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Sir Gwaine (likestheodds) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2011-08-12 22:16:00

Entry tags:

arthur pendragon, gwaine, lancelot, leon, merlin, morgana

Who: Gwaine, Lancelot, Leon and Morgana, Merlin, Arthur
What: Three knights of the round table get roped into taking care of children
When: Today
Where: Starts at Gwaine and Leon's apartment, from there we shall see
Rating/Warnings: Probably low, possible child sass
Status: In progress/closed

Three children didn't sound like a large and unmanageable number. There were, after all, only three of them, and maybe each a bit taller than waist high. The three knights were grown mean, broad shouldered and full of logic and reason to out maneuver any fearsome creature that would dare cross their paths. Unfortunately, the three knights of Camelot had never confronted a creature so fierce, so unpredictable, so manipulative as these three children, innocent seeming in their bright faces blinking at them as to render the men subdued and under their control instantly. The odds were presented as even, but it became quickly apparent everything was in the children's favor.

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Leon and Arthur

loyalknight
2011-08-13 05:13 am UTC (link)

Leon didn't have much of a problem with the idea of baby sitting. He had been happy to offer Gwen the help. He had grown up looking after Arthur and Morgana after all, so he was used to their antics, just better equipped to deal with it now that he was older. It was easier with Gwaine and Lancelot to help though. He might have warned Gwaine about Morgana, but decided she would put him in his place soon enough. As for Lancelot and Merlin - They took a shine to each other quickly, which suited Leon. Despite the years in Camelot and the time here, he and Merlin still didn't know much about each other. He wouldn't have known what to say to the young boy.

"Arthur, what would you like to do?" It was always best to ask the little prince what he wanted rather then suggesting things. Arthur was more inclined to listen and behave if the activity was 'his idea.'

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	a_royal_prat 2011-08-13 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	Arthur hung upside down from a tree branch and squinted at Leon's face. He'd demanded they go outside the moment Leon had arrived, but from there, Arthur hadn't been very forthcoming and apparently he'd have to be the one to make all the decisions today. He gripped the branch he was hanging on and pushed himself up. "Can we swim?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	loyalknight 2011-08-14 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Leon sat comfortably beneath the tree, tilting his head back slightly to look up at his young prince swinging from the branches, only mildly worried that he'd fall and hurt himself. "Swim, hmm? I suppose. We could ask the others if they want to come too." It would be a good way to get out of the apartment and keep them all occupied. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

a_royal_prat
2011-08-14 01:28 am UTC (link)

Arthur pouted, just for a moment, really a very small one and answered, "I suppose if we have to."

He didn't see why he and Leon could not spend time alone together. It wasn't like he disliked Merlin or Morgana, mostly because Morgana would kick him and Merlin might cry or something. It was nothing like that at all. Arthur only wanted to spend some time with Leon. He barely got to any more.

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loyalknight
2011-08-14 01:41 am UTC (link)

"We don't have to. The two of us can just go for a swim, if you like." He smiled and shrugged. Leon would prefer staying close to the others if they needed anything, but they could always text him if something came up. The lake wasn't that far away, after all.

"We could bring my wooden sword and practice too, if you want. We'd have to make you a sword of your own." Leon suggested.

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	a_royal_prat 2011-08-14 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"Leon?" Arthur said after a moment, swinging back down and dangling by his knees so his face was closer to Leon's. He'd been keeping something close to the chest for a while now, since he arrived, and he felt guilty for it, and not certain what to do about it. "Can you keep a secret?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	loyalknight 2011-08-14 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"Of course." He nodded solemnly, curious as to what secrets Arthur could have here. The little ones had been watched almost constantly, Morgana and Arthur, at least, since they're ages had changed. So it wasn't as if they had to sneak off and get themselves in trouble or anything. "Your secrets are always safe with me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	a_royal_prat 2011-08-14 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"I have a sword." Arthur swung and tumbled from the tree, landing in a crouch and staring up at Leon apprehensively. "I stole it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

loyalknight
2011-08-14 02:35 am UTC (link)

"Oh?" His expression fell to something that was clearly disappointment when Arthur admitted to stealing. Even if he suspected that the blond had simply found and taken the sword belonging to his older self, Arthur couldn't have known it, and there were few circumstances that Leon would excuse theft.

"And?" He waited for an explanation. Why he'd stolen it, and from where. What he was going to do now, especially after having told Leon. The older knight's tone made it clear that there were certainly wrong answers to his question, and that Arthur should consider carefully how he continued. Not that Leon could or had ever disciplined the prince, but he had long since mastered the power of disappointment and guilt when it came to Arthur and Morgana.

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