#Arthur had a buttload of stuff to work through if he lived is what I’m saying

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I need to yell about Arthur disassociating with Uther, his direct involvement in persecution and Morgana. Uther made Arthur his accomplice, having him arrest magic users, lead a Druid raid at 15, hunt magic creatures etc. He had to check out. He had to dehumanize. He always fell back on magic being evil even when he had increasingly mounting evidence it was neutral because if he didn’t then what he’d had done was evil. Then his father was evil. Then he was evil. Morgana was just a witness to executions and witch hunts. She didn’t need to protect herself psychologically or emotionally from the realization that this is evil; he is evil. Eventually it turned into I need to punish him because he is evil; it is my right to punish him because he is evil; it is my right to punish him because he was evil and hurt me; it is my right to punish them and everyone they love because I believe they were evil to me. Just like Uther.