This has an element of spookiness to it that almost reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode. This one is going to stick with me. I loved mercurial!Arthur, and Merlin, so patient and wanting. I love that the secrets are layered down good and proper and how the villagers police their own far more effectively than any police sergeant. I love the cold, the snow, the ice and skating; the thought that Arthur doesn't live in the big house. Lance and Gwen's escape. I like that there's more to this story that no one is going to tell; they're far too insular for that. Well done.