Merlin woke with Gwen lying next to him. He smiled at her then looked around the room, wondering what he was missing, because there was something he couldn't remember, and it was making him anxious. What could it be? Merlin raced through everything that was important to him, and everyone. By the end of about ten minutes, Merlin realised it wasn't a possesion or a person, it was something that he was supposed to remember. Something important...

"Merlin!" Merlin jumped at the sudden sound. Gwen was sitting in a chair next to him.

"Gwen." He answered her, sleepily.

"How are you feeling?"

"Better. In fact, alot better, thank you." Merlin wasn't lying. He felt almost new again.

"That's good. You look better." Merlin smiled, then frowned. "What's the matter?"

"There's something important that I can't remember. Something that was so important."

"Well, I can't help you, but I imagine you will remember in good time, Merlin."

"No... no, there is no time." Merlin started looking panicked. "No time."

"What? What do you mean? Hey, just calm down. Arthur'll be back soon."

"Arthur!" Merlin sat upright, wincing a bit at the sudden movement. "I've got to warn Arthur."

"Merlin! Merlin, calm down!" Gwen grapped the servant's shoulders as he tried to stand up.

"Where's Arthur?" Merlin was looking past Gwen at the door.

"He's at a council meeting. He'll be back in a minute. Just stay still."

"I can't. This thing that I've forgotten, it's got something to do with Arthur."

"With Arthur? Merlin, you're not making any sense!" Gwen shouted at the guards behind the door for Gaius. Merlin was acting strangley, ut if there ws one person who could calm him down, it would be Gaius.

"Arthur... no time... got to warn Arthur... there's no time."

"Shhh... Gaius is coming. He can tell you what you've forgotten."

"No. No. No time. Argh!" Merlin clutched his head and began pulling at his hair. "IT'S ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE!"

Gwen was at a loss of what to do. How coud she calm Merlin down untill Gaius came? She did the only thing she could and started singing a lullaby quietly, more to calm herself than Merlin.

"The moon and the stars shine down on you,
Your problems are washing away.
They smile at you, and watch over you,
As in your bed you lay."

Merlin watched her, no longer tearing his hair out, now just watching curiously and waiting for the more, like a small child. Gwen sighed, dissapointed that she didn't know another verse, so she just gently hummed it as she pushed Merlin down to go to sleep. He didn't oblidge, and lay down, staring at her with that same expression all the while. She tucked him in and watched as the warlock's eyelids drooped.

Just as Merlin fell asleep, the door creaked open and Gauis walked in.

"You sent for me?" Was his first words to Gwen, but he said it with enough kindness.

"Yes, I did. I'm affriad that Merlin thinks he's forgotten something. Could it be a side effect from the wound?"

"No, it's too late for a side effect. He would have experienced this sense of something missing almost immediatey. Could he remember anything about... well, what he's forgotten?"

"Only that it hadsomething to do with Arthur,he said he had to warn Arthur-"

"Warn Arthur?" Gaius suddenly began to take this more seriously. If Arthur was in danger, and Merlin had known but now didn't, Arthur's life may rest on Merlin remembering.

"Yes, and he said that 'there wasn't any time'. What does he mean, Gaius? What did he know? What do we do?"

"Gwen, we have to make him remember."