Merlin and Arthur gazed up at the stars for a few minutes, they held each other and Merlin used magic to conjure up some gold butterflies. Arthur smiled and he kissed the warlock's head as they both watched the butterflies.

"I wish that magic had not been forbidden, I wish that you didn't have to hide it for all of those years. Your magic is beautiful and so are you. You are the magic of this world" Arthur spoke softly and gently, he smoothed his hand over Merlin's chest and he held onto the warlock's upper arm.

Merlin smiled and he held onto Arthur's wrists "So do I, but wouldn't change anything because we might have never met if anything was different. I just had to be patient and you were worth every second of it".

Arthur smiled "You have my heart".

"And you have mine" Merlin sighed with pure bliss.

They stayed up in the tree for a few more minutes, before they both agreed that it was time to head back to the camp. They climbed down the tree and then they walked hand in hand back to where the knights were.

Gwaine and Percival wolf whistled when they saw Arthur and Merlin, the knights chuckled and then the warlock sat down to have a drink of water.

"Where did you two disappear off to?" Leon asked.

Arthur smirked and he walked over to the fire to warm his hands up "Just for a walk and a kiss".

Merlin smirked and he looked at Arthur. He then connected his and Arthur's minds together 'I enjoyed the 'walk' very much'.

Arthur chuckled and he bit his bottom lip 'So did I' he thought.

Gwaine and Percival noticed that Arthur and Merlin were smirking, they chuckled and Merlin shot a mischievous look at Arthur before he went to water the horses. Arthur sat down on a log with his back to a tree, and with love filled eyes he watched Merlin water and feed the horses.

"You're very lucky to have Merlin, Arthur. Snatching up such an innocent warlock so that no one else can have him" Gwaine smirked.

Merlin scoffed as he walked over to sit next to Arthur "Trust me, Gwaine. I am anything but innocent".

Lancelot wolf whistled and he smirked "Confident aren't your, Merlin?"

Merlin smirked "Very".

"He couldn't resist me because I'm so handsome and strong" Arthur flexed his biceps.

"Excuse me, you are the one that was too shy to kiss me. I kissed you first" Merlin stated.

The knights all laughed and Arthur wrapped one arm around Merlin's shoulders. "Trouble maker" the king smirked.

Merlin moved and he kissed Arthur "You like it though" he whispered and he lightly nibbled Arthur's bottom lip. He draped his legs over Arthur's leg, he cupped the king's cheek in his hand and he felt Arthur's arm wrap around his waist. His kiss with Arthur grew more passionate and it deepened, the knights wolf whistled and they cheered for the king and the warlock.

Arthur held onto Merlin's upper arm with his other hand and he kissed his warlock back. He wanted to pick Merlin up and pin the warlock against a tree, but the prying eyes and the hear all ears of the knights would not allow him to have any foreplay with Merlin. 'Gwaine would probably just encourage Merlin and I though, but then again... seeing Merlin with no shirt is very arousing' he thought.

'I can hear you, Arthur' Merlin spoke to Arthur through their minds. He pulled back and he rested his head on the king's shoulder, he held onto Arthur's other shoulder and he smirked. 'You forget that I can read minds'.

'It's true though. You're very alluring and I just can't help myself' Arthur thought.

'So are you. You're just going to keep teasing Gwaine about how I fell in love with you, aren't you?' Merlin asked Arthur through thought.

'Yep. I'm in love with the most amazing person ever and you love me' Arthur thought.

'You're amazing too' Merlin thought and he smiled.

"Arthur Pendragon is smitten and in love!" Elyan laughed.

Arthur smiled "And it's the best feeling ever second to kissing Merlin".

Merlin smiled and he kissed Arthur's neck "I'll second that second to kissing you" he whispered.

"How's the sword training coming along , Merlin?" Lancelot asked.

"I'm still hopeless at fighting with a sword. No change there" Merlin scoffed.

"He's not a bad archer though" Percival stated before he looked at Merlin "You're pretty good with a bow and arrow, Merlin. I bet that Arthur's always taking you on hunting trips".

"Arthur knows that as long as no magical creatures are hurt and I don't see the animal then I'm fine" Merlin chuckled. "Thanks though, at least I'm not as hopeless as I was." He joked earning a smile from Arthur and the Knights.

"Arthur's hopelessly in love with you!" Gwaine yelled.

Everyone laughed and they continued to talk, until they all started to become dizzy with exhaustion. Everyone started to settle down to go to sleep, Merlin sat down with his back to a tree and he pulled his sleeves over his hands to keep them warm. The knights were starting to fall asleep around the fire so that they could stay warm, but Arthur did not lie down on the floor next to the fire, the king wanted to fall asleep just like he always fell asleep. Close to Merlin.

Arthur walked over and he laid down with his head on Merlin's lap "Are you going to be okay?"

Merlin nodded and he stroked Arthur's hair "Yeah, get some sleep. I'll be fine".

Arthur held Merlin's hand and he kissed it "Goodnight".

Merlin smiled and he held Arthur's hand "Goodnight".

The warlock watched over Arthur and the Knights as they all slept, he held onto the king's hand and he opened out his other hand. He used his magic to warm himself up and to keep Arthur warm, he also used his magic to see Camalot so that he could watch over everyone in the kingdom.