A/N: HEY GUESS WHAT? I'm not dead! :D I'm terribly sorry for two week delay. I've been busy – and I know, a pitiful, overdone, unoriginal, stinky excuse. But it's not as pitiful, overdone, unoriginal, and stinky as "my dog ate my homework," is it? Ah, it is? So sorry, I would've used that excuse except my dog only eats kibble and this isn't homework. Anywho… thanks for the reviews and please continue to do so, despite my embarrassing lateness and all that. :)
Reflections
Chapter Twenty-One: The Castle of Fyrien Part 3 of 3
I was right. It doesn't go well. The attempt to sneak into the castle of Frying or however you spell it, that is. It doesn't go well at all.
Why?
Hmm… it could be because there's skellies of dead folk strewn everywhere. It could be because Arthur's a prat. It could even be because I treated myself to a pack of 120 colored pencils today. But I think the most likely reason their little trip sucked was because the whole plan blew up in their face. And it is all because of the two evil lying she-witches of doom. Jerks.
So people come pouring into the tunnels (and not good people, or even average people, but evil people – Cenred's so-called "knights") and a huge fight starts. Gwen seems to think that it's because she screamed when she saw Mr. Bones . That could have been the case if Morgana hadn't already lead Cenred and his men to the secret entrance. Gosh, I really dislike her.
Things are getting pretty crazy when one of the baddies grabs Gwen (who for some reason isn't armed although she's shown time and again she's perfectly capable of fending for herself, well most of the time anyway – actually, it's weird. You'd think Arthur wants to keep his honey-pie safe, right? So he takes her along on a dangerous mission and then she's not armed? At least I didn't see a weapon. And neither did some commenter on YouTube whose comment alerted me to this fact. But I – we – could be wrong. But I doubt it. Anyway…) and puts a sword to her throat. And of course everyone surrenders.
It's actually pretty cool for me, seeing Arthur surrender, no matter how begrudgingly, because it's simply something he doesn't do. But love makes you do strange things, I'd wager. Like cut out your heart and lock it in a chest (Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3). Or have a make out session right in the middle of a magical war (Harry Potter 7). Or chase a small penguin around with a limp taco screaming, "No, you can't have my gallbladder!" (You don't even want to know where that came from.) But I'll bet Arthur would do that for Merlin, too – and before you Merthur fans get your knickers in a twist of excitement, no, I don't mean because of love. Friendship. Bromance. Not romance. Bro, not ro – savvy?
Anywho…
After everybody's captured and restrained, they're dragged into Cenred's throne room and pushed to their knees in front of his throne. Cenred has got to be one of the most awesome villains ever (or at least in this show) because he loves being evil so much it's hilarous to behold! It's like it makes him giddy to say evil sarcastic remarks like, "Well, well, well, Arthur Pendragon, how kind of you to pay me a visit." AND "I see you brought some friends… the more the merrier, I say!" It's classic bad-guy stuff. It's hilarious and creepy at the same time. Oh, and he also has "ways" … whatever that means…
He proceeds to walk down the line of people (he has quite a few prisoners to deal with) and doesn't pay any attention to Gwen or Merlin (which ticks me off, I would really like to see Merlin and Cenred interact, especially if it involved Cenred and his "ways" or general whumping of any kind… but more on that later… when I give my customary episodal rant about our lack of Merlin-whumping in the show… But like I said, more later!), but mainly focuses on Arthur and Morgana, although it's all for show with Morgana. Well, on his part it is. Although when he reaches out to touch her and she spits, "Don't you dare touch me, you pig," it's pretty obvious she really means it. Morgana's not that good of an actress. She can't even hide her smirks so it's obvious she doesn't care for Cenred. I wouldn't either though.
Arthur, for his part, is very noble, never backing down even though he's at this guy's mercy. If I were Arthur, I would've said something snarky like, "How many cows had to die so you could get your wardrobe?" or maybe even something even more clever that I can't think of right now.
