[The feelings Merlin has on this are conflicting. Uther is Arthur's father, and he knows how much his death would hurt him. But on the other hand...Uther is still the man who killed innocent magic users by the thousands, who made Merlin's mere existence illegal, and who is the reason that magic is feared and hated.
He can't really bring himself to regret the man's passing.]
Then...you're the King? [Merlin looks up at that crown again. So that was why...but if Arthur was King, then did that mean he knew? Had Merlin been able to tell him about his magic?]
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...Uther is dead?
[The feelings Merlin has on this are conflicting. Uther is Arthur's father, and he knows how much his death would hurt him. But on the other hand...Uther is still the man who killed innocent magic users by the thousands, who made Merlin's mere existence illegal, and who is the reason that magic is feared and hated.
He can't really bring himself to regret the man's passing.]
Then...you're the King? [Merlin looks up at that crown again. So that was why...but if Arthur was King, then did that mean he knew? Had Merlin been able to tell him about his magic?]