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I'm looking for a specific fic where Arthur spots Merlin with his hands in Arthur's chest of gold that he keeps under his bed, contemplating nicking some of it. Instead of confronting Merlin, Arthur waits to see if Merlin will confess to it as a test of loyalty/integrity. Merlin does, and it ends up that he was being extorted/blackmailed by a Knight/Nobleman for money. I can't remember if it ends up in a magic reveal or not, but I do think Arthur dealt with the knight?
As for setting, I'm pretty sure it's set late s4, early s5, because I don't remember Uther being mentioned or Morgana being in the citadel. I'm pretty sure the only extorting Merlin was an OC too and not an existing villain.
I can't find this fic for the life of me, idk if it's been deleted or not and I'd greatly appreciate it if anybody knew it or what happened to it!











