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There was all this banging from outside the gates of Camelot. "Argh" someone screamed. Morgana woke up from all the noise. She went over to the window to see what had happened. The night sky was all misty so she couldn't see a thing. All of a sudden her door opened. Standing right in front of her eyes was this person covered in chainmail and was holding a sack with something moving in it. He started moving closer to Morgana. "Get away from me!" She yelled. Her voice was weak in fear. The man grabbed her by the shoulder and got a sword close to her throat. "No." He smiled. "I am going to kill you a much more painful way!" He laughed. He pushed Morgana against the wall and grabbed a snake out of his sack. This was defiantly not a normal snake. It had golden scales and red eyes. The man held it up to Morgana's neck. She started heavily breathing and didn't have the strength to run or scream for help. It took only one bite and Morgana fell to the floor with blood rushing out of her neck. The snake's eyes flashed golden-showing that the venom did get into her.

Morgana was screaming and crying she was in so much pain. The man jumped out of her window and ran off without being caught. Arthur was the first to hear Morgana's pain and ran into her room. Her eyes closed and she slowly was stopping breathing. "Morgana!" He yelled. Uther was the next to come in to Morgana's chambers. "Oh my goodness! Morgana!" He cried with tears rolling down his face. "Arthur get Gaius!" He told him.

Arthur rushed to Gaius's chambers. "Gaius, you have to help!" He told him. "Something has happened to Morgana, she is almost dead!" At that moment Merlin got out of bed and rushed to see what had happened. "Is she ok?" Merlin asked. "I would totally be rushing to Gaius for help if she was ok." Arthur rolled his eyes.

As they arrived in to Morgana's chambers, they saw Uther lifting Morgana onto her bed, running his fingers down her hair. Gaius examined Morgana to see what the problem was. He noticed the snake bites on her neck. "Sire, she has been bitten by a snake." Gaius gulped. "What snake, is it curable? But how?" He threw all these questions. Gaius took a sample of the blood coming out of the bites and tested it. He didn't come back happy-although he wasn't in the first place.

"I believe this to be a bite from the golden snake. The golden snake starts off as an ordinary python but then is summoned by magic and turned into this golden snake. Once the venom goes into the victim, the snake's eyes flash golden. Although this snake is very rare, not one case I have had has made it." Gaius admitted.

Uther was stunned. He looked his heart had just fell into pieces. "No. You must be mistaken." He cried.

"I'm sorry sire, but it is only the truth." Gaius told him. "To get the antidote you have to go into the Kefron forests. After you pass that, there is a cave. Quite large. In there is a flower called the Darsole. It is like a black rose. This is one of the things needed to cure the bite." Gaius told him.

"What are the other things needed?" Uther asked.

Gaius gulped. "Magic".

"We need to get onto this quest straight away, we need to save Morgana." Uther ordered. Ignoring the fact that Gaius just answered magic to his question.

"There is only one problem sire. The venom kills the victim in less than two days. This flower will take over three days to find". Uther was destroyed. He ordered for everyone to leave so he could have time alone.

Uther had tears rolling down his face. What could I do if I lost you? He thought. Morgana's life was hanging by a thread. If they couldn't get the antidote in time, she'd be gone forever.

Cut to Arthur and Merlin

Arthur came over to Merlin. "We are going to the Kefron forest and finding that flower. We need to save her." Arthur begged Merlin.

Merlin was stunned. He really wants to save Morgana but even though they have a very uneasy truce, he didn't know if Morgana could be trusted or if she was going to bring Uther and Arthur down. But a part of his heart told him to rescue her. It is obvious he still has feelings for her, even after all that they have done to each other.

Merlin agreed to go on this quest with Arthur, without Uther knowing. He would forbid Arthur from going on such a dangerous quest. Or so Arthur thought.

"I will meet you in my chambers tonight. Bring a rope and I will climb out of the window. This time do not let go of the rope!" Arthur whispered.

On his way back to Gaius's chambers, Merlin went to check on Morgana. He knocked on the door and then went in. Uther had left Morgana because he needed some time to think...and cry. Merlin went over to Morgana and told her that she was going to be ok. He turned around to leave but at that moment she called out his name telepathically. Merlin whacked his head around to see if she was alive. But she wasn't.

"Merlin, be careful. Come back alive" she telepathically said to him. Merlin wondered why she, out of everyone, would want him to come back safely and alive. He didn't know if it was because she wanted for him to bring the antidote so she could be ok, or if she wanted to kill him herself or if she loved him. All this was very confusing but the biggest thing he couldn't understand was how she could speak to him telepathically when she is almost dead.

Merlin went and told Gaius the story. Gaius was very confused and told him that it was impossible to be speaking telepathically when you are almost dead. Merlin agreed.

"What were you doing in Morgana's chambers anyway? You're not going to get the flower are you Merlin!" He asked.

"Arthur and I are. I'm not going to sit around and see Morgana die in pain."

"You are doing it for love." Gaius added.

"No!" Merlin lied. He wasn't sure why he was doing it. But most likely because he still somehow loved her.