They were like a secret club, Merlin decided. Her, Ewan, Lancelot and Morgana. They were like a hidden little group. It was nice to have people to talk to. And now she had knights by her side. So everything was much less dangerous.
After work Merlin was with Morgana when Gwen walked in with a bouquet of flowers.
"Look what's just arrived for you." She said waving the flowers.
"Who are they from?" Morgana asked taking the flowers.
"I don't know. Maybe Arthur?!" Gwen suggested.
"How disappointing." Merlin joked and the three ladies laughed.
"Why? Who'd you like them to be from?" Gwen asked.
"I don't know. Tall, dark stranger?" She suggested.
"Leon." Merlin said under a cough.
"What was that Merlin?" Morgana asked.
"You know what it was." She challenged and ran laughing as Morgana tried to hit her.
"Well I need to go. Me and my father are having dinner together." Gwen said and left.
"I suppose that I should leave to. Do you need help getting out of that dress or anything?" Merlin asked the ward.
"No. I'll be fine." She said walking over to her bed.
"See you in the morning." Merlin said and left.
That night when everyone was asleep, a little black bug crawled out of Morgana's flowers. The bug crawled it was over to Morgana and into her ear,
The next Gwen walked in with a bounce in her step.
"Wake up Mi'lady!" She said and placed Morgana's breakfast in her dining table.
When Gwen got no response she slowly walked over to Morgana. Once she was there she shook her a little.
"Morgana, its time to awake." She said softy, so she didn't scare the ward.
"Morgana!" She yelled. When Morgana's body remained still Gwen ran to Gaius.
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Gaius walked back kno the room he had been in for the past two days. Uther and Arthur walked at his tail.
"Her body seems to have closed down." Gaius said sadly to the royals.
"Why? You don't have an answer do you?" Gaius could only look at him sadly. "Nothing you've tried so far has worked. It's been nearly two days. And what do you know?" Uther demanded.
"I fear she may have some form of inflammation of the brain." He said.
"What could cause such a thing?" Arthur asked walking over to her side.
"An infection, possibly, rest assured, I will do everything in my power to cure her, Sire." With a nod Gaius left leaving Arthur and Uther to be alone with her.
As Gaius walked down the staircase he saw Gwen, Merlin and Lancelot waiting for him.
"Is she any better?" Gwen asked hopefully. Gaius shook his head and she ran off.
"She's all but dead." He said answering their unspoken question.
"No, you're going to cure her. You have to." Merlin said helplessly.
