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[ Arthur clears his throat with a loud ahem before he sets in. ]

I'm looking for a man. He could easily be mistaken for a boy with his twig-like figure, and perhaps even a lady for how pale and dainty he appears.

He answers to a sundry set of things 'Servant', 'Dunce', 'Useless dolt', but more often than not 'Merlin' is the popular title.

Places you may choose to look first would include any taverns or pubs about, as he has the nasty habit of wasting his workday away nose deep in a pint of ale. Sometimes he can even go missing for days, weeks at a time. It's dreadful, really. It's painful to watch. And sad. Tearing his family and friends apart, and it really doesn't help he has no social skills to speak of, so getting said friends back will be a task hard won.

[ Ahem, back on track. Right. ]

Should you see him or catch wind of his likely unbathed and alcohol drenched state, please inform him, his liege's boots require his attendance, and should he take a second longer than needed, said boots may be coming to impact with his backside.

Thank you kindly.

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I have heard that such men lean to the graceful side, yes. Although I always thought that was more a rumour than anything else.

[ Hand rubbing over face, ugh ] I assure you, my grace come of royal heritage instead.

Oh, yes. Very graceful, rubbing your higher birth in the face of commoner. Which, need I remind you, came about only as an accident of birth.

[ accident wat ] ...No, I'm fairly certain they meant to have me.

And had the history of your land gone any different, you might have been as common as I. Do you really think that you're any better than your manservant because your parents have fancier outfits? [She's not looking at him, but at the sword on her lap]

Had the history of my land gone any different, I would not have been born. I am destined to my circumstances as any other man is.

[ okay, pause for some sincerity ] Honestly, I speak merely in jest. My people have my highest respect.

Destiny? That's really what you're falling back on here?

[Dryly] Yes, I can see that.

...Yes? It is the cause of all of us being where we've been placed in life, is it not?

[ le sigh ] There's not much I can do here to convince you.

In my world, where you were born has no bearing on where you end up. The next king is as likely to be a farmboy as a noble.

You're joking, aren't you? How can you convince me that you care about your people? Not deriding them in public - or private for that matter - would be a start.

[ he, sob, laughs a little at that ] Such a thing is comedic in the lands I hail from.

I wasn't-- [ huuurgh ] Merlin is a fri-- [ nope, we don't use that word unless we're about to die ] I've known him for years on end. This is merely how we... communicate.

Yes, that's why you're a jackass.

You do know that servants aren't actually allowed to disagree with nobles, don't you? It tends to be a little destructive on their livelihood.

...Well then. [ Eyebrows lifted. Okaaay. ] I'm glad we've gotten that sorted.

Someone should inform Merlin.

[A smirk] Oh, that one's been sorted for a while now.

You're honestly telling me that no servant is ever in danger of losing their livelihood if they stand up for themselves against a noble treating them badly? Yours must be a strange would indeed.

[ a snort ] And lovely to meet you too.

With given evidence and a good, just lord, yes. While outright disrespect is frowned upon, which is something Merlin seems to have no concept of.

Edited 2012-09-13 06:58 (UTC)

[She mimics a curtsey, despite sitting and wearing pants]

A good, just lord isn't going to be treating his servants badly to begin with. [She lifts a shoulder] You can protest as much as you like. I'd still wager that I've seen the darker side of more lords and ladies than you.

Generally a complaint as such would be brought to a higher lord. [ He tilts his head

He raises an eyebrow, folding his arms ] It sounds like you have a story you'd like to tell.

The way I understand it, you're a prince. [Raising her eyebrows]

I'm a blacksmith's apprentice, my lord. And a maid in the city before that. We all have stories. [That you don't get to hear because they're all second hand ahah]

And should he have issue with my treatment, he would take it to my King. [ Welp face here ]

If you'd like to keep it to yourself, that's just as well. I'm certain I won't lose sleep over it.

Because I'm certain that the King would listen to him or any other servant over his own son.

[She tilts her head at him] Who do you think sees the darker side of a person? Those who have power over them, or those whom they hold power over?

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