#obviously these guys arrive post battle of camlann and post magic ban being lifted

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Since I very sincerely doubt Uther managed to kill ALL the Dragonlords (they're knights, not the KGB, and it was a lot easier to disappear back then) imagine them returning to Albion from Rome or whatever to find Cousin Balinor's only son is ruling Camelot and the Druids, is best friends with an immortal knight and one dude that's been raised from the fucking dead, is bonded to THEE oldest dragon they've ever heard of (and who is also nuttier than squirrel stew) and a semi-feral hatchling that barely listens to four (4) people max and hisses/bites/claws at the rest, and oh yeah, is married to a fucking Pendragon.

Family dinners must be a hoot and a half.

oh to be a fly on the wall when they finally make an audience in Camelot. oh to see Merlin's face morph from apprehension to wonder to exhaustion to horror because they're telling Arthur everything they know.

#obviously these guys arrive post battle of camlann and post magic ban being lifted #they heard about the new king of camelot being the once and future king wanted to see that for themselves (they have so many questions) #they create a dragonlord support group for merlin #honestly my question is when exactly did the dragonlord population start dimishing #sure okay we can say during the Purge and Uther isn't one for mercy so he would totally go on a warpath...but they're dragonlords and yet #they lost to a mad king who only had knights on his side. #theory: dragonlord population was dwindling long before the Purge #other kingdoms in Abion were growing suspicious and wary of dragolords and their ability to “control” dragons #many kings felt threatened by it and sought to exterminate them #paranoia for magic prob been around long before the Purge (twas only the catalyst for a century long tension bt royals and sorcerers) #think WW1 kind of tension between kings and dragonlords: kingdoms were beginning to stabilize/unify; territories were drawn out #oh bro i am now actually very interested in exploring the events leading up to the Purge #my theory: Ambrosious the king said to “unite” Albion that first time had issues with gaining fealty from dragonlords #dragonlords saw themselves as neutral ambassadors but Ambrosious saw them as threats; they reached some treaty but the animosity stayed #every line of succession you have a king seeking to get dragonlords under their rule and dragonlords refusing #then maybe a king or so before Uther less heirs for dragonlords occur; less eggs hatch or are allowed to hatch (kings find them and keep #the prized eggs in their vaults full of treasure blatantly ignoring the very sacred and important dragonlord customs) #but then the Purge comes and now many dragonlords are hunted down and killed and many leave to never return #so yeah maybe Balinor was the last dragonlord on Albion by s2 finale but not because they all died but bc he was the last one who stayed #and lived since everyone else now reside elsewhere in the world refusing to rebuild the bridge the kings had burned #bbc merlin #dragonlords #headcanons #asks