In his campaign to conquer Camelot, the warlord Uther creates a special division of his army called 'Recruits': sorcerers forced into servitude and controlled through powerful, binding magic. Arthur, on his first mission, is scoping out new recruits when he meets Merlin. Not surprisingly, things go awry quite quickly from there. Pre-Canon Slave!AU. COMPLETE.
Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 46 - Words: 98,603 - Reviews: 355 - Favs: 143 - Follows: 177 - Updated: 9/7/2016 - Published: 11/7/2015 - Merlin, Arthur, Uther, Nimueh - Complete