So the Knights (Arther, Gwaine, Percival, Elyan, Leon, Lancelot) + Merlin are like ,,,, inveatigating something
Ya know the norm
They're out in the woods tracking down some really mean dude, and whadya know? They get attacked by bandits, as per
So, as per, Merlin hides behind a tree, keeping a careful eye on the fighting
(The knights are drastically outnumbered, BUT they're far more skilled than the bandits so it basically evens out.)
Only planning to step in, to make their own luck, when he needs to, he waits
Everything is going fine, and Merlin need only sit and watch...
UNTIL!
One more person creeps out from the shadows, and begins chanting, the knights notice this of course, and are, all of a sudden, made painfully aware that the bandit attack had just been a destraction to keep them busy, so the sorcerer could step in and do some evil shit
But distraction or not, they still need to actually subdue these assholes with swords before they can do anything about the sorcerer
BUT that is taking far too long and as the chanting grows louder, Lancelot throws a glance Merlins way, and nods, before giving a shout in an effort to draw attention to himself, and away from Merlin
Merlin follows his cue to step out from his hiding place, but before he can drop a tree branch or something similar onto the head of the sorcerer, he's spotted
The sorcerer looks his way as he stops chanting,let's out a shout-
"Emrys!! You filthy traitor!"
-and throws his arm out towards Merlin, who instinctively, before he even realises what he's doing, extends his own arm in retaliation
Both pairs of eyes glow brighter and brighter, and streams of colour extend from each of their arms, meeting in the middle with an explosion of light that seems far brighter on the sorcerer's (or the...not-Merlin)side
Merlin had clearly overpowered the other sorcerer, but everyone is thrown to the floor with a bang
Merlin conks his head, not dangerously hard, not enough to bleed, but hard enough to leave him properly dazed for a few seconds, and confuse his thoughts
Those few seconds are enough to leave the bandits scampering off into the night in fear, and for the sorcerer to spit at the floor before quickly following them, obviously unimpressed with the fact that he was beaten
Those few seconds are ALSO long enough, for Merlin to look up, and see that the knights have rushed to stand in a circle around him
For a moment, Merlin fears that they mean to tie him down, or even kill him on the spot....
....that is until he realises that none of them are even looking at him, and are instead gesturing their swords wildly at each other, and shouting incomprehendibly, leaving Merlin very confused (not helped by the obvious concussion)
As his vision clears, he takes note of everyones position
Lancelot stands the closest to him, his sword pointed at Arthur (who is opposite him in the circle), shouting something about loyalty and fear and bravery
Arthur in return is pointing his sword at Leon (though is yelling at everyone in the circle), Leon has his sword pointed back at Arthur
Elyan has a sword pointed at Lancelot
Percival and Gwaine have somehow managed to gain second swords, with Percival pointing one at Elyan, and one at Gwaine,
Gwaine is pointing one at Percival, and the other at Arthur
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The Knights That Know Of Magic
FanfictionAll 6 of the Knights know about Marlin's magic, but all think they're the only one that knows - not my story belongs to @bitdandbobsofwriting