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The next morning, Merlin had told Quinn about Lady Helen as they walk across the Square, only to pass Arthur and his gang as he walks through the Lower Town. "How's your knee-walking coming along?" Arthur shouted towards them as they keep walking. "Aw, don't run away! Espicaully you beautiful!" Arthur teased with a smirk, causing Merlin to stop. Quinn shook her head and shot him a look, "From you?" Merlin turned as Quinn sighed, "Thank God. I thought you were deaf as well as dumb." Arthur smirked towards Merlin as Quinn rolled her eye at the man. She may be attracted to him but that doesn't mean who wasn't an ignorant ass. "Look, I've told you you're an ass." Merlin turns to face Arthur. "I just didn't realise you were a royal one. Oh, what are you going to do? Get your daddy's men to protect you?" Merlin smirked taunting Arthur, "I could take you apart with one blow."
"I could take you apart with less than that." Merlin smirked, causing Quinn to snort lightly looking away, "Are you sure?" Arthur smiled lightly towards Quinn, he already liked her smile.
Merlin takes off his jacket and Arthur laughs, "Here you go." One of Arthur's knights hands him a mace, which he tosses at Merlin but Merlin doesn't catch it. He picks it up and Arthur starts swinging his mace with ease. "Come on, then. I warn you, I've been trained to kill since birth." Quinn eyed him with a smirk. "I bet you have." She laughed at his sudden frozen state as he stared at her, "Wow, and how long have you been training to be a prat?"
"You can't address me like that." He raised his eyebrows at Merlin, "I'm sorry. H-How long have you been training to be a prat, My Lord?" Quinn laughed as Merlin gives a little bow. Arthur smiles a perturbed grin and starts swinging at Merlin. "Come on then, Merlin! Come on!" Arthur backs Merlin into the market stalls and a crowd continues to gather. Gaius hears the commotion and looks out the Physician's Chambers' window to see Merlin in trouble again. Merlin falls down.
"Ha-ha. You're in trouble now." Arthur glanced towards his sister who just watched, "Oh God." Merlin looks for something to help him. He sees a couple of large hooks and magically entangles them with Arthur's mace. Arthur untangles it and attacks again. Merlin moves a box and Arthur steps into it, barking his shin. "OW! Argh!" Arthur pursues him again. Merlin tightens a rope on the ground, tripping Arthur. Merlin picks up the mace and starts swinging it at Arthur. "Do you want to give up?"
"To you?" Arthur huffed, "Do you? Do you want to give up?" Arthur backs up, catching his foot in a bucket and falling over backwards. Merlin, thrilled by his victory, spots Gaius in the crowd and pauses. Arthur attacks him from behind with a broom, knocking him to the ground. Guards begin to pick up Merlin. "Wait. Let him go. He may be an idiot, but he's a brave one. There's something about you, Merlin. I can't quite put my finger on it. Same with Quinn." He glances over to her, only to see her walking away.
While Quinn explored the rest of the town, she met Gwen who laughed about her brother and that was it. She had been so caught up in the people and the town that she lost track of time, by the time she got in everyone was asleep. Well almost everyone. Merlin lies awake in his bed, staring at the roof.
