A/N: [] = thinking

"" = talking

[Merlin's late] Arthur thought. So he got up and dressed to look for her. Just so he can yell at her. As he moved through the castle, all seamed quiet. When he got to Gaius's rooms there was a commotion coming form the opposite direction. Arthur stops to see what it was. Coming towage him was Percival with Merlin, Arthur's maid servant, in his arms. Behind him was the rest of the Round table group. Arthur moved to the door and opened it for them and followed them into the room. "What happened?" Arthur asked.

"I don't know. We found her like that in the stocks and it looks like she's been there all night." Leon said. "SOMEONE LOCKED HER IN THE STOCKS!" Arthur hollered. As they stood there, facing the door, waiting for Gaius and Lancelot strip Merlin of her wet garments and for Gaius to check for any injuries. Arthur went up to her room to get her blanket. He feels that it is cold in the room. He grabs the blanket from the bed and sees that it is very thin. It felt even thinner then it looked. This was not sitting well with Arthur. He brought it and some dry, thin, clothes down for her. Buy that time they got Merlin dried and got her into the clothes Arthur got. They placed her on Gaius's bed in front of the fire in the fireplace. "How is she Gaius?" Elyan asked. "She will be fine in time. She has knot on the back of her head and she may get sick form this." Gaius said, directing that last part to Arthur. "It's fine. She can have as long it takes to get better." Arthur said. He then turned to the other knights and start giving out orders. "Gwain, Elyan ask around the city to see if anyone knows anything. Leon and I will ask in the castle. Percival and Lancelot will stay here to help and guard the room." They look at Arthur with the question of why in their eyes. "Someone may have taken her out to get me or they did it to be spiteful." With that they scattered to do their tasks.