He'd almost forgotten about the wound entirely. At least the pain was there to remind him. It doesn't take much for him to heed a little of Merlin's warning. The pain, which he winces from, keeps him from sitting up too far. he observes the bandage as he clutches it.
And, of course, has to deal with Merlin feeling needlessly guilty. Despite it all, he gives a smile for actually getting to see his friend's face. To see him alive and well. "I didn't know you were bait for a giant monster." Really, how was this in any way Merlin's fault?
"A griffin." Merlin swallows, draws his chair closer to the bed and sits again -- Lancelot's hand still clutched in his. "It's been attacking nearby villages, but... it isn't taking livestock. It's taking... people."
Which is more than a little disconcerting. First a creature shows up believed to exist only in the pages of myth, then it attacks villages and takes human victims. Where did it even come from? Merlin only hopes there aren't any more. One will be bad enough to deal with.
Lancelot realizes he isn't going anywhere any time soon. If the pain of the wound weren't enough, Merlin's about to grip his hand right off. He looks so guilty, the poor thing. It's not his fault the beast came after him.
"Can magic stop it?"
His sword broke in two from one swing. Lancelot may be strong, but he's nowhere near that. Relaxing might have been a terrible idea. He feels so weak. He can't! Not now. Not when there is a monster out there ready to take up people. What if Merlin needs to be protected again?
"I don't know. Maybe. It's a creature of magic, Gaius thinks magic can fight it, but you saw it! I can't bring down something like that. I don't have magic that powerful."
He eases his grip on Lancelot's hand with a sigh, closes his other hand around it to clasp it between them and frowns sadly.
"Besides, magic is forbidden here. Punishable by death. I have to be careful."
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And, of course, has to deal with Merlin feeling needlessly guilty. Despite it all, he gives a smile for actually getting to see his friend's face. To see him alive and well. "I didn't know you were bait for a giant monster." Really, how was this in any way Merlin's fault?
"What was that?"
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Which is more than a little disconcerting. First a creature shows up believed to exist only in the pages of myth, then it attacks villages and takes human victims. Where did it even come from? Merlin only hopes there aren't any more. One will be bad enough to deal with.
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"Can magic stop it?"
His sword broke in two from one swing. Lancelot may be strong, but he's nowhere near that. Relaxing might have been a terrible idea. He feels so weak. He can't! Not now. Not when there is a monster out there ready to take up people. What if Merlin needs to be protected again?
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He eases his grip on Lancelot's hand with a sigh, closes his other hand around it to clasp it between them and frowns sadly.
"Besides, magic is forbidden here. Punishable by death. I have to be careful."