Then suddenly the rough arms are gone, and there's Arthur, and Merlin sobs with relief as he's gathered up like a child against Arthur's chest. So much. And Arthur cradles him close and presses Merlin's head against his mail shirt; and Merlin turns his face in muzzily and kisses him through the metal links, because Arthur is wonderful and magnificent and saved him, and Arthur will never notice.
The fourth time is stupid, utter proof that Merlin is the biggest fool in Camelot with no sense of self-preservation. It's in the morning, and Merlin's just come in to wake Arthur up. And a slim rod of sunlight is shining through a crack in the curtains, and onto Arthur's bed, and Arthur - Arthur is warm and sleeping and golden and so beautiful that it makes something swell inside Merlin's chest as though it's going to burst.
He should waken Arthur. He is supposed to wake Arthur up now, cheerful and smiling, and bring him breakfast and dress him. But — just — he'll just take one moment, one moment to watch over Arthur as he sleeps, big and still and peaceful, all the worries of the kingdom smoothed away in his dreaming.
Merlin stands by the side of the bed, half-hidden in the shadow of the draperies, feeling oddly guilty, as though he is stealing a moment that is not rightfully his. But the moment is sweet nonetheless. He moves closer, ready to take Arthur's shoulder and shake him awake.
And then Arthur shifts and mumbles in his sleep, flinging his arm out so it falls, limp and heavy, on Merlin's wrist.
Merlin freezes, but Arthur sleeps on, his arm warm on Merlin's skin. And Merlin loses his head again, because who could help doing so with Arthur so deliciously warm, sleeping, shirtless? He bends down over Arthur's hand, and he's kissing it softly, pouring all his love and longing into the tender touch of his lips; and then Arthur mumbles a little, sleepy, and Merlin's heart nearly stops.
He jolts back, breathing fast, heat flushing his cheeks and face. Arthur flexes slowly like a waking cat, and stretches, and yawns, opening eyes bleary with sleep. But there's just soft silence, and the gentle sounds of Arthur shifting, waking himself up slowly. He'd only been in the wrong place at the wrong time - really, only that, this time, whatever Uther believed. And Gaius was deep in a magic-cast sleep, and somewhere in Camelot was a red-eyed fae, hell-bent on casting the entire kingdom into enchanted slumber.
And Arthur was no-where to be found, and Merlin is terrified. He can feel the enchanted tendrils of tiredness trying to seep into his very bones, and he struggles against it with all he has.
If he falls first under the spell, will Uther have his sleeping body beheaded? He shudders. Merlin's just about to give up all pretence, and magic his way out of the cell, when something - someone - lurches against the bars of the cell door; and Merlin realises with a great surge of warmth and love and relief that it's Arthur.
After she accepts, Arthur holds a tournament in Gwen's name to celebrate their impending nuptials. It would have made the perfect day if it wasn't for Morgana's involvement Although Arthur and Gwen called off their engagement after she was caught kissing Lancelot, the pair managed to come out stronger by the end of season 4. After weeks of separation, Gwen was reunited with Arthur when the King was forced to flee from Camelot after Morgana's attack.
As Arthur was rallying soldiers to help win Camelot back, Gwen and his relationship seemed unredeemable. However, the King soon changed his mind when he witnessed the death of Isolde, telling the maiden he didn't think he could live without her.
Once more, he asks Gwen to be his wife to which she happily accepts. Once more, Morgana tried to come between Arthur and Gwen when she placed an enchantment on the Queen of Camelot that would make her hate him.
However, Arthur soon uncovers the truth in "With All My Heart" when he and Merlin follow her to the forest and see her meeting with Morgana. A heartbroken Arthur tells Merlin they had to find a solution because he couldn't contemplate losing her. Together, he, Merlin, and Gaius concoct a plan to free Gwen from Morgana's control by taking her to the Cauldron of Arianrhod. Although Gwen says she never loved him, Arthur manages to convince her to go into the lake when he reminds her of the proposal.
One of the final and most touching moments of Gwen and Arthur's relationship had to be when Gwen agreed to follow Arthur into battle. Just as he was about to leave, Gwen comes rushing down the stairs and says she was coming with him. When Arthur protests about the dangers, Gwen states she doesn't want to be on the frontlines.
However, she insists that if these were to be the last few days she sees him, then she would rather they be together than apart. On the night before the battle, Gwen and Arthur have one more touching moment before he meets his maker by Mordred's hand. A writer, reader and tv fanatic, Kayleigh enjoys reading movie news and your film reviews. She has attained an Undergraduate degree in Creative Writing and is also the creator of the film and television blog 'The Critics' Corner'.
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And that was what had hurt the most, for he did not believe her words that she loved him and wanted to be with him. Not Lancelot, but him. So while she understood that Arthur would lose his trust in her, she was angry. Angry that Arthur did not believe her words.
Making her feel more conflicted. So she continued to stare at the piece of parchment in front of her, trying to think what the best course of action would be. Very mysterious, Arthur thinks as she steps into the cell of the prisoner who had escaped and Merlin follows him. They begin searching the cell, seeing if they are any clue to how he managed to escape from the cell. Merlin knows that magic must be involved but does not say anything. It is at this point that Merlin starts scanning the floor when he sees a glimmer of silver and his head starts to pulse and hurt.
A sign of powerful magic Merlin has learnt. So he bends down, to get closer and pushes away some of the dirt revealing a silver bracelet. Fire - Part They had gone out for a walk after dinner, but failed to check the weather forecast. They got caught in a surprise summer rainstorm and had to run home. She runs down the hall ahead of him, out of his grasp. The amazing woman that is Angel Coulby. Part link Noises outside the bedroom door wake them.
Morgana is home. Arthur lays awake, refusing to go back to sleep until he knows that they are safe from an attempted intrusion. He stares at the ceiling. Bathroom door? Yes, running water. Please, please, please. Thank God. He looks down to see Gwen looking up at him, watching Part link They sit quietly for a moment, still pondering the strange coincidence about their mothers.
I need to hold him. Gwen leans over and puts her arms around him, resting her head on his shoulder. He kisses her forehead, and notices a scar there, about an inch long, faint but there. All the conversations between Arthur and Gwen season 1. Gwen: No. Arthur: Guinevere, I'm arresting you for crimes and contraventions of the laws of Camelot, that you did practice enchantments. Gwen: But what have I done?
I haven't done anything!
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