[AM] seek medical advice

"Morgana."

"Don't worry, I didn't kill you." Morgana's eyes were cold, but she obviously didn't intend to do anything again, "I didn't expect to see you here, my dear brother."

"I didn't expect that either." Arthur calmed down when he heard that Merlin's life was not in danger.He pressed his hand on the scabbard vigilantly, his eyes fixed on Morgana. "What are you doing here?"

"I should ask you this question." She glanced at Arthur's hand on the scabbard, "Do you think you can defeat a mage with a sword? Those who died under your sword It’s not because you use despicable methods, or because you attack them in groups. And you are always so naive. As the ruling crown prince, you don’t even bring a knight when you travel.” Morgana sneered: “I still remember to bring Your Merlin."

"I'm here to seek medical attention." Arthur's hands remained motionless, unaffected by her words, "Because of you, my father seems to be ten years older. He is sluggish all day long, and he is very slow to respond to the outside world."

"Because of me?" Morgana seemed to have heard some great joke, "Isn't it because his affair with a friend's wife was made public? Wasn't it because he was afraid that the innocent people he killed would come to him in the middle of the night and tremble with fear? ?”

"You and I know him well, he won't really be knocked down because of these." Arthur sighed, he couldn't defend his father, but he couldn't agree with Morgana's statement either. "You know he never loved you any less than he loved me."

"Does he love me? He only loves himself! Why did my mother die? Why did my father die? Why did your mother die? It was his fault, but he wanted to impose punishment on others. I only learned the feeling of being ruthless, and never experienced love."

"I'm sorry, Morgana." Arthur felt genuinely sorry for Morgana, but more than he could do. "I wanted to give way to you, but it turns out that your actions will only bring disaster to Camelot."

"Yeah, everybody says that, and since they won't change their words, I'll have to guillotine them. Didn't Uther teach you and me that? That's what he did to my kind, and I'll do the same His people." She had a half-smile, her appearance was no different from the Morgana that Arthur was familiar with, but what she said made people fall into the ice cave: "Very effective, isn't it?"

"You're crazy. What's the difference between you and him?"

"Of course there is a difference!" Morgana raised her hand, and Arthur was immediately overwhelmed by the magic. "As long as you can't leave today, I will become the queen, and I will lead the old teaching magic back to Camelot, so that all mages can walk in the sun."

"And Uther, he is so selfish. He punishes others with his own mistakes, and he dare not even admit his own daughter. He brought me back when I was so young, raised me in a kind way, and paid me back every year. Take me to worship at my father's grave. Doesn't he feel guilty? You want to cure his illness? How ridiculous." Morgana walked to Arthur's side, her eyebrows stretched, and she looked at him condescendingly: "He Isn't it what he deserves now? I only inherited one surname from him, and I don't owe him anything else. I deserve them all, so I want to take them back. "

"So you did this to me," Arthur asked, "because I got in your way?"

"Because the root of all my misfortunes is you!" Morgana's black curly hair swayed with her angry movements, "Because of your birth, magic is completely forbidden; because of your existence, I can only act as a child without inheritance rights." Adopted daughter; it was also because of you that my friends all chose to betray me. Even the only sister who cared about me was almost taken away by you." Her eyes were misty, and she couldn't tell whether she was angry or sad, "I What did you do wrong again?"

Everything Morgana said seems to be right, but this is not a reason for her to hurt others.Arthur knows Morgana too well, she believes in one thing, and she will be persistent to achieve it. Facing Morgana now, Arthur has nothing to say: "I only have one request, let Merlin go."

"Of course I will let him go." Morgana really laughed this time. She and Merlin have been against each other for far longer than Arthur, and she knows Merlin's biggest weakness very well. "Killing you will cause him more pain than killing himself."

"Let go of him." Merlin's voice sounded, and Morgana realized that her attention was on Arthur, and she didn't realize that Merlin had disappeared at some point.She looked up in surprise to the direction where the sound came from, and saw Merlin standing at the door of the wooden house, half holding the sleeping Moggs in his arms, the dagger inlaid with the golden royal emblem in his hand was shining coldly, and was touching Moggs Si Xuebai's neck.

Although Morgana didn't kill her, Merlin did faint at that time, but Merlin's magic resistance was very high, so he woke up very early.Alice was the first to find him awake, and kept winking at him to let him into the house. Merlin chose to believe her, only to find Morgus lying unconscious in the house.

