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Title: Skyward
Part: Eleven
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: PG
Genre: AU, romance,
Wordcount for this part: 6700 cc.
Summary: Merlin has more than one secret to keep.
Taken from Kinkme_merlin prompt (#7) Merlin was born with angel wings. All his life, they were small and flat enough to hide beneath his shirt, but when he falls in love with Arthur, they grow humongous. This story is an AU version of the story which contains spoilers up to season 2 episode 1.
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So many secrets
I've longed to share!
All I have needed
Is someone there,
To help me see a world
I've never seen before -
A love to open every door,
To set me free,
So I can soar!
Anticipation was a dull, insistent knot in Arthur's stomach as he, Merlin, Gwen and Morgana drew closer to Camelot.
Soon, the thud of hooves turned into the clatter on cobblestone. As they reached the centre of the courtyard, Arthur dismounted fluidly and helped Merlin down to the ground, holding him steady as his knees wobbled from the long ride. It was late afternoon, the courtyard full of people and noise that made Merlin turn his head worriedly from side to side, folding and unfolding his wings in what Arthur was quickly recognizing as a nervous tick.
A stable hand rushed up to them, as well as several red-cloaked knights. None of them paid Merlin's wings any notice, and Arthur let out a breath of relief.
Behind them, Morgana said haughtily, "Leave us."
Percival bowed. "The King requests your presence, my Lady. Sire."
Arthur inclined his head as an affirmative, then waved the knights away. They left, casting back the doubtful looks of those who had been given orders but were reluctant to obey.
"Gwen, I need you to take Merlin to Gaius immediately."
At these words, Merlin pulled his arm out of Arthur's grip.
"I know the way, I'll be fine. And I'm coming with you."
"You are going to go to Gaius' and stay there," said Arthur, voice tight with tension in the first words he had spoken to Merlin all day. "I can handle my father."
Merlin opened his mouth to protest and Arthur cut him off, impatient.
"No, Merlin. For once, just do as you're told."
Merlin looked mutinous for a moment, eyes unfocused. He was glaring over Arthur's shoulder, about a meter off, and Arthur's gut twisted again, sick. Merlin should never have to look that way. If only Arthur had not left him alone in a fit of jealous anger, what was he thinking-
"Come on, Merlin," coaxed Gwen. "Arthur's right, you need to see Gaius."
Merlin's brow was furrowed in an unhappy expression, but he conceded, fumbling for Gwen's guiding arm, wings angled carefully away.
"Fine. Alright."
Arthur watched Gwen lead Merlin away, across the busy courtyard, until they were both out of sight. He sighed.
"Uther isn't going to be happy," said Morgana unhelpfully.
Arthur passed a tired hand over his face, feeling wrung out.
"Just…be quiet and leave the talking to me, Morgana."
She fell in step with him as they ascended the castle steps.
"That has never worked out before," she pointed out. Arthur glanced at her.
"Father is going to have a fit if he sees you dressed like this."
Morgana flicked back a curl of her hair, careless, but she didn't argue – which made Arthur think that maybe she did know what was at stake here. They needed to draw Uther's attention away from the fact that the Prince run off to save his Manservant, and to the fact that Arthur had disobeyed. Keep Merlin safe.
"I'll get changed," she said as they reached the top of another set of stairs. Then she smiled, razor sharp. "You go on ahead."
Arthur glared at her without much heat and made his way past a set of guards, rounding the corner to the council chambers where his father usually held court. His hands felt cold from nerves the like of which he never encountered in tournaments or battles with monsters. When he reached the towering double doors, Arthur paused. He counted to ten slowly before raising a fist to the dark oak panels.
He knocked twice.
"Enter," came the voice of the King, and Arthur pushed open the doors into the hall. It was empty, save for the King. The doors closed behind him, echoing ominously in the silence.
"Sire," said Arthur, back stiff.
"Arthur," said his Father, voice cold. "Do you want to tell me where you have been?"
Arthur took a deep breath and braced himself.
"Ealdor, my lord."
"I seem to recall giving you orders," said Uther conversationally.
"Orders which you disobeyed."
Ringing silence.
"You knew my decision on the matter." said Uther, voice quiet. Arthur could hear the underlying torrent of anger and displeasure, like a storm under a calm sea. "Yet still you rode out with my ward on the behalf of your manservant."
Arthur held his father's gaze defiantly.
"Merlin has shown me great loyalty always- a loyalty which is beyond his call of duty-"
Uther slammed a fist into the table.
"And which is certainly beyond your own! Do you know what this looks like? The Prince of Camelot, gallivanting off beyond our borders at the whim of a servant."
"It shows that we care for our people, no matter where they are," said Arthur, gaze carefully lowered.
"Indeed," said Uther, voice suddenly reverting to calm, "…And it shows that you evidently care too much. The lengths you go to for this boy of yours."
Arthur's eyes snapped back to his father, eyes widening at the implications.
"As I said, Merlin has shown me-"
"Remarkable loyalty, yes," said Uther, a calculating look in his eyes that Arthur did not like. "What is more remarkable is the loyalty you show him. You have now twice defied me on account of this boy. What am I to make of this?"
The king was questioning his loyalty. His father was questioning his loyalty to the crown over Merlin. A year ago, if anyone had even suggested this possibility, Arthur would have challenged him to the death.
But now…Arthur knew his father had every right. For here was the Crown Prince, standing in front of his king, and he had absolutely no intention of revealing Merlin's secret because it meant risking Merlin's life. His own anger, betrayal, hurt – they shrank to nothing next to such a risk. The choice had already been made, because there wasn't any choice at all.
Arthur had known it would come down to this the moment he had seen Merlin's wings, splaying white as he lay dying in a pool of his own blood. Will, standing traitorous. Traitor.
"Nothing, sire," he said, solemn. "I am your vessel to command."
Uther raised both eyebrows.
"And yet… If I didn't know better, I'd say the boy has bewitched you."
Arthur's breath caught.
"It won't happen again," he said.
"You're right," said Uther sharply. "It won't. You will report to the captain of the guard for ten lashes--" and something must have shown on Arthur's face, because Uther continued "-- and I hope that will teach you the lesson I have failed to instil in you." The last time was not said, but Arthur remembered that moment as clearly as if it had been yesterday. It was burned into his retinas; the image of his father's gloved hand crushing the Mortaeus flower, the sickening nausea as Merlin's lifeline was thrown away, his desperate fingers through the bars.
"Yes, sire," said Arthur, forcing out the words.
"And you would do well to remind your manservant of his place," said Uther, every word a thinly veiled threat. "Or I may be forced to remind him for you."
Behind his back, Arthur clenched and unclenched a fist.
"Yes, my lord."
Uther looked at him for a long moment, his expression unreadable, before he flicked one hand, the motion sharp like the signal for an execution.
