"I... fear he may have slipped our net," Arthur continued. As politely as he could manage.
Catrina's eyes were calculating. And a little suspicious. "You're very quick to give up the chase," she murmured.
Right. This would not be easy. "That is because I know my quarry is long gone," Arthur said, after a long beat, and very carefully. Not that it helped any.
"How can you be so certain?!" Uther barked, with his usual disappointment clearly in his eyes. If it hadn't been that this charade was all for Merlin's sake, Arthur would have flinched worse than he did. As it stood, his eyes merely dulled, a little bit. This was important.
"Well, despite appearances, Merlin isn't stupid," he said, rubbing at his eye to hide it. "He must've gotten wind we were looking for him, and left."
Re: Audience Chambers, Later That Morning
Catrina's eyes were calculating. And a little suspicious. "You're very quick to give up the chase," she murmured.
Right. This would not be easy. "That is because I know my quarry is long gone," Arthur said, after a long beat, and very carefully. Not that it helped any.
"How can you be so certain?!" Uther barked, with his usual disappointment clearly in his eyes. If it hadn't been that this charade was all for Merlin's sake, Arthur would have flinched worse than he did. As it stood, his eyes merely dulled, a little bit. This was important.
"Well, despite appearances, Merlin isn't stupid," he said, rubbing at his eye to hide it. "He must've gotten wind we were looking for him, and left."