Ered shook his head, slowly, sadly. He got up from the chair and put his hand on John's shoulder. It was much heaver than a human hand should have been, because he dropped the detection spell, though not the shape spell.
"I saw how you mourned for Arthur. You had feelings for him, and you were never able to articulate them to him before he died. I can tell you this now, for this is a time long past. He loved you too, Merlin, your first Arthur, the way that this Arthur does as well."
He took a deep breath and sighed, it sounded a bit like a rumble of thunder, or the deep, sad bellow of a dragon- a creature also thought lost to the myths and legends of time.
"You are a protector, Merlin the Great. It is in your very soul. But you cannot protect everyone, and you cannot protect alone. You must remember this. This may save your life."
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Date: 2019-02-18 09:52 pm (UTC)"I saw how you mourned for Arthur. You had feelings for him, and you were never able to articulate them to him before he died. I can tell you this now, for this is a time long past. He loved you too, Merlin, your first Arthur, the way that this Arthur does as well."
He took a deep breath and sighed, it sounded a bit like a rumble of thunder, or the deep, sad bellow of a dragon- a creature also thought lost to the myths and legends of time.
"You are a protector, Merlin the Great. It is in your very soul. But you cannot protect everyone, and you cannot protect alone. You must remember this. This may save your life."