Gosh, this is a horrible thing to post so soon after the London Bridge attacks. However, I needed to get this whump drabble posted. Still, my heart goes out to the people of London and the families of those seven casualties and the people who were injured.

The moment I received this drabble, I knew exactly how it was going to end. Call me sadistic if you will. I wrote it soon after that, and I want to say that this is the only draft for this drabble, which is a rarity in itself.

Disclaimer: Hmm, you want me to buy Merlin? With pleasure.

Prompt: From MythologyStar: I wanna give you a prompt! Arthur and the Knights find Merlin after he goes missing from a bandit attack on a patrol. He's shivering, his lips are blue and he's barely breathing. In short, Merlin whump?

Rating: T

Genre: Angst

Characters: Arthur, Merlin, Gwaine, other Knights

Time Frame: Post Season 4

Summary: Merlin went missing a month ago. A desperate Arthur leads the rest of the Knights to find him, but what will he find? Whump!

Let's Go On An Adventure

A human moan sounded from the farthermost cell in the dungeon. Soundlessly, Arthur led the Knights towards it, hoping against hope that it was Merlin.

It was.

Arthur pulled Merlin's shivering form against his own. "We need to keep him warm."

Someone shed their cloak, and Arthur draped it around their friend.

"Gwaine, I want you to stay behind and find the surviving bandits," he ordered coldly.

"Look, Princess, if you think that-"

Arthur looked up, his eyes shadowed. "They are a threat, and I want you to take care of them."

Gwaine caught the implied meaning. "With pleasure."

*stirring heavy amounts of sugar into tea* *looks up* What? Were you expecting someone to die or something? What is wrong with you? Why would you think that I'd do that?

When are finals, anyway? I had mine back in mid May, but that seems to not be the case with the rest of you. Honestly, I'll be going back to school, and the rest of you will still be on summer break. I know that for some of you, it's getting close to winter, but what about the rest of you? Are finals to blame for everything?

Well, they aren't to blame for the patrol gone wrong. You caught what I was insinuating at the end of this, right? Arthur wanted to make the bandits pay, but he also wanted to take care of Merlin. The Knights, while they may be angry, would control their emotions when killing the bandits. Arthur wanted Gwaine to deal with the bandits in his own way so that Merlin's injuries were avenged.

What, I'm a sadistic master at the feels, what did you expect?

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~Lya200~