"Please, Sire! You must have some sense in the matter!" Gaius yelled. "Your leg hasn't fully healed yet and you are in no fit condition to be traipsing across the length of Camelot!"
Gaius breathed in deeply, trying to calm himself down. He knew that he was treading on thin ice with the king.
Uther glared at Gaius, not wanting to admit that the old man had a point. "I am the king, and if I want to join the search for my son, then I shall."
Gaius, in a fit of exasperation, threw his hands up in the air, frustrated with the sheer stupidity and lack of common sense coming from the king at this moment in time. He took another deep breath. Maybe if he kept doing it, it would actually work to calm him down.
"You have the finest knights in all of Camelot at your disposal. They are more than capable of finding the prince. If you go with them, you would slow the process down. Please, let them handle it while you allow your leg to rest and heal."
Uther glared at the Court Physician once again. "My decision has been made, Gaius. I'm going." With that, he flicked his wrist at his servant, sending him off to ready his horse.
Gaius shook his head. "Fine. Get up and walk to the door."
"What?"
"I said, get up and walk to the door."
Uther grunted as he struggled with rising from his chair. Once up, he tentatively took a step in the direction Gaius had indicated. As soon as he placed weight on his injured leg, a sharp cry came from his lips without his permission. He collapsed back into his chair, trying to get over the new bout of pain.
Gaius walked over to stand directly beside the king. He offered a small bottle to Uther, the contents of which would help alleviate some of his pain. As Uther took it, Gaius began to speak,"I know that you are worried for Arthur, my Lord, but you really are better off letting Sir Leon lead the search for him. He's capable, and I'm sure they will find Arthur as soon as they possibly can."
The king remained silent, coming to terms with the fact that he wouldn't be able to go after Arthur.
Sensing that he needed to leave the king to himself, Gaius bowed and walked out of the room. He understood Uther's frustrations in not being able to go after the prince. Like the king, Gaius was also missing someone important to him. Merlin had been out with Arthur when they had gone missing, and Gaius was worried about his ward. While not suffering from an injury, Gaius' age and role as Court Physician kept him from joining in on the search. He would just have to hope that both Arthur and Merlin would be found soon.