"Honestly, Arthur, you're being an idiot. You love her. Don't let anything stop you from being with her. You're lucky to have found her."

Arthur raised an eyebrow.

"Read another book, Merlin?"

The manservant smiled sadly.

"Merlin?"

"If you lost her," he advised, voice echoing his heart's heaviness, "You wouldn't want to have any regrets."

"Merlin."

He took a deep breath and met Arthur's eyes.

"Her name?"

"Freya," he choked out through the lump in his throat. "Her name was Freya. God, I miss her."

The next time Arthur saw Gwen, he kissed her with more passion than ever before.