Merlin had been staring out the window when Arthur hurled the door open, and slammed it shut behind him. This of course caused Merlin to jump, yelping out of surprise.
"Merlin, don't move!" Arthur crossed the room and carefully pushed Merlin back into his bed.
"Fine, I'm fine... I'M FINE ARTHUR!" Merlin, tried to push back against Arthur's hands before allowing himself to be propped up by pillows. "Arthur, really, it wasn't actually that bad, Gauis has stitched me up, there is nothing to worry about."
Arthur seemed to jolt back at these words, and then dragged a chair from the corner to Merlin's bedside.
An awkward silence ensued, with Merlin once again looking out the window, and Arthur seeming to find interest in how some of the floor boards were loose.
"So... how long does Gauis say you need to stay in bed?" Arthur boldly broke the silence.
"Umm... he...uh... said that he would check on it in a... couple more days and then if it was fine I could work again," Merlin rushed to get the last part of the statement out, trying to avoid Arthur's gaze.
Able to see straight through Merlin's lies, Arthur crossed his arms and glared at his manservant " I'm sure it was only a few days right Merlin? With a wound like that it would only take a couple days to heal; aren't you just the little physician."
Merlin was contemplative for a few seconds before replying "Well sire, if you insist, I could wait a little while longer, though I will be fine in a couple of days, but if you really don't want me around..."
"On second thought, can't have you lazing about, you'd best be back to work by the end of the week or I am going to have to talk to Father about your unusual love for mucking out the stables."
"Of course, Prat."
Not deigning Merlin with a response, Arthur began to leave the room, stopping as his foot landed on the threshold.
"If you do that again, I am going to have to find myself a new manservant, and you know how much of a hassle that would be, so if you wouldn't mind, do try to have some sense of self preservation," Arthur was glad that his back was facing Merlin, as he did not want anyone to see whatever expression he had on his face when he said those words.
"Of course, sire," was what he heard from behind him, but it was without the usually tone of annoyance or any kind of sarcasm.
Arthur smiled as he slowly walked to leave and head back to his father, who was most likely more then a bit peeved by Arthur tardiness.
And though he left the room alone, he was certain it wouldn't be that way for long.
So this is it, this is the end for this one.
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I hope you enjoyed this, and I will be adding new stories very soon
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