Fire and Ice 3: Mind of Stone
AN: I know this chapter will be short. I may or may not post a chapter tonight but I hope the shortness is okay. I don't think anything interesting will happen, it's just a fill in chapter but I hope you like it!
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Chapter 3
Arthur picked up the unconscious boy with barley any effort at all. To be honest, he wasn't surprised Merlin had collapsed. The dark circles under his eyes were growing darker by the day and he had less energy. But Merlin hadn't been sick. He hadn't told Arthur he had needed the day off. He hadn't been doing anything too tiring lately Arthur didn't have a clue what was going on.
And that's what he told Gaius when he arrived in the physician's chambers carrying Merlin.
"When did he fall unconscious?" Gaius asked thoughtfully. Arthur told him about the meeting and how Merlin had been very don lately and how he didn't seem to have any energy.
"Okay." Gaius said. His mind was racing with 1000 possible things that Mein could be infected with.
"Sire, if I may ask you to leave." Gaius said politely. Arthur nodded, took one last look at Merlin and left the room leaving Gaius in silence.
MERLIN
"Arthur?" Gwen asked. Her husband had been somewhere else all day. Lost in his thoughts.
"What if I'm working him too hard?" Arthur asked, looking into Gwen's eyes. Gwen saw the pain. Arthur was very good at hiding his emotions. Very good, usually se could tell what he was feeling but it took some time. He must be in a lot of pain if she could see straight away.
"Arthur. I told you, you're not working Merlin too hard, you've been working him like you were before and he didn't collapse then." Gwen assured him. Arthur nodded, still a little sadly.
"Arthur. Why don't you give him a new position? Instead of your personal servant, how about personal advisor?" Gwen offered. Arthur nodded thoughtfully. That wasn't such a bad idea.
"Okay. I'll just do that... when he wakes up." Arthur said smiling a little.
"Great," Gwen grinned. Arthur kissed her but pulled away, having to go to training.
MERLIN
Merlin woke once again. His mind was swirling but, as usual he felt exhausted.
"Merlin!" Gaius said from a book he was reading. It looked old and was slightly dusty but it had, what Merlin recognised as Druid markings engraved in the cover.
"Gaius?" Merlin croaked.
"How are you?" Gaius asked concerned.
"Tired." Merlin replied.
Gaius nodded and went back to his book.
"Merlin. We may have a problem..." Gaius said flipping through pages in his book.
Merlin didn't say anything.
"I fear that you are a victim of the Banshee." Gaius said.
"The Banshee?" Merlin asked confused.
"The Banshee is a demon. Dark magic. It is not born it's created, whoever created it want revenge." Gaius explained. They were both thinking of one person. The same person; Morgana.
"It feeds off your energy until... until you die... that's why you're feeling tired all the time." Gaius said softly. Merlin stared at his feet. He didn't want to meet the sympathetic eyes of Gaius but he didn't want to act all brave because he wasn't he was terrified.
"Merlin." Gaius looked at his ward, concerned. "There is one was you won't die."
"What is it?" Merlin asked looking hopeful.
"It's not as easy as it sounds..." Gaius murmured.
Merlin stared at him.
"You need to kill the Banshee."
So I'd seen the 'Banshee' in other stories and Iooked it up and it came up with phantom, spirit etc. So I decided to use it seeing as its not copying and it fitted my story pretty well.
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