Albion 6: Love heals Pain
Hello, hope you are having a good day.
"Daddy, Luke won't give me my wooden horse." Imogene said.
"Luke, give it back." Merlin sighed. Luke threw it at Imogene and it hit her.
"Ow."
"Luke, go to your room."
Luke went to his room. Merlin picked Imogene up and kissed her forehead.
"Are you ok?" Merlin asked.
"It hurts." Imogene mumbled.
"I know. Getting hit in the head isn't fun and it can be serious."
Freya came in.
"What happened?" Freya wondered.
"Luke took Imogene's horse and I told him to give it back. Well, he got mad and threw it at her and it hit her in the head." Merlin explained.
"I'll take care of her. You can go take care of our son. This isn't the first time he threw something."
"Yeah, I know."
Merlin went to Luke's room and saw him sitting on his bed.
"Was it nice to take your sister's toy?" Merlin questioned.
"No." Luke mumbled.
"Then why did you do it?"
"I wanted to play with it."
"Did you ask?"
"No."
"So you stole her toy?"
"Yes."
"Then when I told you to give it back, you threw it at her and it hit her in the head. Was that nice or obedient?"
"No."
"You know what that means, don't you?"
"Yes."
"What does that mean?"
"I get spanked."
"That's right. This isn't the first time. You took Sabrina's wooden flower and you threw it at her and it hit her in the face. She still has the bruise. Then you took Nathan's cup and when he started crying, you slapped him. Then you got mad at the twins and threw a rock at your mother and it hit her bad knee. These are only a few times that you did it. This is the sixth time, now you are going to learn other than a slap."
Luke stood up and cried as Merlin took his belt off and spanked Luke on the butt.
"Are you going to throw something at someone or hit them?" Merlin demanded.
"No." Luke cried.
"Are you sure? You've said that before and yet here we are."
"I'm sure, daddy."
"You can stay in here till you have learned your lesson."
Luke sat down on his bed and cried. Merlin left the room and closed the door. He looked at his kids.
"You guys had better not do what your brother did or you will get the same punishment." Merlin warned. He went to Freya who was holding Imogene who was crying.
"Merlin, I think she has a concussion. She's very dizzy. I put her down and she tried to walk but fell saying that everything was spinning." Freya whispered. Merlin took Imogene.
"I'll take her to see to our room and see."
"I'll go get something to put on her head. It was bleeding."
"Yeah, Luke throws hard."
Merlin took Imogene to their room and put her on the bed.
"Imogene, open your eyes."Merlin said.
"I can't. It's too dizzy." Imogene cried.
"Please, sweetie, open your eyes so that I can see how bad."
Imogene did as she was told. Merlin checked her over. When he was done, Freya came in. He went to her.
"It's severe." Merlin sighed.
"Will she be ok?" Freya asked.
"Yeah. She just needs to stay in bed and rest. We should wake her every couple of hours. I'll go see if Gaius has anything to help."
They treated Imogene's head. Merlin picked her up and took her to see Gaius. He went inside and saw Gaius working with Deagal and his sister.
"Hey, Merlin." Deagal said.
"Hey. I need something for Imogene." Merlin sighed.
"Hello, Imogene." Becca greeted. Imogene waved her hand.
"What happened?" Gaius asked.
"Luke happened. Now, she has a severe concussion." Merlin explained. "DO you have something for her?"
"Yes, of course."
Gaius grabbed a few vials.
"I trust you know what to do." Gaius said.
"Yes, thank you." Merlin answered.
"Can I go play with Imogene?" Becca wondered.
"Imogene is hurt so she can't play."
"Can I keep her company and help her?"
"Sure."
So Becca followed Merlin and Imogene. That night, Merlin walked up behind Freya and kissed her.
"I love you." Merlin whispered.
"I love you too." Freya replied.
"Ready for bed?"
"Yes. How's Imogene?"
"She's sleeping. I just checked on her. She's still very dizzy."
"I hope she gets better soon."
"Me too."
The two went to bed. The next day, Freya was walking in the lower town. It was evening. Then she was thrown against a wall. She cried out in pain and fear. Then she was unconscious. She woke up in a room and heard screaming. She gasped and saw mandrake roots all over. She tried to move but couldn't. She was chained to the floor. She could stand up but she couldn't reach the roots. Then someone came in.
"Look who's awake." The woman said.
"Who are you?" Freya questioned.
"No one. Just someone who wants to get revenge on my brother's death."
"No. I didn't mean to kill him. Please, I swear."
"It doesn't matter. You will be driven mad and then I will get to use you."
"No, let me go. Please, I beg you."
"Never. Have your fun, boys."
The two men behind the woman laughed and went to Freya.
It was late and Merlin was worried. Deagal had brought Becca over and Becca was talking to Imogene.
"Deagal, watch the kids. I'm going to find Freya." Merlin said.
"Ok." Deagal answered. Merlin went to find Freya. Then he heard her in his head.
"Help!" Freya cried.
"Freya, where are you?" Merlin asked.
"I'm scared, Merlin. Help me."
Then everything went back to normal. He had lost contact with Freya. He groaned and went to see his father. He got his father, the knights, Arthur, and Gaius to meet him in the council room.
"Freya is missing. She contacted me in her head." Merlin explained. "She cried out for help and told me that she was scared. Then I lost contact."
"Can't you contact her in your mind?" Arthur wondered.
"No. I'm not a druid. Freya is. Only she can. Imogene could help me contact her but with her concussion as bad as it is, I don't want to risk it."
"And only a druid related to Freya can help us." Balinor warned.
"Yes." Merlin sighed.
"We'll go out and search for her." Arthur stated.
"Thank you. I'll try to see if I can contact her. Gaius and Balinor can help me."
TBC