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Now, he saw the marks painting the canvas of Merlin's body, and he witnessed another story: one of unquestionable fealty. Nor was it born out of duty: a knight's oath to protect the house of Pendragon and the lands they called their home. Merlin's vows were not about the crown that would one day rest upon Arthur's brow. He did not care about titles or power. Perhaps promises of destiny had planted the seed, but it was Arthur – a man like any other bar the circumstances of his birth – who Merlin had fought for with such fervour, time and again.
Not a knight, but a warrior all the same.
Arthur appreciates all that Merlin has done in his name.