10-11-Doctors- Was this quick enough? hehe. As far as Gawaine assuming Merlin sided with Morgana, despite living, you may see the reason


"Take him to Gaius!" Arthur shouted, watching Gawaine faint. "Father!" Arthur preemptively protested, watching his father open his mouth in fury, shaking. "Please let me handle this." Arthur said seriously, meeting his father's alert eyes with his pained one. Uther stared at Arthur incredulously and said nothing. "Please father."

Uther said nothing but stared at Arthur grotesquely, obviously struggling to comprehend his request. Arthur marched down the halls where a knight carried Gawaine, where all the servants and staff pulled aside and walked towards. Arthur felt his heart pound against his chest as he walked down the hall.

"Everyone SPLIT UP! Sir Leon, Matthew, Hoard, the whole group, get out there and parole the Western side at once!" Arthur commanded. "Sir Kay, Fallon, Maguire! Eastern side now!" Sir Charles, Bedievere, Ector! Northern side, NOW! Sir Pattering! Akron! SOUTHERN SIDE GO! MacDraw! Raise the drawbridge, get the King over to his room and lock the door!"

The knights nodded eagerly and ran out with their swords, alarming everyone they passed. Lancelot began to follow Sir Kay in deep desire to help.

"LANCELOT NOT YOU! COME HERE!" Arthur yelled.

Lancelot hurried over to Arthur's side and awaited his command.

"I need you to confirm anything you can about what Gawaine says about Morgana. I don't know if I can trust him yet."

Lancelot nodded nervously and followed him to Gaius's hall. Taking a right turn into Gaius room, Arthur witnessed Gaius placing Gawaine down on a cot, opening his eyes and checking his pulse, and pouring water in his mouth. He then began drawing some blood.

"What's happened to him?" Arthur demanded. Arthur didn't quiet feel the same about Gaius after finding out Merlin had magic, but kept a cordial relationship.

"It looks like he's lost quite a bit of blood. I see no wounds however. His pulse is low, but I can give him some wallyflower for it."

Arthur looked around and witnessed Luned watching from afar in worry.

"Luned! Come here! I need you to assist Gaius is everything he needs!"

Luned nodded nervously and looked around.

"I can get the wallyflower! I have a stock of them actually in my things. It duals for a nice itch relief!"

Perplexed, Arthur nodded desperately. At that moment, Gwen walked in stunned, flickering her eyes to everyone. She stood behind, helping Gaius clear the area.

"Is – is he going to be alright? Gaius, what else do we need to do for him?"Arthur asked.

"I believe all he needs some more tonic and rest…" Gaius replied nervously. "He heart beat is picking up... It's quite peculiar."

*Groan...*

Luned dashed back in and walked in with fresh wallyflowers. Gaius nodded and took a few petals, grinded it and placed it in a cup of water. He poured it in Gawaine's mouth, and noticed his lips tremble slightly.

The next five minutes was longer than Arthur could handle. All he could think was about Camelot, but what really tore him up was the idea Merlin was helping Morgana.

Arthur watched Gawaine stir.

"Arthur…."

"Gawaine!" Arthur said pulling to his side.

"I feel like I died a hundred times...…"

"What happened? What is Morgana planning? Is she coming now? From which side..."

"Not now…" Gawaine panted. "She is not coming now….Winter... the start of it."

Arthur sighed a breath of relief, but held onto his vigilance, for he didn't know whether he could truly believe Gawaine after Gawaine not only insulted him, but left knighthood in Camelot.

Gaius poured a concoction in Gawaine's mouth, making Gawaine's voice stronger.

"Thanks you Gaius." Gawaine nodded. A flush of color came to his cheeks."What the hell is in that? It's made me feel tons better…" Gawaine said getting up.

"Just a very strong mixture of some potent medicine..." Gaius said in deep thought.

Lancelot stood there behind Arthur eagerly, and watched everything.

"Gawaine… tell me everything."

Gawaine nodded.

"Camelot is in danger... you were right about Merlin. Please tell me this is a nightmare..."

"Tell me from the start." Arthur asked with immense determination.

"I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD!" Dagonet called from the halls and into Gaius's room. "Oh no! Gawaine!"

"GET HIM OUT OF HERE!" Arthur yelled at Lancelot. Lancelot nodded and escorted an appalled Dagonet out the room. Guinevere, Luned, please, guard Gaius's door. Don't let anyone in!"

"Us?" Luned replied appalled. "But, but were are just..."

"Come on!" Gwen called, pulling Luned out the door as she closed the door shut.

"Gawaine, please… go on." Arthur asked, leaning forward in his seat.

Gawaine shook his head.

"After you got rid of Merlin, " Gawaine started, shivering at the name Merlin. "I joined him on his walk and told him that if he ever needed me, I'd be at the taverns enjoying myself. To which I did, I had a comfortable time, playing dice and drinking mead. Well one day, he came by and asked me to join him in efforts to end Morgana."

Arthur could tell Gawaine tried avoiding use of Merlins name.

"I felt slightly unsure about doing so, since we were just an army of two, but he mentioned there was a stone on her staff that if was broken, would end her powers. I don't know if he made it up or if it was the truth, but I believed him and thought we had a shot at it. So, I walked with him in the forest. I'll tell you one thing, he did seem quieter, and more serious as well. I thought it was his nerves, and went along and told him to be brave. There he took me to Morgana's land. It was unbelievable to be so close to enemies land. It's a vulnerable area, with absolutely zero guards around, which took me by surprise. I felt nervous about that, because I would think she'd have some sort of protection around her land. There was a big cave in the middle of a field, and a lot of tents around..."

Arthur looked up at Lancelot as Gawaine described the area in full totality, wondering if he made a contradictory face. All he saw was Lancelot nodding.