Awesome quote coming up, by the way. Arthur demands that Cenred let him go (what is it with captives always making demands? Honestly, they're such divas, am I right?) and Cenred says, "You're right, that would only be fair… but fair is for fools, take them away!" Cenred is hilarious in his own sadistic way. I think he should write a book. "Cliché Witty Comebacks for the Classy Villain," or "How to Be Evil and Likeable at the Same Time" or even "Why You Shouldn't Eat Mayonnaise Straight from the Jar" – that was a bit of a mess, that one was. Haha.
Something I don't get though. Arthur says that he won't let Cenred hurt them because they're innocent. So is he implying that he's not innocent? Did he do something to warrant Cenred's wrath, like maybe invade his land, still his chickens, or eat the last freeze-pop? I don't know about Cenred, but I know I'd declare war over the last freeze-pop, unless it was banana because I hate banana flavored popsicles. But if he ate my last blue or pink popsicle… he'd be dead before he could say, "Merlin did it." Yep. I'm serious when it comes to my ice cream. And I'll bet Cenred is, too.
CENRED: (head is poked in fridge, leather-clad butt sticking out and he wiggles it a bit because he thinks Morgause enjoys the view even though in reality she is giggling because Morgana just told her this joke: "Two muffins are in the oven. One says, 'WOWWIE – is it hot in here or what?' and the other muffin says, 'OMG a talking muffin!'" – come on, Morgause laughed at it, you must too! Bwahaha!) Honey, where's the ice cream sandwiches?
MORGAUSE: (still chortling madly) Talking muffins, that's a good one, hee hee… Oh, uh, the ice cream sandwiches?
CENRED: Yeah.
MORGAUSE: What about them?
CENRED: (growing suspicious) Where are they? They were right next to the rainbow popsicles, which are gone too!
MORGAUSE: (awkwardly) Uh… well, you see… ahem…
CENRED: (glowering) You didn't eat my ice cream, did you, Morgause? Because you know how I get when I don't have frozen dairy in my gut! It's almost as bad a when I don't have dried out cow skin on my butt! I'm a simple guy, I don't ask for much – just dairy in my gut and leather on my butt!
MORGAUSE: (eye twitches and then yells out:) Morgana did it!
MORGANA: *gulp*
CENRED: (turns into a ten foot monster named Barnabie and grabs Morgana and climbs up to the top of Camelot with her in his clutches, roaring madly)
MEANWHILE…
MERLIN: Hey, isn't that King Cenred playing King Kong with Morgana at the tip of the castle?
ARTHUR: Oh, would you look at that, it is. How nice they're finally getting along, eh?
MORGANA: Heeeelp! He's gonna kill me!
MERLIN: Yep. They're having a blast. *awkward pause* Got any fives?
ARTHUR: Go fish.
Hee hee… I'd love to see those two play Go Fish. Actually, *light bulb*! I may just have to write a little one-shot crack!fic where Merlin and Arthur play Go Fish… or Uno… or some other card game… or it could be an extra chapter on my Rosco story… anyway… Sorry, brainstorming later, chapter writing now, homework… whenever I get to it. Yep, you can tell I set my priorities straight.
Oookay… sorry. That was a bit strange. But fun. Haha.
Where was I?
Oh right, Arthur saying Merlin, Gwen, and Morgana are "innocent." Which implies that Arthur isn't. He stole Cenred's freeze-pop. Except I know something they don't know – I stole it! Muahaha! And YUM was it good! So take that Cenred the Jerk! WHAT!
Erm…
After everyone is dragged off – Arthur struggling madly the whole way; I have to say that was so shmexy it made my day – but I'm still Team Merlin anyway! Oh wow, looks like it's RHYMING TIME WITH EMACHINESCAT – come on kids, hop onto the magic rug of mystery and rainbows and awesomeness and pie – and let's do some rhyming! (What do you think? Am I preschool teacher material? Or should I stick to my plan to teach snotty nosed high school students (not any high school students reading this, though, obviously – the annoying ones like the ones I graduated with, hee hee) instead of snotty nosed kiddos? Oh… maybe I should go with my original plan and become a hermit/cat lady/ninja/hopscotch world champion/dark wizard/monkey trainer/racecar cleaner/fairy tale princess/Mrs. Merlin Emrys. I dunno. Ha!)
