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[oncefutureking]

This is madness! For all I can be told on the goodness of magic, you would have this- this beast kill another for--

[But as the prince fights for the words to describe what he had just witnessed that sorcerer do, Arthur's tirade on the evils of magic is quickly cut short, and the clang of metal is heard over the thump of the communicator hitting

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[Voice]

[sorighteously]

Arthur? Arthur, don't - I -

[She makes effort to steel herself, but sounds more than a bit frazzled, breathless.]

Your Grace, listen to me. That - whatever it is, it is not the one you know.

[Voice]

[oncefutureking]

I had guessed as much when he vanished.

[Despite his words, he sounds quite shaken.]

[Voice]

[sorighteously]

Be careful. It may be that they come again. Wearing the same faces, or even another's.

[Voice]

[oncefutureking]

Have you seen such a thing before?

[willowtenbrook]

Arthur? What's going on?

[oncefutureking]

What- What's going on?

You mean aside from the fact that Alex is dead and this supposed dark force attacking my person was a friend of mine?

[willowtenbrook]

No. I mean-- Are you alright? Do you need help?

[oncefutureking]

No. I am uninjured. Which is obviously more than I can say for some people.

[destinedsorcery]

Arthur!

[ He startles violently, all but shouting into the receiver. ]

Arthur are you alright?

[oncefutureking]

[Its a moment before he answers, and even then, he sounds shaken.]

I am uninjured, if that is what you mean.

[destinedsorcery]

[ There's a pause, something of uncertainty, a space where he might be sputtering but instead struggles to find the words. ]

Who was- I mean, what happened?

[oncefutureking]

Have you been asleep this entire time? There was a beast in the shadows, it attacked me, and as the sun rose it became Lancelot before vanishing into thin air.