Frater Meus Parvus pt.7
Hello, hope you are having a good day. Yes, I am still alive. **Evilly laughs**.
Balinor woke up hearing Merlin cough. He saw that Merlin was coughing and helped Merlin sit up. Eventually, Merlin stopped coughing. Merlin weakly looked at Balinor.
"What happened?" Merlin croaked before he passed out. Balinor caught Merlin and laid Merlin down. He covered Merlin up and then tended to Merlin's fever. Balinor fell asleep sometime later. In the morning, Hunith came in. She put her hand on Balinor's shoulder. Balinor woke up.
"How is he?" Hunith asked looking at Merlin's ghastly pale face.
"He's worse. He woke up coughing last night." Balinor sighed.
"There's breakfast in the kitchen. I'm going with Freya to the store. So make sure that he eats."
"I will."
Then they kissed. Hunith kissed Merlin's forehead and then left. A few minutes later, Gaius came in. He checked Merlin over and looked at Merlin's wounds.
"Will he be ok?" Balinor questioned.
"His wounds will heal but he's very ill. We must watch over him." Gaius answered. Then Gaius left. Balinor was about to sit down when he saw Merlin move his hand. Balinor sat down on the bed and put a hand on Merlin's forehead.
"Placet.* Filioli mei draco*. Expergiscimini*." Balinor whispered.
"Ego non sentire bonum*. Ego Iustus volo ad somnum*. Suus' correpti ita incalerint*." Merlin whimpered.
"Non dormientibus*. Vobis ad vescendum pertinent*."
"Sentio infirmos*."
Then Balinor sighed and forcefully made Merlin sit up against the pillows. Merlin groaned in protest.
"You need to eat. You are way too skinny." Balinor ordered.
"But I'm tired." Merlin moaned.
"Maybe you wouldn't be so tired if you ate."
Balinor went to get Merlin breakfast. When he went back in, Merlin was trying to fall asleep.
"Don't fall asleep, Merlin." Balinor said sternly. Merlin opened his eyes and looked at his father. "You need to eat."
"I can't." Merlin moaned.
"You must. Now open your mouth."
Merlin did as he was told. Balinor helped Merlin eat. Merlin was half way done when he started feeling sick.
"You need to eat." Balinor said.
"I can't. I'm so sick and tired." Merlin moaned.
"Eat just a little more." Balinor helped Merlin eat a bit. After one more spoonful, Merlin moved away. "Try to eat a little more."
"I can't." Merlin groaned. Balinor sighed and then put the bowl down. He saw that Merlin was very sweaty. Then Freya came in.
"Balinor, Hunith is in your room." Freya sighed. Balinor nodded and went to see Hunith. Freya sat down on the bed and kissed Merlin on the lips.
"Oh my goodness. You are so hot. Your fever is too high." Freya gasped. Then she went to get a thermometer. She went back into Merlin's room and saw Gaius. "Merlin, I need to check your temperature." Merlin nodded. She put the thermometer in Merlin's mouth.
"What is that?" Gaius asked.
"It's called a thermometer. It can tell you your temperature. Normal would be about 98.6 degrees. If it's over 100 or below 97 degrees then it means you have a fever."
Then the thermometer beeped. Freya took it out of Merlin's mouth and gasped.
"What is it?" Gaius wondered.
"His fever is 103.5. We need to get him to the hospital."
TBC
Latin to English:
Placet= Please
Filioli mei draco= My little dragon
Expergiscimini= Wake up
Ego non sentire bonum= I do not feel good
Ego Iustus volo ad somnum= I just want to sleep
Suus' correpti ita incaluerint= It's so hot
Non dormientibus=Do not fall asleep
Vobis ad vescendum pertinent= You must eat
Sentio infirmos= I feel sick.
