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teddyoverthinks · 2 years

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doubting doctrine; realizing the option to use privilege for good

Arthur wonders if he had known she was a sorceress before the burning. He had been running on the assumption that the man was an active participant, because his father always said they only arrest the guilty, but… well, if you live in a place with your wife, of course people would think you were guilty, just for being there.

Arthurs stomach squirms with discomfort. He's not behaved nobly. And for what? To impress this ally of his? He could probably kick Abelard in the head and he would still be nice to him, because he's the prince.

—Foxy_Mulder, Golden

#in this fic Arthur comes to terms with the flaws in Uther's doctrine #and this is the first time he really sees an issue #and immediately he begins to realize that he has been upholding something he does not understand #and at the same time he realizes that he doesn't have to #he is possibly the only person who can choose to be kind and noble to those deemed traitors in Uther's Camelot #up to this point he had pretty much exclusively been a spoiled brat #and used his privilege to his own entertainment #but this is the very beginning of Arthur choosing to use his privilege to protect others #and uphold his own code of nobility #rather than his father's rules

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