ext_373682 ([identity profile] gilli-ann.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] camelot_drabble2021-01-20 01:08 am

What's Past is Prologue

Author: [livejournal.com profile] gilli_ann
Title: What's Past is Prologue
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Arthur/Merlin
Character/s: Merlin, Arthur
Summary: Merlin reflects on Arthur's legacy
Warnings: None
Word Count: 100
Prompt: 442 Legacy



What's Past is Prologue

There was no golden age. Arthur never ruled over a blissfully united Albion. Did he fail?

As the long years passed, Merlin witnessed his beloved lord portrayed in legends, folk-tales, books, plays, - even in moving pictures. The stories' content varied, but they had certain elements in common: expectations of better times ahead, faith in the good king who would one day return to help set things right.

That, Merlin discovered, was Arthur's legacy. Not fading memories of a glorious, distant past, but belief in a bright and happy future; hopes and dreams bringing every heart joy. No, Arthur didn't fail.