As Arthur turned to leave, he finally noticed something that had escaped his attention when he had first entered the hall.
The mirror was placed strategically to the right of the double doors, allowing those facing it a clear reflection, while catching those entering the hall unawares. It was the largest mirror Arthur had ever seen, easily six feet high, smooth as Morgana's vanity glasses, gilded in gold. It must have cost an unimaginable fortune. It certainly had not been there when he had left four days ago.
His reflection stared back at him for a split second, face pale, brow furrowed and expression grim. Then he banged through the double doors and out of the hall.
"I tried to heal a girl," was all Merlin offered in explanation. He had refused to say more.
Gaius had sent Gwen off on the pretence of needing fresh water, and now they were sitting across the table from one another. At least, that's where Merlin thought Gaius was.
He didn't want to talk about Will.
"You tried to heal her- Merlin, what were you-"
"She was in terrible pain," said Merlin, voice thick in his throat. "I didn't know what was wrong with her."
There was a deep, sad sigh, then the sounds of glass clinking against glass and slight steam hissing from a flask. Merlin tried to pinpoint where each sound was coming from, frowning in concentration.
"A fire, you say."
Another sigh.
"Well, without seeing the rest of her wounds, I cannot tell the extent of your injury. The blindness could be temporary…"
"Or it could be forever," said Merlin, dully.
"We must hope for the best," said Gaius, and Merlin heard the scrape of wood against stone. Gaius was standing up – yes, he could hear the footsteps, a familiar sound that had always been an unimportant background noise to Merlin – but now was one of his only connections with the world around him.
"When I heal people," said Merlin, uncaring that he was revealing his secrets all at once – he really didn't care much about himself anymore- "When I- I always take on their injuries. But my magic helps me heal. Maybe…?"
Gaius set down something heavy on the wooden table in front of him. It smelt a little like dust and that old smell. Parchment. Books. Merlin fidgeted with the hem of his tunic, feeling useless.
"Have you noticed any changes?" asked Gaius, gently, "Shades…patches of light from dark?"
Merlin squinted, trying to see through the impenetrable blackness. He even pushed at the magic, not sure what to do, but thinking see see see see, as hard as he could, visualizing the room around him in vivid afternoon colours. He urged the magic towards his eyes, trying to replicate the same thoughts he did when he healed; his eyes-
Nothing happened.
"I can't-"
There was a bang of door against stone, and "Here's the water!" Breathless, soft footsteps and swishing of skirts. Gwen. The bucket was set on the floor, and Merlin could hear the tell-tale swash as water splashed over the edge of the wooden pail.
"Thank you, Gwen," said Gaius, and Merlin tried to turn to look at her, but she was moving around too much; the multiple pairs of footsteps confused him. He bit back his frustration.
"W'Must clean around the eyes – please wash his face for him, Gwen."
Merlin felt the burn of humiliation hot on his cheeks.
"I can do that myself!" he protested, reaching out a hand for the cloth as something was dipped into the water and wrung out. Gwen placed it in his palm, wet cold, and Merlin snatched it and began scrubbing at his face furiously. They let him at it for a few moments, before Gwen pulled gently at his fist and retrieved the cloth. Merlin heard her dipping it back into the water then, tilting his chin with a finger, began dabbing at the corners of his eyes with it.
"I'm useless," he said.
"It's not your fault," said Gwen at once. "And I think you were very brave, rushing into the fire to save that girl. You're always so brave but it was a little reckless, seeing you've been hurt now – though I'm sure you won't be blind forever! I mean - You'll get better…he'll get better, right Gaius?"
A sigh answered her.
"Of course he will."
Merlin smiled despite himself, feeling his lips curl up at the corner.
"Thanks, Gwen."
"Mhmm," said Gwen.
Shuffling footsteps. An odd sound he couldn't place.
"Here, Merlin. You need to take these eye-drops, they might help with any burns…" and Merlin let Gaius pry his eyelids apart, fighting the urge to blink when a cold, stinging liquid made his eyes water. "I'll leave the dropper by your bedside," Gaius continued, "And you'll need to administer it three times a day."
There were more noises, and then Merlin jumped at the feeling of cloth on his face.
"You mustn't open your eyes. You need to let the potion take effect," said Gaius, wrapping what Merlin was sure was a piece of linen or bandage around his eyes like a blindfold. Fingers at the back of his head, tying the cloth in a knot so that it was tight enough to stop him from blinking at all.
"Okay," said Merlin. It was very dark.
"You must tell me if it hurts – or anything changes at all," said Gaius, voice gentle.
Merlin nodded wordlessly.
"Would you like me to fetch some food from the kitchens?" asked Gwen. At her words, Merlin's stomach made a gurgling sound in response, as if announcing to the world just how hungry Merlin actually was. There was a sound like a pile of books being shifted, bottles moved. A scratching noise somewhere behind Merlin. From the window?
"That would be very kind, thank you Gwen," said Gaius, and Merlin saw Gwen's beaming smile in his minds' eye, easily conjured. Footsteps, then the door opening and closing. Merlin could hear her walking all the way down the corridor. Gaius sighed again.
"Oh Merlin," he said, and he sounded very old and very tired.
"I had to," said Merlin, but meant I had to try, to see if it was my magic, or destiny or…I had to see why I couldn't save Will. His magic had never been so much controlled by spells or words on a page like normal sorcerers'-- the words were just a way to focus his thoughts. Desperation and sheer will brought his magic into being. Did I not want enough? thought Merlin, horrified, whole body going numb with the possibility. Did I not want Will to live? Was I too selfish?
"I know," said Gaius. But he didn't. Nobody knew.
Merlin wondered where Arthur was.
Arthur, who had barely spoken a word to him the entire day, a blank space as he led Merlin back to camp. He'd barely touched him, as if keeping a careful distance away. Merlin thought back to the kiss, Arthur's hands sure and warm on his face, rough with sword calluses but gentle nevertheless, gentle even as he kissed Merlin breathless.
Perhaps it had been a mistake; something Arthur regretted. The thought made Merlin's heart seize painfully.
Suddenly, he didn't have any appetite at all.
"Gaius- I think I'll go to sleep now," said Merlin, rising from his chair, carefully pushing it back so he wouldn't knock it over.
"But you haven't had your supper!" said Gaius, surprised. "Why don't you-"
"I'm tired," said Merlin, which was half true. He felt bone weary, and the constant darkness was wearing thin on his nerves, making him constantly tense, alert, blind.
He turned and walked in the direction of his room, Gaius crying out "Merlin, careful-", and he walked into something below his outstretched hands. It collided rather painfully with his hip and there was a crash. Merlin grappled with the blackness, trying to find something to anchor himself as he stood as still as he could, not knowing where to put his next step.
