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Merlin collapsed onto his bed after Arthur left Gaius's chambers. He kept his face buried in his pillow, even as he heard Gaius's slow steps enter his small bedroom.

"Merlin?" Gaius said his name like a question "Merlin I know you're not asleep."

Merlin turned his head to the side "You couldn't at least pretend that you thought I was asleep?" He asked cheekily.

Gaius sat on the edge of his ward's bed "I wanted to know if you were all right."

Merlin sat up so that he was sitting next to his mentor. "I just saw almost thirty people sentenced to death for a crime they did not commit. A crime that I commit by just existing. I don't even know how to make sense of what I'm feeling."

Gaius sighed and patted Merlin on the back "You went through a traumatizing experience today. Do not dwell on it, tomorrow by this time all those people will be home with their families."

"If all goes according to plan." Merlin said

Gaius gripped his shoulder "Arthur's plan will succeed. It is a good plan."

"But if it doesn't Camelot has everything to lose," Merlin said "I saw almost thirty people sentenced to death today, and I know if this plan fails this could be a daily occurrence."

"Merlin," Gaius paused as he waited for his ward to look up from the floor "That will not happen. Even if Arthur's plan fails we will find a way to prevent you vision."

Merlin smiled "Thanks Gaius."

Gaius simply patted his back once more and left the warlock in peace.

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The next morning Uther barged into the throne room, not even waiting for the guards to open them for him and banging the doors against the walls.

He saw his son with his crown on talking to some of the council members.

"What is the meaning of this?" Uther exploded

"Ah Father," Arthur said ignoring the rage Uther was exhibiting "I have taken over your duties to give you some time to rest."

"I don't need rest! I-" Uther began before Arthur interrupted him.

"Father after yesterdays fiasco it is apparent that you are still unwell." Arthur sat down in the throne.

"Get out of my throne boy!" Uther said coldly "I am in good health and ready to take back all of my duties."

"Yesterday showed that you are not in good health," Arthur said calmly "Even Gaius agrees that you still need more time to recover."

"Gaius?" Uther whispered as he stared wide eyed at the old physician who walked out of the shadows.

Gaius bowed to Arthur "It is my professional opinion sire that while your father's body is in perfect condition his mind has yet to recover from his ordeal."

"And what do you suggest Gaius?" Arthur asked

"I recommend that his majesty take more time to recover properly before he returns to his duties."

"Thank you Gaius," Arthur said as Gaius bowed and backed into the shadows once more "Father this is for your own good."

"No this is mutiny!" Uther exploded "You are trying to undermine my authority as king!"

"Father I am doing no such thing-" Arthur said calmly

"Mutiny!" Uther continued to yell "You are all conspiring against me!"

"Father please-" Arthur tried to interject

"You are not ready to be king!" Uther said coldly "You never will be! You have made too many mistakes!"

"Laying blame on me will do nothing-"

"Then tell what have you done with the sorcerers?" Upon seeing Arthur's confused expression Uther elaborated "What have you done with the magic users I sentenced yesterday?"

"They have all been released."

"You see! You would have my enemies free to conspire against me!"

"They were innocent!" Arthur said his face growing red

"This is mutiny!" Uther continued to scream "I will not have this in my court!"

"Enough!" Arthur yelled as he stood, losing his temper for the first time "Guards, confine my father to his chambers where he will be treated for his illness."

Guards dragged a struggling Uther out of the throne room, leaving the room in a shocked silence. Arthur betrayed no emotion as he watched his father be dragged against his will to his chambers screaming of mutiny.

"Leave me." Arthur commanded and everyone in the room cleared out except for Merlin.

Once everyone was gone and the doors were closed Arthur slumped down into the throne looking defeated.

"You did what had to be done." Merlin said after a few moments of silence.

"That doesn't make it any easier." Arthur replied

"The right thing is never the easiest path, yet it has the most rewards."

"Merlin did you just say something wise?" Arthur asked incredulously

Merlin shrugged "I have my moments."

Arthur shook his head and smiled "You never cease to amaze me Merlin."

Merlin smiled, happy that he had made Arthur smile "Yes well you never amaze me."

"Well that's because everything I do is so amazing that it stops surprising people."

