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Merlin ([personal profile] ayoungboy) wrote2014-02-02 12:34 pm

We found love in a hopeless place

It's been 5 years since this whole nightmare began, and both sides had sustained incredible casualties. The whole of Europe was fairly decimated, but England was definitely the worst. Perhaps the worst of it all was the fact that Merlin didn't know if Arthur was dead or alive. Yes, he thought about him often. How stupid they'd both been. Merlin was willing to fight for what he believed in, but it hadn't been about him - it should have been about them, about working it out together. It should never have come to this.

He still wears the engagement ring on his finger. He's almost lost it once or twice, but it's still there - and he makes sure to take care of it and clean it, repair it. But that's not what this meeting it about; he's been selected to represent the magical community in the negotiations. All they wanted was their freedom back. Magic wasn't inherently evil; it was people that used it for nefarious purposes, people that mistreated it. They were willing to help put those people in jail. If only the non-magic users would understand.

They're meeting on what used to be Parliament, reduced to rubble, now. Merlin's fiddling with his hands, twisting the ring nervously. They've set up wards already; there are a few other magical delegates and guards there, but Merlin is to do the central talking. Still, there's only so much they can guard against, and if the non-magic users decide to attack…well, the magic users weren't going to be too keen on reopening negotiations after that.
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh you're right! I almost forgot about that part." Arthur strokes his hand over Merlin's head.
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Arthur frowns. "And hopefully it'll end less tragic."
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"You better not." Arthur settles down next to Merlin, wrapping an arm firmly around him.
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"So the next step would be to prosecute the war criminals?" Arthur asks, gently stroking Merlin's back.
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nor do we." Arthur brushes his lips over Merlin's forehead. "Building such a facility would take way too long."
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know. It's something we need to consider." He sighs.
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, I know. I'm not keen on being judge over life or dead but again, I'm afraid we don't have a choice."
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes, probably." Arthur closes his eyes. "Let's postpone this discussion to an official meeting."
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"It was fucking terrible, actually." Arthur chuckles, not opening his eyes.
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"There was a bit of a riot in one part of the camp and I had to mediate. More and more people start leaving, hoping that they'll find a better and safer place to stay." Arthur sighs.
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think they want to go quite that far. Just somewhere to the countryside, I suppose."
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mm?" Arthur opens his eyes, looking at Merlin. "I think they're just mostly scared. There have been a lot of incidents lately."
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[personal profile] royalpratness 2014-04-12 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"I really hope so. People are so scared."

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