"Sorry! Sorry, Gaius, I'm sorry-"
"It's alright, it's just the desk, nothing broken. Let me-"
And he felt Gaius's hands around his shoulders, guiding him to the left of where he was going.
"Careful now, mind the step- one, two, three, that's it."
The creak of his bedroom door opening, then Gaius turned him around and pushed on his shoulders for him to sit. Merlin felt the smooth-rough material of his blanket and reached to toe off his boots, shrugging off his jacket and handing it to Gaius. Haltingly, he climbed under the covers, hands patting carefully until he found his pillow. He stretched out both wings slowly, then let them fold back.
He repeated the concealment spell once more, just in case, then – Arthur knew now.
He could barely wrap his head around it.
Arthur knew.
"I'll bring you up some supper later," said Gaius. Merlin nodded wordlessly, turning onto his stomach so his wings could fan out above and beside him without being crushed, his cheek pressed into the pillow. He blinked in the darkness.
Footsteps. The door creaked, and then clicked shut.
Merlin shut his eyes tight and pretended that the darkness was natural. Because he had blown out the candle and it was a moonless night and there were no cracks under the door.
He didn't fall asleep for a long time.
The past is holding me,
Keeping life at bay,
I wander lost in yesterday,
Wanting to fly -
But scared to try.
But if someone like you
Found someone like me,
Then suddenly
Nothing would ever be the same.
The pain was not unbearable. It wasn't – it was sharp, new, taking his senses by the roots, and it felt as if the nerves on his back had been flayed – but not unbearable.
Arthur couldn't hold back a hiss as Gaius swabbed something stinging and foul smelling over an open wound. He hadn't asked questions when Arthur had come -
"This should help keep infections at bay," said the physician, repeating the dabbing motion down the length of Arthur's back.
"It smells absolutely disgusti- ow!"
"The best things often do, sire," replied Gaius dryly, setting the jar of cream and balm back onto the table. He started to unravel a small roll of starch white bandages.
"I don't need those," protested Arthur, making to stand up. Gaius pushed him back into his chair with a terrifying eyebrow.
"Of course not, sire," he said, and starting dressing the worst of the wounds. Arthur sat still, taking in the plates on the rickety table, a bowl still full of stew – untouched. An empty tin plate next to one still holding a hunk of dry looking bread. He glanced at the door to Merlin's room.
"Is Merlin- is he alright?"
Tying off the last of the dressing, Gaius sighed, began clearing everything away, but did not reply immediately.
"The damage to his eyes is quite severe, your highness," said Gaius at last, "I'm afraid he won't be able to do his duties for the foreseeable future."
Something twisted in Arthur's stomach.
"But he will recover," he said, sounding more confident than he felt. Merlin must get better. He would.
"Merlin usually…he heals well. But whether or not his eyes would make a full recovery…I cannot say."
Arthur looked hopelessly around at the rows and rows of books, potions, and powders lining the shelves of the physicians' workshop.
"Surely there is something!" he exclaimed, voice rising. He gestured towards the tomes. "Something that would work!"
"Trust me, sire, I'm doing everything I can," said Gaius, with a note of tired frustration in his voice that made Arthur pause, chided. "Science isn't invincible. Sometimes, there is no sure cure for injuries such as this. I can only hope to heal the eye partially."
Arthur wasn't aware of moving; only that he was suddenly standing, his chair thrown back.
"You mean that Merlin is going to be blind for the rest of his life?" he half shouted, the horror of it rising in his throat like bile, making his heart stop. The wounds on his back twinged painfully with movement, but Arthur barely noticed. "But his injuries aren't even-"
Both he and Gaius turned.
Merlin standing was in the doorway of his room, barefoot, one hand on the rickety wooden door. He was wearing a large night shirt, and Arthur was struck by how small he looked – dwarfed by the arch of his wings behind his back. Then it occurred to him that Gaius must know about Merlin's secret too.
There was a swathe of white bandages around Merlin's eyes. His hand came up, wary, patting the air in front of him whilst his other hand clutched at the edge of the doorframe as he shuffled forwards, tottering dangerously on the edge of the top step.
Arthur crossed the room in four strides. One step and Merlin would have been tumbling down the stairs.
Idiot, his mind supplied, and there was a rush of warmth filling his chest like sweet wine.
"Hey. Hey- careful," said Arthur, taking care to keep his voice low and calm, steadying Merlin by the shoulders. He tried to push him back into his room, and Merlin stumbled, letting go of the door to fist a hand in Arthur's tunic.
"What are you doing out of bed?" asked Gaius, voice strained with worry.
Merlin's head turned to the left, trying to pinpoint where Gaius was.
"Heard Arthur," he said, words sleep-slurred. His hair was sticking straight up on one side in a tuft, whilst plastered to his head with sleep on the other. He turned back to Arthur.
Arthur berated himself for waking him up in the early hours of morning, when Merlin should have still been resting. He himself felt weary to the bone, his back a constant source of pain – but it seemed a mere discomfort next to Merlin's blindness.
"I'm sorry I woke you," he said as he sat Merlin back onto his bed. He pulled the thin blanket over Merlin, wrapping them about his shoulders and over his wings so he wouldn't be chilled. The last thing Merlin needed was a fever on top of everything.
Merlin let go of Arthur's tunic to hold the blanket in place. Arthur could feel the phantom pressure of a hand on chest, warm, and he mourned the loss of it.
There was a movement in the doorway. Arthur looked up. Gaius was staring at them both with wide, shocked eyes, gaze moving from the blanket around Merlin's wings to Arthur, who stared coolly back. There was a long pause. Then Gaius turned and retreated back down the steps, closing the door behind him.
The room was dark save for the weak moonlight filtering in through the window. Arthur pulled over a chair and sat down next to Merlin's bed.
"The king," said Merlin, "Did he…am I in trouble?"
Arthur laughed.
"I think my father is more displeased with me. Keep your head down for a while and you'll be fine."
Merlin frowned, a little crease appearing on his forehead.
"Are you alright?" he asked, words clearer as sleep faded.
"Of course I am," said Arthur, trying to sound nonchalant.
Merlin lifted his head, as if to seek out Arthur's face – but then stopped as the bandages tugged on skin. Arthur resisted the urge to touch.
"He just shouted for a while, that's all," lied Arthur, trying to reassure Merlin, who looked rather unconvinced.
Long minutes passed by in silence.
"Arthur, about what happened in the forest-"
"I'm still angry at you for running off," said Arthur, quickly.
"Not that, I meant-"
"You should go back to sleep," said Arthur, interrupting, trying to divert Merlin's attention away. "You need the rest to recover."
Merlin's frown deepened, lips pulling down at the corners.
"Not tired," he said stubbornly. "I…"
"Did you have any dinner last night?" asked Arthur, remembering the untouched food on the table in the workshop. "Do you want some now?"