Cenred is pretty cool, he knows Morgause is there
And when all his "guests" depart, he bows with a flourish and dyes his hair
He chooses pink because he thinks it matches his eyes
But in reality it really makes him look not very wise
Uh… Gwen and her brother are locked in the same cell
And Not-Elyon starts to tell her all's not well
Guess she should have known as much, considering where she's at
But wisely she doesn't kill her brother with a rat
He teases her about her relationship with her princely man
Because right now's the best time for that, right, Not-Elyon?
Good grief, you've got to wonder what's up with this dude
He didn't even show his face when his dad died – that's just rude!
And now he's stuck in a cell with his little sis
And all he can think of to do is tease her about Arthur who she likes to kiss
Although I understand how she feels, I'd rather kiss Merlin
Because when Team Arthur is pitted against Team Merlin, the latter ALWAYS wins!
Still, Elyan seems pretty cool and he's really cute
So we'll forgive him for being a dwonk and move on to the next scene before I lose my flute (?) (well, it rhymed, okay! Geez…)
Morgana goes into the throne room with her sis and Cenred
She is a cold-blooded killer and she wants Artie dead
Newsflash for Morgana: you are so insane
I wish that some hungry zombies would come and eat your brain
Or maybe you could walk into a pit of flesh eating mice
For some of the stuff you've done, that punishment is pretty darn nice
Or you could be turned into a wombat
Nah, that might actually be fun and you'll have none of that
Anyway, I keep digressing and I'm afraid I'm losing you all
So I'm going to move on but I'll always be plotting Morgana's downfall
MUAHAHA!
That's my evil laugh
MUAHAHA!
What rhymes with MUAHAHA!
But seriously, guys – Morgause wants to get some information from Arthur (which, stupidly enough, does not involve whumping of either the Merlin or Arthur nature) and Morgana says something like, "Why don't we just kill him now?"
MORGANA YOU ARE A – foghorn toots continuously to cover up my angry words in a comical and audience-friendly way – PIMPLE PECAN! Ha! How ya like me now, sis?
I mean , what is it with Morgana? Like I've ranted an innumerable amount of times before, I understand her rage. But to kill everyone who still loves her and cares for her because of your hatred for two people is a little extreme. Morgana is SO annoying. No, scratch that. She's just… just… GRRRR!
Sorry, sorry…
(Not really but I might as well pretend not to be a S3-Morgana-hater. *strokes imaginary beard* Nah, not worth it. POO MORGANA! POOOOO! Heehee… that was fun!)
Cenred sums it all up (my rant, my anger, my questioning of why rainbows don't really taste like Skittles) in one sentence: "Morgana – how cold-hearted you've become."
I couldn't agree more, C-man.
Morgause wants to make Arthur tell her stuff – Camelot's secrets, battle strategies, and most importantly, how to do the moves to Thriller (she always gets screwed up on the last two stanzas) – but Morgana insists that Arthur won't talk. Morgause informs her lovely douche of a sister that "Cenred has his methods."
Whoops, I was wrong. Cenred has methods, not ways. I have ways and methods (and a room infested with ladybugs), so I win. And Cenred grins evilly and takes a bite of an apple.
OH NO! AN APPLE! He's going to force Arthur to talk by eating an apple! *dies*
CENRED: I'll ask you one last time, Pendragon. WHERE DOES UTHER KEEP HIS JUSTIN BEIBER COLLECTION?
ARTHUR: (gasping) I'll… never… tell!
CENRED: (lifts apple threateningly into the air) If you don't start talking… I'll start munching.
ARTHUR: (shields face with hands) AHH! Nooo! Anything but the APPLES!
