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"Write me," Arthur said. "Tell me of your mother's health, Ealdor's fortunes, anything you learn while you're away. The seal will ensure anyone carrying a letter will be paid by the court when they arrive."
Gingerly, Merlin accepted the package. "Of course, sire," he replied, bemused. "Though I wouldn't know what importance news from Ealdor could have for Camelot."
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Disillusioned by his mentors and facing a crisis of faith, Merlin departs Camelot to seek answers in old magics to the north. He gets leave from Arthur by pretending his mother has fallen ill and needs his help at home. When Arthur initiates an unexpected correspondence, he uncovers surprising truths and ultimately finds that no one can bring Merlin home again, but him.
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11 Sep 2026
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“My lord?” Gaius called.
Arthur swallowed hard before turning around.
“Yes?” he replied, his voice strangely neutral, far too clear for someone who felt as though his chest were being crushed from the inside.
“I need you to tell me in detail what happened” the physician said. The effort to remain professional was obvious, to keep from showing the despair that must have been consuming him at the sight of his nephew in such a state.
“There’s nothing to tell” Arthur said far too quickly, as though he wanted to end the matter before it gained any weight. “He was completely normal one second, and the next he was groaning in pain, with his eyes…” he made a vague gesture with his hand, unable to finish. Giving it shape would make it real, and he was not sure he could bear it. What difference did it make now? He’s dead, a cruel part of his mind whispered. “Then his eyes rolled back and he… fainted.”
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Or: where Merlin’s soul travels back in time while fighting in the midst of the Second World War, and, in the process, his body in Camelot dies for a few minutes, sending Arthur Pendragon to the verge of fainting.
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Arthur Pendragon does not particularly care for his servant's funny feelings. He gets too jumpy, all the time, and he's got good reason to all too often. Arthur doesn't want him to worry his pretty little head about where those hunches may be coming from, so he just ignores them and tries to distract Merlin.
And, yes, this may lead him to drink water for a lake the horses won't touch, and brave the forest to shoot a deer late in the afternoon, or follow the said stag as it decides to walk around a glade, and up a mound, because, what's the other option, really? Listening to Merlin?
That's something Arthur Pendragon, Crown Prince of Camelot, cannot possibly do, for very real and serious reasons he will not discuss with anyone, no.
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07 Sep 2026
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Five times Sal considered confessing his feelings to Ash then decided against it, and one time she beat him in confessing first.
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31 Aug 2026
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“How did you fail the last test?”
“I got the answers wrong?”
Sal never expected Larry to ask him to be his tutor. This brought up some uncomfortable memories regarding his old school.
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30 Aug 2026