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Title: Father and Son
Characters: Arthur, Uther
Paring: N/A
Word Count: 356
Summary: Arthur looks back on his relationship with his father.
He looked up to him. He was his role model. Every boy looks up to their father. He followed him about. He tried to make the same decisions he would have done. He tried at every opportunity to make his father proud. He was proud to say that he was the son of Uther Pendragon.
Maybe to some people it wasn't a good thing but it didn't matter to him. Even with the harsh law against magic, he still knew that his father was a well liked king. Everyone still respected him. Camelot wouldn't be the bustling city it was if they didn't.
As he got older, the less time he would spend with him. His father always used to try and find the time to come down to the training ground but those soon stopped after he won his first tournament. It soon became apparent that they would only met when there were council meetings which Arthur was expected to attend. It became more often again the older Arthur got and the more responsibilities that he was given.
There was also the other side of things. Arthur saw how his father would work into the night to make sure plans for an alliance or patrol were finalised. He saw the look in his father's face as he would say for the food to be rationed when the crops were bad. He knew how much his father cared and he wished that others would see than rather than a tyrant.
He knew that there would be people rejoicing in the fact that he was dead but Arthur had just lost his father, king and role model. It was wonderful to see the people gather round and light candles for his father. It showed that they did care for him, even if he was seen as a tyrant. He didn't know what to say to him as he laid, clasping his sword. It was a goodbye that he knew would come but Arthur had always hoped he would live a little bit more before he felt the weight of the crown.