Hello! this is a bit of a teaser of an idea of mine that i'm working on. I always wanted to see more of Aithusa, and I wanted to know what happens to him, so here's my take! If you like i, please review so I know to keep going! Thank you!
*disclaimer* I don't own this (sadly)
Loss
"Merlin, please. You need to eat something. You haven't eaten in days!" Gaius pleaded. The young warlock sat in front of him, staring out the window. His eyes were still red and puffy, but he'd stopped crying for now. His lips were dry and cracked, his hair disheveled and he was covered in blood and grime. Gaius had not been able to convince him to change when he came home without Arthur. Nobody had convinced Merlin to do anything since he returned, not even attend the Queen's coronation. "He's like the living dead" Gaius thought. "It's as though when Arthur died, Merlin died with him."
"What's the point, Gaius?" Merlin's voice was rough and ragged from grief and lack of sleep. "He was my destiny, and I couldn't protect him. I have near limitless power, and I couldn't save him. If he's gone, what do I have left? I might as well die too," he said bitterly. Merlin continued to stare dejectedly out the window.
"You need to protect the Queen. She needs you, Merlin."
"She has the knights for that."
"Really Merlin! Guinevere has lost her brother, her friends and her husband in a short span of time and still is managing better than you!"
"I lost my purpose! I had one job, to protect Arthur. One job, and I couldn't even do that. Gaius, there is nothing left for me. Nothing." A single tear escaped Merlin's eye and slipped down his cheek.
Gaius sat down beside Merlin. "There must be something, Merlin. Is there anything at all? Gwen legalized magic, there must be something! Ask Kilgharrah! He must know."
"He's dead, Gaius."
Gaius slumped at the weight of the news and was silent a moment, letting the news sink in. "So the race of dragons passes into legend."
"No. Aithusa's still out there somewhere. I sent him away."
Gaius looked at Merlin in disbelief. "Merlin! Don't you see! If Aithusa is out there, it is your duty as a Dragonlord to teach him! Merlin, he's the last of his kind! Merlin, perhaps now your purpose is to instruct Aithusa."
Merlin looked at Gaius. "I don't know anything about Dragons. Leave me alone Gaius."
"Maybe, you can help him heal, and maybe he can help you too." Merlin answered Gaius with silence.