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Arthur once again looked at the diary. It seemed he would be up all night reading it. Wanting to know more, he began to read.
Dear Diary,
Perhaps I really am doomed to protect Prince Arthur. There was a feast to "celebrate" twenty years since magic was outlawed. I don't see how murdering innocent people is cause for celebration, but I guess that's normal here. The Lady Morgana, King Uther's ward, certainly looked beautiful tonight though. The King invited the kingdom's finest singer, the Lady Helen of Mora to sing at the celebration, but of course something just had to go wrong. I knew there was something up with her. First a serving girl in the castle is found dead in her chambers, then I saw that book and doll in her room. She seemed angry when she found me in her room, but I just dismissed it under the assumption that a stranger in your chambers is something you could be angry about. No, it wasn't until she started singing and everyone fell asleep that I realized. I don't know why I was able to stay awake long enough to cover my ears, maybe it was my magic protecting me. She took out a knife and was about to throw it at Arthur, when I made the chandelier fall on her. The sleeping spell broke, everyone began to wake up, and we saw that she was really Mary Collins, the mother of the man who was executed on my first day here in Camelot. I thought she was dead up until she threw the knife at Arthur. I don't understand how I did it, but I slowed down time and was able to pull the prince out of the way. Thus ends the story of how I managed to become the personal servant of Arthur Pendragon, Prat of Camelot. Gaius also seems to think that protecting Arthur is the reason I was given my gifts. He even gave me a magic book that he had gotten at my age. There's so much information in it, I can't wait to actually learn how to use my powers, instead of them sort of slipping out at random times.
-Merlin
"So that's how it happened…" Arthur stared in amazement at the page. He had always wondered how the chandelier fell, knowing that the ropes were checked regularly to prevent just that. Even before they really knew each other Merlin had saved his life, and now Arthur was sure it was not the last. The fact that Gaius still had actual magic books somewhat surprised him, but he wasn't mad. It was common knowledge that Gaius practiced magic in the days before the Purge. Arthur was getting tired though, and they were going hunting tomorrow. He would read more tomorrow night, but for now he blew out the candle and drifted into a world of dreams.
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