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So here is the next chapter. I know it doesn't have Merlin and Morgana in it, that will be the next one along, but I hope you like it.

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Arthur had paced his room trying to work out what he could do to help Merlin. But so far he had come up with nothing. He did not know what was wrong with his friend, so how could he fix it? Looking out the window he realised that the sun was now well risen in the sky. Just how long had he been trying to find a solution? This was all Merlin's fault. Of course it was, it was always Merlin's fault. But this time…

He needed help. He couldn't figure this out on his own. He needed someone who could give him some insight into why Merlin was behaving the way he was. But he didn't want to tell anyone in case it got Merlin hurt. If his father ever found out about any of this, even a hint that Merlin was in love with Morgana, he would execute the servant on the spot. He needed someone he could trust with Merlin's life, as well as being able to help him work out what was wrong, and maybe tell him the truth of what Merlin had told him. It took a while but he finally hit upon a solution. Stopping in the middle of the room he realised there was one he could talk to who would be able to help, and it was the one person he knew he could trust with everything Merlin had told him. Because he was the one person in the castle that loved the boy as family. He needed to talk to Gaius.

Gaius was staring at a book on magical enchantments, hoping against hope he was wrong. He did not like the idea of Merlin being under a love spell, maybe it could be some other kind? But no. Reading the page again he realised that only a love enchantment would be able to turn Merlin from thinking someone was his enemy to wanting to pick them flowers overnight. This was not good. They had had enough trouble when Arthur had been infatuated with the lady Vivian. Only Gwen's kiss had been able to snap him out of it. At least he knew the general solution, the way to break such a spell, the problem was he didn't know was who on earth it was that was Merlin's true love. The only name that came to mind was Freya, and she was dead. He couldn't really bring her back just to break the spell. He needed to find another solution and fast. With a sigh he turned back to the book hoping it would give him some insight into how to help his ward.

He was pulled from his reading by a knock on his door. He quickly pulled a medical text over the tomb before calling out a "come in." he was rather surprised with who his visitor was. And seeing him he knew it did not bode well for Merlin, nor for his hope that he could solve this problem quickly and with everyone none the wiser. He was starting to feel very old, but straightening his back and putting on a professional look on his face he spoke to his visitor. "Prince Arthur, what can I do for you, Sire?"

"Hmm hi Gaius. Ar… umm… have you seen Merlin this morning?" Arthur asked unsure of what to say to the man standing in front of him. He had come here looking for help, but now he was faced with Gaius he wasn't sure he was doing the right thing after all.

"Yes. He told me he was heading to bring you your breakfast, did he not arrive?" Gaius asked almost wishing that was why Arthur was here. Because if his suspicion was correct he really should have drugged his boy and hidden him from everyone until he could find a way to reverse the enchantment. Or knocked him out. Anything would be better than Arthur coming to him about how Merlin seemed to be in love with Morgana.

"Oh no, he arrived." Arthur muttered taking another step into the room and allowing the door to close properly behind him. He didn't want anyone to overhear what he wanted to discuss. He didn't want anything to happen that could get Merlin into trouble, or any more trouble than he already was with him at any rate.

"That is good." Gaius nodded, trying to think of a way to get Arthur out of the room without having to tell him anything. He really did not think it a good idea for the crown prince of Camelot to know his manservant was under an enchantment.

"When you saw him did he seem a bit… odd? You know more odd than usual." Arthur asked casually as he moved towards Gaius' bench and started to study the things on top of it, not that he was really looking at any of it. He was still trying to build his courage to say what it was he had come to say, to ask the questions that were circling his mind. What was wrong with Merlin? What did he mean by Morgana being his sister? And did Merlin have… magic?

"In what way, Sire?" Gaius asked his eyebrow raising in a way designed to cause Arthur discomfort in the hopes he would just leave. He needed to find a way to help his ward.

