Nerissa finds herself on the adventure of a lifetime when she accompanies her brother to Camelot, in hopes of a better future than as some simple farmer's wife. There she finds out that sometimes, dreams really do come true - even in the most unlike...
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Poultice Problems
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"Nerissa! What are you doing here?" Merlin hissed as he quickly closed the door behind him. He was practically panting as he leaned against the door.
Nerissa arched an eyebrow at her brother and folded her arms across her chest. "I do believe I asked you first, dear brother. And I wasn't the one skulking about the castle, was I? So, go on. Tell me what stupid thing you've done now. I'll find out one way or another. You know I will. And if it makes your decision any easier, I have a sneaking suspicion I already know what you were doing."
"Then why are you asking me?" Merlin scoffed, slowly stepping toward his sister.
"What else is a sister supposed to do when she catches her brother sneaking about? Hmm?" Nerissa looked at her brother pointedly. "Although, if you'd rather, I can go wake Gaius."
She stood up and took a few steps, but Merlin gently pushed her back down onto the bed. He glared down at his sister curiously. "Now, now, we mustn't be too hasty."
Nerissa grinned slightly. He was trying to stop her, meaning he didn't want her going to Gaius. Not that she would have gone to Gaius anyway. Had she wanted to, she already would have awoken their uncle. But she needed Merlin to think that she'd tell him so that he'd tell her what he did. So that she could cover up any thoughtless mistake he made "I thought you'd see things my way. Now, out with it."
"I couldn't just let him die, Nerissa," Merlin responded in exasperation, running his fingers through his hair. "Gwen was the first one to befriend us in Camelot. We owe her so much. Saving her father really seemed the least we could do."
Lifting the book of magic up in her hands, Nerissa offered it to her brother like it was a platter of food. "Which one?" she asked.
Merlin sighed before he took the book from Nerissa and began to flip through it. Nerissa breathed a small sigh of relief to see him looking in the pages after the bookmark she had placed. He then set the book on the bed in front of her.
