No. [Merlin says it without thinking, rejecting the idea so instinctively that it's like Gaius tapping someone's knee with that little hammer of his.] Arthur will never have to do it alone. I'll serve him for as long as I live, and part of that is doing everything that I can to help him.

[There is no other point to his magic, to his very life. He makes it into the stories, he knows that now even if it confuses him. He'd be happy without all of that, as long as Arthur becomes the greatest king ever known, a king of legend.

But he has no intentions of letting him do it all on his own. Merlin ducks his head at her praise, but not before the smile appears on his lips.]

It's something I must do. But I know Arthur. He'd want me to help as many people as I can while I'm here.