"In some parts of the Five Kingdoms, the winters are infamous for their length and cold. It gets particularly so in the Northern Plains, especially in the lands of Ismere. Camelot's usually warmer."
He sets the blanket down when she doesn't take it, somewhere in reach should she change her mind, settling back on his bedding. He's slept on less comfortable before, even the ground itself, and he's certainly rolled out his own mat before. But the whole thing feels fundamentally wrong -- it's been years since he's not had Merlin on a journey with him, and he's rarely gone without any of the knights along. And there's the thought of Guinevere, not knowing when he'll see her next...
He blinks at Beth's suggestion; it's a good one, but not one he would've expected of her for its pragmatism.
"I agree." Then, "I'll take first watch."
Which just might become all night watch. He's too wary to sleep anyway, and he's got thinking to do. (Much as Merlin would joke that Arthur and thinking don't go well together. )
no subject
He sets the blanket down when she doesn't take it, somewhere in reach should she change her mind, settling back on his bedding. He's slept on less comfortable before, even the ground itself, and he's certainly rolled out his own mat before. But the whole thing feels fundamentally wrong -- it's been years since he's not had Merlin on a journey with him, and he's rarely gone without any of the knights along. And there's the thought of Guinevere, not knowing when he'll see her next...
He blinks at Beth's suggestion; it's a good one, but not one he would've expected of her for its pragmatism.
"I agree." Then, "I'll take first watch."
Which just might become all night watch. He's too wary to sleep anyway, and he's got thinking to do. (Much as Merlin would joke that Arthur and thinking don't go well together. )