It was Arthur's turn to frown.
"As in you're not hungry, or you didn't have-"
"I'm blind, Arthur," said Merlin, flatly. "Not five years old."
Arthur fell silent. The truth was, he didn't want to talk about what had happened in the forest. His emotions were a bright, vivid colour they had never been - out of control, and Arthur didn't know what to do. And emotions were dangerous, left unchecked. Emotions were something that could be exploited, something anyone and everyone could see if they were not kept close. So Arthur had tried dismissing the kiss as something reckless, the result of impulse, a mistake. He had tried to put it out of his mind on the ride back to Camelot. But it was hard to forget it with the warm, warm presence of Merlin behind him. It was hard to forget now, Merlin sitting so close, vulnerable and trusting (because Merlin had kissed back, said a voice in his head, he had kissed back, he wants), close enough for Arthur to reach out and-
Arthur stood, abruptly.
"I'll send someone to fetch food. You should rest."
And with that, he left Merlin's room, almost slamming the door shut in his haste.
"You must not let Merlin enter the council chambers. Under any circumstances."
Arthur frowned.
"The council chambers? Why?"
Gaius looked grave, and he sighed, a tired sound.
"The mirror, sire. I'm afraid your Father suspects."
Days passed.
Merlin learnt how to walk by touch.
He had memorized the amount of turns in the corridor from Gaius's rooms to Arthur's chambers. It surprised Merlin how quickly he did this; how he was becoming accustomed to the dark. He knew that the stone walls changed slightly, smoother, when nearing the stairs, that there were thirteen tapestries along the last corridor, as well as four niches, which were annoyingly easy to walk into.
He could make his way around Arthur's room almost as well as his own, and he wondered if it was cleaner now that Merlin was actually spending time dusting and wiping the windows. The world was still as black as ever – so Merlin had no way of knowing.
Merlin paused in his polishing – Arthur's left boot, the one with brown leather; he could tell because it was a little older than the others, cocking his head to one side as the footsteps in the corridor beyond grew louder and louder. Strides. Slight metallic clanking. Arthur.
The door banged open, and Merlin's head instinctively swung towards the sound.
"Nearly done?" came Arthur's voice from somewhere near the table. There was the thwack of gloves hitting wood, and a helmet being dumped on a cabinet. Merlin huffed.
"Last one," he said, putting the boot down. He made sure to lay the cloth on its right side, next to the bottle, before standing up . Two steps forwards, slightly to the right- ah, there was the table.
He made his way across the room, around the large dining table towards the bed where Merlin knew Arthur would be standing. They had worked out a routine by now. Arthur would position himself in the same place after each practice so Merlin could help him out of his armour. The chairs of the table were all pushed back except the one in the middle, marking the route to the window on the other side of the room.
Once, Arthur had forgotten to push one of the chairs in, leaving it somewhere between the table edge and the wall. When Merlin had made his way to the wardrobe, the furniture had caught him unawares, and he had knocked into the chair and tripped, nearly breaking his neck. It had been disorienting, and his knees still twinged with the bruises.
Arthur never forgot the incident.
Merlin's hands moved deftly over Arthur's shoulder, undoing the buckles and lifting the pieces of armour over Arthur's head. Then the mail shirts, Arthur's gauntlets in his other hand.
"I better see my face in those boots, Merlin," said Arthur, and Merlin could hear the smile in his voice. It warmed him, fuelling the spark inside his chest that kept him preoccupied when the darkness became too much.
"Your head's too big for that, sire," said Merlin, failing to duck the swat over his head.
Armour. End of table. Six steps to the left…chair- ah.
Merlin let the armour drop. There was a clatter as something slipped over his arm and onto the floor – one of the gauntlets? Merlin knelt down to the floor, keeping one hand on the edge of the table for a frame of reference and began feeling about the floor, one flagstone at a time. It didn't sound like the gauntlet had rolled far, must be here somewhere-
"Oh for- I'll do that. Merlin, leave it," said Arthur, realizing what Merlin was doing. There was something in Arthur's tone that Merlin couldn't identify, but he straightened up all the same; slowly, so he wouldn't accidentally bump his head on the table. It hurt.
Aha! Merlin's fingers closed around the metal, just as Arthur snatched it out of his hands.
"Don't- I said I'll do it, Merlin. Honestly, just sit down," said Arthur, and there was the scrape of a chair being pulled back, then Merlin was being manoeuvred by his shoulders and sat. Arthur's fingers brushed against his wings as he pulled away, and Merlin couldn't suppress a shiver of pleasure.
"Prat," Merlin muttered. Cloth, left hand side. Oil bottle, closer.
Merlin uncorked the oil for the armour and wrapped the rag cloth around the mouth of it, tipping it quickly heads-over-tails then back again. He reached for a piece of armour, settling it on his knees, and began to polish. He ran his hands over the surface of it, feeling for any dents or scratches.
There was the splash of water being poured from a jug, then another scrape of wood against flagstones. Arthur sat down across the table, and asked the question he always asked after practice. Actually, Arthur asked this same question three times a day: once when he saw Merlin in the morning, once after practice, and once at dinner – which he insisted Merlin have in his rooms.
Merlin spent most of his days either in Arthur's or Gaius's rooms. Neither thought he would be able to cope with going outside by himself or wandering about the castle. He was beginning to feel horribly stifled, both by the black and by the lack of freedom. His wings cramped most of the time because Merlin didn't want to knock something over with them accidentally. When he was polishing something, however, he could let them fan out naturally, the tips of the flying feathers brushing the ground.
"No change?"
Merlin shrugged and kept polishing in circles. The repetitive movement was soothing.
"No. It's still black."
A sigh.
"Has Gaius found nothing? There must be something in the libraries!"
Merlin bit his lip. Of course it wouldn't be in the libraries. Uther had had all the books of magic burnt. Nearly all of them, anyway - and since Merlin couldn't read, and Arthur couldn't very well help look through a spell book, it was up to Gaius to find a cure.
For the first few days, Merlin had waited with anticipation. No matter what he said, Gaius always seemed to have the answer, some obscure passage in an even more obscure tome. And Merlin had thought-
But his hopes gradually waned as the days passed without Merlin even knowing, because there was no light to signal a dawn, only the rhythms of his own heart, the fatigue and exhaustion that called him to sleep, and the call of Arthur for him to wake. This was the price, and Merlin was paying it.
"Some things can't be cured."
"Shut up, Merlin," said Arthur, voice tight.
"I just don't want you to have false hopes about-"
"I said shut up!" Arthur snapped, and Merlin slumped back in his chair. He turned the armour over slightly, and started polishing a new patch of metal.
A pause.
"Sorry," grunted Arthur. "It's not your fault."
"It's not yours either," pointed out Merlin.
There was a bang that made Merlin jump in his seat.
