"Arthur, you shouldn't do that. Lancelot is a good man. He deserves the title of knight. He has saved me before! And he is still a noble!" Young squire Merlin While taking off the armor from the equally young prince Arthur, he complained about his prince's inhumanity. “You can’t throw him into the stable, that’s what servants do!
"Shut up! You idiot! You are just a servant, you have no right to decide who gets the title of knight!" The young prince reprimanded impatiently while throwing his iron gloves on the shelf. However, after the reprimand, Arthur hesitated and pretended to explain his previous excessive tone casually. "You'd better not let your words be heard by my father. My father doesn't like his servants discussing things they shouldn't discuss."
But Merlin was angry at his prince for failing to recruit an outstanding knight, so he didn't care at all about the prince's reprimands and explanations. After all, if you really count, Merlin is a veteran. He has angered Arthur's father, the famous King Uther, countless times. But something surprising happened: King Uther, who was known as a tyrant in the outside world, actually forgave Merlin's mistakes again and again.
Of course, this is not out of kindness, but Merlin has a good teacher and a good friend. With the help of these two men, Merlin was able to avoid danger every time and survive the crisis safely. This also made Merlin become more and more courageous, even to the point of daring to forge a certificate of nobility.
"By the way, Merlin. Which family did you just say that Lancelot is from?" At this moment, Arthur remembered that Merlin once introduced Lancelot's origin, and Arthur didn't pay much attention to it at the time. He never thought at first that Merlin would introduce some great person. At that time, Arthur promised Merlin to let the Lancelot undergo the test, just because Lancelot saved Merlin from the gryphon. He never thought that the Lancelot could actually pass the test, although the method was a bit upright. Light, but Arthur is still willing to give him a chance.
Of course, there was no need to tell Merlin this. Arthur was afraid that Merlin would tell Lancelot his thoughts. If this happened, it would be pure cheating. This is not what Arthur wants to see.
In short, Arthur felt that Merlin had seen the right person this time, so he now needed to get to know this Lancelot. If he was really qualified, then Arthur would be willing to accept him as a member of the Knights.
But this unintentional question made Merlin suddenly startled. That's right, it was said before that Merlin forged nobility certificates just for Lancelot!
Lancelot was handsome, tall and burly, with an innate grace that was convincing. Everyone who saw him fighting could not help but sigh that he was brave and good at fighting. In Merlin's view, if a person with all these good qualities cannot become a knight, then no one in this world is qualified to become a knight.
But there was only one problem with Lancelot, and that was that he was a commoner. A commoner who has been a farmer for generations, and even among his eight generations of ancestors, he has never been related to aristocrats.
"He is the fifth son of Lord Lausanne." Although Merlin looked calm on the outside, he was actually panicking inside because this was all his fault. Now he could only pray that Arthur had never heard of this family. When Merlin chose Lancelot's origin, he felt that this family was too remote and low-key.
I don’t know if God heard Merlin’s prayer and let him get away with it.
"Oh, it's Lord Lausanne." Arthur's eyes were confused, but he pretended to know on the surface. Arthur did not want to be looked down upon in front of his friends and attendants.
Well, Arthur is a scumbag... This guy's favorite thing since he was a child is dancing with swords and guns. Over the years, apart from passing the court etiquette, he can barely read. How could he possibly remember the coats of arms and family names of all the nobles? You must know that there are as many as three books on the knowledge of noble heraldry, each of which is at least as thick as a stone brick on the city wall. It is no problem for Arthur to use these books as a shield and let him memorize them all? Give me a break!
Although Merlin and Arthur only got along for a few months, Merlin still understood the character of this prince who was simple and even a little silly. Seeing Arthur's virtue, Merlin knew that the matter had been fooled.
Since Arthur didn't know about this so-called Lausambia family, he naturally wouldn't continue this topic to avoid showing his cowardice, and Merlin naturally didn't intend to continue this topic either, which was just right. Therefore, the two of them had a tacit understanding and did not discuss this topic again. They simply cleaned up and headed to the restaurant. King Uther happened to be free today, so he planned to have a good meal with his son and daughter, so Arthur came back from the Knights early today.
Walking along the white corridors of the royal city, Arthur suddenly noticed that the roses in the garden had begun to bloom. Seeing this scene, Arthur suddenly stood still and turned his head to look at his attendant.
"Merlin, what month is it now?"
Merlin was a bit unresponsive when Arthur stopped suddenly, and almost bumped into Arthur. At this time, Merlin was still thinking about how to help Lancelot.