And now it is time for me to do a bit of ranting. You don't mind, do you? You do? Well, tough. Because I'm going to rant, you're going to listen, and then I'm going to eat some cake.
I thought that we were going to get SOME kind of whumpage in this sequence. Morgana assures Cenred that Arthur won't talk. He's locked in a cell with Merlin. They want answers. He's locked in a cell with Merlin. Cenred has his "methods." He's locked in a cell with Merlin. Arthur is, that is, not Cenred. Pronouns are so obnoxious sometimes.
Where was I?
Oh yes. I'm sure you all get what I'm going for here, right? If Arthur's not going to talk, what better way to make him talk than to threaten his BFF who is currently sharing a cell with him? I mean, it's only common sense. I know it's a family show and they aren't going to actually torture Merlin, but we could at least get a few threats. Maybe a punch or a slap or something. And an overly protective Arthur. We've already seen in this episode how far Arthur's willing to go to save his gal. Now let's see how willing he is to save his bestest friend.
But nooo… BBC hates my life and puts no Merlin whumping in whatsoever. And on top of that, Arthur's so-called plan to get them out has got to be the most idiotic things since the invention of glow in the dark Frisbees. In the words of my favorite comedian, "The Frisbee may glow in the dark, but that tree in my backyard sure doesn't!" Haha.
Sorry with the digression… but seriously. It's the stupidest, most annoying, and frankly embarrassing to watch "plan" that I've ever seen – and I've watched Spongebob Squarepants. This even outdoes SB's plan to make himself look like a loon to make Pat's parents think he was not a dummy. Yeah, I watch Spongebob. Rarely. Why? I have no idea…
Sorry again. See, this plan is so ridiculous that I have to keep digressing so I don't have to think of the sheer stupidity of it.
But before I go into full-rant mode again, I'll give you a cute little conversation between Arthur and Merlin that at least lessens the impending pain of the sheer idiocy that is to come. The scene – Arthur and Merlin are locked in a cell together. No restraints or anything. There's chains on the walls but does Morgause want to chain them up? Of course not, because not only would that deprive us whumpers the sick thrill of seeing our boys chained to the wall, but it would also make Arthur's so-called plan impossible.
MERLIN: I don't understand why we're not dead already. (Isn't it obvious, Merlin? If you die, there is no show and the fans of Merlin go into an angry fit of doom and rampage and pillage and assault the BBC with Nerf guns and foam swords and potato shooters. And then we'd go to jail and it would be all your fault. So that's why you have to stay alive. Also, because we fanfic writers can't whump you two when you're dead. Yeah, we're sadists. We admit it. At least, I do. Haha.)
ARTHUR: Because Cenred will want to torture me first, to find out what I know. (Ha – that's what YOU think, Arthur. But of course C's not going to torture you. Why? Well… because Arthur's a prat. That's the answer to everything.)
MERLIN: Aren't you afraid? (Nah, he's not afraid. He knows that even if by some chance the fanfic writers hijacked the script, he'd be safe from the torture seeing as their leader would be Emachinescat (because this is my fantasy I'm the leader) and she'd dictate Merlin, not Arthur whumping. But seeing as that will probably never happen…)
ARTHUR: No. Not in the slightest.
MERLIN: I don't understand. How can you not be afraid of pain?
ARTHUR: I am afraid of pain – there's just not going to be any. (At this point, I'm nearly beside myself with excitement going "WHY? Because they're going to go after Merlin, right? That's why… we finally get to see protective Arthur, who we haven't really seen too much of since season 1, right?" Hmph. WRONG!)
MERLIN: Right. So you go into some sort of trance. (Hee hee, apparently Merlin's read "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman. Or maybe he's even seen the movie although the movie doesn't go into nearly as much detail about how Wesley blocks out pain by going into some sort of trance where he daydreams about his girlfriend, Buttercup. And no, before you ask, Wesley's not dating his horse. Buttercup is a person. It took me a while to digest it, too.)
