"What? How do you know this?" Gaius quizzed, suddenly scared.
"They tell me." Merlin seamed to be finding it hard to talk to Gaius about the voices. This upset Gaius, but he understood why. Merlin suddenly started sobbing. He screwed up his face and started stamping his foot. Gaius was concerned, but he knew what was happening. They were speaking. He placed a hand on Merlin's shoulder but Merlin swatted him away, obviosly pained. After about 2 minutes, Merlin stopped. He turned and looked at Gaius. He looked tired, his eyes red. Merlin knew what was goign to happen next, it seamed, as he shook his head. But he couldn't prevent it. Gaius had to catch Merlin when he passed out.
Gaius managed to get Merlin into his cot and then he decided to call on Arthur.
The physician knocked on Arthur's door.
"Come in." Came the reply from the other side. Gaius stepped into the room. "Ah, Gaius. Why are you here?"
"I bring news of Merlin's condition." Arthur gestured for Gaius to sit down and he did. Arthur joined him.
"Is he all right?"
"He's asleep. I think we might have a problem on our hands, though."
"What sort of problem?"
"Well, I witnessed the effects of what the voices do to him. He gets very... emotional."
"All I saw earlier was him shivering... Where did these voices come from?"
"I'm affraid I do not know. It upsets me to see him like this though. I have no idea what to do about it."
"Well I don't know what to do. Maybe we should go and talk with him."
"I'm not waking him up. These voices leave him very... drained of energy. He passed out straight infront of me!"
"Well. When he wakes up. Make sure you call me. I'm intrigued by these voices which are plaguing him."
"You have me word, sire." Gaius stood to leave. He was about to exit the room when Arthur called from his seat.
"Gaius, make sure he's all right." Gaius nodded, then made his way back to his chambers.
He poked his head 'round Merlin's door and smiled at Merlin sleeping peacefully. Then he stopped smiling: Merlin started shivering violently. Tears fell down his face and he cryed out. Gaius rushed forward and knelt by Merlin. There was nothing he could do but watch. Suddenly, Merlin's eyes shot open. He stopped shivering and Gaius knew that the voices had stopped. Merlin didn't stop sobbing. Gaius pulled him into a hug.
"It's all right, Merlin. We're going to help you." Gaius shushed him. He knew Merlin would be weak and tired, but it seamed the voices didn't leave him in his dreams, either.
"I'm scared... Gaius." Merlin said into Gaius' shoulder. He was tired, and it was hard for him to speak.
"There's no need to be, Merlin. I'm going to help you. So is Arthur. Do you want me to call on you'r mother?" But Merlin ad fallen asleep. Gaius layed him back down in his bed, and decided that he wasn't going to leave the room untill Merlin was on his feet. He couldn't leave him when he was being attacked like this every 5 minutes.
So Gaius pulled up a chair and watched as the warlock slept, knowing that at any moment, he could be needed.