After Merlin was done with his chores, he went back to Gaius's room. When he entered, he saw Gaius cleaning the room, while Morgana was sitting on her cot.

"Do you need help with that?" Merlin asked Gaius.

"Sure," replied Gaius. "Would you mind scrubbing the top of the shelf?"

Merlin grabbed a washcloth and dipped it in a pail of water, then walked over to the bookshelf and started scrubbing it.

Merlin eventually felt someone staring at him, and turned around to see Morgana regarding him with an inquisitive expression.

"What is it?" Merlin asked.

"I'm surprised you're actually working," said Morgana.

"As opposed to...what?" replied Merlin.

"Using magic," answered Morgana, hesitating slightly on the second word.

"Oh," said Merlin. "Well, I guess not using magic to do work is just habit. Not only am I a servant, I live in Camelot."

"True," replied Morgana, and was silent. Merlin turned back to the shelf, and finished scrubbing it. When he was done, he turned to Gaius and said, "I'm going to go bring Arthur lunch now," and quickly left the room.


When Merlin got to Arthur's chambers, carrying his and Gwen's lunch, he knocked on the door. "Come in," Arthur called, and Merlin opened the door. He set the lunches down on the table, then said, "Can I talk with you?"

"Sure," said Arthur.

"It's about Aithusa," said Merlin. "Morgana's dragon. Do you think she could be brought back to Camelot?"

"Possibly," said Arthur. "Who would take care of her and stuff?"

"I'm not sure," replied Merlin. "I could definitely command her though."

"Well, if you do decide to bring her back, make sure you let me know," said Arthur.

"Okay," Merlin answered, and left.


When Merlin got back to Gaius's rooms, Gaius was gone, but Morgana was there, attempting to comb her wet hair.

"Morgana," said Merlin, and Morgana turned around.

"What?" she asked.

"How would you feel about seeing Aithusa again?" asked Merlin.