Title: Lazy Day
Author: Angel Starbeam
Disclaimer: BBC owns Merlin. All of Britain owns the myth.
It was a rather unusual day. There was a clear blue sky and the sun shone brightly, and emitting enough heat for people to seek cooler accommodations. There were also no meetings to attend, no petitions to oversee, no crisis to solve, and no work at all that needed to be done today, now, this second. In plainest terms, King Arthur and Queen Guinevere of Camelot had a day off.
Taking advantage of the phenomenon, Arthur suggested that they go to the wading pools located close to the center of the castle gardens. Gwen agreed to the outing that ended up being a small and spontaneous picnic. The husband and wife soon relaxed under the shade of the flowering trees and lay near the one of the pools.
Gwen then laid her head on Arthur's lap, yawning slightly and her eyes half closed. Arthur smiled and his hand moved from her loose curls to her rounded middle with the softest caress. The sleep, happy pair listened to the chirping of birds and the lapping of water. They smelled the blossoming flowers and the overall warmed pleasantness of the day. They the saw a great multitude of flower petals scattered and gliding across the water's surface…
And then they saw a stark naked boy jumping into the pool and splashing about.
Now very much awake, Gwen erected herself off from her resting place as she and her husband saw their current youngest having the grandest of time. Their two elder boys came running, the eldest holding a bundle of garments, apologizing and explaining how their little brother got in into his head to go for a swim and not ruin his clothes.
Arthur and Gwen looked to each other. A moment and a shared exasperated sigh later, Arthur got up and went to fetch their youngest.
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