the duo continued on, traversing through the dense forest on their donkey. it was a couple of hours later when arthur finally broke the silence.
"merlin, aren't you cold? being naked and all?"
merlin twisted his neck to look at the blonde prince behind him, who clutched onto his handbag and his wooden sword in hand.
"not really," merlin explained "i like the feel of the cold breeze against my thighs."
arthur shrugged and merlin looked straight ahead once more, focusing on his quest to find gaius' herb. they followed along a dusty path that was barely visible against the forest floor. it led them to a majestic stream, which seemed to glitter in the sunlight that penetrated through the forest canopy. the prince and his manservant mismounted the steed.
"merlin, lead the ass to the water, i'll-"
a twig snapped in the distance. stepping forward slowly, arthur unsheated his wooden blade. he looked towards merlin, holding a finger to his lips. arthur tiptoed to the stream, gripping tightly onto his sword, heart pounding. from the corner of his eye he noticed a rustling bush.
"AH-HAA!" arthur shrieked, jumping into the air and thrusting his weapon down into the bush.
"OWWOW!" a strangely sexy voice cried from within the leaves. arthur stood his ground, his hand on his hip, handbag around his neck and sword pointed towards the bush at a 45 degree angle.
"knock knock" the bush said.
arthur raised his eyebrow inquisitively. "who's there?"
"it'sa me!" a figure jumped out of the bush "mari- gwaine!" he shot merlin a dazzling smile which made him weak at the knees.
"what are yu doing here?" arthur asked.
" good question" gwaine snorted, stumbling towards arthur. "something to do with... pickles." he winced as he touched the wound on his head that arthur had inflicted. he lost footing, tripping face first into some poo.
"he ded?" merlin said, patting the donkey as it drank from the stream.
sorry its been so long guys lol