BORED! *shoots at the wall*

Disclaimer: You'd be a fool if you thought that I owned Merlin.

Prompt: From me: The reason for the two guards always backing Arthur up when he goes to arrest Merlin.

Rating: K+

Genre: General

Characters: Uther, Arthur, Merlin, 2 random guards

Time Frame: Season 3 (during "Goblin's Gold," maybe?)

Summary: Someone has accused Merlin of sorcery (again), and Uther has ordered his arrest (again), and Arthur has went to find him (again). However, for the first time, Uther has certain precautions in place.

Let's Go On An Adventure

The King was no fool.

As soon as he gave the order for Merlin's arrest, he watched Arthur. Arthur's blue eyes were alight with determination. With his hands at his side and not resting on his weapon, his son marched from the hall.

As soon as he was gone, Uther pulled aside two nameless guards. "Follow him, and make sure that he arrests that boy."

"Of course, Sire."

It didn't matter that when Arthur returned, his determination was replaced with distress. It didn't matter that Merlin turned out to be innocent.

The King was no fool.

Ironically, Uther IS in fact a fool.

This was partly inspired by "Goblin's Gold." When Merlin was arrested, Arthur avoided looking at him. Actually, he had the other two guards arrest Merlin, right? Which means that the guards failed at their job. However, Arthur didn't release Merlin like we know he would have done (see the "The Beauty and the Beast" episodes).

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Next: something about the wonderful stone dog we never saw again.

~Lya200~