The Royal Kennels - Camelot, Sunday Morning

[bigdamndestiny]

With Francine and Katchoo visiting, that meant that... showing Francine puppies. Because they were the girliest girls to ever girl when allowed to hang out.

"Arthur claims Brynn's no good at hunting, so he's using her to breed larger hounds," Merlin informed her sagely. While holding a wriggling puppy in his arms.

Big, badass wizard. Oh yeah. Live in fear.

[[For the one with him and anyone who might want to facepalm]]

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[thatsamilkshake]

"But that'd be mean! Everybody should get cake!"

That was sort of a fundamental tenet for Francine's existence, in fact.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Not if they might think it's magic!" AND CAKE. CAAAAAKE.

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine frowned. "I could try it without the baking powder?" She could probably still make something like strawberry shortcake that way...

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

That held merit...

"You could ask how they normally make them."

[thatsamilkshake]

"You think they'd actually tell me, or is it like a state secret?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"It wouldn't hurt to ask." It wouldn't hurt him.

[thatsamilkshake]

"Easy for you to say. They like you! Every time I'm in there somebody says, 'Oh, you're Merlin's friend, aren't you? Are you going to see him? Take him some grapes. That boy's all skin and bones.'"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Well, he made sad eyes at them a lot. It worked well.

"They like you too! They won't even let Arthur in the kitchens and he's the crown prince."

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine snickered. "Arthur's ever been near the kitchens?"

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin grinned and nodded. "He won't admit it because they kicked him out."

[thatsamilkshake]

"I bet that's a state secret." Francine picked up the puppy currently wriggling on her lap and peered into its face. "Shhhh. Tell no one!"

"Rff!" That was... probably not a yes.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Not it would be a secret if they didn't allow the king in there."

[thatsamilkshake]

"If they didn't allow the king in there, you'd end up doing all the cooking, because he'd execute the whole kitchen staff," Francine said, which... started out funny in her head, but didn't quite end up that way out loud.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Tiny bit, yes. Merlin cleared his throat and gave one of the puppies a scratch behind the ear. "Have you been back to Fandom recently?"

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine shook her head. "Not since Homecoming, same as you."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"It feels like it was ages ago now." Maybe because the seasons were mixed up.

[thatsamilkshake]

"There's usually a New Year's party - we should all go back for that." Francine leaned back against the wall. "I'd say Christmas, but most people are--- oh!"

"Yrrp?" said the puppy with the white spot over its nose.

"You guys should come visit us for Christmas!"