Siblings pt.2

😋 Hello, hope you are having a good day. I will finish Depressione but I'm still trying to finish the third part and I have a lot of stitching and sewing to do before Easter. (I have four siblings, that why it'll take a while.😉)

Gaius ran in and kneeled down next to Merlin. He rolled Merlin onto his back. He put a hand on Merlin's forehead.

"He's burning up. Go get the king." Gaius ordered. Daegal nodded and went to get Arthur. He ran into Arthur and Gwen's chamber and saw them talking.

"Sire?" Daegal panted.

"What is it?" Arthur asked.

"It's Merlin. He collapsed. Gaius wants to see you."

Arthur ran after Daegal. They ran to Gaius' chamber. When they went in they saw Gaius running.

"Where is he?" Arthur wondered.

"In his room on the floor. I need you to move him to his bed." Gaius said. SO Arthur and Daegal went into Merlin's room. They saw Merlin on the floor. Arthur picked Merlin up and put him on the bed. Then Gaius came in. "I need you two to take off Merlin's clothes except his pants." Arthur and Daegal did as they were told. As they did, Merlin started wheezing.

"Gaius, he has a wound on his leg and he said that his ribs hurt." Daegal blurted.

"Thank you, Daegal. Now tell us everything."

So Daegal did.

"What herbs did he ask you to get?" Gaius wondered.

"Rue and yarrow." Daegal replied. Gaius looked at Merlin and sighed. "What is it?"

"Rue and yarrow only delay the poison. He must not have known what the poison was."

"Can you cure him?" Arthur questioned.

"I need to find out what poison it is first."

Gaius checked Merlin's leg.

"It's slightly infected. He's lucky." Gaius sighed. When he treated and bandaged Merlin's leg, he checked Merlin's ribs. "He's got one broken rib. The rest of his ribs are bruised. I hope he wakes soon. I need to give him something that will induce vomit. Hopefully we can get him to expel the poison from his body or most of it."

So Gaius felt to make the medicine he needed to help Merlin. Merlin kept wheezing. Daegal and Arthur watched over Merlin and tended to his fever. An hour later, Rosetta woke up. She saw Gaius and got out of bed. She went to Gaius. She tugged on his arm.

"Do you know where my brother and Merlin are?" Rosetta wondered.

"Yes, they're in there. You can go see them." Gaius replied. Rosetta smiled and ran into Merlin's room. She saw Merlin and ran to him. She was shocked. She sat on Merlin's bed and looked at him. Daegal saw her and kneeled on the floor behind her. He put his arms around her.

"He'll be ok. He was thinking about us before himself. He wanted us to be safe." Daegal whispered. Rosetta started crying. She hugged Merlin as tight as she could causing Merlin to wheeze even more. "Rosetta, you need to get up. You're hurting Merlin."

Daegal tried to get Rosetta off of Merlin but couldn't. Merlin moaned and weakly opened his eyes.

"Daegal, let her be. It's ok." Merlin rasped.

"Merlin!" Rosetta exclaimed.

"Hey, sweetie. Can you get off. You can lie down next to me if you want."

"Ok."

So Rosetta did. Merlin weakly sat up. As he sat up, he cried out in pain.

"What is it?" Arthur asked.

"My insides are on fire. Get Gaius." Merlin panted. So Arthur did. When Gaius came in, he checked Merlin's fever.

"Merlin, do you know what poisoned was used?" Gaius questioned.

"I might not know what poison was used but I do know one thing-it's eating my organs. I feel like I'm slowly and painfully get weaker. It's so hard to breathe. Only magic can save me. The only thing medication can do is make me comfortable and help take away the pain."

"Let's try to get rid of the poison through induced vomiting."

"Ok but it won't help."

So Gaius gave Merlin the medicine.

"Drink as much water as possible afterwards. Keep hydrated." Gaius ordered. Merlin rolled onto his left side as he started to feel very ill. Gaius grabbed an empty bucket and put it under Merlin's head just as he started vomiting. Merlin grabbed Gaius' hand and squeezed as he felt intense pain. Daegal wiped the sweat that formed on Merlin's brow. When it was over, Merlin rolled onto his back and gasped. He let go of Gaius so that Gaius could get to work. Rosetta had seen everything and had been crying on Arthur's shoulder.

"Come here, Rosetta." Merlin rasped. Rosetta got off of Arthur and went to Merlin. she sat on the bed and let Merlin wrap his arms around her. She was on his left side. Merlin kissed her forehead. "I love you so much."

"I love you too." Rosetta mumbled.

"Which is why I want to adopt you guys. You guys need someone who will love you and care for you. Can I?"

"Yeah."

"What about you, Daegal?"

"Ok." Daegal answered.

"Good. Come here."

So Daegal did. Merlin pulled both of them into a hug. All three cried.

"It's ok. Everything will be ok. I'll be fine. It'll take time but I'll be ok. I'll need your help. Can you guys help me?" Merlin whispered. Daegal and Rosetta nodded. Merlin smiled and kissed both of them on the forehead. They stayed that way till Gwen came in.

"Arthur, it's time for bed." Gwen sighed.

"I know." Arthur replied. Rosetta saw Gwen and went to her. Gwen smiled and kneeled down t her level.

"Hello, what's your name?"

"Rosetta. Are you the queen?" Rosetta said.

"Yes, I am. You can call me Gwen."

"Ok."

"You should go to bed."

"I will. After I have dinner."

Gwen smiled.

"Come here, Rosetta. Before Daegal falls asleep on me." Merlin teased. Rosetta did as she was told. She got on the bed and hugged Merlin. Arthur and Gwen left. Gaius came in with dinner for all three younger ones. Daegal, Rosetta, and Merlin ate dinner. As Merlin did, he coughed painfully. Gaius helped Merlin as he coughed. When Merlin stopped coughing, he finished eating. When all three were done, Gaius took their bowls and left the room. Daegal and Rosetta laid down on the bed on both sides of Merlin's bed. Merlin hugged both of them.

TBC

I thought this was going to be a two chapter story but I was wrong. Again. Hope you like it.😋