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[kingoftheround]

[To say the very least, Arthur looks troubled, though he's trying to hide it.]

Merlin? Merlin, you idiot, where are you?! Did you get eaten by some monster in this forest? Answer your damned communication device--I don't care if you are in the belly of a beast.

...

[He slumps into a nearby chair.]You can't have simply left, you fool. You have

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[showchoirstar]

[For some reason, Rachel looks somewhat shellshocked.

The desperate searching, the constant calling, the inevitable surrender --

This is how she felt when Kurt left.]

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[showchoirstar]

[But Rachel shakes her head quickly, to snap herself out of it. Memories can wait. Arthur needed help now.]

Where are you?

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[kingoftheround]

...Just outside of the church.

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[showchoirstar]

Stay there. I can come help you look.

[And she's not waiting to take no for an answer, because she's already out the door.

Into a wild Amazonian jungle.

Rachel Berry: Making smart decisions since 1994.]

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[kingoftheround]

[Oh, Rachel. For now, he's simply leaning against the cool stone wall of the exterior, staring out into the trees.]

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[showchoirstar]

[She arrives soon enough, pulling a leaf out of her hair, the humidity making her somewhat breathless, but at least she's in one piece. The girl hesitates only a moment before moving towards the wall to lean against it next to him.]

-- I'm sorry.

[Because even Rachel knows that Merlin is gone from Adstringendum.]

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[kingoftheround]

[Briefly, he closes his eyes.]

He has left, hasn't he? To return home.

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[showchoirstar]

[She frowns to herself.]

If he isn't answering, I would say so.

But I came back, didn't I?

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[kingoftheround]

I suppose you did. He does have a penchant for getting lost, however, the idiot.

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[showchoirstar]

Do you want me to help you search, then?

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[kingoftheround]

[He waves his hand dismissively.]

Somehow, I can tell. He isn't here anymore.

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[showchoirstar]

[She's quiet for a moment.]

You'll see him again, when you go home, won't you?

[Rachel doesn't sound particularly happy at the idea of Arthur going home, but.]

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[kingoftheround]

Yes, I ought to.

[Silence again.]

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[showchoirstar]

Then it's something to look forward to.

[The tiniest smile.]

Though I suggest you refrain from calling him 'idiot' when you see him next, it may give a poor impression.

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[kingoftheround]

It would be a poor impression if I did not call him as such.

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[showchoirstar]

I have friends like that.