See, he opens his mouth to deny straight away, because how could he ever accept Arthur being so close to someone who's used magic behind their backs over and over? It's exactly what he's always said; that sorcerers are tricksters and liars and Merlin kept his choice to give into magic a secret, has fooled them and played with them.
And yet, seemingly perfectly knowing all this, really knowing it, Arthur still says he trusts him completely. And Uther doesn't know how to deal with it, he just doesn't, and yet... And yet when Arthur came to him to tell him that Merlin is family whether Uther accepts it or not, he had told Arthur...
"I will... try."
What had he been thinking, really? Arthur is so important, so, so important, but...
He takes a deep breath, and tries again.]
I have accepted that no matter what I think or say, Arthur will not give up on the boy. I only hope it does not end up hurting him further.
[Further than he's already been hurt, by everything. And Uther is terrified.]
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See, he opens his mouth to deny straight away, because how could he ever accept Arthur being so close to someone who's used magic behind their backs over and over? It's exactly what he's always said; that sorcerers are tricksters and liars and Merlin kept his choice to give into magic a secret, has fooled them and played with them.
And yet, seemingly perfectly knowing all this, really knowing it, Arthur still says he trusts him completely. And Uther doesn't know how to deal with it, he just doesn't, and yet... And yet when Arthur came to him to tell him that Merlin is family whether Uther accepts it or not, he had told Arthur...
"I will... try."
What had he been thinking, really? Arthur is so important, so, so important, but...
He takes a deep breath, and tries again.]
I have accepted that no matter what I think or say, Arthur will not give up on the boy. I only hope it does not end up hurting him further.
[Further than he's already been hurt, by everything. And Uther is terrified.]