.021 - i'm sorry arthur has nothing public to say about that flood :c

[onceandfutureprat]

[Arthur is a restless sleeper. And half the time he ends up curled around a pillow just to have something to hold. While that habit will probably be a good thing in his marriage, it's not really that great when the person he's got an arm around is Morgana. Because they were kids yesterday and he let her sleep in his room because hers wasn't suitable and it wasn't as though either one of them would've accepted sleeping on the floor.

So he's holding her like she is his wife, and he's not awake enough to realize that it's all wrong.]


[Private to Merlin]

Lord Merlin, hm?

[Private to Scrad/Charlie]

I apologize. For my behavior towards you in the flood.

[Private to Arya]

Would you like another lesson in your swordplay?

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[youwillgotohell]

[She laughs derisively, and levels him with a mockingly pitying look.]

You mean when I pretended to be Uther's loyal ward? When I feigned ignorance and hid how much I loathe the both of you? Yes, I'm sure I could have told you then, and given myself away.

[She half turns, like she'll leave, before looking back at him.] Have you forgiven him Arthur? [Her hand is tight on the door handle.] I did nothing that day, and he poured poison down my throat for it. Have you forgiven him?

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[onceandfutureprat]

[Arthur says nothing. He hadn't forgiven himself for his own part in driving her off. He isn't really sure how much he can put on Merlin's shoulders when so much of her anger is directed at Uther and himself. Merlin wouldn't have been put in that situation if magic wasn't outlawed, if the king and his son had been of a family to Morgana instead of pushing her towards her long lost sister.]

He told me that your sister used you to make the curse on Camelot. Have you forgiven her for that?

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[youwillgotohell]

[She sneers, but not as quickly as she should have; she's trying to bury what doubts she has about that day, but it is difficult.]

She did what she thought was best.

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[onceandfutureprat]

She manipulated you, Morgana.

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[youwillgotohell]

She did no such thing! [And yes that is coming out as a snarl, don't you dare speak ill of her sister >(]

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[onceandfutureprat]

[You speak ill of his father and his wife and his idiot servant all the time.]

Did she tell you about the curse?

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[youwillgotohell]

[But Morgause is different B(

And Morgana pauses, which is kind of damning and she knows it.]

She did what she thought was best.

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[onceandfutureprat]

[Arthur sees right through that, and it's kind of like another knife twisting in his heart. That she still chooses Morgause over him when she clearly manipulated her. It doesn't really occur to him that he's doing the same thing to her but with Merlin and Guinevere.]

Then so did Merlin.

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[youwillgotohell]

[Manipulation is a theme in her life. And she hates that hearing that hurts. It shouldn't, she knows it shouldn't. She knows she will have to kill him once Jefferson takes her to Camelot. She knows he will try to kill her to keep his throne.

But knowing - knowing, to her - that he doesn't care that his servant tried to kill her before this, before they were enemies, before they stopped being friends, that he could still take Merlin's side, knowing what he did, is a knife in the back.]

Maybe it would have been better if he had succeeded.

[She doesn't wait to see his response to her lashing out, because she's afraid it's true. If she had died in Merlin's arms in the throne room - she pulls open the door, and walks out.]