... I'm sorry...
Disclaimer: Before I answer your question on whether or not I own Merlin, drink this water I got from Merlin!
Prompt: From me: What if Arthur had been the vessel for the sleeping spell?
Rating: T
Genre: Angst/Tragedy
Characters: Arthur, Merlin, Morgause, The Knights of Medhir, Gaius, Kilgharrah, mentions of Uther and Hunith
Time Frame: Season 2 "The Fires of Idirsholas"
Summary: After failing to convince Morgana to join her, Morgause is forced to choose a new vessel for her sleeping curse...
Let's Go On An Adventure
He couldn't breathe. Why couldn't Arthur breathe?
His hand reached towards his throat as he started to choke. Then his eyes met Merlin's, who gave him a solemn nod.
"You...poisoned me," Arthur managed to slur as he collapsed. No words could describe the hurt that now resided in his heart.
"I'm sorry." Merlin was crying now. Crying over him. "I-I had to, the spell..."
Merlin tried to pull Arthur into his lap, but the heartbroken prince pulled away in betrayal.
"I thought that we were friends," he murmured before succumbing to the empty blackness.
-Arthur was able to find the strength to speak to Merlin after he was poisoned.
-Merlin was forced to make the ultimate sacrifice, even if it meant losing Arthur, because he can't choose one friend over everyone else.
-However, Morgause is in the picture, and she is trying to get Morgana on her side, so she takes Arthur with her instead of letting him die as leverage...
-But that is a story for another day :)
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Next: Merlin's friends all know his secret, but they don't know that anyone else knows.
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