half-looking, half-voicetesting

[secretmagic]

[Uh...] You know Mun, somehow this doesn't seem like a good idea.

Maybe we should just split ways..... now.

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[secretmagic]

[Do you want his puppy-face than?]

You could.. be Uther's servant?

[sixthanimorph]

[No! Anything but that!]

Uther is Arthur's father, right? What's he like?

[secretmagic]

[It's his secret weapon.

Uther, let's see. He's a jerk I MEAN WHAT?]

A strong king who hates magic and is very strict.

[TO PUT IT NICELY]

[sixthanimorph]

so, what you really mean is, he's a jerk.

[Sorry, Merlin, David has this habit of calling B.S. where he sees it.]

[secretmagic]

A jerk, nooo.

[ He's actually shaking his head yes with a look that's almost saying 'Arthur would be mad if he heard that.']

[sixthanimorph]

Uh-huh. He's a total jerk, I'd bet money.

[And he'll say so to Arthur's face. And probably get thrown in the stocks for it.]

[secretmagic]

[Merlin will admit, this kid had guts.]

You'll get in trouble for saying that.

[sixthanimorph]

[Partly it's guts, mostly it's not knowing when to shut up.]

What's Arthur gonna do, tell me off? I'm his servant now. He's not gonna put me in headlocks anymore.

... is he?

[secretmagic]

Uh, yeah. He will, or do worse.

[sixthanimorph]

Okay, that's crap. I thought being a servant meant he'd treat me better.

[secretmagic]

He does....sometimes. Depends.. It gets better.

[sixthanimorph]

Well, you seem to be the one he trusts the most. If anyone knows him, it's you.

[secretmagic]

[Merlin is secretly very proud of that. Kinda.]

...Arthur's a nice guy as long as you don't upset him.

[To put it simply?]

[sixthanimorph]

You know, the first time I met Arthur, I hated him. I never thought I'd become his servant. Not in a million years.

[David's still trying to figure out how that happened.]

I mean, I told him things it was crazy to tell him. What I can do, where I come from. I never thought he'd be okay with me, but he was. I guess that was part of it, if he was willing to let me come back with him after all that, you know?

[secretmagic]

[Merlin nods.]

A lot of people hate Arthur at first. After you get to know him though, he's not that bad. [of course, he can't tell Arthur his secret.]

[sixthanimorph]

[David chews his lip thoughtfully.]

Yeah. He's not that bad at all once you get to know him. I just worry when we get back to Camelot I'm not gonna fit in. I've never even been in a castle. [He doesn't worry about telling Arthur his secret, at least. He's already done that.]

[secretmagic]

It's not that hard. I didn't take long to adjust to it.

[ except well.... he had help.]

[sixthanimorph]

To what, living in a castle or being a servant?

[Honestly, they both sound a little intimidating to him.]

[secretmagic]

Both really, living at a castle first.

[sixthanimorph]

The biggest house I've ever been in had five rooms. Somehow I'm guessing Camelot's got more than that.

[secretmagic]

I... don't even know how many it has.

[sixthanimorph]

I am so gonna get lost, I already know it.

[secretmagic]

Think of the bright side, I'll be there to help you!

[doesn't that just make you sparkle with glee.]

[sixthanimorph]

I feel better already.

[Oh, yes. Can you just see the sparkles?]

[secretmagic]

See, told you!

[If the sparkles aren't actually there, Merlin is pretending that they are.]