"May? What's wrong? Is there anything special?" Merlin knew that his prince was an idiot who couldn't even put on clothes without being a servant. He was always insensitive to other things except fighting. So it's not surprising that Arthur doesn't know what year and month it is now. He just wondered why Arthur suddenly cared about this.
"May...that is to say, it has been ten years now? Kai..." Arthur muttered to himself without answering Merlin's question.
Merlin felt a little strange when he heard Arthur suddenly spit out a name. It was the first time he heard this name. Kai? What a weird name. But just when Merlin was about to ask who this Kai was, Arthur suddenly walked forward without saying a word.
Merlin saw that Arthur, who was usually full of energy, suddenly became depressed, and suddenly felt something bad. After all, creatures like the vitality idiot can always find reasons to keep their fighting spirit high. Except for sleeping, this kind of guy can't be quiet. Now it suddenly looks like this... Could it be that the end of the world is coming?
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When they arrived at the restaurant, Merlin noticed that the atmosphere today was a bit strange. King Uther, Arthur and Arthur's sister Princess Morgana all seemed very worried. Although King Uther is not a cheerful person, and usually the family is not very lively when eating, but at least they are a family, and the atmosphere is decent, unlike today, where the low pressure in the restaurant will squeeze out water, as if It's like it's going to rain heavily at any time.
Arthur casually picked up the food on the silver plate with the cutlery, lowering his head without saying a word.
King Uther held his beloved golden wine glass and drank one mouthful after another. He leaned against the tall backrest and stared blankly ahead, not knowing what he was thinking.
And Princess Morgana, this gentle princess who always wore a warm smile in the past, also lost her smile at this time. She just stared blankly at the newly bloomed roses outside the window without saying a word. .
Seeing the beautiful and kind-hearted Morgana like this, Merlin suddenly felt distressed.
Everyone in Camelot knows that Morgana is the most beautiful and kind-hearted princess in Camelot and even the whole world. Her appearance can make the birds in the sky fall from the sky and make the fish in the stream stunned. So much so that I forgot how to swim. Her beauty can make the bright moon in the sky hide in the dark clouds, and can also make the most beautiful flowers feel ashamed and wither.
More importantly, Princess Morgana is also famous for her kindness. At the same time, she is also the only person who dares to advise King Uther. Although her advice is generally useless, after all, King Uther is a stubborn king in addition to his reputation. . But her kindness was enough to make everyone grateful to her, and her good deeds in Camelot could not be finished for three days and three nights.
She is the dream lover of all men and the object of longing for all women.
Merlin was no exception. Before, Merlin only lived in a small village. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen was the daughter of a tavern owner at the east end of the village, a little woman with freckles on her face. As a result, when he saw Princess Morgana on his first day in Camelot, Merlin realized that there really was a woman in this world who was as beautiful as the gods.
At that moment, Merlin completely forgot about his daughter in the tavern at the east end of the village. Princess Morgana becomes his new dream girl.
Seeing the lover of his dreams so depressed and sad, Merlin wished that... Merlin was just thinking about it. He was just a servant and was not qualified to comfort the princess, let alone anything else. As for King Uther and Arthur, Merlin didn't care.
King Uther was a cruel king and Merlin didn't like him. Arthur...Arthur is a fool, who would worry about him?
After a long time, Morgana spoke first.
"Father...is there really no news about Kai? No news at all?" It was easy to hear the strong sense of luck in her words. Morgana was expecting her father to give a different answer.
This is also the second time Merlin heard this name today.
King Uther raised his head and looked at his children. His usually serious and even gloomy expression finally relaxed at this moment. Become sad and soft. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he shook his head dejectedly.
Morgana closed her eyes, turned her head to the other side, and covered her face with her hands.
Arthur raised his head at this time and said loudly and loudly: "Kai will be fine, he must have been delayed for something! He is the strongest knight! No one can defeat him! Not even death!"
Arthur's eyes were full of determination.
King Uther wanted to comfort his children, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them out. Because he was also lucky. Compared with his children, he was the one who spent the longest time with Kai. He didn't know what others thought, but he knew that he had always regarded Kai as his own son, even the same as Arthur.
But as a king and a father, he needs to let his children know what reality is, so King Uther is very entangled...
Just when King Uther was about to make up his mind, he suddenly remembered the bells of Camelot. As the king of Camelot, he could naturally recognize that this was the sound of the bells on the city wall. This means there is an enemy attack!
