Merlin had nearly dozed off from sheer boredom, but he was instantly alert at the faint crunching sound of footsteps on a forest floor.
"Arthur." he whispered, shaking his friend. "Arthur, wake up."
"What is it?" asked the King.
"I hear footsteps." he said, then shouted "Hello! We're over here!"
Arthur smacked him on the head.
"What are you doing, idiot!" Arthur hissed. "It could a bandit."
"At this point I wouldn't mind being rescued by Morgana. Anyway, it's too late now."
And he was right. The footsteps drew nearer and nearer. Then a familiar face peeked over the edge of the hole.
"Arthur? Merlin?" asked Gwaine incredulously. "Why are you in a hole?"
"Well, thanks to Merlin here we both fell in."
"Hey, you fell in all on your own, Arthur. I had nothing to do with it."
"If you weren't such a clumsy dollop-head in the first place..."
"That's my word. The only dollop-head here is you."
"I'll just leave to let you sort out your problems then." said Gwaine. He began to walk away.
"No!" shouted Arther and Merlin in unison.
Gwaine feigned hurt. "Your lack of trust is astounding."
"That was just cruel." complained Merlin.
Gwaine grinned and searched for a way to get them out. It was too far to just reach. He didn't have any rope. Aha! A sturdy tree branch would do it. Gwaine lay down and hooked his foot under a protruding tree root to avoid falling in. However, his efforts were in vain. Just as he had begun to hoist Arthur up he heard an ominous snap. The root broke and Arthur's weight pulled him down into the trap as well. Fortunately for them Merlin was there to break the fall again.
a/n: Another chapter! I really hope this is as much fun to read as it is to write :D Any requests for the next knight to find the trap?