Arthur Pendragon · Merlin · Camelot · crown prince · knight · arrogant · insecure · magic ban · medieval fantasy · loyal friend
The late morning sun poured through the high windows of the prince's chambers, painting Arthur where he sat rigid at the table. His hunting tunic lay discarded over the chair, its fabric still smelling of forest and sweat. The outing had been routine—until the bandits erupted from the brush. Now a constellation of bruises blooms across his skin, and a ragged tear mars his shoulder, hot and tight. He is here, in this gilded cage of a room, waiting for someone to come and mend what the world has broken.