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Morgana looked and saw Arthur holding her wrist. Merlin was there as well standing behind Arthur, a look of concern on his face. She relaxed letting the candelabra go.
"Arthur, Merlin" Morgana breathed relieved to see her friends.
Arthur let go of her.
"Morgana what's going on" Arthur Asked " Why is everyone except you asleep"
" I don't know" She told him " everyone was fine this morning, then everyone started feeling weak"
" weak?" Merlin asked
" Yes" Morgana nodded " that's what I heard Gwen describe how she felt when Gaius was looking at Her,"
" Gaius" Merlin said " where is he?"
" last I saw him he had passed out in His chamber's"
Morgana moved aside as Arthur carried Gwen over and placed her on the bed. He moved a strand of hair of her face, taking a second to look at her then turned back to Merlin and Morgana.
" We need to find My Father" Arthur told them
" Morgana why are you not asleep to" Arthur asked as they headed down the Hall toward Uther's chamber's
Morgana was silent tryin to think, " Morgana you must know something"
"I don't" She told him "I have no idea what's going on"
Merlin could hear in her voice that she was being honest. He noticed that He wasn't feeling anything but Arthur was starting to sweat.
" Gaius must have given Her a potion" Merlin said thinking quickly
" What potion?" Arthur asked opening the door's to the king's chamber's and walking in followed by the other two.
" Gaius must have made a potion and given it to Morgana" Merlin said closing the door behind them. " before he fell asleep like everyone else"
Arthur spotted His father laying in the floor and ran over to him.
" don't worry I won't tell him" Merlin wispered to Morgana
" What?" Morgana wispered
" your magic, it must be protecting you"
" oh, right"
Moraga hadn't thought of that.
" Merlin come on help me with my Father" Arthur ordered " we need to move him onto the bed"
" Why" Merlin asked '
" We can't just leave him on the floor"
" I'll grab him a pillow" Merlin said rushing to the bed and grabbing a pillow.
" He's the King" Arthur argued
" Okay" Merlin said grabbing a second pillow " Two pillows"
Arthur rolled his eyes as Merlin put the pillows under Uther's head.
" Morgana?" Arthur said turning to the young woman " if Gaius gave you an antidote, where is it"
" I don't know" Morgana said trying to think of the most likely place " His chambers?"
Mean While Merlin had gone to look out the window concerned about the knights that where most like, check that were in Camelot.
" Arthur" Merlin called " Their here"
Arthur walked over a looked out the window not even having to ask. This was not good, Camelot was defenceless.
" Thought there were only seven Knight" Merlin half stated half asked
" There are" Arthur said seeing the eighth knight Merlin had.
" Then who is the other knight" Merlin asked
" What is it" Morgana asked " what's going on"
" The Knights of Idishirolas" Arthur explained walking back over to Uther " We need to hide my father"
" we could disguise him" Merlin suggested.
Arthur looked at his servant a little surprised and slightly impressed.
" that's actually a good idea"
" We could dress him as a woman"
Now He was less impressed
" That will never happen"
" We could dress him as a servant"
" Better"
Morgana looked between Arthur and Merlin who had joined Arthur.
Arthur lifted his father by the shoulder's. The kings crown had been removed and placed by his bed, and his over coat replaced by a jacket Merlin had borrowed from Uther's sleeping man servant whom they had found sleeping in the closet.
" Merlin grab his feet"
Merlin did as he was told and they lifted Uther a little bit off the floor.
" We're not meant to be sweeping the floor" Arthur complained as Uther's butt was dragged down the hall way" pick up his feet"
" His feet are not the problem" Merlin said
" Oh " Arthur said seeing that Merlin was struggling with lifting the kings weight " Morgana help him.?
Morgana moved next to Merlin and help lift Uther up of the floor.
The trio rushed into the throne room closing the door and bolting it behind them. One of the knight's had spottted them and was giving chase.
Morgana sat beside Uther as Merlin and Arthur talked by the door. They made a plan for Merlin to go to Gaius's chamber's to look for the potion Merlin claimed to believe Morgana had been given. Merlin and Morgana both new there was no potion, but Arthur couldn't be told about her magic.