"Wait, I forgot. It IS your fault," said Arthur, voice rising in pitch. Merlin rolled his eyes for effect, though it made him feel strange whenever he did it. This conversation came up every few days or so.
"If you weren't so stupid and didn't have a death wish, you wouldn't have rushed into a burning house!" ranted Arthur. Merlin imagined him gesturing furiously with a hand, the way he did when he was talking about Uther or something ridiculous (often both). "But that's the crux of the matter; you are incredibly stupid, aren't you? Just barrelling in with no thought for the consequences, leaving m- the rest of us wondering if you- god I could wring your neck!"
Merlin turned the armour in his hands again and continued polishing. He would have whistled, just to piss Arthur off, but he didn't want Arthur to drop down dead from stress.
"Are you even listening to me?" Arthur demanded.
"It's done, alright?" said Merlin, without fire – just weary. "I saved a life, didn't I? And I'm still alive. With the added bonus that I don't have to see your ugly mug everyday."
Arthur didn't laugh.
"That's not funny," he said, quietly.
Merlin blinked, his hand pausing mid-circle. The smell of polishing oil was the only thing in Merlin's senses. That and the faint smell of Arthur's sweat and dirt.
"I know," said Merlin simply.
Because he did. He woke every morning, squeezing his eyes shut before opening them cautiously, hopefully – wishing every time that this was the day when his magic decided to heal him.
And every morning was still as dark as the one yesterday.
But with that darkness had come a freedom that seemed even more important. Arthur knew. Merlin no longer had to hide his wings; he could let them stretch out and relax in Arthur's presence, not having to worry about anyone brushing past. And Arthur seemed fascinated by them, Merlin thought with a sweet, warm bubble of content inside him. Arthur didn't avoid him, as Merlin had feared he would, nor did he speak to him as a freak.
That alone was light enough.
There was silence for a long time, tense and unhappy. Merlin's magic curled anxiously inside his chest, Arthur's bleak mood seeping over the table like a shroud, making Merlin fidget. Since The Incident in the Forest, Merlin's senses seemed hypersensitive, tuned to Arthur's every move and nuance. He suddenly recognized Arthur's footsteps, his smell, his voice, his laughter, his rhythm of breathing when irritated – and Merlin didn't know whether this was because of his blindness or…something else.
Whatever it was, it made his magic burn with a yearning that was almost too painful to bear.
"Arthur," said Merlin.
A quiet hum.
It occurred to Merlin that he didn't want Arthur to have the chance to hide, which he did every time Merlin brought up this particular subject. There would be the sharp tap of boots on stone, and Arthur would be gone in a flurry of clothes and closing doors. Merlin pushed back his chair carefully and stood, making his way around the table, one hand resting lightly on the edge to guide himself. He stopped just short of where he thought Arthur was sitting.
The silence of a raised eyebrow.
"Merlin," said Arthur, "You're supposed to be polishing the rest of that armour."
"What happened in the forest," began Merlin, ignoring the jibe completely. And he could feel the atmosphere in the room drop, tension ratcheting upwards.
"We're not discussing that," said Arthur sharply. There was the tell-tale sound of wood on floor, and Merlin knew Arthur was pushing his chair back; he would be standing up and walking away unless – Merlin half lunged forwards until his hands hit the sides of Arthur's chair.
"Yes. Yes we are," said Merlin stubbornly. "Arthur-"
"I said we're not discussing the matter," said Arthur, voice flat.
Merlin didn't give up.
"Don't be a prat, you're the one who kissed-"
Merlin jumped when Arthur stood abruptly, the movement disorienting Merlin's fragile sense of space.
"And I'm sorry I did, alright?!" shouted Arthur.
Merlin felt something cold clench around his heart, like a fist of iron.
He blinked rapidly, but the blackness never wavered. At last, he managed to force out a hoarse,
He couldn't hear anything beyond his own heartbeat and Arthur's steady breaths. In, out. In, out. In-
"I shouldn't have lost control like that," said Arthur, words stilted and strange. "I took advantage of you and I apologize."
Merlin blinked – it was a habit he hadn't realised he had until the action had become so redundant - and shuffled his wings against his back in confusion.
"Wait," he said, frowning, "Wait- are you- you're sorry because you lost control? Not…not because you didn't… mean it?"
Arthur must have been standing very still, because Merlin couldn't hear any movement at all. Just breathing. Hope blossomed in his heart.
"No. Y- I don't know!"
Merlin took a step forwards, because resisting the urge would have been like resisting a fall – impossible.
"I don't understand-"
"That's because there is nothing to understand," said Arthur, voice sharp as blades. "It was a mistake and I-"
And Merlin couldn't stop himself. He took a few steps forwards, hands outstretched until his fingers brushed Arthur's jacket. Gods, if only he could see.
"Arthur. You idiot, I want- you're not taking bloody advantage-" and he, reckless and desperate, pulled on the jacket and kissed-
Merlin misjudged height and distance, and his kiss fell not on Arthur's lips, but on skin. Smooth skin, perhaps Arthur's jaw, no lower, the juncture between neck, dipping – but Merlin had no time to think before his hands were wrenched from Arthur's jacket, away. The momentum of the push threw Merlin off balance and he stumbled backwards, then his right foot somehow got tangled in one of the chair's legs, his hands clutching at air and then-
The edge of the table clipped Merlin's temple as he went down - a sharp blow of pain. Something fell to the floor with a metallic clatter.
Silence. It echoed.
"- Merlin. Merlin."
Which way was up?
There was the heat of a palm somewhere near his face, close enough to feel, not close enough to touch. Arthur.
"Gods- I'm sorry, I'm- you clumsy oaf, Merlin. Merlin, can you hear me?"
There was a ringing in his head and something in his mouth. Merlin thought he might have bitten down on his tongue by accident. At least his back was cushioned by his wings.
Merlin turned his head towards Arthur's voice, struggling to sit up.
He couldn't breathe through the tightness in his chest.
"Is it because of…of my wings?" he asked, hearing the uncertainty in his own voice and hating himself for it.
Arthur was close. Merlin could feel his presence through the cloth of his breeches, through his thin shirt.
"We can't do this," said Arthur, his voice as hoarse as Merlin's.
"Why?" asked Merlin again, "I thought you wanted-"
"It doesn't matter what I want," said Arthur – so quickly and so smoothly rehearsed that Merlin laughed.
It hurt his throat.
"Yeah," said Merlin, "I- yeah, okay."
There was a long, painful silence. Merlin swallowed down a thousand words that he wanted to say, and the taste of them burned his throat as they went back down. When Arthur's hand closed around his elbow, to help him stand, Merlin flinched so violently that the hand disappeared at once. He didn't know whether he was thankful for the blindness or not, unable to see Arthur's expression.