"Anyway, that's when things were baffling. I don't even really understand what happened, but I started asking him what the plan was. He kept avoiding my eyes and told me some plan that I think he made up on the spot. I didn't have a good feeling, so I suggested we turn back. That's when I remember his eyes… his blue eyes just stared at me in sorrow. At that point, I remember just opening my eyes. I couldn't tell if I woke up from a dream, or if I was in a dream. I attempted to pinchmyself several times and began to realize I was tied up to a pole under the sun. I think it was midday. I couldn't understand what was happening. I saw people all around, just watching me in anticipation. Then she came out. Morgana. I thought something happened to Merlin at that point. She was mocking me I think, I wasn't really paying attention to her. I was just trying to figure out how to break lose. But what caught my attention was when she said that Merlin caused me to be there and that I would die. I didn't understand it at first and I thought it was some sort of ploy to get me angry. But then he came out. It took me some time to realize he truly did betray me, because he didn't help me and was avoiding my gaze. I kept trying to struggle out of my hold, and then began to see Morgana and him arguing."

"Arguing?" Arthur asked.

"Yes, I should have paid more attention to what they were saying. I think they were arguing about trusting one another. I started paying more attention when I saw Merlin do some very powerful looking magic. He lifted a tree from its roots. Everyone was whispering and Morgana looked unhappy. That's when Morgana told the crowd to leave. At that point, I believed I had some chance of surviving. It looked like things weren't going as planned. Excuse me,"

All three Arthur, Lancelot and Gaius were engrossed as they watched Gawaine take some water quickly. He rubbed his throat.

"Sorry. At that point, he told her to tell him her plan on attacking Camelot. Morgana told him that she plans to attack Camelot on the beginning of winter. He wanted to know more. She told him about a secret tunnel that goes from near her cave to Camelot. She then casted an image on outside of the cave wall, and it showed a field of flowers on the east side of the kingdom, and there was this tunnel ."

"Do you remember where it's at exactly?"

"I'll never forget it. I just kept thinking, Please attack Morgana Merlin!, Escapes with me, so then we can tell you all of this."

Gawaine then shook his head continuously.

"Then, my stomach turned inside out in fear. It seemed Merlin was satisfied, and he didn't attack her. Morgana told him to kill me, and he didn't hesitate. He just turned to me… and… I pled. I just remember, the last image I saw was my father's disappointed face. Then everything went black."

"How did you survive.." Lancelot asked in wonder.

"I don't know.. I remember, there was a slight moment I woke up. I screamed, but I couldn't feel my mouth move. My heart raced unbelievably, then it dropped very low. Low to the point of me realizing I was truly going to die. I tried to open my mouth to yell, but I couldn't. I tried to lift my body. It wouldn't obey. It felt like I was a statue, a soul in a frozen statue. I just kept thinking about my father and how I disappointed him…"Gawaine explained in deep thought. He became silent for a few seconds and closed his eyes. He opened it.

"At that point, I opened my eyes alert, and jerked my foot and was stunned it moved. My heart was racing. I got up and it was dark all around. I felt weak and in terrible pain, but kept shaking my own body to see if I really could move it. There was a terrible taste in my mouth. I threw up a few times, but I knew if there was one thing I needed to do, before I died, is to warn you all. Merlin thought he killed me.. But he didn't. I don't know how powerful he really is, but I'll tell you one thing, he wasn't powerful enough to kill me. I can't believe I trusted him, you were right about him."

Arthur rubbed his forehead in agony and shook his head.

"Thank you Gawaine. Thank you for … everything. Please rest now."

Arthur got up after Gawaine nodded and ran his fingers though his hair.

"I believe everything he said. His description sounded right." Lancelot said instantly. Arthur nodded and looked off to the distance. "Can you help Gaius?"

"Of course."

Arthur walked out of the room, leaving Lancelot , Gaius and Gawaine there.

Gawaine closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Lancelot scratched his head and looked down in distress.

"I can't believe this. Merlin always seemed to be a good man." Lancelot commented.

"Yes.. " Gaius said, also stunned, and in deep thought.

"What do you think about all of this Gaius.." Lancelot asked, noticing Gaius few words. "You've been living with Merlin. Do you think he's truly capable of this…"

"I don't." Gaius said, in disappointment. "But I've been wrong about things before."

Gaius walked over to a vial and paused in surprise. He shook the contents carefully and stared at it stunned.

"What is it?" Lancelot asked, coming forth and looking at the vial.

"This is Gawaine's blood I drew. You see how it turned a bright orange?"

"Yes?"

"It shows it has Immordium and traces of its anecdote." Gaius said astonished. He then turned to a puzzled Lancelot. "Immordium, Lancelot, is a tonic that is used when one wants to mimic death. It will pause the body's function, including the heart, with not harm to the person overall, as long as they are given the anecdote within ten minutes."

Lancelot eyes flickered around.

"What do you think that means?"

"It means..Gawaine truly felt all of the pain he described. However, he may be wrong in one part. Merlin may not have intended on killing him."

"We need to tell Prince Arthur!" Lancelot said at once.

"No... " Gaius said. "We don't understand what is really happening and do not want Arthur to drop his guard. Don't tell anyone about this."


10-11 doctors- incase you didn't get your answer from the above, the reason why Gawaine believes Merlin sided with Morgana is because Merlin didn't tell Gawaine that he had a plan. The very least Merlin could have done was tell Gawaine that he plans to fake kill him, if that was truly his intention. Merlin just went ahead and attempted to kill him. For all Gawaine knows, Merlin tried and failed. Gawaine thinks he was just lucky.

Now we are at a moment where Merlins intentions are truly questioned, now that this Immordium stuff is in the picture. (Btw, the show used this tonic before from the Troll episode.)