Song Prompt: "Colorblind" by Counting Crows
Hearing a commotion coming from the square, Gwen hurried over to see for herself what was going on. Rumour had it that a stranger was in the stocks and Gwen was quite sure it was the young man she'd seen confronting Arthur.
Gwen had been impressed with the way the dark-haired lad had handled himself with Prince Arthur, idiotic though his actions were. The Prince was a bully and a snob and Gwen found herself drawn to the man who tried to stand up to him.
And, it didn't hurt that he was cute, with his dark hair and frankly adorable grin! Gwen was determined to introduce herself to the newcomer and tell him exactly how she felt about him and his actions of the previous day.
As the second wave of children arrived, laden down with rotten fruit and vegetables, Gwen took her leave of Merlin and headed back towards the castle and her duties, berating herself. Merlin had been just so … lovely ... and of course she'd had to make a fool of herself, not being able to speak a complete sentence without backpedalling or stammering. It was embarrassing!
Still, she'd learned that Merlin was Gaius' new apprentice which meant that hopefully he'd be around for a while. Gwen was looking forward to learning much more about the young man with the beautiful smile!