[It's not that he's worried about being the new kid. Merlin isn't going out of his way to impress anyone, he doesn't give a fig who their parents are. It just feels like it's all still sinking in, and he needs a few hours to himself before he makes his camp debut like some southern belle debutante.
The stables seemed as good a place as any, at least until he realizes that they house pegasi instead of horses. Okay, now he's feeling it. Everything is surreal and overwhelming. Like, 'sitting in the corner with his head between his knees trying to breathe' overwhelming.]
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The stables seemed as good a place as any, at least until he realizes that they house pegasi instead of horses. Okay, now he's feeling it. Everything is surreal and overwhelming. Like, 'sitting in the corner with his head between his knees trying to breathe' overwhelming.]