Does the thought of being caught harboring a young wizard keep him up at night? No. The opposite will.
Gaius and the dragon canonically have talks. I forget which episode Gaius goes down to talk to him, but it does happen. Makes me wonder if they were friends before. Maybe they weren't really, but the dragon sees value in Gaius in that he is someone who is a) close to the king, b) not entirely disconnected from magic, and c) harbors some great guilt. The dragon is waiting for the right time to take advantage of all three of these.
THE RIGHTEST WRONG. I love that. But I'm tempted to think that he thinks he did the wrong thing so he can be alive, and he increasingly feels the need to do something useful with his aliveness to compensate, which is where his magical kids come in I guess. Gaius does see faces, but he learns to ignore his reactions to them.
I think initially Gaius stays with Uther for protection. If he stays Uther's devoted servant, then Uther will have less reason to suspect Gaius of wrongdoing. (Uther, Gaius has noticed, is a poor judge of character.) Gaius will be in a position to push the scrutinizing eye away from himself. But eventually Gaius does warm up to him. The more he and Uther hang around together, the more Uther confides in him and asks for his help. That does things to a man's ego. It pleases Gaius to be needed.
Damn, how DOES he know Hunith? Is Gaius from Ealdor (or a nearby village) or is Hunith from Camelot? I like to think they were just friends. He admires in her the kind of strength he doesn't have, and she is amused by his dodderingness. Gaius has been in love, but I don't even know where to begin thinking about that one. Maybe he was in love with Geoffrey, who knows. Or Uther. Or Igraine.
"Here, risk your life for my reckless child" GOOD POINT. Maybe she's taking advantage of his guilt, knowing Gaius will see this as a chance at redemption that he can't say no to.
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No. The opposite will.
Gaius and the dragon canonically have talks. I forget which episode Gaius goes down to talk to him, but it does happen. Makes me wonder if they were friends before. Maybe they weren't really, but the dragon sees value in Gaius in that he is someone who is a) close to the king, b) not entirely disconnected from magic, and c) harbors some great guilt. The dragon is waiting for the right time to take advantage of all three of these.
THE RIGHTEST WRONG. I love that. But I'm tempted to think that he thinks he did the wrong thing so he can be alive, and he increasingly feels the need to do something useful with his aliveness to compensate, which is where his magical kids come in I guess. Gaius does see faces, but he learns to ignore his reactions to them.
I think initially Gaius stays with Uther for protection. If he stays Uther's devoted servant, then Uther will have less reason to suspect Gaius of wrongdoing. (Uther, Gaius has noticed, is a poor judge of character.) Gaius will be in a position to push the scrutinizing eye away from himself. But eventually Gaius does warm up to him. The more he and Uther hang around together, the more Uther confides in him and asks for his help. That does things to a man's ego. It pleases Gaius to be needed.
Damn, how DOES he know Hunith? Is Gaius from Ealdor (or a nearby village) or is Hunith from Camelot? I like to think they were just friends. He admires in her the kind of strength he doesn't have, and she is amused by his dodderingness. Gaius has been in love, but I don't even know where to begin thinking about that one. Maybe he was in love with Geoffrey, who knows. Or Uther. Or Igraine.
"Here, risk your life for my reckless child"
GOOD POINT. Maybe she's taking advantage of his guilt, knowing Gaius will see this as a chance at redemption that he can't say no to.