He remembered Alice's extra panic before, and her momentary stiffness when she mentioned the guests.It turned out that the person who came to her for treatment was Morgana, and she was afraid that Morgana would meet them head-on when she came back suddenly, so she was so nervous.

Everything that is wrong can be explained.

Recalling the messy conjectures he had made when he first found out that Arthur wanted to find Alice, he was actually a prophecy.

Merlin turned his gaze back to the two people who were in a stalemate.Arthur hadn't drawn his sword yet, and Morgana hadn't hurt Arthur yet. Fortunately, the situation didn't get out of hand.He said to Morgana: "If you do something to him, I can't guarantee what I will do."

Just as Morgana is Morges' deathbed, Morges is equally important to Morgana.At this time, Morgana already understood the truth that the kind-hearted Merlin was willing to do anything for Arthur. She reluctantly let go of her hand, narrowing her eyes slightly: "What do you want to do?"

Merlin didn't speak, he gave Arthur the right to choose.Arthur got up from the ground, quickly retreated to Merlin, took Morgus from him, and said to Morgana: "Let us go, we will not hurt her."

Morgana had no choice, and she also knew that Arthur would keep his promise, so she could only choose to let him go.Arthur didn't care whether Alice informed Morgana on purpose, and directly took Morgus to the horse, and drove towards Camelot with Merlin, and soon disappeared.

Morgana stared at the direction they were going away, with angry flames rolling in her eyes.Alice looked at her lonely back and sighed, "You didn't mean to hurt him from the bottom of your heart." Otherwise, she could have knocked both of them unconscious first, and then made a later decision.

But Morgana just closed her eyes and let out a deep breath.

"Every word I say comes from my heart," she said.

>>>

Arthur put Morges under a tall water-red conifer tree at the edge of the forest. This place is very conspicuous, and I believe Morgana will find it soon.After doing this, he quickly got on his horse and rushed towards Camelot without stopping.He didn't stop until he crossed the border more than 500 meters away.

The gust of wind on the plain was blowing towards his face. Arthur finally calmed down a little at this time. No one thought that Morgana would appear suddenly. It was thanks to Merlin... He remembered to look back at Merlin, only to find that Merlin was sitting crookedly. On horseback, his face was as pale as paper, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and the bloody smell blown away by the wind during the gallop just now floated into his nostrils——Merlin was injured.

"Merlin! Get off the horse!" Arthur grabbed the rein at Merlin's hand to stabilize his horse, and quickly dismounted himself, pulling Merlin off the horse.Merlin lost a lot of blood and fell directly to the ground.Red blood soaked half the sleeve of his brown coat, which looked almost dry in the wind.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner after you suffered such a serious injury!" Arthur said this sentence almost in a roar, his hands trembling greatly, and he tore off a large piece of fabric from his body, and hurriedly took Merlin's hand. On the sleeve, there was a hideous wound, like a scratch caused by a sharp object, bleeding out very slowly.

Arthur tore the clothes too quickly, and Merlin, who was in charge of washing the clothes, was more distressed, but he didn't spoil the scenery, but said seriously: "It wasn't caused by magic, it was hit on the edge of the wooden house... the bleeding almost stopped automatically, just I haven't had time to say... and the wound should be anti-inflammatory before bandaging."

"Why didn't you say so sooner!" Arthur yelled again, no other thoughts in his mind now.He hurriedly threw the red cloth on Merlin, turned his head to look for any nearby herbs that could be used, and the muttering voice was blown over by the wind: "If I knew I wouldn't run so fast, I should have taken some herbs from Alice." and gauze."

Arthur looked down in the grass, and missed the white light flashing by Merlin's hands behind him, and only heard Merlin shouting at him from a distance, with a trembling voice: "It's really not serious. Look, the bleeding has stopped .”

Arthur trotted over, holding a tangled clump of imperata in his hand.He knelt down to observe Merlin's wound, and found that there was no more blood, so he let go of the impatience he had just had to go to the doctor. Apply it on the wound on Merlin's forearm.

Merlin snorted, "You actually know that Imperata coronata can heal trauma?"

"People who have lived in the wild all year round know these common sense."

"Then you still ask me to do it every time!"

Finally, Arthur was willing to show a smile, and took the cloth thrown to Merlin just now to wrap up the medicated wound, and deliberately tightened the knot when he tied it: "Otherwise, what do you want me to do as a servant?"

"Hiss—" Merlin gasped in pain, wanted to curse but didn't have the energy to argue with Arthur: "You really use your royal clothes to wrap me up?"

