Chapter 32: Lessons
The next morning, Kai did not go to training as soon as possible, but came to Uther and planned to have breakfast with Uther. Of course, King Uther would not refuse. But this news scared Arthur and Gaius.
So not long after Arthur came to King Uther, Arthur hurriedly pulled Morgana to arrive.
This surprised King Uther very much. He didn't understand what was wrong today. Why did one or two come to him for breakfast.
Although King Uther asked himself that he had given all his love to every child, he had to admit that he was not a kind and friendly father who was close to his children. In fact, except Kai, the other two did not like to eat with him very much.
King Uther was also helpless. He was a middle-aged and old man and could not speak softly with his children.
But unexpectedly, today my children were rushing to have breakfast with them. This gave King Uther an illusion that he thought he had remembered his birthday wrongly. Otherwise, they would never come to have breakfast with them.
But no matter what, King Uther was still very happy. Which father doesn’t like his children to get close to him?
Kai was not very surprised by Arthur's arrival, and this guy really valued Merlin.
Kai smiled at Arthur meaningfully. Then he looked at Morgana with a similar look. Morgana blushed and felt a little embarrassed. I don’t know if it was because of the madness last night or because Kay saw through the intention.
Seeing Morgana's face full of happiness, King Uther was even happier. He asked with concern: "Dear, how do you feel? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Morgana gave King Uther a sweet smile. "No, I'm already done. I feel relaxed like never before."
"That's good."
Then King Uther didn't know what to say.
King Uther is similar to Kai’s father in his previous life. They are both people who don’t like to put their emotions on their face. This may be a common problem for all traditional old men. They prefer to be restrained and everything is silent.
Perhaps this is also the reason why King Uther once had a tense relationship with his children, and these foreigners were not very adapted to this restraint.
Arthur had no intention of caring about what King Uther said. His attention was always on Kai. He was afraid that Kai would report Merlin's affairs to Uther, and that everything would be over. But he did not expect that Kai would not speak during the whole breakfast period from beginning to end.
Kay didn't say until breakfast was over, but he didn't leave either, which made Arthur nervous. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until Gaius and some court officials arrived.
Gaius and Cay and King Uther were there, and with him, Arthur could relax a little.
King Uther was a little surprised why Arthur and Kai didn't go to training, and they have been here in the past month.
But Kai said that training requires a combination of work and rest. For a month of high-intensity training, he also needs some proper rest. So he planned to take a day off today, but there was nothing to do, so he took Arthur to learn how to deal with government affairs.
King Uther was even more satisfied with this answer. He needed Arthur not only to become an excellent knight, but also to become a qualified king. He had to learn how to deal with government affairs. So he was very satisfied with Kai's arrangement.
This will not delay either.
Just as King Uther took Arthur to learn how to deal with government affairs, Gaius found Kai.
Gaius didn't say anything, but just looked at Kai quietly. He could see that Kai had no intention of executing Merlin, otherwise he wouldn't have not told King Uther about this in the morning. As for the concerns about Arthur and him... it's not that Gaius was not confident, but that Kai had to really make up his mind, not to mention them, even King Uther wouldn't even think of changing. Besides, to put it bluntly, even if Kai really executed Merlin, could Arthur and him really blame Kai?
No!
Because Kai is right. Merlin committed a death sentence.
After almost three minutes, Kai asked with a smile: "What's wrong, old friend, do you have something to say to me?"
"Oh...yes, I should thank you, Kay. You saved that child," Gaius said.
Kai glanced at Gaius and asked curiously: "Do you actually value that child so much?"
Gaius did not avoid Kai, but said the truth: "He reminded me of me when I was young, and I was as confident and blind as I was. I always thought that I had mastered the truth and always wanted to change anything I couldn't stand."
Kai nodded, understanding why Gaius was so anxious to plead for Merlin.
"Since that's the case, you must be more responsible for teaching him, Gaius. I know he is special, but because of this, he needs to teach him more. He now puts himself above everyone else. If he continues to develop like this... Gaius, I like this child, so I don't want to bear him one day."
Seeing Gaus's face change drastically and he wanted to defend something, Kai raised his hand and told Gaus not to speak. "Don't deny it, Gaus. I have seen countless strange things in my past ten years, and some things even tell you, and you find it incredible. So don't worry that I will look at Merlin with a strange look. But to be honest, old man, Merlin has talent, so he needs more teaching. I believe you have seen a lot of bad things in good intentions, just like this. Don't let him be self-righteous."
After saying that, Kai turned around and left, leaving Gaus in place, with a gloomy face. He didn't expect that the things he had to cover up were easily discovered by Kai. Fortunately, the situation was not too bad.
In this way, the morning was spent peacefully. As lunch approached, King Uther's affairs were almost done.
At this time, Kai suddenly spoke to King Uther and said, "By the way, your Majesty. I have something to report to you."
Arthur, who was on the side, was startled. What he feared the most happened. Arthur hurriedly looked at Gaus in a hurry, hoping that Gaus could help. But Gaus shook his head at him and said he would not speak.
King Uther was a little strange. If something happened, Kai should have told him a long time ago, why did he wait until now?
Kai saw King Uther's question and explained: "Because it's a small matter, I don't plan to take up your more valuable time."
King Uther not only disappeared in doubt, but also felt inexplicably comfortable. Kai means that the breakfast time of their family and the time of handling government affairs are more meaningful and precious time. Kai doesn't want to disturb him at those times.
This is so good at speaking!
"Then let me tell you, I'm just available now."
"I want to punish a servant," Kay said.
"Who? Why?" King Uther asked strangely. Kai's temper was famous for being good. He rarely punished his subordinates, which made Uther often feel that Kai was a little too generous.
"Arthur's servant, Merlin. Yesterday Arthur went to Morgana to have dinner with me, and he offended me. Although he was unintentional, I don't want someone to do something unpleasant when I'm with Morgana, so I need to remind everyone."
King Uther immediately frowned. Of course, he would not think that there was anything wrong with Kai's approach. Kai was a family member and Merlin was a servant. Even if he was Arthur's servant, he could not be compared with Kai. What he was unhappy was that Arthur was so unaware of the matter and his servant couldn't control it well.
"How do you want to punish him?"
"A whip is not light or heavy, just right."
Arthur breathed a sigh of relief at this time, just a whip, it would not be dead. It was much better than being beheaded! So Arthur didn't speak.
Gaius's also breathed a sigh of relief. This was just right, which not only saved Merlin's life, but also gave him a profound lesson.
Chapter completed!