A\N Thank you so much for the feedback and just for reading please enjoy chapter 2!

| chapter 2 |

It was around noontime in Camelot, Arthur was sitting in his room doing paperwork when he saw movement out of the corner of his eye. He looked up to see Merlin moving a bit. Arthur dropped his paper and ran over to the side of the bed.

Merlin's eyes snapped open, Merlin scrambled away from Arthur. He sat up his face full of fear. He took deep heavy breaths, his eyes shot rapidly around the room.

"Merlin, it's me your home calm down," Arthur said reaching out to hold Merlin's shoulders but Merlin shot back. Arthur stared at him. Merlin looked awful he had almost no color in his face and he was stick thin.

"No... this isn't real" Merlin whispered. Arthur looked at Merlin, confused.

"Merlin it's real, we found you in the woods a day ago your home" Merlin's breathing slowed down as he looked Arthur in the eyes.

"Ar-Arthur" Merlin whispered.

"Yeah it's me," Arthur said smiling at Merlin. He walked over to the table and grabbed a piece of bread.

"Here eat this," Arthur said handing it to Merlin.

Merlin looked at it for a moment then slowly took it. "Go on eat, I have to tell the guards to go get Gaius" Arthur said. Arthur walked to the guards and told them to get Gaius when Arthur came back in the room Merlin was staring blankly across the room. Arthur noticed he didn't take one bite of the bread.

"Merlin you need to... Merlin?" Arthur waved a hand in front of Merlin, no response, he just stared blankly. A few moments later Gaius walked in.

"How is he?" Gaius asked.

"I don't know," Arthur said looking to Gaius.

"Merlin..." Gaius said putting a hand on Merlin's shoulder. No response. "He's in shock," Gaius said straightened his back. "Is there anything we can do for him?" Arthur asked. Gaius looked over to his medicine bag. "I can give something to help with the shock," Gaius said grabbing his medicine bag.

He pulled out a bottle that had a clear liquid in it. "Here Arthur, help me give this to him" Arthur nodded and walked over to Merlin and put his hand behind Merlin's head.

Gaius put the bottle up to Merlin's lips and Arthur tilted his head back. Merlin didn't react he just swallowed and looked off at nothing.

"It should take effect in a few hours, till then just don't leave him alone," Gaius said. "Ok if I need to do something I will have Gwen or Morgana be here with him" Gaius left shortly after he wanted to stay with Merlin but to many people around may stress Merlin out even more.

Arthur put everything aside so he could stay with Merlin. Hours past and Merlin fell back asleep, Arthur was sitting in his chair when he heard a knock at the door. He walked over to the door and quietly opened it.

"Is he awake?" Lancelot asked as Arthur stepped outside.

"No, he isn't, he woke up for a while but he was in shock..." Arthur replied. "Will he be ok?" Arthur paused for a moment. "Yes he will be fine, he just needs time before he goes back to normal, and I have no idea how he will be when he actually is awake and not in shock," Arthur said with dread burned into his voice.

"Ok we are all so happy to have him back," Lancelot said. Arthur smiled.

Arthur was pacing his room when he saw Merlin's eyes slowly open. Arthur slowly walked over to the side of the bed.

The world started to come into focus and Merlin saw a room he thought he would see again. He looked over and saw Arthur looking down at him.

"Am I really home?" Merlin asked in a whisper.

"Yes Merlin you're really home," Arthur said smiling.

Merlin shot up and wrapped his shaky arms around Arthur. Arthur didn't expect this but he put his arms around Merlin anyways. When Merlin pulled out of the hug Arthur looked him over, he looked so skinny and there were cuts and scars on his arms and some cuts on his face.

Arthur wanted to ask what happened to him but he didn't want to stress him out anymore. "It's good to have you back Merlin," Arthur said. Merlin gave a weak smile. Arthur sent for the guards to get Gaius, Gaius rushed to the king's chambers he walked in and saw Merlin sitting up eating a bit.

"Merlin..." Gaius said.

"Gaius" Merlin smiled and tried to get up.

"No don't get up," Gaius said walking over to him. Gaius gave him a hug and checked him all over.

"you need to rest for awhile and recover... and Merlin we all missed you" Gaius said. "I missed you all too," Merlin said voice trembling a bit as if he was about to cry. "Ok... I won't keep you up any longer you need to rest," Gaius said grabbing his medicine bag, Merlin nodded and smiled.

The first person to come and see Merlin was Gwen she ran in and hugged Merlin.

"I missed you," she said tears running down her cheeks. "I missed you too, Gwen" Arthur was off at a Council meeting during this. Merlin and Gwen talked a little more but Gwen left to let Merlin rest.

Gwaine and Lancelot also came to see Merlin as did Morgana and a few other knights and Gaius came to see him often,

But was everything really all happy now?

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