FIC: turn the white snow red (Merlin/Arthur - 7300 - R)

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Title: turn the white snow red
Author/Artist: ???
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur
Prompt: White Winter Hymnal.
Word Count/Art Medium: ~7300 words.
Rating: Mature.
Contains (Highlight to view): *Graphic depictions of violence and physical illness/injury, questionable medical practices, animal injury and death.*
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: Many thanks to K for the excellent beta, as always – one day I swear I will have a fic with no comma errors at all, but today was obviously not that day. Please excuse any and all factual errors in this fic: I did do my research (that is, I googled like a boss), but there's only so much you can learn from Wikipedia and Survivalist websites. At least now I know what not to do if I ever get lost in the woods.
Summary: There are tears on his cheeks by the time he's finished, but he wipes them away without acknowledgement. Pointless to cry over what must be done. Pointless to waste his tears on a sorcerer.
Read it on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12784791


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