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Merlin knocked at the familiar door to Arthur chambers before slowly entering trying not to wake Arthur prematurely. As he stepped in he was surprised to find it had not changed much from the last time he was in there, the ornaments were still in the same places (although considerably less dusty than when Merlin had previously been relied upon to maintain their cleanliness) the table, desk and bed were all unchanged. Merlin walked over to the bed where the prince was sleeping, sprawled like a star fish tangled in a Fishermans net He placed the prince's breakfast on the table and shook the prince gently.
"Good Moring sire" he whispered before stepping back respectfully. Arthur stirred rubbing his eyes blinking profusely. Where was Merlin's chatter he used to greet him with "rise and shine" had that old Merlin been lost? Arthur pushed that thought away yes Merlin had probably changed but it was still him not like that boot licker he had had to put up with. Arthur grimaced recalling the year's events with George in his command. Arthur propped himself up in bed inspecting his new old servant, he was taller and chunkier than he had been. He wore the same brown trousers and blue shirt with his red tattered necktie, but Arthur noticed to his amusement the servant seemed to be wearing a grey ...apron.
"So your back ...wearing that; thing. "his eyes flittered to the apron. Merlin just smiled, they hadn't seen each other for a year and that was all Arthur had to say.
"It's useful. ... Sire" he protested but not with his old level of persistence he had defiantly changed thought Arthur.
"What do you require?" Merlin added hastily. Remembering "sir" Steven's thoughts on his place in society and his time wasting abilities. Arthur began reeling off a list of jobs to see just how much Merlin had changed
"once you've helped me dress for training you can muck out the horses, fix my winter chain mail, then you can clean my clothes fetch my other red tunic from the seamstress oh and exercise my dogs" he listed these things absentmindedly whilst watching Merlin waiting for his old look of do you really mean that? But it didn't come. Merlin just nodded cheekily grinning relishing in the thought of Arthurs face when he found it was all done ahead of schedule, which of course it would be. Yes Merlin was happy maybe Arthur wasn't too bad a master it seemed after all. During his time away he had faced much worse.
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