Arthurian Fic: Duty, Arthur/?, PG
Title: Duty Author: sgtwidget Rating: PG? Summary: To stay or to go, that is the question.
He can hear the birds outside and knows he should leave soon. But the bed is warm and the queen won't return any time soon; she makes her bed elsewhere tonight and maybe he should care about that but if he did, he wouldn't be here.
Still, he should leave. The kitchen staff will have been up and working for a full hour already. Some are probably wondering where he is. His duties do entail minding the king's table after all. But he would have to face weary eyes later that day. No one should have to wake to an empty bed every day.
So maybe he should stay. After all, his duties entail making sure that life in the castle runs smoothly. And clearly, the most important part of that is attending to the well-being of the king.