[#139: Pragmatic] BBC Merlin
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vocab_drabblesFandom: BBC Merlin
Author:starvalisedham
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Characters/Pairings: Arthur Pendragon, Uther Pendragon, Lady Morgana | Morgana Pendragon
Summary: The sins of Uther's past come to haunt him.
Author:
starvalisedham Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Characters/Pairings: Arthur Pendragon, Uther Pendragon, Lady Morgana | Morgana Pendragon
Summary: The sins of Uther's past come to haunt him.
"We wish to be pragmatic, Father."
"Pragmatic?" Uther echoed, voice faint as he considered the proposal presented to him. "Arthur, this is insanity!"
"How so?"
"Because you are a prince! The only prince of Camelot!"
"And Morgana is the king's ward--your ward! What better candidate could there be for the future queen of these lands? The people love her, you love her as a daughter already... I can't see how--"
Uther swayed in his seat.
"It's not a love match," Morgana interjected kindly, "but it is pragmatic."
Uther visibly crumpled, then sighed. "There is no delicate way to say this..."
"Pragmatic?" Uther echoed, voice faint as he considered the proposal presented to him. "Arthur, this is insanity!"
"How so?"
"Because you are a prince! The only prince of Camelot!"
"And Morgana is the king's ward--your ward! What better candidate could there be for the future queen of these lands? The people love her, you love her as a daughter already... I can't see how--"
Uther swayed in his seat.
"It's not a love match," Morgana interjected kindly, "but it is pragmatic."
Uther visibly crumpled, then sighed. "There is no delicate way to say this..."
