Hello my Merlin Readers! I know it has been a while since I have updated this story because it is on hold! There is a reason why this chapter has been updated… IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY! And as a celebration to my birthday, I decided to update this story to all you wonderful readers. Now for the bad news, again this story is still on hold until I finish my Phantom of the Opera story. Also, I do have good news! I just got a job as an Elementary and Drama teacher! I'm going to start teaching soon! Again, sorry that you have waited and that you'll have to wait even more for the next update.

I would like to dedicate this chapter to Meimei555

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Ok Sam, breath in and breath out. You need to get use to this by now. I turned back to another corpse that Merlin and Gaius was examining. Again I turned away and covered my mouth, trying not to throw up.

"You ok over there Sam," I heard Merlin's voice in my head.

"Yeah, just trying not to lose my lunch again," I thought back.

I heard Merlin sighed before Gaius asked, "What's different about this victim?"

Merlin raised his eyebrows at our uncle before saying, "Er...she's a woman."

Gaius sighed, and shook his head. "Sometimes I do wonder whether you're a magical talents were given to the right person. Anything else?"

Merlin felt embarrassed as he said, "Erm...she's a courtier."

"Ah."

I slowly got up from my chair and asked, "But how does that help us?"

Gaius looked over at me and walked up to me. "Courtiers seldom go down to the lower town. So what does that mean?"

I stared at my uncle and I was trying to rack my brain into thinking mode. Ok, what is the answer Sam. Think back to the episodes! The answer is…

"I don't have a clue," I said.

Merlin looked up and said, "Well is it that… that she hasn't spoken to any townspeople?"

I felt bad for Gaius because he looked like he wanted to kill us. "Yes, it suggests that the disease is not spread by contact," said a very stressful Gaius.

Merlin and I looked at each other before my brother said, "Oh, and they probably ate different food."

Gaius nodded his head and started to smile. "Good. Anything else?"

"Erm...I doubt they breathe the same air."

"So what's the only thing they do share?"

My eyes widen when I remembered an important part of the episode.

"Water! It's the water," I shouted out.

Merlin looked at me before turning back to our uncle. "You think the disease is spread through water?"

Gaius's smiled transformed into a big grin. "Merlin, Samantha, you both are a prodigy."

I could help but rolled my eyes when Gaius handed both Merlin and I each a bucket.

"Great, Gaius is like my History High School teacher," I mumbled to myself.

Gaius looked at me curiously and asked, "What was that Samantha?"

"Nothing!"

Merlin grabbed my hand and dragged me to the Lower Town Well to collect some water.

After we finally collected the water and pulled the buckets back to the physician's chambers, we were about to test the water when the door slammed open. I first thought it was Arthur about to yell at us again, but to my shock, running into the room was a very desperate Gwen.

Merlin and I watched when Gaius rushed over to the girl. "Gwen!"

"Gaius."

She ran up into his waiting arms and started to cry. Gaius looked over our friend and asked, "You have the sickness?"

She shook her head, but what she said next shattered my heart. "My father! Please, Gaius, he's all I have."

I looked down at my feet and I felt depressed. What she said made me think about my mom, my dad, and my sister Courtney. I feel so foolish that I haven't been able to think about my family back home.

I felt Merlin rubbed my shoulders in comfort before Gaius said to Gwen, "Gwen, I have no cure."

Gwen looked like her whole world was being shattered. "I am begging you!"

Gaius was her friend and he couldn't do anything. "I wish there was something, anything, but so far the remedy is beyond what I can achieve." He softly grasped her hand and said very delicately, "I'm sorry, Gwen."

Gwen slowly backed away from him. Her one hope to save her father was gone. She couldn't take it anymore, so she ran out of the room. I turned my head to look at my brother to see he was steaming and determined to help Gwen.

"There must be something we can do," he said as he marched up to our uncle.

"My best. Let's hope that this can provide some answers," Gaius replied.

I looked at Gaius in shock. "But that'll be too late for Gwen's father."

Gaius eyes stared right into mine and said, "I fear you may be right."

Merlin didn't say anything as he stormed right into our room. I sighed before I decided to follow him and try to get some sleep.

