Room 303, Saturday Morning

[bitchprince]

Arthur still wasn't entirely sure how he'd come to this arrangement, except that she had been remarkably straightforward, which was both a novelty and meant she wasn't looking for any courting. One delusion-induced brush with elopement had been more than enough for him in his lifetime (well, most likely shorter than that, considering his position, but still) and so far, his efforts to avoid it had been... efficient.

As he stirred in bed, he hoped to God she'd be as straightforward about getting out in the morning, however.

Arthur, as Morgana oft-remarked, was such a romantic.

[[ for the girl and the manservant at first, but can be is open after! ]]

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin nodded, rubbing the back of his neck. "Later."

[bitchprince]

"Later," Arthur said, pleasantly, and moved back towards the bed.

What? He was wearing the sheets, here.

[ashockingbitch]

Jenny left and shut the door behind her.

She needed a cigarette, a nap, and to call everyone she'd ever met. Possibly not in that order.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin bit his lip from passing judgment. Though, at least she acting like most of Arthur's flings back home. "I'll get your trousers, shall I?"

[bitchprince]

"Please," he muttered, collapsing on the bed with a sigh.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Fetching him a clean pair and also some undergarments, Merlin placed the both on the bed next to Arthur before turning around to grant him some privacy as he gathered up the discarded clothing.

[bitchprince]

Arthur gladly took the garments in question and slipped them on. Hadn't been a bad night, despite Priestly's best efforts. "You really," he said, "Need to learn about knocking, Merlin."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"You could always lock the door," Merlin pointed out.

[bitchprince]

"You'd walk straight into it," Arthur said, idly, and sat up.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Not if it was locked," Merlin mumbled under his breath.

[bitchprince]

"The door, Merlin," Arthur said, eying him, "You'd walk straight into the door." He fastened his trousers. "It's a miracle you didn't strangle yourself last night."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I did perfectly fine last night," Merlin replied, putting the pile of clothing by the door.

[bitchprince]

"Of course you did," Arthur said, in that tone that implied anything but. He stretched.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin just rolled his eyes and let it roll off his back. Because he was so above this sort of thing, really.

"The punch was good."

[bitchprince]

"Was it," Arthur said idly. It wasn't as if he cared about Merlin's night, after all.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin nodded enthusiastically. "I didn't get any until later." Because someone had been monopolizing his time.

[bitchprince]

"I'm sad to have missed it," Arthur said, not entirely genuine. He straightened out his trousers.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Just the laundry then?" Merlin asked, completely oblivious to any sort of annoyance.

[bitchprince]

"I need you to check on the horses," Arthur said, getting up, "See if the stables need mucking. Get me some food, polish my sword, and I think I've got a hole in one of my socks..."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I got those repaired last week!"

[bitchprince]

"Check them again," Arthur ordered. "Just because you had punch last night doesn't mean you're getting out of anything."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

...now Merlin was utterly confused.

"Why would punch get me out of my duties?"

[bitchprince]

Arthur utterly failed to answer that. "Shirt," he said. "Don't loiter."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Automatically going to get him a shirt, Merlin continued to look rather befuddled by all this. "Of course, sire."

[bitchprince]

Arthur grunted something in response, checking the binders on his trousers again. "The local formalwear is more uncomfortable than the normal variety," he muttered.