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Chapter 5

"Merlin is everything alright you seem very angry at something? Did something happen." Balinor asked noticing his nephews tense muscles, clenched Jaw, and the raging

storm in his eyes. Balinor leaned over to Uther making sure only he would hear and whispered "I have not seen him this angry in years, it takes a lot to get him this angry

and I mean a lot. The last person who made him this angry was thrown half way across the village but that was when Merlin was only eight and was still learning to control

his magic, but the boy that made him angry had several broken bones which Merlin healed but after that had nothing to do with the boy ever again. Merlin is very hard to

anger you can make him mad but making him this angry is very hard to do but if you do make him this angry you might as well run and hid but that won't even save you

from him. When he is like this his temper rivals even yours. I don't want to even think about what happened to the person who made him this angry because he looks more

angry at this particular person then he did at the boy in Ealdor." Merlin had not moved through the whole exchange and Uther knew from experience with Balinor not to move

to fast when a magic user is this angry or you might be perceived as a threat and blasted into a wall.

Uther slowly made his way to the table. Uther and Balinor were finally sitting on either side of Merlin, they were silent for a few moments hoping that Merlin would tell them

what was wrong on his own but when no explanation was forthcoming Uther asked "Merlin, what happened to make you this angry from what you uncle tells me it takes a

great deal to make you this angry, so what happened?" Merlin was seething when he said "Why don't you ask Arthur he's the cause of it." Balinor stepped in and said "What

did Arthur do?" Merlin launched into his explanation until he got to what Arthur had thought about him "It took everything I had not to blast him into the wall for that for

saying I was little more than a peasant and should go back to the hole I came from, it would not have stung so bad if that was not how I was already feeling. I feel out of

place here, I don't know what I am doing, I don't even feel like I have a right to be here. Truthfully I feel like leaving would be the best option." Uther was angry at Arthur for

even thinking like that but kept calm as he said "I am disappointed in Arthur for this, I don't blame you for not wanting to be anywhere near him. From what you have told

me he has disregarded everything I taught him, It seems I need to have a talk with him and give you free reign over what you do to protect others from him or anyone and

do whatever you can to knock some sense into him."

"Ok hopefully I can knock some sense into him. Now father I want to ask a favor of you for one of the servants I know." Merlin replied "And what is that?" Uther asked and

Merlin replied "The boy's name is Ashen his aunt Anna lives in Ealdor and she has not seen him for four years. Every time he comes to ask you for some time off to go and

see her Arthur intercepts him and then forbids him from asking. Ashen told me this morning so I want to ask you to let him go to Ealdor for a few days to see his aunt. It

would do them both good. There is another thing that I need to tell you both about, it also concerns Ashen. But first what do you say to letting him have a few days in

Ealdor." Uther thought for a few moments then consented and then asked what the other thing that Merlin wanted to tell them about Ashen was. "I have always been able to

sense the magic in others and it has only gotten stronger and easier as I got older. When I met Ashen this morning I sensed that he has magic but it has not surfaced yet

and it probably won't surface for at least two weeks. When it does he probably going afraid and I want to help him when the time comes but that will be difficult when he has

so much to do around the castle so I was wondering if there is any way that we can make it so that he can be around me almost constantly. That way I can help him and

teach him the best I can with uncle's help of course." "Well the only way I can think of to keep him as close to you as possible is to make him your man servant that would

make it so that he only attends to you and that would make it easier for you to do what you need to do." Uther suggested "Well I won't force him to do anything but I can at

least have the time and closeness to teach him all I will need are a few resources that I know that you uncle can provide and that I come to you if need any help. So tonight

at the feast I will tell him to come to me in the morning so I can speak to him and tell him what to expect in two weeks and ask him if he would consider being my man

servant as a guise for me being able to teach him." Merlin said more to himself than anyone else in the room.

After a long pause Merlin spoke again with anger in his voice "Oh that it, if that prat comes in here I'll blast him through a wall." Balinor asked "Merlin are you still using an

mental connection with Arthur, what did he just think that is pissing you off so bad?" Merlin snorted "Yes I am and he thinking about coming in here with some insults he has

cooked up just for me to try and drive me out what he does not know is that those insults will do nothing but piss me off and most likely get him hurt or blown through a wall

even though I'll heal what I can afterward but if he comes even close to me right now I blast him through more than one wall. He also knows that you will find out what

happened today so he's going to try to placate you both and turn the blame away from himself. He will be in here about one minute after he figures out what insult he wants

to use." And just a Merlin said one minute later Arthur burst through the door ready to insult Merlin but saw their father and uncle where in the room and stopped. Uther

looked at Arthur and by the look the Uther gave him Arthur knew he had gone too far "I have never been more disappointed in you Arthur I can't even believe that you would

think about trying to drive your brother out or that he has no right to be here when he has just as much right as you, but most of all how you treat anyone below your station

like that boy you wounded then forced him to keeping going when he was wounded and should have been sent strait to Gaius. From the way I see it you've just turned into a

bully and because Merlin already has many of the servants going to him for help because they can't come to me because you intercept them and stop them from doing so I

have given Merlin free reign to do anything he can to knock some sense into you. Hopefully that will be enough but if not then I will have your uncle help him and trust me

you do not want to know what he will do. If what Merlin told me what he did to you was so bad that it had you on your knees then both him and your uncle on you, you will

be wishing that you never had done anything in the first place. If I here anymore of this from anyone you will have my wrath to deal with am I understood." Arthur bowed his

head chastised and said "Yes father." Merlin then cut in "Arthur I take no pleasure in what I might have to do to knock some sense into your head but I will do what is right. I

stand by what said earlier today that I will ignore you until you respect others even those lower than your station but even though I ignore you know this that when it comes

down to it you are still my brother and if anyone tries to harm you I will stand with you but until you respect others, the only time I will stand with you is when you, our

family, or Camelot herself is in danger other than that you are on your own. Just remember that I am not your enemy nor will I ever be or want to be and that is all I am

going to say to you tonight. Just think on that."