Merlin groaned as a thumping headache blossomed right on his forehead. He heard quick movement and felt whatever he was lying on shift.
He forced his eyes open to see six faces appear before him. He groaned once again as the sunlight bounced of their armor and into his eyes. He quickly closed them.
"Merlin?" a male voice asked.
Merlin forced his eyes open again.
"Wh-?" he started to ask but a sudden pain ripped through his throat and he started to violently cough.
He felt his head being lifted and water poured softly down his throat.
He coughed some of it back up before he was place back down as carefully as a glass bowl liable to break at the wrong touch.
"What happened?" he asked, his voice still croaking.
"There was an attack. Bandit upon bandit came crashing into our campsite and you were thrown into a tree by two of them" explained the blonde knight.
"I was?" asked Merlin.
"Yes, I'm so sorry, I should've protected you better" the man replied bitterly.
"Why would you protect me?" asked Merlin.
"What do you mean?" asked the Knight with the hair.
"Why protect me when you do not even know me?" asked Merlin.
"What d- of course we know you Merlin, your pretty hard to forget" replied a tanned Knight.
"Merlin," said Merlin, "who's Merlin?"