"Well… he seemed determined to pick flowers for Morgana." Arthur replied with a confused look as he watched Gaius' face to see if this was news to him or if he knew. Because if he didn't then Arthur knew he wouldn't be able to say anything more.

"Ah yes, he did mention that if I recall." Gaius replied in a strangled tone of voice as he wondered what Arthur meant by determined. He did not like the idea of a determined Merlin running around Camelot, it could cause a lot of trouble.

"He also said…" Arthur began, trying to find the right words, wondering which of the questions he should ask first. The one he really wanted answering was the last, Merlin and magic. He needed to hear Gaius tell him it was a lie, a hoax of some sort. He needed someone to tell him it wasn't true. But even as he tried to form the words he found himself unable to do so. It was if his mouth refused to work properly.

"Yes?" Gaius prompted trying to find out exactly what Merlin had told his master. It could be useful in finding an antidote to the spell, as well as working out just what sort of trouble his boy would be in when they managed to get him back.

"He said he was in love with her." Arthur blurted out. The look on his face was as surprised as the one on Gaius' when he said the words. They were not the ones he had intended to speak.

At that Gaius knew there was no doubt that Merlin was indeed enchanted with a love spell. It would have to be a strong one to work on someone like him. But that was not what he needed to be thinking about right then. He needed to work out how to respond to Arthurs words. He wanted to laugh it off, spin some tale that Arthur would believe, but the only thing he could think to say was "oh dear." as he sagged against the bench. He really was too old for this.

"Gaius what is it?" Arthur asked reaching out for the physician, worried. He wasn't sure why Gaius was reacting this way… unless he already knew Merlin loved Morgana? Knew that it was true? Maybe he was worried about what his father would do if he ever found out? To be honest that was something Arthur was worried about as well. Though the other two things Merlin had told him were more pressing concerns in his mind. They were the ones he couldn't stop thinking about after all.

Gaius knew he couldn't keep the truth from Arthur now, as much as he wanted to. He couldn't let him believe that Merlin was in love with Morgana. Not now she had become the enemy. Therefore taking a deep breath he straightened.

"I believe Merlin has been placed under an enchantment." He stated evenly, wondering as he did so if Arthur would react like Uther would. If he would try to find the sorcerer to end it. Not that he would, as it was most probably Morgana herself…but what would she gain from such an enchantment? And that was when it occurred to him. What if… what if someone had placed one on her too? What if they were both out there thinking they were in love with each other for some nefarious plan he could not see. But no. If she was enchanted surely she would have come to his rooms looking for Merlin by now, right? He couldn't believe the idea that Morgana was also enchanted hadn't crossed his mind, but in truth he had been too worried about Merlin to think much about her.

"An enchantment? So does that mean what he's saying isn't true?" Arthur asked clinging onto the piece of hope Gaius had offered him with his words. Surely if Merlin was enchanted then that would mean everything he had told him was a lie, surely.

"Why do you ask? What else did he say to you Arthur?" Gaius asked with a frown. There was so much Merlin kept from Arthur, he dreaded to think what he could have let slip while under this spell.

"Umm… well… he said… he said Morgana was my sister." Arthur finally replied, deciding against mentioning the other thing. The M word. He did not want to worry Gaius with that nonsense, as it was obviously nonsense if Merlin was enchanted. Because there was no way Merlin had magic.

"I am sure he meant it only as that is how you thought of her, Sire." Gaius covered quickly while he let out a sigh of relief that that was the only thing Merlin had mentioned. Because surely if he had said anything about his magic that would be the first thing on Arthur's mind, and not that Morgana was his sister. The idea that Merlin had told Arthur that actually made sense. After all his ward thought himself in loved her. Yes, everything would be fine… as long as he found an antidote that was.

"That makes sense, she is like a sister to me." Arthur nodded with relief. Of course Merlin didn't know what he was saying this morning. He was enchanted, and those enchanted never behaved or said things that they would normally. Hmm, if only the enchantment would have made Merlin a better servant. That would certainly be out of character for him.

