"It's a bit like Gaius--" Arthur continued.

On the next, he was rather curiously lacking in vocal chords. His hands hit the floor - or something else, then. This had been a stupid, ridiculously stupid idea, putting himself in danger like this with only Merlin to be counted on, but he couldn't have backed down, and--

When he opened his mouth, you could distinctly tell that he had some vocal chords again.

Noisy, noisy vocal chords.