Siblings pt.4
๐Hello, hope you are having a good day.
"We need to try." Arthur said.
"Arthur, you can't seriously let a 6 year old use the most powerful healing spell that could kill her. She's still recovering from being ill." Gwen answered.
"We can't let him die."
Then Merlin started opening his eyes.
"Hey, sweetie. How do you feel?" Hunith whispered.
"Weak. What's happening?" Merlin moaned.
"We need Rosetta to use the spell that you used on Hunith." Arthur explained.
"What? No. Never. It nearly killed me. It'll kill her and if she dies, I'll die."
"We just can't let you die."
"I know that but Rosetta isn't the way. I won't allow it. Daegal and Rosetta mean more to me than anything. I wish that I could heal myself but I can't. They could help me do it but both of them could still die. We need a fourth person. Try to find a druid."
"What about Gaius?"
"No. We need Gaius to live."
"Fine."
"Merlin, your nose is bleeding." Hunith said.
"Oh no." Merlin moaned.
"Lie down."
Merlin laid down. Hunith grabbed a cloth and wiped the blood from Merlin's nose. When she finished, Merlin was asleep.
"He's so pale." Hunith whispered.
"His body is losing it's ability to fight. The fact that he had a nosebleed shows that he has internal bleeding. We'll know that he's close to death when his face turns blue." Gaius explained.
"He can't die."
"I know. Everyone should leave. We won't be helping Merlin by hovering over him."
So everyone but Rosetta, Daegal, and Hunith left the room. A few minutes later, Merlin started coughing. He coughed up blood for several minutes. When it was over, Merlin was half-conscious.
"Merlin, can you try to drink some water?" Hunith asked. She got a cup of water and helped Merlin drink it. Merlin drank a tiny bit of water and then went to sleep. Hunith wiped the blood off of his hands and face. When she was done, she saw that Merlin's nose was bleeding again. "Gaius!" Gaius came in and went to Merlin's side.
"What's wrong?" Gaius asked.
"He was coughing up blood for several minutes and it wasn't much but when I cleaned him up, his nose started bleeding again."
"All I know is that we must keep him as comfortable as possible. I'll make him something that will help him have a painless death."
"Thank you, Gaius. For everything you've done."
"Hunith, he'll be fine. He has 2 kids to look after. And a clotpole."
Hunith laughed tearfully. Gaius put a hand on her shoulder as she cried. Then Gaius left the room. Hunith looked at Daegal who was sleeping on the spare bed in one of the corners. She smiled sadly knowing that Daegal was a lot like Merlin. Then she looked at Rosetta who was learning magic. Rosetta had made a butterfly appear in her hand. She went to Hunith with a smile on her face.
"Look what I did." Rosetta said.
"That's so adorable. How about we go to the window and let it go." Hunith suggested.
"Yeah."
SO they went to the window and opened it up. They let the butterfly go. They smiled and closed the window.
"Mother?" Merlin whimpered. Hunith went back to Merlin's side. She wiped the sweat off of Merli's face.
"Hey, I'm here." Hunith whispered.
"I can't see."
"I know. It's ok. It'll pass. You'll be fine. Just go back to sleep."
"I can't. Not till I see you."
Hunith kissed Merlin's forehead. Merlin leaned into her touch. Rosetta used a small healing spell and gave Merlin the ability to see again.
"Rosetta, don't do that. Ok?" Merlin mumbled.
"Ok." Rosetta answered. "Can I show you something?"
"Sure."
So Rosetta put her hands together and uttered a spell. When she removed on of her hands, Merlin saw a butterfly. He smiled happily.
"That's very beautiful." Merlin chuckled.
"Thank you. Will you be ok?" Rosetta replied.
"I'll be fine. I just need to rest. You should rest as well."
"Ok. Can I lie down next to you?"
"Sure. How about you release the butterfly outside?"
Merlin put a spell on the butterfly.
"There. Now it will be alive when we release it. Go put it in a jar." Merlin explained.
"Ok. Thank you." Rosetta thanked.
"Your welcome."
Then Rosetta went to put the butterfly in a jar.
"You're so good to her. How powerful is her magic?" Hunith wondered.
"It's powerful. She's as powerful as I was when I was her age." Merlin sighed.
"Wow. I don't remember you being that good at controlling you magic."
"Well, she has Daegal. Daegal's magic though. It's there but it as powerful as Gaius'."
"Get some rest. Arthur's trying to find a druid."
"I know. It'll be hard though."
"Go to sleep."
"Can I have something to eat? I know I should eat something to help me fight this."
"Sure."
Hunith went to get Merlin some soup. Rosetta ran back in with the butterfly in the jar. She put it on the desk and climbed onto Merlin's bed. She laid down next to him and let him hold her. When Hunith came in, she gave Merlin the bowl of soup.
"Do you think you can eat on your own?" Hunith asked.
"You might need to help me. I can't really use my arms." Merlin answered.
"Ok."
Hunith helped Merlin eat. Merlin tried to eat as much as he could. Merlin was barely able to eat half of it.
"I don't think I can eat anymore." Merlin moaned.
"Just try to eat a few more bites." Hunith replied. Merlin did as he was told. Several minutes later, Merlin finished the bowl of soup. "Let's hope you can keep all of that down."
"Me too."
"Get some sleep. You'll need all your strength."
"Don't remind me."
Merlin closed his eyes and went to sleep.
TBC
Who do you think Arthur will find? Will Merlin live? Will Rosetta have to die to save Merlin? Tell me your thoughts.๐
