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    Merlin is forced to use his magic in front of the knights. They incorrectly assume that Arthur doesn't know, and, therefore, that Merlin is in danger.

    Arthur finds out where his knights' loyalties actually lie.

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  2. Public Bookmark 78

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    “Very well.” Annis looks back to Arthur. “You will have your trial by combat. However,” she says, “I will choose your champion.”

    Arthur’s head snaps up. For a moment, he’s clearly uncomfortable, then his expression clears and he squares his shoulders. “As you wish. You have your pick of any one of my men.”

    “Him.” Annis’ eyes do not leave Arthur’s. “At noon tomorrow, your servant will fight on behalf of Camelot.”

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  3. Public Bookmark 28

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    “I can do magic.” Merlin said.

    His voice was as frighteningly clear as it was weak, cutting through the cold air of the forest.

    The worst part, Merlin realized, wasn’t waiting for Arthur’s verdict. It wasn’t even the certainty, that, no matter how, it would change them, rip them apart, drive a wedge between them and rob them of everything beautiful they had become.

    No, the worst part of it all, was how ridiculously little of a secret Merlin had actually revealed in the end. How much of him, still, even now, remained the harrowing mystery he had turned into, somewhere along the way.

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    Merlin magic reveal, but make 'em yearn for it. Also, there are bandits. Arthur doesn’t like them very much.

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    The Prince, despite his best efforts, could not stop his hand from shaking as he held his sword to Merlin’s- no, not Merlin’s- pulse. The boy tried to crawl backwards a bit, away from the sharp edge, but Arthur just moved forward with him. The sword trembled with adrenaline against the sorcerer’s pale skin. Arthur couldn’t help but notice the boy’s ruddy cheeks, bright red from the cold and exertion. The snow made light dance in his tear tracks. The neckerchief that Merlin commonly wore was discarded on the snow; It must have fallen during the fight. It left his smooth neck exposed to the cold, riddled with goosebumps, and unmarred save for the blood-soaked steel, pressing in on his pulse point. Arthur could not deny that the… thing wearing Merlin’s face was beautiful.

     

    Merlin is forced to reveal his powers during an attack. Chaos and angst ensue. I feel like most people give Arthur too much credit in magic reveals.

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  5. Public Bookmark 38

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    They are in Arthur’s rooms, safely tucked away from the rest of the castle, when Merlin casually leans forward in the low burn of the fire and lights a candle with a flick of his hand – an action that would have damned him days ago and that still sends a strike of fear and apprehension through Arthur’s stomach. There is the fear and the magic, and the fear of the magic, and then there is the way Merlin’s jaw looks in the firelight.

     

    It has been days since Arthur discovered Merlin’s magic – days since he first felt the brush against his skin. He is unsure, suddenly, which part of Merlin is which – what is the magic and what is the man (for Merlin has surely become a man). Just what, Arthur wonders, will he risk to find out?

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