Merlin’s unexpected magic and Arthur’s dragging him off to training.
Wonderfully written story.

Arthur cares about Merlin’s emotional/mental well being too. I really like how Arthur cares for Merlin.

Arthur’s ruthless vengeance of the bandits that tortured Merlin.

Arthur is so caring of the badly hurt Merlin.

Oh my gosh. This is absolutely everything I've ever wanted but even better.

This is cute! I really liked reading it, and it fits well with the early seasons of the show. I liked the writing and dialogue. I was wondering how Merlin got away from the bandits, and I think you explained it well in the last chapter. Thanks for writing, I enjoyed reading it! :)

This was awesome

Lovely job!

Fantastic.
However, wouldn't the bandits have made a remark about Merlin suddenly disappearing while being beaten?

Flowers-so funny!

I liked it. Poor Merlin.

Amusing.

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this story. It was great start to finish. I don't see a lot of stories about the start of Arthur and Merlin's relationship, so this was a treat.
You did a really good job of portraying Arthur when he's starting to be less of a prat, and I think this is a nice catalyst for the poison gauntlet episode.

Bravo, good job!

Yowza. Arthur was savage! Incredible description of the fight.