Arthur was going to the wagon he and Merlin had seen in the court yard. The plan was to lower Uther down to it.
Merlin was starting to Wonder if it really was Morgana's Magic protecting her as He noticed he was staring to feel the affect of what was making everyone fall asleep. It was some sort of spell, He knew that, He could feel the Magic in the air.
" bolt the door behind me" Arthur instructed Morgana as He and Merlin prepared to run out.
The Knight that had been chasing them was gone, the group figured he must have gone to look for another way into the throne room.
Morgana stood and walked over to the door, waiting as her friends opened it and ran out closing and locking it behind them.
Merlin ran down the stone steps of the cave to the Dragon.
" I need your help" Merlin told him Merlin explained what was going on.
The Dragon turned his back and curled up on a large rock.
" and why should I help you " The Dragon asked "you promised to free me and yet I am still imprisoned"
" if you don't help me Camelot will fall" Merlin told the dragon
" Then let it fall"
" you don't mean that, " Merlin said " if Arther dies Albion will never reunite"
The Dragon turned to the young warlock. " and what does that mean to me, I am chained up, a prisoner. You promised to set me free. Why should I help you if you do not keep your promises?"
Merlin was frustrated, He knew the dragon had a point. He had promised to free him and had fully intended to keep his promise. But Merlin had seen a vision of the Dragon attacking Camelot and was afraid he might be responsible.
" I will set you free" Merlin insisted
" I do not believe you"
Merlin thought for a minute " I saw a vision in the Crystal that Mordred and Alvarr tricked Morgana into stealing"
The dragon looked interested " I saw you attacking Camelot" Merlin explained " which is why even though when I promised to free you I fully intended to keep my promise , I am afraid to"
The Dragon thought for a minute He could under stand the young warlocks position, He made a decision.
" I will tell you how to break the spell Morgause has cast" The Dragon agreed " if you will promise to free me right away, and in return for being freed now I will also give my blood oath that I will not attack Camelot or any of Her people."
" Done" Merlin said hardly believing his luck. When a dragon made a blood oath they could not break it.
Merlin climbed down to the base of the chain that held the Dragon. He raised his sword and struck the chain while speaking "Ic bebeode pisne sweord paet he forciere pa bende paera dracan. Un clyse."
The chain broke with one strike and the shackle fell from the great dragon's ankle.
The Warlock climbed back up to the rock so he could speak to the dragon at closer level again.
" now tell me how to break the spell" Merlin told him.
" it is simple " The Dragon said " you must destroy the source of the spell, you must kill the witch"
" what?" Merlin asked knowing the dragon was talking about Morgana, She was the only person He referred to as the witch " No, there has to be another way"
" there is not " the Dragon told him " She is the source of the spell, destroying her is the only way"
with that the dragon spread his wings and flew out of the cave.
Merlin watched as the dragon flew off before running back up to the castle.
Merlin ran up to Gaius's and his Chamber's and pulled out his magic book from under his bed. He was determined to find another way to wake everyone. He couldn't Kill Morgana, That could not be the only way.
He found some thing and tried it on Gaius.
"Ic acwoce the " Merlin cast. Gaius sat up with a large grin on his face. "Gaius " Merlin said happily believing the Physician had woken.
Gains was silent his face frozen in a wide grin, Merlin poked him and sighed "Gaius? alright lets try this" Merlin said flipping through the book and finding another spell.
"Ic pe bebiede paet pu ne slaepest" the man's chair leg broke and he fell over still smiling and still asleep
" Okay" Merlin said turning to the book and flipping through the pages, he found another spell
" this will wake you, Brimstream"
a buckets worth of water appeared in the air above Gaius's head a fell on him, He was still asleep.
Merlin knew he was running out of time He was having a harder and harder time staying awake. There was no choice but to follow the dragons plan.
Merlin gather satchel of water and reached for the hemlock in the potion cupboard then he noticed something. Two other bottles. The labels jumped out at him He had thought they had used all of it. Had Gaius made more for some reason Merlin wondered..
plot gremings are dancing around, sorry they are demanding a cliffy.