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Arthur didn’t know what to think. All those years of friendship, did it mean nothing to them? To Merlin? Were those years of love insignificant to him? He would have to be honest. None of his teachings could have prepared him, not for this. How dare Merlin betray him like that, why did no one warn him? Give him at least the sliver of a hint?
“How dare you?” Arthur spat.
“Arthur would you calm down?” Merlin barely sounded like he cared and he had the audacity to sound tired.
“Do you have any other lies left to tell me?”
“Arthur.” Merlin frustratedly rubbed his hands through his hair. “It’s fucking Uno.”