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  1. Public Bookmark 43

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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.”

    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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    07 Sep 2026

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    Attempting to capture a rogue Druid, Merlin is struck by a spell that was meant for Arthur. Afterward, things get a little... fuzzy.

    In which Arthur grieves (though not for long) and Gaius frets (and Gwaine gets quite, quite drunk) and Merlin... Well, he learns that no matter what form he takes, his heart will always beat for Arthur.

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    06 Sep 2026

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    Not for the first time Merlin wondered if he'd been doing too good a job saving Arthur's princely hide. This time, it's because Merlin had realized, belatedly, that the assassination attempt targeted him, not Arthur.

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    06 Sep 2026

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    "You lied to me," Arthur accuses, sounding more hurt than anything. But there's fear there too, however fleeting. "I gave you my mother's sigil."

    Merlin winces like he’s been struck across the face.

    On the night of Arthur's coronation, more is revealed than just Merlin's magic.

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    05 Sep 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 24

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    Relief's warm tide washed down Arthur's limbs. After too many strained days and sleepless nights, it was finally over. The chain that had bound his ankle was gone, now nothing more than a streak of melted silver. The bodies of the men they had slain had vanished, becoming glittering stars amidst the ice. It was almost as if it had never happened.

    Except that Merlin was a dragon.

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    When a sorcerer steals Arthur away from Camelot, he finds himself struggling to survive a long, cold imprisonment, sustained only by the promise of rescue. Yet finding his freedom is only the beginning. Can Merlin learn to control the new magic of his heritage, or has his power finally grown too big to contain?

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    03 Sep 2026