Arthur had to take Merlin by the shoulders and shake him. 'No, Merlin. You told me to imagine that I was a serving girl. And so I did. I imagined I was Guinevere.'
Merlin frowned up at him. 'You did? Why?'
'I don't know! I see a lot of her. She's always hanging around you.' Arthur was pleased to see Merlin flush at that one.
'Yes, well,' he stuttered. 'Don't imagine you're Gwen, please. Imagine you're... I don't know. Someone new. Someone Prince Arthur might conceivably sleep with.'
It was awfully hard to imagine anyone with Merlin standing right there in front of him. Arthur released Merlin's shoulders, but Merlin didn't take the hint and step away. He was staring at Arthur's arm, or right past it.
'Imagine you're a serving girl. Or boy. It doesn't matter,' Merlin said softly. 'And you've been propositioned by Prince Arthur. Now, he's the prince, so you're flattered just by that. But he's also Prince Arthur, and he's...' Merlin's voice trailed off a little. 'He's handsome, but plenty of people are handsome. He's exacting, that's
( ... )
Merlin frowned up at him. 'You did? Why?'
'I don't know! I see a lot of her. She's always hanging around you.' Arthur was pleased to see Merlin flush at that one.
'Yes, well,' he stuttered. 'Don't imagine you're Gwen, please. Imagine you're... I don't know. Someone new. Someone Prince Arthur might conceivably sleep with.'
It was awfully hard to imagine anyone with Merlin standing right there in front of him. Arthur released Merlin's shoulders, but Merlin didn't take the hint and step away. He was staring at Arthur's arm, or right past it.
'Imagine you're a serving girl. Or boy. It doesn't matter,' Merlin said softly. 'And you've been propositioned by Prince Arthur. Now, he's the prince, so you're flattered just by that. But he's also Prince Arthur, and he's...' Merlin's voice trailed off a little. 'He's handsome, but plenty of people are handsome. He's exacting, that's ( ... )
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