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Chapter 17: Irony

Sometimes Merlin truly wondered if the dragon knew what he was talking about.

Arthur was such a prat. The idea of him becoming some great king was almost laughable.

Then there would be times when he'd see glimpses. They were nothing much, not yet, but they made him take another look.

But right now, Arthur was a stubborn, pig-headed, prat who would never listen to him if his life depended on it, and it often did. So really the dragon had to be joking.

Arthur listen to him? He had a better chance of getting obedience from the damn dragon!