Audience Chambers, Citadel, Camelot, Saturday Morning
"It is good to see you back at your full strength," said Uther, formally - much like one judged one's racing horses, actually. He did look pleased, though, which was all Arthur really cared about. "For a moment, I was worried you may find yourself crippled."
And wouldn't that lessen his stock.
"I am fine, Father," he spoke. "And fit enough for duty. I will return to the knight's training today." It earned him a nod that spoke volumes in terms of his answer being the right one.
Arthur's mouth didn't twitch.
"Good," Uther spoke, "Because we must make preparations for war against King Odin. This is a slight that will not go unpunished - I will not see any ally of ours taking out contracts on my son."
Ah. This was... what Arthur would like to avoid. Shoving away memories of exactly what the incident was that had caused this in the first place, he scraped his throat. "Surely you understand the grief he feels for the loss of his son," he said. Who Arthur had killed, through no fault of his own, "We should try to make peace with him. There has been enough bloodshed."
Uther's eyes were on Arthur for a long time - he was clearly juggling the consequences. "Perhaps you're right," he said, at least. "You are quite right about the times being... unfortunate for war. Perhaps King Odin will listen to reason if we deliver his parcel back to him."
[[ open to any Camelotites who want to bug Arthur afterwards, otherwise establishy, some dialogue taken from Merlin 2x02 ]]
And wouldn't that lessen his stock.
"I am fine, Father," he spoke. "And fit enough for duty. I will return to the knight's training today." It earned him a nod that spoke volumes in terms of his answer being the right one.
Arthur's mouth didn't twitch.
"Good," Uther spoke, "Because we must make preparations for war against King Odin. This is a slight that will not go unpunished - I will not see any ally of ours taking out contracts on my son."
Ah. This was... what Arthur would like to avoid. Shoving away memories of exactly what the incident was that had caused this in the first place, he scraped his throat. "Surely you understand the grief he feels for the loss of his son," he said. Who Arthur had killed, through no fault of his own, "We should try to make peace with him. There has been enough bloodshed."
Uther's eyes were on Arthur for a long time - he was clearly juggling the consequences. "Perhaps you're right," he said, at least. "You are quite right about the times being... unfortunate for war. Perhaps King Odin will listen to reason if we deliver his parcel back to him."
[[ open to any Camelotites who want to bug Arthur afterwards, otherwise establishy, some dialogue taken from Merlin 2x02 ]]