He'd been putting it off, really. Arthur had decided (after speaking to Merlin) that he did need to speak to her again, but as for when... well. Somehow this had turned into sending notes back and forth via Merlin rather than going to her himself, which he had to admit felt pretty cowardly, but he was afraid of making things worse by barging into conversing with her without a plan.

And so it finally came to the moment where he was standing outside her door, hesitating for a few moments while he gathered his thoughts. He had to tell her the truth, and let the stones fall where they may. When he was ready, he gave the door a few quick raps.

"Gwen?"