Chapter 55

Another day went by, still no sign of Cailleach or Kara disappearing back to her world, she had spent the day with Morgana, they had stayed in her bedroom mostly, at first neither of them spoke much, neither really knowing what to say, but Kara would catch Morgana's intense green eyes watching her.

That afternoon Morgana's brow was beginning to become damp with sweat, a fever had arisen in her, Kara assumed that it was down to the nasty gash that she had sustained on her ribs, the young sorceress had tried to play down the pain but Kara saw right through it, she had caught her from stumbling

"Let's lie you down" Kara helped her to the bed, lowering her as gently as she could

Morgana gasped and clutched her side,

"Let me see" Kara ordered gently

Morgana moved her hand but her shirt sand corset were covering the wound, Kara's hands moved quickly as she tried to remove her corset, why were these things so time consuming to get on and off, the blonde's patience ran dry and she grabbed the knife from their lunch earlier and cut away the tyings, she pulled it open and carefully rolled up the under shirt

Morgana hissed in pain as the liquid seeping from her wound had dried and stuck to the material of her clothing and it now pulled as Kara tried to remove it

Kara gasped a little at the sight, Morgana's side was indeed infected, a horrible greenish hue to her skin surrounding the cut

"That bad huh" Morgana breathed heavily through her teeth

Kara shook her head and forced a smile "Nah" she said quickly "Gaius will be able to fix you up in no time"

Morgana nodded, but her face contorted in pain

"I'll go get him" Kara said, brushing Morgana's hair back from her face, her hand lingering on her cheek "Don't go anywhere" she added, trying to lessen Morgana's fear

"I won't if you won't" she gasped, her eyes squeezing shut

"I'll be back soon" Kara didn't want to leave her but she needed to get Gaius or Merlin

She sprinted out the door and down the corridor, racing past other, she called out to them if they had seen the older man, a lot of them hadn't but one knight with a nasty gash across his cheeks directed her to the great hall, she had to be reminded how to get there, the knight sensed her urgency and escorted her there, asking if there was anything he could do

She thanked him when they reached the opened doors, she headed in, eyes searching for the white haired man, seeing him looking over another knight who had a bandaged covered head, he seemed to be giving him some sort of concoction

The blonde rushed over, feeling eyes on her

"Gaius!" she breathed, catching her breath after racing through the castle

The aged man turned around and frowned

"Kara" he took in her appearance "Whatever is the matter child?"

Kara gasped some air "It's Morgana" another gulp of oxygen "Her wound is infected and she's not doing so good"

Gaius nodded and together they hurried back up the stairs, but the older man was slow, increasing Kara's panic, she couldn't lose Morgana now, not after everything they had been through together, everything they had survived

They eventually burst back through the bedroom door, Kara rushing to the bedside instantly, Morgana's green eyes were tear filled as she focused on the blonde, but she was still conscious

"I was starting to wonder where you were" she attempted to joke, but she winced in pain again

Kara's hand went to her sweaty brow, her skin burning up, she moved back out of the way to let Gaius examine her and the wound, though she stayed close, watching over the raven haired woman, her body flooding with adrenaline, she wanted to do something, but there was nothing but stand there and wait for Gaius, she hated feeling useless, especially when one she cared about was in pain.

"Kara"

Gaius sudden voice surprised the blonde, pulling her gaze away from Morgana

"Kara take a breath" he said, seeing the panic in her eyes

Kara complied, nodding as she swallowed another deep breath

"I need you to go to my home, Merlin is there resting, I need you to tell him to bring the ingredients for a fever and infection, along with a blade and fresh water"

Kara focused on his words, taking them all in

"I shall stay here with the Lady Morgana" He turned back to the young sorceress,

But Morgana's eyes were fixed tightly on Kara, something in her eyes, fear, but there was something else, something Kara couldn't figure out. The blonde stood there frozen for a moment, watching as tears rolled down Morgana's pale cheeks

Kara took a step towards her and grasped her hand, squeezing it tightly

"Be back before you know it" Kara placed her free hand on Morgana's face, thumb catching a tear

She turned to leave but something latched onto her wrist, she looked down to see Morgana's hand wrapped tightly around her forearm

"Morgana" she breathed "Everything will be okay" she nodded though her heart clenched

"Kara" Gaius urged, looking down at Morgana and using a cloth, wiped her brow, he took a hold of her arm, that still reached out for Kara ad pulled it back

"Kara hurry" he said a little more forcibly

Kara took one last look at Morgana before once again rushing out of the room, her own eyes stinging with tears, it was then she knew why Morgana had been so unwilling to let the blonde woman go, her own heart clenching at the thought of it, any moment could be their last.