"Nothing father, I assure you. Merlin here is just an idiot!"

"I am not! Sire there is a great curse befallen on this land. You have been…successful?... in eradicating curses in the past. And think you could help."

"For the last…" Arthur stopped as his father held his hand up silencing him.

"Let him speak Arthur. I wish to know the nature of this curse."

"But Father!" Arthur whined like a petulant child.

Merlin explained to the King about the curse failing to see how the king started turning to Arthur in amusement asking if his manservant was being serious.