thoughts stray back 5 years to when I still had Merlin as my servant. Ever since he had left, I hadn't even tried to find another servant that I would like. Sure, I still had servants, but I couldn't talk to them like I could Merlin. Swiftly blocking up the thoughts, I growled at myself for feeling emotional over him, he had left for a unknown reason even leaving Gaius baffled. As much as I tried to ignore it, I missed him.
Third Person POV
As Merlin is about halfway to Camelot, he notices a young druid boy playing. Sensing his presence, the boy stopped and turned. Merlin smiled and raised his hand in a gesture of hello, and gently asked the boy using mental communication; "Is your camp nearby?" The boy grinned "Yes Lord Emrys, it is." he said. "May I join you?" Merlin asked this time out loud. The boy nodded and scampered off.