It was another moment later before Arthur said, sounding distant and authoritative once more;
"I'm going hunting."
Merlin didn't answer.
He listened as, with a flurry of clothes and the closing of doors, Arthur was gone.
When Arthur shot the unicorn, Merlin dropped the bottle of polish with a smash.
Oh, if someone like you
Found someone like me,
Then suddenly,
Nothing would ever be the same!
My heart would take wing,
And I'd feel so alive -
If someone like you
Loved me...?
- Jekyll & Hyde
Author's Note: Heya. This chapter turned into a monster (14/5K) so I cut it in half. I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I'm enjoying writing it – balancing this between 3 other fics and RL *dies*. Lots of work. Do leave me a comment if you like/hate, makes me smile all day. *hopeful* <3 Love you guys ^^
Also, if you don't know already, two amazing artist, itzcoatl and thedeathchamber , have made illustrations for this fic! \O/ You can see them here and here respectively. Wings, feathers and just. Beautiful. Please go and tell them how fabulous they are! <3 Also a shout of thanks for my overworked beta, musicsage92
I recommend listening the song through, if you have time. T_T *sniffs*


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With the notable exceptions of wine and cheese, few things get healthier with passing years. Our city's infrastructure and population both age, and we suffer from both potholes and pot-bellies as a result. So when the only thing in Pittsburgh that seems unflagging is the '70s music, it's nice to know that the city is actually taking a true national leadership role in combining green architecture and historic preservation -- a pairing that reinvigorates the old. Ongoing renovations at the Wightman School, in Squirrel Hill, most recently by Moshier Studio Architects, are a perfect example of a movement that, though sometimes visually subtle, is growing in promise and influence, as well as necessity.
The 1890s schoolhouse by architect Ulysses Peoples is an eclectic Beaux Arts brick structure with some surprisingly classical formal rooms and sculptural interior details remaining. The current life of the building, though, really took shape in the 1980s, when its ownership transferred from the city schools to the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition, and then to the Carriage House Children's Center. The latter organization is a day-care center, and it is now the primary tenant of the building, which also houses a number of community nonprofits. The structure has undergone several campaigns of modest renovation through the years, and these have allowed an increasingly focused emphasis on green design. An early renovation reconstituted the first floor and put restrooms on the second. The next campaign installed an elevator and a ground-source heat pump. The latter feature is a fairly unusual system for heating and cooling, but one that emphasizes economy and reduced environmental impact over time, according to Carriage House board member and architect Steve Quick.
The most recent renovation has addressed altering basement spaces for use as an expanded day-care center -- to open two existing rooms, provide an extra classroom and "just sort of free up a lot of space," according to architect Gary Moshier.
Though modest in square footage and highly unobtrusive in its underground location, the project is both complex and consequential. "It was a constant fight to get rid of pipes and ducts," says Moshier. He also addressed further redesign of the mechanical plant and the need to increase daylighting in the basement space. Throughout the project, both the immediate presence of small children and the broader environmental mandate of the clients dictated using paints, carpeting and finishes without toxic chemicals or volatile organic compounds. The new spaces are brightly lit, pleasantly open, and conducive to both the play and napping of the young charges inside.
"The board always told us they wanted a green project, and we ended up using LEED-EB," explains Moshier. While the LEED program has been established for several years as a way of measuring environmental standards in architectural construction, the EB version, for existing buildings, is new. It places responsibilities on the contractor and user as well as the architect -- to recycle waste from construction and ongoing use, to operate mechanical systems in harmony with their design intent and, significantly, to educate users about the building.
Moshier, whose work on the KSBA Architects office in Lawrenceville resulted in one of the country's earliest LEED-certified buildings, is happy to be implementing the latest version of the program. "The industry's matured tremendously," he says. "It's relatively easy to do green buildings compared to what is was eight years ago. Still, nothing is guaranteed. Moshier hopes for a fairly ambitious "silver" rating -- the first for any day-care center, he says -- but won't know the actual results until the U.S. Green Building Council measures the performance of both the building and its users.
Still, the project is already successful in its ambition and many aspects of its execution. Moshier's case study of this project was featured in the "Greening of Historic Properties" national summit held in Pittsburgh at the end of October. Environmentally minded architects, planners, developers, activists and preservationists from around the country met for a day of brainstorming sessions, case-study presentations and a town-hall meeting.
Pittsburgh continues to have a national reputation in these pursuits, and once again, a Pittsburgh architect is presenting important achievements before a national audience. That sort of news will never get old.

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Year 10 Work Experience Week – 5th to 9th July 2021
As part of the school careers education and guidance programme all Year 10 students will be taking part in a work experience scheme for one week in the summer term.
What can work experience do for students?
- Gain experience about working conditions
- Find out about careers/jobs by working with people doing the job
- Meet new people and ask about the jobs they are doing
- Discover new skills and talents
- Help form a connection between school subjects and working life
- The opportunity to gain in confidence
- Help in the transition from school to work or further education
Organising a placement
- Where possible we expect students to organise their own work placement as the experience of placement hunting is of real value
- Use family contacts
- Access the work placement database
- Speak to your subject teachers/form tutor
- Visit the Careers Leader, Mrs Hussain, in the Careers Office
What is important is to be organised and start placement hunting as early as possible, popular placements are filled very quickly so use the help available and secure a placement which will be interesting and enjoyable.


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Delivery of medicinal molecules to bone tissue is very difficult as bone tissue is dense and poorly vascularized. Diseases of bone-marrow are particularly difficult to treat and can lead to death if they progress into leukemia. Recently, researchers working at Houston Methodist Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, Harbin Medical University, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China) used cholesterol-endcapped from PolySciTech (www.polyscitech.com) (PolyVivo AP097) to develop a bone-targeting nanoparticle loaded with decitabine and arsenic trioxide, medicines which are effective at treating bone-marrow disorders. This particle was found to have preferential uptake into bone tissue and restored blood counts in a mouse model. This research holds promise for improved treatments for leukemia and other bone-marrow related diseases. Read more: Wu, Xiaoyan, Zhenhua Hu, Sara Nizzero, Guodong Zhang, R. Maricela Ramirez, Ce Shi, Jin Zhou, Mauro Ferrari, and Haifa Shen. "Bone-targeting nanoparticle to co-deliver decitabine and arsenic trioxide for effective therapy of myelodysplastic syndrome with low systemic toxicity." Journal of Controlled Release (2017). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016836591730901X
"Abstract: Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a diverse group of bone marrow disorders and clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by abnormal blood cells, or reduced peripheral blood cell count. Recent clinical studies on combination therapy of decitabine (DAC) and arsenic trioxide (ATO) have demonstrated synergy on MDS treatment, but the treatment can cause significant side effects to patients. In addition, both drugs have to be administered on a daily basis due to their short half-lives. In addressing key issues of reducing toxic side effects and improving pharmacokinetic profiles of the therapeutic agents, we have developed a new formulation by co-packaging DAC and ATO into alendronate-conjugated bone-targeting nanoparticles (BTNPs). Our pharmacokinetic studies revealed that intravenously administered BTNPs increased circulation time up to 3 days. Biodistribution analysis showed that the BTNP facilitated DAC and ATO accumulation in the bone, which is 6.7 and 7.9 times more than untargeted NP. Finally, MDS mouse model treated with BTNPs showed better restoration of complete blood count to normal level, and significantly longer median survival as compared to free drugs or untargeted NPs treatment. Our results support bone-targeted co-delivery of DAC and ATO for effective treatment of MDS. Keywords: Myelodysplastic syndrome; Bone marrow; Delivery; Nanoparticle; Decitabine; Arsenic trioxide"


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Published on daily newspaper SME
If it hasn't happened to you, you must have at least heard about it. A company decides to carry out a change that influences all of its employees. It orders a training for employees.
