He never knew

Arthur never knew how Merlin felt

When Merlin burst into the court yelling about how he couldn't live like this anymore

Arthur had been confused

When Merlin sank to his knees in front of his father

Arthur had been scared

When Merlin claimed to be a warlock

Arthur had been shock, but never scared just hurt

When Merlin whispered "but more important than that I love your son more than anything"

Arthur had been stunned

When Uther had stabbed Merlin threw the heart a second after his confession

Arthur felt himself slip away

But when Merlin had smiled at him before he died

Arthur felt his heart break.

Hey this was just something I thought of while I was meant to be doing my history homework. Review is you feel like it