A/N: Popped into my head after watching 2x1. Merlin spends so much time in the stables...

Drabble 13: Unknown Friend

Mucking out the stables really wasn't so bad, once you got past the smell. And Merlin had gotten over that a long time ago. And he wasn't alone in the stables, not really. There was one horse that always appeared to be glad to see him, and it was then that Merlin began talking to the animal, once he had made sure there weren't any nosy stable boys around.

The horse, however, was old, and it was going to see its final battle. The day before, Merlin went to see him.

"Hey." Merlin rubbed the horse's neck. "Thanks for listening."