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    Merlin confesses his magic, upending the trust between him and Arthur; when he goes missing from Camelot, a conflicted Arthur must reckon with his fears and prejudices as Merlin’s life is put at stake.


    “You were never going to renounce magic, really, were you?”
    “I was going to try,” Merlin said.
    “Were you? Or are you lying again?”

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    06 Jan 2026

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    Arthur’s day had been uneventful. One could even dare call it normal, if they wished to tempt fate. He had little stressors, his council meeting was a breeze for once despite his Court Sorcerer’s absence [due to a minor magical dispute in the lower town], afternoon petitions went off without a hitch, he even managed to have a civil conversation with his witch of a sister. 

    It wasn’t until supper things went wrong. 

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    In which, Merlin finds himself the victim of poison meant for Arthur, and Arthur finds himself hoping he found him on time.

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    05 Jan 2026

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    Arthur assigns Merlin to serve a visiting noble for a week as a harmless punishment. It blows up in their faces.

    AKA Merlin suffers at the hands of an abusive noble. Arthur feels responsible.

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    02 Jan 2026

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    The gang are captured and the shackles around Merlin's wrists are burning.

    Cue a miserable manservant, worried knights and quickly thought up excuses from Gaius.

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    02 Jan 2026

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    It would be peaceful, he thought, To die in the midst of a King’s rage. To die knowing that, despite it all, you can finally rest amongst the flowers.

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    Merlin wants to bathe in the stream near their makeshift camp after waking up and feeling rough, so he does. But he gets ambushed by a mythical creature though he slips up and accidentally reveals his magic to the King and his knights.
    Then he collapses.

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    01 Jan 2026