Final part! They stayed inside of the clearing this whole time.

Disclaimer: *incessant barking that no one can make out* What's that? Are they saying that BBC has relented to sell me Merlin? *barking continues*

Prompt: From anonymous user: Merlin has a fear of Arthur's hunting dogs.

Rating: T

Genre: Hurt/Comfort

Characters: Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Gwaine, Percival, Leon, Elyan, (my characters Sir Malory, Cavall, Glesig, Ruffles, and Horse), bandits, mentions of Cenred and Uther (gosh that is a lot of characters)

Time Frame: Post Season 3

Summary: They are about to leave for a hunting trip, and Arthur has decided for whatever reason to bring the dogs this time around. 9 parts!

Let's Go On An Adventure

It took them two weeks for Merlin to get over his cynophobia.

It took a lot of encouragement from the Knights and Arthur and a lot of time spent caring for the four dogs, but after all of the coercion and the threats, Merlin agreed to try to get to know the dogs.

Merlin had to admit that they weren't as bad as he initially thought. All of them, particularly Ruffles, were actually playful and could even be considered harmless.

Except in one scenario. When bandits finally attacked the camp, Merlin realized just how protective the dogs can be.

It took my mom two weeks to get over her fear of snakes...Thank goodness Morgana didn't attack Camelot during these two weeks, though the other nobles are probably having a fit.

Arthur probably threatened to fire Merlin if he didn't try to make friends with the dogs.

Remember "Just an Abnormal Hunting Trip?" That drabble is the reason why I said "finally" in the last paragraph. These dogs probably saved Merlin's life.

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