The word for this drabble is 'China' by wisdomgoddess26, so thank you!
November is a really busy month for me, so updates won't be so frequent, I even have a trip to Auschwitz next week!
Only two reviews for the last chapter :(
Holiday
Some people thought that Arthur didn't care about his manservant, he was just someone to clean up the mess he left behind. But Gwen knew better, especially when she saw Arthur's reaction when Merlin demanded a holiday.
"Merlin my shoes need polishing, Merlin you have to clean my armour again, Merlin you need to wash this shirt, Merlin you've got to—"
"Enough with the Merlins!" A frustrated Merlin suddenly burst out.
Arthur looked up, as if he had only just noticed that a very stressed-looking manservant was in his chamber. "Sorry, would you like me to call you clotpole instead?"
Merlin took a deep breath. "No, I just…Arthur, I think I need a holiday."
"But servants don't take holidays."
"This one does."
The Prince looked confused, and a little bit upset. "Where are you going to go?"
Merlin quickly thought of a country that sounded very far away from Camelot. "China."
"China? Merlin, has China been discovered yet?"
"It has now," Merlin said matter-of-factly. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go and pack."
Arthur couldn't hide his worry now; he jumped out of his chair. "But you can't go to China!"
"Why not?"
"There are…there are giant bears, fierce creatures that will kill you and eat you!"
"Arthur, pandas are very cute and they eat bamboo."
"But…everyone speaks Chinese!"
"I'm a fast learner."
"They say they're dragons there!"
"Surprisingly Arthur, I'm OK with dragons."
But Arthur wouldn't have it. He spent the rest of the day chasing Merlin around trying to persuade him not to leave, after all, who was going to wash his socks when he was gone?
It was when Gwen saw Arthur chasing Merlin down the corridor, shouting something about pandas mistaking his neckerchief for bamboo, that she knew socks had nothing to do with it, Arthur just didn't want people to know he would miss his friend.