ARTHUR: What are you talking about? (Apparently Arthur hasn't read "The Princess Bride." He really should – it's an excellent read.) There's not going to be any because we are going to escape from this filthy cell and rescue the others. (And of course Arthur tells Merlin this loudly and right as he's next to the door where, I don't know, guards might hear him. Apparently the cell is sound proof though. Convenient. Or maybe Morgause posted deaf guards. Who knows.)
MERLIN: (smiling) You've got a plan. (Yes and it's the stupidest plan EVER Merlin, you have to believe me, it makes no sense and it is just… GRRR!)
ARTHUR: Not as such. (What does that even mean? If "not as such" means "I have a terrible plan that will work only because our fates lie in the hands of a bunch of writers," then I totally agree. Also, if it means, "Rabbits are going to take over the world," I'll believe that too. Just saying.)
Before I go into the stupid plan (have I gotten the point across that it's idiotic? Because it is. It really, really is.), I'll give a brief run-through of what's going on with Gwen and Elyan-not-Elyon. Basically, she chews him out for never coming to visit, even when their dad died (which I give her props for, that was kind of jerky of him), he apologize, and they have some brother/sister prison bonding time. Best way to solve problems between two quarreling siblings? Lock them in a cell together and let them have at it. Best case scenario, they'll work it out like Gwen and Elyan. Worst case scenario, they'll kill each other. Either way, you won't have to deal with their bickering any more.
Now for the plan.
Merlin runs to the cell door and bangs on it, yelling about how the prince has escaped.
ONE – The guards have been outside of the freaking door this whole time. No one has gone in or out, the door has remained locked, and there is no way Arthur could have escaped without their knowing. Arthur's cool and all, but even he's not that good! I don't even know if Chuck Norris could have gotten out of the cell. (Okay, so Chuck Norris would have SO gotten out of that cell, but he's Chuck Norris. Arthur's not. Sorry.)
TWO – WHY WOULD MERLIN BE ALERTING THE GUARDS? If Arthur escaped, I can see another guard or a traitor (*cough cough* Morgana *cough cough*) ratting him out, but why would Merlin be banging away on the door yelling, "HELP, the prince has escaped!" It. Makes. NO. Sense.
THREE – If Arthur had found a way to escape, why the heck wouldn't he bring Merlin with him? He's obviously noble and loyal to his friends, why do they think he's just going to leave Merlin to die? It. Makes. NO. Sense. At. Freaking. All.
FOUR – As I mentioned earlier, the guards didn't hear Arthur's announcement about how they were going to escape through the door, so I assumed the cell was sound proof. Apparently it's only sound proof when it's convenient t the plot.
We've not even gotten through the whole plan yet. Just wait.
—Quick interjection here: Something that makes this scene a little better is that the guards have their faces covered in such a way that they look like NINJAS! My dream is to be a ninja. Of looove… Oooh yeah. Erm, not even sure what that means but it's kinda awkward so I'm going to go back to my rant now. —
And so Merlin starts stammering about how he's sorry and he wishes he knew where he was…
FIVE – He's been in the cell with Arthur. How could he NOT know where Arthur is? Geez…
Although I had to laugh at this next part. Merlin goes, "Oh, there he is!" He points up. Ninjas look up. Arthur's hanging from the ceiling. He grins deviously. And falls right on top of them, stealing their weapons. Merlin and Arthur run out.
SIX – As cute as that little moment there was, how the heck did Arthur get up there? Did he stand on Merlin's shoulders? Did he sprout wings on his shoes and fly? (Maybe he's a son of Hermes… sorry, Percy Jackson moment, hee hee) Did Tinkerbell fly in and sprinkle pixie dust on him? I don't know. But it still doesn't make sense.
Okay, okay. I'll stop whining and get back to the episode.
Merlin totally hits one of the ninjas with a sword and when I say hit, I mean as if the sword was a baseball bat and the man was a baseball. Not even joking. Wham! The guy just falls over. Of course, there's no blood but Merlin may have clocked him with the flat of the blade. I'm not sure. Either way, it was pretty epic. And the way Merlin stands over him after he's PWNed him, along with his body language… let's just say that it's obvious that in his head Merlin's going, "WHAT now, SUCKA?"
