It has been forever since I last updated. I'm very sorry! School has become a little hectic here lately. Once my summer break starts, I should be able to start updating regularly.
Disclaimer: I don't own Merlin.
There was one lesson that Uther could never manage to fully drill into his son's head. For years, Uther had been trying to convince Arthur that a king could not let his emotions control his decisions. A king had to be able to set his emotions aside and do what was best for the kingdom. He had to remain separate and aloof from his people.
However, his son refused to follow that basic instruction. Arthur made rash choices. His son chose to let his decisions be influenced by what he was feeling. Worst of all, he chose to mingle with people that were beneath him.
He could not, however, bring himself to rebuke his son that often. Uther could not deny that his son was popular with the people.
Maybe, just maybe, there was something to be said about the way his son chose to do things.
I'm not very happy with this, but it came out how it came out.