OMG I HAD THIS BIG RAMBLING THING AND WAS ALMOST FINISHED AND I DID SOMETHING AND now it's gone. ._.
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Merlin basically arrived in Anatole wrapped in bubble-wrap, because he found Arthur quickly and despite how it's his job to keep Arthur alive, he's also like a security blanket in armor. Merlin never would've been able to relax without him. But they arrived together, and because he believes that Arthur will be king, he's looked at Anatole as more of a bump in the road to destiny than a serious threat to it.
The fact that Arthur's been there before and returned home helps. And it's kind of nice that other people can use magic openly and not, you know, be executed for it. So he's just thought of it as some sort of vacation but mostly business as usual for him.
Only he's starting to realize that it may actually not be business as usual, and with that comes a touch of insecurity. Back in Camelot, he's the manservant to the Crown Prince, someone who has more access to him than most. But in Anatole, he's just
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Oh gosh. The urge to tell Arthur has lessened over the years. He's just gotten so used to keeping it a secret. He's less afraid that Arthur would sell him out now, but he knows it would be a bigger blow to their friendship now. Because they've been through so much and faced almost certain death so many times and you could have mentioned it before now!
But secrets obviously aren't as safe in Anatole. And it's a better environment for Arthur to find out than Camelot is. Telling Arthur is preferable to him just finding out, so...a good scare or two would probably make him feel like it's time to loosen those lips. I don't think he would mention the part about killing people necessarily, but after the cat was out of the bag, he wouldn't have any problems with Arthur seeing it for himself, if it came down to that.
When Merlin first met Freya back in Camelot, it was "girl with magic in a cage" - there was no way he could not help her. It could just as easily have been him, so it hit too close to home, plus he's not the type to just sit back and watch bad things happen if he can do something about it. And it was inevitable that he would fall in love with her. Normally he has to protect/save people behind the scenes and no one ever knows about it. But with Freya he got to be the hero. More importantly, he was just able to be himself, and he felt understood, and that was really nice
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She was in her cursed/beast form and had killed people and he was put in a really bad situation, though he didn't know anything that had happened between her and Merlin.
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Okay. Let's try this again.
Merlin basically arrived in Anatole wrapped in bubble-wrap, because he found Arthur quickly and despite how it's his job to keep Arthur alive, he's also like a security blanket in armor. Merlin never would've been able to relax without him. But they arrived together, and because he believes that Arthur will be king, he's looked at Anatole as more of a bump in the road to destiny than a serious threat to it.
The fact that Arthur's been there before and returned home helps. And it's kind of nice that other people can use magic openly and not, you know, be executed for it. So he's just thought of it as some sort of vacation but mostly business as usual for him.
Only he's starting to realize that it may actually not be business as usual, and with that comes a touch of insecurity. Back in Camelot, he's the manservant to the Crown Prince, someone who has more access to him than most. But in Anatole, he's just ( ... )
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Tell me about Merlin, magic, and killing people. Will he ever tell Arthur?
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But secrets obviously aren't as safe in Anatole. And it's a better environment for Arthur to find out than Camelot is. Telling Arthur is preferable to him just finding out, so...a good scare or two would probably make him feel like it's time to loosen those lips. I don't think he would mention the part about killing people necessarily, but after the cat was out of the bag, he wouldn't have any problems with Arthur seeing it for himself, if it came down to that.
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Steph will go have girl bonding time with her more now.
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FREYA NEEDS LOTS OF LOVE.
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