That's what I'd be doing at any rate.
Arthur stares at Merlin for a few seconds after his awesome victory and deadpans, "Wonders never cease." Point Arthur.
And a quick anecdote that, once again, has nothing to do with the episode or Merlin (well, technically, if you count the fact that it indirectly involves Asa Butterfield AKA Mordred, then I guess it does…) but I just thought about it and if you haven't noticed, this is a story where I basically just ramble about anything that's on my mind. Usually it pertains to Merlin because usually all I think about is Merlin. And platypi, which Microsoft Word says isn't a word. Microsoft Word, you are dead to me! Do you hear me? *sobs* DEAD!
Anyway…
So I was watching Nanny McPhee Returns with my family and there's this part at the end where Nanny McPhee is making all these sparkles fly around in the air and fireworks, and sparkles are everywhere… And this happens – no joke – and it made my stepdad go up a million points on the epic-meter.
NANNY MCPHEE: (makes sparkles fly everywhere)
SEAN: (deadpans in a completely calm voice and tone) Hey look – a Cullen exploded.
ME: (proceeds to laugh so hard that yesterday's milk comes out my nose) I love you, Sean.
Sean's my stepdad by the way. Isn't he awesome? Let's all give him a HUGE round of applause for guest-starring in my regularly occurring digression today! Wasn't he great!
Hee hee, that made me SO happy. *snort* A Cullen exploded. BRILLIANT!
Okay, okay. Back on track, sorry.
The next part COMPLETELY makes up for the hideous plan, although the part after that scars me for life and counteracts the first thing, but this first thing is still so epic that it's awesomeositiude shines through even in the dim light of the moon – and if you don't get that joke, you obviously didn't see what's coming soon.
Anyway, before we get to the point where my eyes melted out of my sockets and I had to make an emergency appointment with my therapist, this happened:
Arthur and Merlin get out and get to Gwen and Elyan's cell. They see a guard sitting there when they peek around the corner. Arthur asks Merlin if he has any ideas. Merlin says, "Only this." And then he proceeds to shove Arthur out into the open in front of the guard. HECK to the YEAH! Point. MERLIN. He SO got revenge on Arthur for doing the exact same thing to him in 2x04, Lancelot and Guinevere. And YES I have all the episode numbers and titles memorized in order. Does that make me an obsessive weirdo with no life?
So Arthur "distracts" the guy by nearly getting himself run through. The dude's got him pinned against the wall and Merlin does a spell that makes the guy's pants fall down. Arthur knees him in the no-no square and the guy doubles over. He gets the keys and throws the guy forward, where he just so happens to land in Gwen and Elyan's cell and his bare booty is bared for all to see.
My eyeballs were sucked back into their sockets. AHHHH, the BUTTS, the BUTTS! Me no like the moon!
Also –
THEY WON'T GIVE US ANY TORTURE BECAUSE IT'S A FAMILY SHOW, BUT THEY'LL SHOW THAT? THAT'S TORTURE WITHIN ITSELF!
I apologize if any of you actually enjoyed that. I, for one, did not.
Just thinking about it gives me the heebie-jeebies. I'm going to stop thinking and writing about that moment now. Let's get to the good stuff.
Well, one more thing about it. I wonder what our newly reunited siblings thought of the half-naked dude on the floor to the cell. They don't seem to react. Maybe it's because they're just so happy to be getting out. Or maybe they're not afraid of butts like me. I'm not afraid of butts. I just don't want to look at some old hairy dude's big butt all up in my face. And if that old hairy dude is reading this, I mean no harm. This is all in jest. Ish.
Erm…
Anyway, we'll never breech that awkward subject again.
On with the plot!
Arthur refuses to leave without Morgana, which only serves to make Morgana look even more terrible because while Arthur's willing to risk EVERYTHING to save her, she's whining to Morgause about how she wants to kill Arthur now. She really is a BEEEEP.
