Step right up for the amazing second part of this tale!
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Prompt: Blank: From me: Arthur trades his ring for Merlin's freedom.
Rating: T
Genre: Angst/Friendship
Characters: Arthur, Merlin, Unnamed bandit, mentions of Uther
Time Frame: Let's go with some time in Season 3 so that the dorks are close but not bothered with Morgana's disappearance. Also, a timeline where Arthur knows about the magic.
Summary: Merlin was caught by some slavers a few weeks before, and Arthur has to bargain with them to save his friend.
Let's Go On An Adventure
And within one moment Arthur's decision was made for him. He took the ring off of his finger and held it out to the beast. "This ring belonged to Queen Ygraine herself. Look, it bears the sigil of her house in its markings."
Arthur's eyes were pleading with the slaver to accept the jewelry. It was just a ring. Merlin was irreplaceable.
The bandit stuck the invaluable ring on his smallest finger then sneered, "You're lucky it fits, boy. Take him and go."
And, with no hesitation, Arthur made to rescue his best friend from his hell.
I somehow lost the original final draft for this, but I like this one better. For reference, the original line was that Arthur won the ring in a card game, but apparently how he came by the ring was irrelevant. I know there are a lot of theories behind the ring connecting it to Ygraine (despite his claim that the sigil was the only thing he had of her), but he is always wearing this ring so I had to write about it. This will go to show just how much Merlin is worth to him.
Thank you guys for the everythings of everythings! See you next time!
Up next: Arthur discovers Merlin is ticklish!
~Lya200~