It had not been a good night for poor old Gaius. While Merlin had been released in the wake of his arrest, Gaius himself had been cast into a cold cell. Occasionally, Aredian would visit, and the visits were less pleasant every time. Sometimes because of actions, though those weren't the worst ( Read more... )

Things had been going from bad to worse, and they were just degenerating by the second. First, Aredian had paraded in three more 'witnesses' who had all seen 'horrible visions of magic' around town. Arthur's father had been appropriately moved, and had of course promised to do whatever Aredian wished ( Read more... )

It had been less than a few hours in Fandom, yes, but in Camelot over a day and a half had passed since Arthur's guests had arrived.

A day and a half. It was some kind of ( 'Cause trouble' record, and Arthur might have found that amusing if he wasn't absolutely petrified right now. )