A/N: This just a story that I've been sitting on for some time now. It was rubbish when I started to go through it the other day, so I sat down and improved it and if I do say so myself, I've done a good job :)...

I've been told I have a habit of writting VERY fast paced story, so I've tried to my hearts content to keep this one at a steady pace, let me know what you think. Also F.Y.I I won't post anyone chapter until I have 3 requests for me to do so and as the chapter number increases so will the number of reviews I wish to recieve until post again. I'm not trying to sound harsh, but would you really bother posting work you've put SO much effort into if no one even reads it?

Anyways Enjoy, Rate, Review etc, let me know what you think. Also don't try and judge me too harshly on my spell. It's always been a difficulity of mine, so just point out the mistakes and I'll gladly correct them :) Thanks Enjoy
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Merlin was walking down the hall of the Camelot castle with his prince and 'unadmitted' best friend in front of him as he normally did on Tuesday mornings.

Arthur and he were walking in silence as they normally did, Merlin would normally have to wake Arthur up early, to see his father for their weekly catch up with the Knights and anyone who knew Arthur knows he hates morning, especially the earlier ones.

So Merlin let his mind wonder, somehow his mind had wondered to the kings wards, Merlin had a hide time believing for a man who also seemed so vicious as that, could be so caring and take 2 young children under his wing. He's two wards were Morgana who has lost her parents and Uther took her in, who was later to be revealed as Uthers secret daughter and she came an enemy of Camelot

Then there is Kirsty a lost princess, Camelot's king had found her in the forest at the age of about 14, he had taken a liking to her and since then he's treated her as a daughter little did he know that she had try to kill him. The lost princess had ran away about 4 years ago and to this day Uther still sent search parties out for.

Merlin found it bitterly funny how the people Uther tried to care for are the ones who end up hating him for than others, but he guessed that was just Karma working it's magic. Of course no pun intended. Merlin once again had to step in and secretly save the king and the young lost princess from Karma working.

Merlin found himself thinking what it would be like the know what Uther thought about his wards and why he decided to take them in and also in turn what his 2 wards thought about him, even if Morgana's and Kirsty's opinions of the man were not exactly hidden, so that brought Merlin full circle, to the one person who Merlin could never tell what he felt towards the man, his father. Arthur, he wanted to know what Arthur thought and not just about his father, but in everything in general because he was always so well guarded emotionally and physically.

That is when Merlin suddenly gets a sharp pain in his head, he grabbed his head in agonising pain as he growled and fell to the ground, the pain was so unbearable he blacked out. Arthur heard Merlin's painful growl as he turned to see his servant on the ground, unconscious, Arthur was struck with panic as couldn't wake his friend up. Arthur called his man at him over and over again and then shook his violently in an attempt to wake him.

"Merlin... MERLIN" Merlin heard from his unconscious state, he heard the pain, the panic, the concern lacing Arthur's voice as repeat of his name, over and over.