"You are such a prat." Merlin scoffed

"Merlin I'm a king now. I can have you banished for saying such things." Arthur said

"You're right, I can't call you a prat anymore," Merlin thought a moment before saying "Now that you're a king you're a tyrannical prat."

"My first law as king is going to ban that word from all of Camelot."

"Well you know me Arthur, I never listen to the rules." Merlin said cheekily

Arthur stood from the throne and grabbed his unsuspecting manservant into a head lock and rubbed his knuckles against Merlin's raven hair.

"Who are you calling a prat now?" Arthur asked

"No one! No one!" Merlin yelled and Arthur released him. "Except you!" He added with a grin as he sprinted from the throne room.

"Merlin!" Arthur yelled. He was about to chase after his manservant when he remembered that he was a king and kings don't chase after servants in their own castles.

"Guards! Bring my manservant back here!" the guard bowed and left in the direction Merlin had gone.

Arthur smiled smugly, it would serve Merlin right for calling the king a prat.

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Arthur stood nervously behind the curtain that separated the room he was in from the balcony that faced the main square. Behind that curtain were hundreds of his subjects waiting for him to make his announcement.

Two days had passed since he had confined his father to his chambers, and as he had suspected his father had not gone willingly.

As soon as the guards had placed him in his chambers the king had gone straight to the window and hollered about how Arthur had started a mutiny and was overthrowing his rightful king for everyone to hear.

The rumors had spread quickly, faster than Arthur could write an official statement and send it out to the town criers. He had almost immediately had the windows in his father's room boarded up so that the old king could now yell out them anymore.

But the king had managed to spread rumors through other means. Whispering to the guards and servants about uprisings and mutinies so that the people were not responding as hoped to Arthur's new rule.

So now Arthur was making an official announcement himself to the people hoping that it would dispel all rumors of mutiny.

Arthur took a deep breath and pushed the curtain aside and walked onto the balcony. The courtyard beneath him silenced with his presence and hundreds of curious peasant eyes stared up at him.

"People of Camelot," He began "Recently rumors of mutiny have made their way throughout the kingdom-"

"You're a traitor!" a random man interrupted "You're just like your sister!"

There were a few yells of agreement and cries for his removal from the throne, but Arthur took another deep breath and continued on.

"These rumors are untrue-" He tried to continue

"Don't lie to us!" A woman yelled "Don't fill our heads with false hopes like your sister!"

There were a few more cries before Arthur exploded "I am nothing like Morgana!"

The courtyard silenced once more so Arthur continued.

"I am nothing like Morgana," He repeated "Morgana took the throne by force, imprisoned my… our father and treated you all with cruelty."

"I promise you this situation is different. My father, as you all know, has been ill from Morgana's harsh treatment these last few months. The other night an attacker attempted to kill my father. This event angered my father and made him believe that he was fully recovered."

"But he was not and not two days ago he tried to sentence thirty innocent people to death for sorcerery. Because of this I recognized that my father was still unwell and needed further rest and treatment before he can return to his duties as king."

"Until then I shall take his place as king. When our court physician deems my father healthy once more I will gladly step aside and allow him to take the throne, but until then I shall take full responsibility as king."

"My father, in his ill state, believes this to be mutiny, which is where the rumors are based from. But I only take the throne because it would be unfair to the people to have to be subject to an unwell king."

There was a minute of complete silence as the people took in what Arthur had said. But suddenly a man's voice yelled out.

"Long live King Arthur! Long Live the King!"

And then one by one each person in the courtyard was chanting

"Long live King Arthur! Long Live the King!"

Arthur nodded his head in recognition to his people and turned around back into the castle. The chanting and cheering getting softer as he walked farther into the… no, his castle. And a large smile lighting up his face.

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Merlin ran into Gaius's chambers, startling the old man.

"The people have accepted Arthur as their king!" He said joyously

"Well thank goodness for that!" Gaius exclaimed

Over the last two days as the rumors had spread, Gaius and Merlin had thought that Arthur's plan had failed and that his father would once again take over the throne, but hearing that the people had accepted Arthur meant that Merlin's vision had no way of coming true.

"Now Arthur won't turn over the crown unless you say that Uther is healed." Merlin said

"Which I won't do." Gaius said with a smile

"So my vision won't ever happen. There will never be a second purge!"

"No my boy," Gaius said fondly "Arthur is king and everything will be all right."

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