Authors notes:Just want everyone to understand I don't hate Gwen that much, honestly. I know she's super OOC in this Fanfic, but I want her to be like that. Most Merthur fanfics I've read have her comforting about Merlin and Arthur's relationship, but she loves Arthur as well. She's not going to be completely happy for them- she loves Arthur! Also, keep in mind that being gay wasn't widely accepted back then. I have made Gwen OOC because I want to show a different side to her. A unhappy, bitchy side. Her heart has been broken. Something's going to happen. I told you, there's a bigger plot building up! :P
I am sorry if I totally ruined the story for you by making Gwen like this. I truly am. Oh, one last thing, I was going to make the knight Mordred.. but I don't think I would have been able to fit him in properly. So I've made up a completely new knight. In answer to some of the questions, he got in because he's a sorcerer. He can change people's minds about things and stuff :P
-Enough of me rambling on! I hope you like it!

Arthur made his way down to the dungeons. Uther, Merlin and Gaius at his side, along with a few guards walking in front, and a few at the back. Some knights had also decided to accompany them. Merlin was obviously walking a little closer to Arthur than usual, but in no way intimate, and no one commented on it. They walked in silence until they finally reached the cell of the 'knight' who tried to kill the Prince.

Arthur walked up to the cell, and stood just outside with his arms crossed over his chest, glaring hard. The others were standing behind him, but a little more further away.

"What is your name?" Arthur enquired. He would find out everything he could about this so called knight, no matter how long it took. As far as he knew, this 'knight' had no reason to kill him! Arthur didn't recognize him from anywhere, and his Father obviously didn't, either. So what was this guys problem? Why did he want Arthur dead?

The knight stood, glaring back at Arthur. His folded his arms over his chest like Arthur in mock, and he walked closer to the gate. "My name is Ralph." He replied with a small smirk, but otherwise expression still hard. "How did you survive?"

Arthur's jaw locked and he stepped closer, right up to the gate. "How are you a knight?!" Arthur challenged, his voice raised now, getting tempered easily with the man behind the bars. No one should have been able to become a knight without Arthur's consent. No one in Camelot would be stupid enough not to let Arthur know about it. So what idiotic fool did? He must have had inside help. Someone must have betrayed Camelot. "How are you even in Camelot?!"

"Calm down, Arthur." Uther said, not wanting his son to lose his temper. Of course he was seething with anger at his sons near death, but Arthur being calm would be easier, and it would help them find out more. Arthur ignored him.

Ralph leaned in closer, head pressed against the bars and full on smirking now, eyes dancing with amusement. "Magic." He said in mock whisper, laughing. "Ask my brother." Then he looked over at Merlin, raising an eyebrow and enjoying the uncomfortable silence that fell over everyone as they all looked to Merlin also.

Merlin looked only to Arthur in silence apologetically. He didn't mean for this to happen, and he knew he should have told Arthur the truth about, well, everything. About his brother, his Father, his magic.. but he was ashamed of what Arthur would think, of what Arthur would do, even what Uther would do. He had only just.. got Arthur, he didn't want to lose him over his brother! He knew his brother would ruin things for him, but he didn't know why. His brother had no business here. And now Arthur probably thought he had let him in, or practiced evil magic with him!

Arthur searched Merlin's eyes. Looking for something that told him this Ralph was lying. In the end, he found nothing. He shook his head in anger, shame and hate as he ran out and up to his chambers, closely followed by the King.

Before Uther ran after his son, he glared a little at Merlin. Not for the brother part, but for hurting Arthur so quickly, for being stupid enough to give him up so easily.

If only the boys knew, if only they understood.

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