Prompts: Gedref
Warnings: Merntions Character Death
Summary: Arthur tries to plan a wedding trip for Gwen but fails.
Foreshadowing
When Arthur announced that he was taking Gwen on a wedding trip, Merlin was surprised to find out that Arthur planned on going to Gedref.
Merlin stood in the Royal couple's chambers packing. He kept glancing over at Arthur who was sitting at his desk.
"What is it, Merlin?" Arthur threw down his quill and glared at his manservant.
"What is romantic about going to a place where you almost died?" Merlin stopped packing and went over to stand in front of the desk. "I bet if Gwen knew she wouldn't want to go there."
"If I knew what?" Gwen said as she swept in with a bouquet of flowers.
"Merlin is just being silly. There is nothing to know about Gedref other than the beach is rocky and the labyrinth is very large."
"Hmph." Merlin folded his arms across his chest. "You tell her the truth or I will."
"Someone better say something and fast." Gwen put the flowers on the table and stood with her hands on her hips.
"Now look what you've done." Arthur whispered at Merlin.
Merlin rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Fine." Gwen looked at Arthur but he just avoided her eyes. "Merlin, I command that you tell me."
"You command me?" Merlin squeaked. He turned to face Gwen.
"I'm the Queen, Merlin." Gwen tilted her head.
"She's the Queen. She can do that." Arthur said as he looked down at the document in front of him.
"She's your wife." Merlin said over his shoulder. "You tell her."
"She commanded you not me." Arthur said.
Merlin shook his head and laughed. "Since Arthur won't admit what he did, I will tell you. He almost died there when we went to do undo the damage he caused by killing that unicorn. He drank what he thought was poison but it was only a sleeping draught. He was out for hours."
"Arthur! What were you thinking?" Gwen used that tone she used when he was caught.
"I was trying to keep the Kingdom from starving." Arthur said. "Remember the grain rotting and then the water turned to sand?"
"I remember." Gwen said. She looked at Merlin. "Why didn't you stop him?"
"I tried but he drank it before I could stop him. Your husband is a stubborn fool." Merlin said.
"I know that." Gwen looked from one to the other. "I don't want to go to Gedref. We shall go somewhere else."
"Where do you want to go then?" Arthur asked.
"Take me somewhere you haven't almost died. I don't want to be upset the whole time we are on our wedding trip because I am someplace where I could have lost you."
"That doesn't leave very many places." Merlin chuckled. "Arthur has a habit of nearly getting killed every time he goes somewhere."
"That is not true!" Arthur shouted at Merlin.
"Name one place you have gone where someone didn't try to kill you or you nearly got yourself killed." Merlin shot back.
"Well there was… Damn!" Arthur looked at Gwen. "I think we won't be going anywhere for our wedding trip."
Merlin looked at Arthur and Gwen then he realized that Arthur was going to make Gwen a widow before she had gray hair.