The next day, Gwen was smiling and humming. She told me her father was better, like it was a miracle that saved him. Miracle my ass! I knew who the miracle was and even though he saved my best friend's dad, he's going to get her in trouble! I can't believe I fell asleep when my brother snuck away to heal Gwen's father.

"I still can't believe you did that. What if you were caught or something bad happens to Gwen," I asked Merlin as we were walking down the corridors.

Merlin rolled his eyes at me before saying, "Don't worry about it. Nothing bad will-"

"Let me go! I didn't do anything!"

Merlin and I looked up in front of us to see two guards dragging a desperate Gwen down the halls. She turned her head to see us approaching her and the guards.

"Merlin! Sam, please help me!" She looked at the guards and screamed out loud, "Why won't you listen to me?!" Merlin and I were about to follow when Gaius grabbed our arms. As Gaius escorted us away, we can hear Gwen calling out, "Please listen to me!"

Gaius led up back to his chambers and he slammed the door shut behind us.

Gaius glared at us as he asked, "What have you both done?!"

Merlin looked confused. "What?"

Oh great, so now he's accusing me too. "I didn't do anything!"

"I warned you two! Oh, I understand. You thought you were doing good."

"I didn't cure Gwen's father," I tried to explain.

Gaius looked at Merlin to give him an explanation.

Merlin sighed before saying, "I cured him. I couldn't let her father die knowing I could cure him."

Gaius was beyond pissed off as he asked, "Didn't you think it might look a bit suspicious, the curing of one man?"

"Well then, all I have to do is...I'll cure everyone! No one will ever have to know it was magic," said Merlin.

"It's too late! They think Gwen's a sorceress! They think she caused the disease," yelled out Gaius.

Merlin was glaring at our uncle and his face was turning read. "But she didn't!"

I have never seen Merlin so mad before, that is including him getting pissed with Arthur. Merlin started to rush out of the room to leave.

"Merlin wait," I screamed out loud.

"I have to do something Sam," he said.

Next thing that made Merlin stop moving was when Gaius said sarcastically, "Oh, and how are you going to prove that?!"

I looked at my brother to see him quietly thinking before leaving the room. I turned to my uncle to see him sitting in his chair and his head was in his hands.

"I'm going to follow him," I said before I left the room.

Ok, so after search for Merlin and having no luck in finding him, I decided to go visit Gwen. I wanted to see if she was ok and I knew that she needed a friend. As I walked down the spiral stairs to the dungeons, I could hear a soft sob. I walked over to one of the cells to see Gwen was on her knees and her hands were covering her face.

I looked at the cell and said, "Gwen?"

Gwen looked up and tried to run up to me, but the chains stopped her. Her face was red, like she had been crying and her hair was tangled like a crow's nest.

"Hello Sam, thank you for coming to see me."

I knelt down and pressed my face close to the iron bars. My hands were turning white as I grip the bars.

"Are you alright?" I stopped myself when I realized that I asked a ridiculous question. I closed my eyes and banged my head on the bars and said, "Of course you're not alright. That was a stupid question, sorry."

To my surprise, Gwen started to giggle. I looked up to see that she was smiling.

"You always know how to make me laugh. You're a good friend Sam. I just wish we had more time to get to know each other a little better," she said softly.

I narrowed my eyes and I said, "Don't say that. You are not going to die."

Gwen softly smiled at me and said, "It's funny, your brother said the same thing."

I looked confused when she said that. "My brother, what do… Merlin was here? I've been looking for him all day."

"He left a few minutes ago, just before you came to see me," she said.

I racked my brain, trying to remember what happened in the episode. My eyes widen when I realized what he was about to do.

"I have to go Gwen!"

Gwen looked at me confused as she asked, "Why, what's wrong?"

I started to run out of the dungeon as I cried out, "My brother is about to do something stupid!"

As I ran out of the dungeon and ran down the halls, all I could think in my head was, Merlin, you better not do anything you will regret!

And there you have it! I don't know when I'll be able to update, but it will be soon… hopefully lol. Remember this story will be on hold until my Phantom of the Opera story is finished and it might be longer since I will be teaching soon. Don't forget to review and until next time…

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