Definition of a Merlin Drabble

by Lya200

A drabble: a short work of fiction of around one hundred words in length. A Merlin drabble: pure chaos. How many adventures can occur in 100 words? Drabble 305: Arthur faces a guilty conscience as he takes an innocent life to keep the bandits from hurting his friend.

31. Learning the Art of Single Combat

My step-mom finished Season 3 of Merlin. She was so happy that Lancelot finally became a knight. You know, because THAT turned out well. She's under the assumption that the show will follow The Once and Future King.

Disclaimer: We're not looking at the big picture here. We don't need to worry about owning Merlin; we need to own BBC. That way, we can do whatever we want with Doctor Who, Sherlock, and other shows as well as Merlin.

Prompt: From me: Arthur trains Merlin how to use a sword.

Rating: K

Genre: Friendship

Characters: Merlin, Arthur

Time Frame: It doesn't matter, really.

Summary: Merlin goes down to the training field at dawn, confused as heck, just because Arthur told him to.

Let's Go On An Adventure

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Sometimes, Merlin hated mornings. He got up at dawn to find that Arthur wanted to teach him to sword fight.

"Assess the situation. Draw your sword and engage. Bend your elbows, and keep them closer to your body. Don't over-do it when you attack." Arthur rattled these instructions so fast that Merlin couldn't keep up.

Arthur's excuse was that Gaius would have his head if something happened to Merlin, but both of them knew that wasn't really his reason for teaching Merlin. It's kind of nice that Arthur cares after all, Merlin thought fondly.

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Look how tiny this looks since there's no dialogue (as opposed to drafts 1-3).

This was just Arthur's adorable attempt to teach MERLIN how to use a SWORD (immediately thinks of Merlin's sword fail in "A Servant of Two Masters"). What could go wrong?

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Eenie meenie minie moe, I choose... something to do with Arthur, Merlin, and Freya.

~Lya200~