The training is successful, both participants and lecturers are satisfied, goals are fulfilled, evaluations are positive. The management feels that once again, things are moving the right way ... However, a few months later, the enthusiasm vanishes and things return back to the way they were before. What went wrong? Why was the will to carry out a change in the company high at the beginning, but disappeared after a while?
Especially in large organizations, the line management, the employees' direct supervisors, is sometimes cautious towards changes. It has experienced a variety of changes and "changes", and doesn't understand why such a change is necessary, perhaps doubting if it can meet the new demands. Instead of actively supporting the change, the line management takes the stance of impartial observers. The employees view it as a cold shower to their motivation and willingness to try new things or work procedures.
Inconsonance between the goals of the training and the system that is set up in a company is another common obstacle. It happens that an organization tries to change the behavior of its employees through an employee training – however, this behavior is merely a logical outcome of the system. An example is when the management wants to introduce quality communication of call center employees – even though the call length standards and the parameters of their introductory and concluding sentences are set up against this goal.
How can this be prevented? Before the training itself is applied within the organization, we have to prepare for the change. We motivate the line management and strengthen its skills so that it isn't wary of the change. We reconcile the existing system with the goals of the change, and set up the training similarly. For example, we will conduct trainings shortening phone calls in call centers in such a way that we can fully respect customer orientation. Immediately after a training, we will provide support for the acquirement of habits through coaching and follow-up workshops. In the final phase, we will concentrate on preserving the habits through mystery shopping, coaching or "preservation" trainings. Also, it is important to agree on immediate feedback from the training company in case it becomes evident that the goals of the training are not in convergence with parts of the system.
Daniel Bútora
Dušan Číčel
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Summers in Pondicherry are very hot and humid, and it is not at all advisable to go there during the months of summer. Summer in Pondicherry is from March To July and temperatures rise to as much as 41 degrees Celsius.
Monsoon in Pondicherry is characterized by decent showers which extends from the end of July To September. Temperatures come down to moderate levels during this time of the year, and it is a good time of year to visit Pondicherry.
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The RULE 2: Whatever the fish size and the technic used the tuna must be taken according to the local spearfishing regulations.The tuna Grand Slam Open will begin on the 1st of July 2020.
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Eye For Film >> Movies >> Can We Take A Joke? (2015) Film Review
Can We Take A Joke?
Reviewed by: Jennie Kermode
How much do you value free speech? A good deal of speech, these days, is spent on debating this. With its impressive list of contributors, which ranges from Gilbert Gottfried and Heather McDonald to Bob Corn-Revere and Pen Jillette, one might expect Ted Balaker's documentary to be one of the more incisive contributions on the topic, but, whilst it's impressively produced, it focuses so hard on making its point that it overlooks the nuances that make the subject interesting.
The old line about how you can say anything you like as long as it's funny is often repeated here, and it makes a valid point, but one which is underexplored. Part of the problem with this film is that pretty much all the comedy we see in it is funny. Since that's essentially subjective, let's qualify: the humour here is intelligent, sophisticated, astute in as far as it goes. A discussion about the appropriateness of rape jokes, for instance, is illustrated with a joke that mentions the subject but whose target is racial stereotyping. That's a world away from jokes that target rape victims, and it's a whole lot easier to accept the argument that nothing should be off limits when we don't actually see any material that's targetting the vulnerable or kicking down. The absence of such material also removes the difficulty of distinguishing between offence and harm - words that merely upset people and words that can endanger their safety. It's fine to say sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me until the words in question are being used to direct somebody to throw sticks and stones.
In considering this, it's worth remembering that the US has no real concept of hate speech in its laws. Internationally, this puts it in an almost unique positions, and it means that this film is likely to play very differently inside and outside its borders. It's not that there's no value to Balaker's argument, rather that the elision of alternative viewpoints and seriously challenging material undermines it and makes it look naive. This is unfortunate given that there is very little said in it which is directly problematic, and much of the interview material is itself both entertaining and smart. Overall, the film is very well produced and, were one unfamiliar with the subject it might come across as an excellent piece of work.
Balaker's history of the censorship of US comedy is affectionately delivered and, though somewhat slight, interesting throughout. His survey of recent incidents is better than average and points up the particular problems faced by young comedians apt to blunder as they find their feet, as opposed to making the usual mistake of focusing on people so offended about not having a voice on college campuses that they rant about it at length in national newspapers. The young people interviewed here are articulate but not too much so, letting us see the slight clumsiness that makes them vulnerable. There's also a short section about the damage that can be done when vast numbers of people turn against joke-makers on social media, though this becomes problematic when it implies that certain kinds of speech ought to be protected but the speech of the mob, of the dreaded Twitter users, oh no.
Therein lies the rub. Very few people are comfortable with completely free speech, including most comedians, and there's a tendency for people to confuse free speech with speech that has no consequences, that can't be criticised. The latter difficulty is pointed up here early on but then ignored for the rest of the film. This makes it all too easy to maintain the illusion that free speech can exist in the real world as well as conceptually, as if it were perfectly spherical and operating in a vacuum. In the real world you can say what you like, but if you say only what suits your case, you might miss the punchline.Reviewed on: 23 Jul 2016


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October 9, 2017
DAVID E. MURRAY, Plaintiffv.WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al., Defendants
H. Rich III United States Magistrate Judge.
plaintiff in this employment action seeks reconsideration, or
clarification, of my earlier discovery ruling, see
Report of Hearing and Order re: Discovery Dispute, January
11, 2017 ("January Order") (ECF No. 46),
protecting the defendants from disclosing the details of an
investigation by outside counsel into the plaintiff's
markdown practices[1] at the time that he was a Market Manager
for the defendants. For the reasons that follow, I grant in
part the plaintiff's request, as amended, and otherwise
deny it.
