Kink Me! #26
Kink Me! #26
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"I know you think Agravaine was a bit...harsh, but he was only acting in my best interests," he said, his tone broking no argument. He'd had enough of lies and betrayal within his family. He wasn't about to cast that relationship aside over petty suspicion. "He's a trusted advisor, and I don't want you to hold this against him. I know how you get."
Merlin turned at that, his face as smooth as it'd been in the council chambers the other day. "You don't find it the least bit suspicious? He was only too happy to jump on Gaius as the traitor - he never even considered another possibility."
Arthur shook his head, rubbing his temple to stave an oncoming headache. He couldn't let this continue, having two of his closest confidantes suspecting one another. The longer Merlin held onto this grudge, the more likely he was to say something about it at the wrong moment, and that way lie only disaster.
"You're upset about Gaius, and I understand that, but Agravaine was not targeting him," he reasoned. "He found books of sorcery in Gaius' room - what else was he to think?"
"And you haven't wondered where they came from?" Merlin said, his brow creasing as he tilted his head. "I know every book and scroll in Gaius' chambers, Arthur. Those books weren't his. Agravaine claimed to have found them lying around on the table - you don't think, if Gaius were hiding magic books in his room, he'd be a little more careful about it?"
Arthur paused at that, considering it. Truthfully, he'd all but forgotten about the books until just then, but they seemed to make little sense in light of Gaius' kidnapping. Perhaps they were linked to the network of protectors Gaius had mentioned, but even still, it was unlike Gaius to be so careless about something that could've easily meant a death sentence for him. But then...
Merlin was watching him carefully, sympathy in his eyes. "Look, I have no hard proof against Agravaine, and if I did I'd share it. But you have to admit, he's had a lot of influence over you since you became king. Telling you to kill Caerleon, interrogating Gaius..." he trailed off with a sad shrug. "Maybe you should consider the possibility that he has his own agenda for doing these things."
He broke his gaze, letting his shoulders relax. "I just don't want anything to happen to you."
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