The Stables, Tuesday Afternoon

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When it became painfully clear that there were no servants to help him in caring for Arthur's horse, Merlin found himself down in the stables. Mucking out a stall.

Destiny owed him big for this.

"How does one horse produce that much?" He asked--well, he asked the horses there. Not that they could answer him, of course.

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"Likewise." He looked from horse to Adora, not sure what to say next. "Can all horses where you come from talk?"

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"Oh no, Spirit's rather...special. He didn't really speak at all until fairly recently." Adora's eyes widened as she realized that begged questions.

"There was a, uh, magical incident," Spirit added helpfully.

"Yes, magical," Adora repeated with a smile.

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"Magical," Merlin repeated. As it seemed like the thing to do. "And no one thought anything of this?"

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"Well, a lot of things were changing for us just then," Adora said, petting her hand over Spirit's neck soothingly. "But lots of animals talk on Etheria, so it's not too unusual."

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"I'm beginning to understand that it's a common occurrence in other lands."

Which was still less strange than the technology here. That might be a bit wrong.

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"Does Camelot have talking animals?" Adora wondered.

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"Oh! No, no. Magic is banned in Camelot," Merlin said, shaking his head.

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"Banned? So it once existed? What a shame to have no magic. Do you have technology like here on Earth?" She couldn't help having so many questions. So many new worlds were out of her realm of understanding.

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"Not--really. I've never seen anything like this before coming here," Merlin replied. "And magic is still there, it's just something punishable by death."

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"By death!" Adora gasped. "Why that's just cruel!"

Spirit grumbled, ears twitching, "How Horde-like.

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"Horde?" Holding a conversation with the two of them was proving difficult. "It's the order of the king," He said, as if that was just how it was.

Even if he didn't agree with it.

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"The Horde controls most of our world. Banning things on penalty of death is just their style," Adora offered. "But your king is against the use of magic?" She couldn't imagine.

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"He thinks it's all evil." And only fueled that thought by making enemies of those who used it.

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"Is he not evil for promoting persecution?" It was surprising when Adora came up with such large words.

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"But, he's the king." And what could you do about that?

...other than wait for him to die so Arthur could take the throne.