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[servant]

[Merlin's face hasn't appeared on the network for awhile. It looks a little older now than it did before.]

I'm missing one horse. He stayed in the gardens, where i know there's been some talk of eviction lately. If anyone removed him, I'd like to know. He's-

[Merlin pauses, swallowing hard before he continues.]

He belonged to King Arthur of Camelot, who some of you might remember as Prince Arthur while he was here. He disappeared a few days ago - the horse, not Arthur. At first I thought he'd just wandered off because I overslept, but I've searched all over.

His name is Llamrei and he's almost as much of a prat as his rider, but I've always suspected that he saves the worst of that for me.

[Another thing that horse and rider had in common.]

I have nothing of value to offer as a reward - unless you want me to wash your socks and fetch your breakfast until the next jump. [He shakes his head a little, a thin smile on his lips.] But you'd probably be better off just accepting my thanks.

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[coffeeking]

...Now you're never getting him back.

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[sweetbreads]

Horses are creatures of habit, and deeply loyal. They have places they care to sleep, favorite places to roll, grazing spots that vary only by the time of day, depending on the sweetness of the grass.

Perhaps you might describe his routine?

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[servant]

What makes you say that?

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[coffeeking]

You just told everyone it's King Arthur's horse. That has to be worth a good hundred million on eBay.

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[oikodomae]

[ annabeth frowns a little, though merlin can't see it. she thinks about sending a video but if she heads off to the gardens now maybe she could catch him...? ]

i'm sorry to hear about llamrei
i can help you look for him if you want?

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[servant]

But it's just a horse. The finest in Camelot, but a horse nonetheless.

[And now for the second part of that.]

And what's ebay?

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[coffeeking]

EBay is the world's most popular auction site, and everyone knows who King Arthur is. Most famous King in... history. [sort of]

So his horse is worth a lot of money just for being his horse.

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[bribed]

Someone probably ate it.

[culver]

You are missing a horse?

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[thoughts]

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[servant]

[As the wizard behind the curtain, a part of him can't help feeling smug about the 'most famous King' part. But back to the horse.]

But they couldn't get him to this auction anyway. They can't even leave the ship with him.

Do you think it might be for ransom?

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[servant]

He waits for me near a certain tree every morning, nips at me while I brush him. Then I take him for a short ride where he always breaks into a gallop. He grazes some more while I clean up his area. Then I bring him back, give him apples or carrots or whatever I can find from the kitchens, throw a blanket over him and start all over again the next day.

Does that help?

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[servant]

I'd appreciate the help. I know some people would say that it's just a horse, but he's special to me.

[He's the only thing of Arthur that Merlin has left.]

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[servant]

[Merlin looks briefly horrified; and this is from someone who's eaten rat.]

I really don't think we're that desperate, are we?

[servant]

Yeah...yeah, but don't worry, I'm sure he'll be found soon.

[He's not sure at all, especially now that things like ransom and dinner have been mentioned. But he's not going to share those horrors.]

[culver]

I can help look.

[servant]

Would you mind? It would be a big help. And volunteers are really the best I can hope for for a horse.

[culver]

I would not mind. I have a horse too.

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[oikodomae]

i know how that feels
where are you? the gardens?

no you're not: the sequel.

[ex_question191]

You're seriously trying to pass your horse off as King Arthur's horse now.

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[sweetbreads]

It does. Wait for him in the spot where you feed him his treats; that is a taste memory that he is certain to recall. If he does not come to you, then the likelihood is that he is injured or trapped somewhere, in which case follow the route that you ride together. Can you track?

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[uncurse]

Horse. There are horses on a spaceship?

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[doggedly]

Hang on-- he's just missing now? He didn't go at the jump or anything, did he?

[And-- look, he will never, ever get over the idea of Merlin doing menial tasks. Merlin offering to do menial tasks in exchange for a sodding horse isn't much better. In fact, maybe it's worse. If anyone does force Merlin to do menial tasks for them, Sirius will just assume those duties himself, because there are some things Merlin just shouldn't do

Not that... he's going to say any of this. And it doesn't matter anyways because if Merlin is missing a horse Sirius is gonna find that horse.]

Forget everyone else on this stupid ship, I'll find the horse for you.

[servant]

[This bitch.]

First, it's not my horse. And second, I'm not trying to pass it off as anything but what it is.

[servant]

I didn't know that. What's your horse's name?