Pati pt.2
Hello, hope you are having a good day. The title is Latin for suffer.
It had taken Gwaine five days to get to Camelot. He went to Arthur who was with Balinor.
"Arthur, it's Merlin. He's very ill and the physician won't treat him properly. He needs help." Gwaine explained.
"We leave at once. Balinor will come." Arthur answered.
"Arthur, it's bad."
"I have the same knowledge as Gaius." Balinor replied.
"The bridge is gone. It took me five days to get here alone. It'll take too long to get back." Gwaine warned.
"We have to try."
SO they rode to Merlin.
During the five days it took Gwaine to get to Camelot, Merlin was near death. The physician had cut into Merlin's flesh causing Merlin to lose a lot of blood. He already too weak body got weaker. The physician did not do a good job cleaning up after the mess he had made inside and outside of Merlin. an infection began to form. Merlin was very pale and thin. You could see all of his bones from how thin he was. One day, Deagal was treating Merlin. Merlin was thrashing and groaning. Deagal disobeyed the physician and gave Merlin water.
"Merlin, you must drink this. It will help you." Deagal whispered. Merlin finally drank the water. "All of it, Merlin. Drink it all."
Merlin drank all the water. Deagal put the cup down and tended to Merlin's fever. Merlin got a little better. The physician came in.
"Ah, he looks better. Good. That means the treatments have been working. We'll make a few cuts on his thighs and see if that helps." The physician said.
"Yes, sir." Deagal sighed realizing that he had made things worse. "But is it safe? He's very pale and thin. You can see all of his bones. When he is awake, he's unable to do anything."
"That's normal. He'll get better. You'll see. Now give him some wine."
Deagal gave Merlin some wine.
"I'm sorry." Deagal whispered tearfully. Merlin could hear him but was very confused. He didn't know where he was or what was happening.
Two weeks had past when Balinor, Gwaine, and Arthur had arrived. Elyan met them.
"We most stop him. He thinks Merlin's lungs are failing. He's going to operate." Elyan explained. Balinor and Arthur ran to the chambers where Merlin was at. King Adam was at the door.
"King Arthur, what are you doing here?" Adam asked.
"I need to see Merlin." Arthur ordered.
"I'm sorry but you can't."
"You might be king but remember I am the high king. I can make you are commoner with one word."
Adam let Arthur and Balinor into the room. The physician had cut into Merlin's skin.
"Get away from him." Balinor demanded.
"No, he could die." The physician answered. Balinor went to Merlin.
"You'll kill him if you don't stop."
Arthur and Gwaine grabbed the physician.
"Gwaine, take him to a cell. Then come back. Elyan, we need to help Balinor." Arthur sighed. Balinor checked Merlin over. Merlin had his eyes opened.
"Merlin, how do you feel?" Balinor asked as he rubbed Merlin's forehead and held Merlin's hand.
"I'm fine." Merlin croaked. Then he passed out.
"He could die if we don't stop the bleeding. I need plenty of clothes and some water. It needs to be boiled."
"I can do that. I'm Merlin's servant. I didn't want this to happen to him, I swear." Deagal explained.
"Be quick. Elyan, I'll need you to collect herbs. I'll write a list. I need plenty of them." Balinor replied. Deagal left the room. Balinor wrote a list of herbs and what parts he needed. "DO you know all of the herbs?"
"Most." Elyan answered. Balinor gave him a small book.
"Use that to help."
Elyan left the room.
"Arthur, grab a blanket. He's freezing. Tend to the fire and close that window. He needs warmth." Balinor ordered. Arthur did as he was told. Balinor covered Merlin's thin naked body. Then he went to work treating Merlin's countless wounds. When the room was warmer, Balinor lit the candles for more light. "Can you move the bed so that it's near the fire but not too close?"
Arthur nodded and did as he was told. Gwaine came in and helped. When they were done, they went to Balinor.
"How is he?" Gwaine wondered.
"Not good. He might die if we don't hurry. Arthur, help the boy. Gwaine, go help Elyan. Pericval and Leon will be here soon." Balinor sighed.
"How do you know?"
"They followed us. I could sense it and Freya told me."
"Good. We'll need it."
Gwaine and Arthur left the room. Balinor used the herbs he had a made a poultice for Merlin's deeper cuts. He tried to get rid of the infections using magic but it gave Merlin a seizure. Balinor did what he could for Merlin. When it was over, Leon and Percival came in.
"How is he?" Leon asked before seeing Merlin.
"Not good. I need a cup of water for him to drink." Balinor said.
"'ll get it."
Leon left the room. Balinor did what he needed to do. When Deagal, Arthur, and Leon came back, they did what they could. Deagal explained what happened.
"There were times where I would give him some water with a tiny bit of yarrow in it and it helped but then that man would come in." Deagal finished.
"What's his name?" Balinor asked as he cleaned Merlin's arm.
"No one know. He never said."
Gwaine and Elyan came in.
"Finally. Now I can really get to work. I need all the light I can get. Arthur, bring that physician here. I want to talk to him." Balinor said. Arthur and Percival left the room. Balinor did what he could for Merlin. When he was done, he rolled Merlin over. "His back is horrible."
Balinor treated Merlin's back. When he was done, Gwaine and Leon put Merlin on the bed gently. The physician came in with Arthur and Percival.
"I've heard about what you did to my son." Balinor hissed.
"I did nothing but try to help him." The physician answered.
"A true physician would have given him yarrow."
"I don't use such things."
"Oh yes, I know. Why did you keep giving him wine?"
"Wine is very good for the body."
"Take him away."
The physician was taken away and Balinor checked on Merlin who was worse. He went to work making potions and stuff to help Merlin.
"Give him this tea. It will help his magic heal his body." Balinor sighed giving the cup to Gwaine. Gwaine got Merlin to drink the tea.
"Balinor, he's getting worse. His magic isn't working, is it?" Gwaine answered. Balinor checked Merlin over and did a spell.
"His magic isn't working. I don't know why. Hopefully, we see why soon. That's if his body doesn't shut down."
Balinor gave Merlin something for the pain. He woke Merlin to drink some tea. He gently shook Merlin. Merlin opened his eyes.
"You need to drink this. It will warm you up." Balinor whispered.
"Hard.. breathe." Merlin gasped.
"Is it hard to breathe?"
Merlin nodded.
"Pneumonia." Merlin croaked. Balinor checked Merlin and saw that Merlin did have pneumonia.
"Drink this tea and then I'll make you something to help. How long have to had it?" Balinor whispered.
"Got... here."
"For nearly three weeks? You shouldn't be alive."
"Don't have long."
"You'll be fine."
"Tired."
"Drink the tea first."
Balinor helped Merlin drink the tea. When Merlin was done, he fell asleep.
"The tea will help him recover and fight. I want to wait a day or two before giving him something to rid his body of the toxins. It will be very exhausting for him. He doesn't have a whole lot of energy. He'll sleep for a while. These next few days, he will need to be watched carefully." Balinor explained.
"How long does he have?" Arthur asked.
"We got to him in time. He'll live. The most dangerous thing is the pneumonia and malnourishment. He's starting to get the fluid needed to survive. Hopefully, we can get him to eat some broth."
"What if he gets worse?"
TBC