"Indeed." Gaius agreed heartily. Glad Arthur had taken his words as truth.

With his worries eased Arthur turned to the problem in hand. Namely how to make sure Merlin wasn't killed for pursuing the King's ward. "How do we break the enchantment? Do we need to find the sorcerer who cast it?"

"No. There is a solution, though I'm not sure how easy it will be." Gaius replied. He knew Arthur wanted to help Merlin, and maybe he knew more about his boy's feelings than he did. They were friends after all. Surely Merlin was more likely to inform Arthur if he had formed an attachment to someone than he was him.

"Well what is it? Tell me what I need to do to help him, Gaius." Arthur responded in earnest. Anything he could do to help his friend he would do so.

"What do you know of Merlin's love life?" Gaius asked tilting his head to the side as he hoped Arthur would have a greater insight then he himself did.

"Does he have a love life?" Arthur asked scrunching his nose as he thought about anything he had ever heard of Merlin and girls. He was rather surprised to find that there was nothing. His manservant hadn't ever mentioned anyone, or been connected to anyone in that way that he knew of. Well there had been Gwen, but that was a long time ago. So who was it now? Who did Merlin care for? And how did he not know anything about his friend's personal life? Merlin knew everything about his own after all.

"I do not know. And if not, I fear this will be a lot trickier." Gaius answered with a sigh. He should have known that Arthur would be as clueless as him. Mainly because he was sure that there was no one. That Merlin was not in fact in love. Which meant the way to break this enchantment would rest on his shoulders.

"Why what is it that breaks the enchantment?" Arthur asked wondering why Gaius was asking about Merlin's love life. What did that have to do with him being enchanted?

"True loves kiss, Sire." Gaius replied evenly. He would have thought Arthur would have known that from his own experience of such a situation.

"True loves… oh. Who does Merlin love?" Arthur asked as his eyes went wide as he realised that the way to save his friend was to find the person he loved. When this was over he and Merlin were going to have a long discussion about him telling him important information that could well be needed when things like this happened. And as much as Arthur would like to pretend otherwise, things like this did happen far too often for his liking, though usually it was him who was the recipient of the spell, not Merlin.

"Your guess is as good as mine, I'm sure." Gaius answered dryly. Surely the fact he did not know was obvious with his previous line of questioning.

"Maybe someone else would know?" Arthur suggested hoping to find some way of helping Merlin.

"Who would you recommend?" Gaius asked raising his eyebrow again. If Merlin had not told either of them, who was he likely to speak to about such matters? He could think of no one. His ward was a very private person on the whole, mainly due to his having to keep most of his life a secret from his friends. It did tend to make someone rather unwilling to share.

Arthur couldn't really think of anyone. But then an idea came to him. If Merlin loved another servant then maybe a servant who was his friend would be the one he would talk to about it. And he was such a girl some times, he was bound to go to a girl to discuss his feelings. Therefore with a wide smile he made his suggestion.

"Gwen? She might have heard something."

"That is a good idea, Sire. Why do you not find her and explain the situation while I research other possible ways of breaking the enchantment if finding his true love fails." Gaius agreed. It was possible, though he doubted it. But if Arthur did tell Gwen what was going on with Merlin, she would tell him in return if anything was off with Morgana. For instance if she loved Merlin back. At least that way he would know if it was the lady herself who had cast the spell of if they had another threat to worry about on the horizon. Well Camelot was never boring that was for sure.

"Yes. I will do that now." Arthur agreed turning quickly towards the door. He now had something to do. A quest to help his friend. And He did not hear the sigh Gaius released behind him. The old man did not think that they would be solving this one that way. But at least it would keep Arthur out of his hair while he researched an antidote. Therefore he turned back to his book, hoping to find some potion or spell he could use to break Merlin away from his obsession with Morgana, and hopefully before it got him killed.