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Merlin leaned against the pillar, clenched his teeth and tried to bite back the tears when Agravaine said all these things. He had never liked him but when he accused Gaius of being a traitor, Merlin downright hated him.
What was worse, though, was Arthur believing every hateful word Agravaine said. That he believed that Gaius would do such a thing as to betray him and Camelot. It was true, there was a sorcerer within the castle wall, but that wasn’t Gaius.
When Arthur got up and went on about how he got his heart broken and that he just lost a friend, Merlin could feel his own heart breaking. Arthur had lost a friend, yes, but it wasn’t Gaius.