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A day without rank or responsibility.

It was beyond dangerous to think of Arthur as vulnerable, as dangerous to Merlin as the secret of his magic. (Episode 1x13)

Considering Arthur's future wife will be chosen less for compatibility than for her political value, Merlin may be the only marriage he'll have that won't end in bloodshed or a great deal of fortifying wine.

He's always known Arthur would break his heart, one way or another. Set during the first season.

Merlin figures out why Arthur manhandles him so much. Arthur himself is a little slower on the uptake.

Uther's commandment was very simple: If there should come a day when Arthur met his soulmate, he would drive a sword through their chest and kill them on sight.

During a midwinter storm, Merlin reveals one too many secrets. Arthur learns the truth hurts a lot more than the lies -- especially coming from someone who is a bit more than a friend and a little less of an idiot and a whole lot more than Arthur’s ever given him credit for.

In the two years and five months Merlin has known him, Arthur has been enchanted to love people he ordinarily wouldn’t nine times. Merlin simply never expects Arthur to be enchanted to love him.