Chapter 7- Uther's Frustration
Finally, Uther had had enough. Arthur had been distracted from his royal duties. Gaius was unable to sleep, eat, or tend to the other sick people in the kingdom. His main knights, such as Sir Leon, did not give him advice, because they were too worried about Merlin. All the people of the kingdom who knew or even seen the cheerful boy were always sulking in sadness, not taking care of the crops or being loyal to the kingdom. The soldiers were troubled, did not train, and were not ready to defend the kingdom. Uther had had enough. He would not take it anymore. The next morning, a month and a half after the incident, Uther marched straight to Gaius's room. As he was the king, he stormed right in, and yet again, saw Gaius treating the servant boy- Merlin.
"GAIUS!" the king of Camelot shouted angrily.
"Yes, sire?" asked Gaius, looking up from his work for a moment.
Uther cleared his throat. "I order you to stop treating this boy. As we have seen, he will not live. Everyone is too distracted by this one servant- his life is worth nothing! I know he is your ward- and for that I am sorry. But my kingdom is more important. And, one boy's life will not change anything." Uther said without remorse in his voice, speaking only with anger and cruelty.
Gaius stood there, tears streaming down his face, as he tried to process what the king was trying to say. "Give me one more night! If you love your people at all, you will give me one more night!" said Gaius, not even bothering to add please.
The king nodded reluctantly, and was gone a second later. Gaius knew. He would have to cure Merlin. Otherwise, his beloved ward would die. And Gaius would lose the most precious thing in the world to him- the son he never had.