Arthur tells Merlin to run with Gwen and Elyan but he refuses because he's awesome and because he never listens to Arthur, ha ha, and he sneaks after Arthur. It's a good thing he does, too. Morgause, Cenred, and Morgana are planning on killing Arthur when he comes to find Morgana because they know he will. Which makes Morgana's awfulness even more awful. Cenred tells her she must play her part well and Morgana goes, "When have I not?" and smirks.
*facepalm*
Really, Morgana, really?
After Arthur confronts some more ninjas with a hearty "Evening" and then totally beats them, he (with Merlin hot on his trail) arrive at the throne room where Cenred has Morgana "hostage" although apparently she's just playing her part well… Morgause comes out and shoots a fire tornado of doom at Arthur. Arthur stands there and raises a sign that says HELP. Merlin is AWESOME and blows up Morgause's spell in her face. Everyone goes flying.
And of course they don't finish Cenred and Morgause off. Instead, Merlin grabs Morgana's arm and tries to drag her out. THIS MADE MY DAY:
MORGANA: I can't go on!
MERLIN: What's the matter, too worried about your friends?
MORGANA: My ankle!
MERLIN: I'm not a fool, Morgana, I know what you're trying to do! (grabs her hand and tries to pull her forward)
MORGANA: You know nothing! (tries to pull away)
MERLIN: COME ON! (pulls her again)
I. Love. This.
Arthur comes along and demands to know what's wrong and Morgana says it's her ankle. Arthur grabs her and slings her over his shoulder and she throws a fit, all the while, Merlin just grins and I die from the awesomeness of it all. *sigh*
Merlin's face is like, "Oooh, yeah… betcha didn't see that one coming, she-witch! Booyah!"
When they get out of the tunnels, they find that Gwen and Elyan didn't wait for them. More ninjas attack but Elyan makes quick work of them. I can already see the gears turning in Arthur's head and this is his stream of consciousness in that moment:
"Wow, he's good with a sword… I wonder what cheese will taste like in the future… wow, he just beat that guy BAD! … I want a muffin … Gwen's so purdy … I wonder what Merlin's middle name is … Dude, Elyan is DA MAN! I'll make a knight out of him yet! … I hope there's pie when we get back. I like pie."
I know this because I know EVERYTHING. Plus I'm psychic.
As they're riding back, Arthur makes this great speech that makes me hate Morgana's guts even more, which I didn't even think was possible:
"You see, that's what men like Cenred don't understand. Camelot was built on trust and loyalty. We'll never be defeated as long as we stay true to those ideals."
And then… Morgana sneaks a look at Merlin and Merlin SMIRKS at her and I just about died! Ooh, yeah, Morgana, Merlin isn't the dunce you think… he's so onto you… and he's gonna stop you again and again! That smirk was just… PERFECT!
The episode ends back in Camelot with Gwen thanking Arthur for bringing her brother back. Sad music plays as they gaze into each other's eyes, lamenting a love that can never be…
*blows nose loudly*
Sorry, did I ruin the moment?
Stats:
Burn Meter 5000:
Part 3: Arthur 1, Merlin 1
This Episode so Far: Arthur 5, Merlin 3
Total: Arthur 36, Merlin 39
Shirtless Arthur Scenes:
Part 3: 0
This Episode so Far: 1
Total: 4
Smirk-O-Meter
Part 3: 1
This Episode so far: 17
Total: 53
A/N: Yes, yes I did ruin the moment, but it's just so sad! Arwen has really grown on me. But not nearly as much as Mergana. Heehee.
Sorry again for the lateness and I will do my best to get the first part of The Eye of the Pheonix (which I never fail to call The Order of the Pheonix every time I talk about it) this weekend. I may have to start doing updates every other weekend but I'll try to keep to the one-week update if possible. :) Thanks for reading and please REVIEW! :)
~Emachinescat ^..^