Procedural Background
procedural history of the plaintiff's request is a long
one. Its genesis is corporate deposition Topic 21, included
in the plaintiff's Rule 30(b)(6) corporate deposition
notice of the defendants, which read as follows:
21. The investigation of Plaintiff regarding markdown
practices, including his interview by investigator Matt Yoes,
an Investigator in Wal-Mart's Global Investigations unit,
and outside counsel Kelly Foss and Pietra Lettieri, on or
about September 5, 2014.
By way
of background, the defendants conducted the investigation at
issue with a team that included both a staff investigator and
outside counsel from the law firm of Harris Beach, PLLC. The
defendants had retained the services of Harris Beach a year
earlier, in October 2013, in response to allegations of
similar inventory manipulation at stores throughout the
Wal-Mart nationwide chain. The investigation into the
allegations against the plaintiff were treated as part of the
same larger investigation, and Wal-Mart investigator Matt
Yoes and Harris Beach outside counsel, Attorneys Kelly Foss
and Pietra Lettieri, interviewed the plaintiff on September
5, 2014.
defendants objected to corporate deposition Topic 21 on the
following grounds:
Objection(s): Defendants object to this topic on the grounds
that it seeks information that is irrelevant and not
reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
evidence. Specifically, testimony regarding Defendant[s]'
investigation regarding markdown practices … has
nothing to do with the facts or issues in this suit.
Defendants further object to this topic to the extent it
seeks disclosure of information or testimony subject to the
attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, protected
by statute or policy as confidential, private and personal
records and/or documents, or other privileges and immunities.
At a
telephonic discovery hearing on January 6, 2017, I construed
the defendants' objections as a motion for a protective
order, and I granted that motion in part and denied it in
part, providing the following detailed explanation:
Corporate Deposition Topic 21
(Wal-Mart's investigation into the plaintiff's
"markdown" practices while a Market Manager which
was conducted by outside counsel): The defendants' motion
is GRANTED in part, and
DENIED in part. The defense is
protected from disclosing details of the investigation by
outside counsel into the plaintiff's
"markdown" practices while employed at Wal-Mart.
Further, the defense is protected from inquiries about the
work of Investigator Yoes, because he was acting at the
direction of Wal-Mart's retained outside counsel. The
protection further extends to any internal documents or
conclusions generated as a result of the investigation. I
find these areas are protected by attorney-client privilege.
However, events leading up to the investigation by outside
counsel are not protected and are therefore the proper
subject of inquiry. This includes information about when, and
by whom, the complaint about plaintiff's
"markdown" practices was made, the contents of
the complaint, and the internal process by which Wal-Mart
decided to refer the matter to outside counsel for further
investigation. Because outside counsel had not yet been
retained at that stage, no attorney-client privilege
It is noted that this ruling is premised on an understanding
that if Wal-Mart seeks to introduce evidence of alleged
malfeasance by the plaintiff uncovered during the
"markdown" investigation conducted by outside
counsel, the attorney-client privilege protections may no
longer apply, and the plaintiff may be entitled to discovery
materials related to the investigation by outside counsel.
Order at 2-3 (emphasis in original).
the January Order, the plaintiff pressed for the production
of any substantially verbatim notes taken during the
plaintiff's interview on September 5, 2014, under the
exception to the attorney client privilege and work product
doctrine contained in Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(3)(C), which
entitles a party to his or her previous statement if
contained in a recording or transcript that is a
substantially verbatim recitation. Relying on that rule, I
granted the plaintiff the relief requested. S ...
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ESSAY HIGHER ECONOMICS LEVEL: Explain the key issues in relation to the developing nations in Relation to Aid and Trade in terms of achieving Growth and Development Economic Growth occurs where there is an increase in the productive potential of the economy and is best calculated by the boost in a country's real level of output over a period of time. All in all generating economic growth rests on the basis of resources and the importance of the quantity and quality of the factors of production: land, labour, capital. A developing country is a country often with characteristics tending to be; dependency on primary products, low per capita incomes, high incidence of poverty, low levels of human capital (education, health, nutrition) and weak economy associates. Due to this they often they lack the enticement to undergo structural change and consequently, economic growth. Derisory markets and in appropriate intervention, are other credible reasons why Lower Economically Developed countries, do not succeed to expand economically. Apposite policies and strategies have been developed to explain the process of economic development. In a broad continuum, one can divide these into two imperative factors; integral (inward) and peripheral (outward) oriented strategies. The Harrod-Domar model lays emphasis on the importance of savings and efficiency. It "identifies the rate of growth for an economy through time that allows savings-investment equilibrium to be reached."1 Without savings, capital accumulation is not possible, so the higher the savings are, the higher the potential growth rate is. ...read more.
These are very small amount of money, as little as 1$ a day handed directly to those in need by an NGO (Non-Governmental organization) and reflects the circumstance in which the recipient is in. In some areas micro-credit schemes are addressing the financial needs of the deprived. The Grameen Bank is the best known example of a micro-credit scheme organization. Development can also create a dual economy. Signifying that one section is the continuing economy where wages are low, and the other section is the newly industrialising one, where firms invest capital. This could also lead to volatility in the market, growing dissatisfaction and widening gaps of inequality. This issue is apparent in China for example where, "the government is concerned about growing rural unrest as the hundreds of millions of rural poor are left behind in Chinas surging economy."5 "There is a sense that if they continue to grow they could pose a major threat to Chinese stability." In terms of economics however, the existence of the first plays an important role in supplying the pool of labour. The industrialising one can operate effectively, as it is perfectly elastic in terms of supply. The successful expansion of the industrial sector will propagate a duo-economy. The negate factor can be, the ability for an LDC to acclimatize at once, which may considerably increase a dual economy. ...read more.
A blend of low prices and income elasticity of demands of demand for primary goods and the propensity to save raw materials as technology improves elsewhere. Fair trade organization exists "who guarantee farmers and producers a 'fair' price for the goods they produce."8 This generates an extent of price growth and development, which can then, take place at a more consistent level. The final, arguably the most essential aspect of aid, is the concept of sustainable development9. This means that they are attempting to grow today without damaging the prospects for development for future generations tomorrow. Some doubt if this is really possible but to achieve it means investing more in such courses of action as: * Recycling * Using alternative methods and resources to generate power etc * Watching our biodiversity * Admitting to both social costs and benefits and accepting that someone has to pay the true cost of resource allocation. Source: Triplea Purely said, economic growth and development is of the essence, a fundamental and an imperative aspect for every developing nation, because after all when it comes down to the basics of economics, "growth is good", and is treated as the stepping stone as a set view of growth and development throughout multinational economies. But in relation to developing countries one must not disregard they're current status and the structure of the economy. Adopting these new schemes might not be appropriate and often these countries are furthermore weighed down by the lack of legal framework. ...read more.
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