Play first, Cookies later - PG - Drama - No warnings, except for scant A/GArthur gained the top of the long hill, yelling encouragement to his lagging group of knights plus Merlin. He had been breaking ground through the thigh deep snow for the last hour and, on this gorgeous sunny day, the weight of his chainmail and half plate armor brought a ruddy glow to his cheeks, despite the below-freezing temperatures
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The knights relaxed and spread out at the top of the broad peak, practicing lunging and evading in the deep snow. Soon most of the slope was crossed with the complicated patterns of attack and riposte, dotted with the occasional body-length depression. Merlin kept warm by continuously moving the food bag and himself out of the way of aggressive swinging
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A scant minute later, Merlin shook himself dizzily out of the snow piled against the side of the sleigh that used to be a human-sized snowball. He surveyed the results of their little adventure.
Guinevere looked down at Arthur, cradling his head in her lap. She had removed his helmet and was stroking his sweaty blond hair back from his forehead.
“Arthur, what were you doing? I drove out thinking you might enjoy a ride back in my sleigh once you were done with your manly pursuits, and here I find you trying to be a sleigh.”
From a few feet over, Gwaine moaned pitifully, “Forget about the ride, did you bring us cookies?”
Gwen looked up from her gentle ministrations. “Yes, Gwaine. Sefa has the cookies in the sleigh.”
The knights hopped up from their prostrate positions in the snow, mobbing her maid for cookies, all except for Arthur.
He goofily smiled up at his Queen, happy now to settle down wherever she was.
A/N: * Yes, THAT gingerbread… :) Sorry for the bolding on the first part of the entry!
That was wonderful! love that you put some of Merlin's sorcery in there. I enjoy stories that incude it so much. And I love that the knights were in there with their humor, plus Arthur acting so robust and funny about their tripe while Gwaine griped. that was just perfect. All the talk of the cookies...hee.
And Gwen taking care of her Arthur at the end...awww.
This was so original, so well done. I love it. Thank you...Merry Christmas. Happy coming New Year! <3
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Guinevere looked down at Arthur, cradling his head in her lap. She had removed his helmet and was stroking his sweaty blond hair back from his forehead.
“Arthur, what were you doing? I drove out thinking you might enjoy a ride back in my sleigh once you were done with your manly pursuits, and here I find you trying to be a sleigh.”
From a few feet over, Gwaine moaned pitifully, “Forget about the ride, did you bring us cookies?”
Gwen looked up from her gentle ministrations. “Yes, Gwaine. Sefa has the cookies in the sleigh.”
The knights hopped up from their prostrate positions in the snow, mobbing her maid for cookies, all except for Arthur.
He goofily smiled up at his Queen, happy now to settle down wherever she was.
A/N: * Yes, THAT gingerbread… :) Sorry for the bolding on the first part of the entry!
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And Gwen taking care of her Arthur at the end...awww.
This was so original, so well done. I love it. Thank you...Merry Christmas. Happy coming New Year! <3
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Mara93: I'm glad you liked it!
Gingerbread Anon: hugs you too. Hee-hee!
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