Arthur glanced at him. "Your scarf looks like it was ripped from my clothes, too."

"I'd have forgotten if you didn't tell me," Merlin still felt sorry for the dress, "I can wrap it with my scarf."

"Don't be so stingy." Arthur couldn't help baring his teeth to scare Merlin: "A cut on the arm and bleeding so much will kill you."

"Ah," Merlin pretended to be terrified, shrinking his whole body, with an exaggerated expression: "It's really scary."

"Come on you." Arthur flicked Merlin's forehead, got up and went to lead the horse.He stood between the two horses and looked into the distance. Here was the Camelot he was most familiar with.The sunlight spread evenly on the plain, and his hair was covered in golden light, so that Merlin's pupils were also dyed the color of the sun.The sun clearly wasn't about to hit the horizon in the slightest, but Arthur didn't forget that Merlin was still behind him. "There is a forest ahead, let's camp there today."

Merlin has never hesitated to accept Arthur's thoughtfulness at this time, the bleeding had stopped, and his head was not as dizzy as before, so he stood up staggeringly, and walked slowly towards the direction of the grove with Arthur .He remembered the day when they had just walked out of Camelot, when Arthur rode against the light, his eyes full of morning light.Now, on the first day of the return journey, this man led the horse and walked in front of him slowly.And his field of vision was the same as usual, occupied by this gilded back, and he was very happy for it.

The grove was closer than Arthur described, and Arthur went to find a suitable tree to tie the horse.Perhaps because the two of them didn't talk much on the way, what happened just now still lingered in his mind, and Arthur didn't seem very interested.Merlin noticed that he was a little too quiet, so he found a tree by himself, leaned against it, and slumped under the tree, deliberately shouting at Arthur: "Hey, my whole body hurts, do you think it's because of being beaten?" The magic hit, what are the aftereffects?"

How could Arthur not know that he was pretending to be sick, so he tied up his horse, sat next to Merlin, and asked him pretending to be serious: "Tell me, what reward do you want?"

"Two days off." Merlin said without thinking.

"Sure." Arthur knew that Merlin only pursued this point, no matter how much he had done, he would never ask for more, wealth and status never seemed to be considered, as if he was satisfied with being a real servant.Arthur didn't know what others thought, but Arthur was very happy in his heart. He knew that Merlin was just content to be his servant, and Arthur should not reward him with those things as he should.

They both knew in their hearts that they were not the only ones who wanted to be with each other all the time.

Even though Merlin was just a servant, he was more important than anyone else in his heart.

"Merlin." Arthur lowered his head, "Do you still remember the familiar wooden dragon I told you a few days ago?"

Arthur obviously felt that Merlin's breathing was stagnant for a moment, he didn't care, and then continued: "Actually, I know that the dragon driver gave it to you."

There was a strange silence in the air, and things that he couldn't recall before suddenly flashed back to Merlin's mind quickly. He remembered that morning, when he opened his eyes and saw the little wooden dragon, he thought to himself, so it wasn't a dream. I really have a father.

Then he was called out by Arthur because of a sneak attack.

Arthur got up earlier than him that day. Although he slept late every day when he was in the castle, he was always the earliest and most vigilant in the wild.

Merlin's heart suddenly turned cold. He had played many jokes with Arthur, but Arthur never questioned the lies he told when Arthur was serious.He faltered and said: "Because, because he is a mage, so I..."

"En." Arthur's voice was calm, and Merlin felt a little relieved by his indifference. "He said I look like his son, so he gave me that."

"..." Arthur hesitated and said, "Didn't he say he has no son?"

Merlin choked, this dish is usually careless, why do I remember this matter so clearly?

Speaking of which, he also observed that he shed tears for Balino.

"Forget it." Arthur patted Merlin's knee, looked up at him, his eyes were like moonstones falling into the bottom of the river, with a soft light. "Don't be nervous, I'm not questioning you. You don't want to say there must be your reasons."

"Merlin, you are the person I trust the most. My attitude will not change because of this kind of thing."

Merlin felt like he was drowning in those eyes.

"You know, I've been wondering if Morgana became bad because of magic." Arthur felt that his heart became very light. He used to stand by the window every day and think about it but couldn't say it. , and now I can speak out very calmly. "But today I can finally be sure that that kind of thinking is just me trying to excuse her. She has really changed, and it has nothing to do with magic, although I hope it is because of magic." The hurt caused by Arthur finally became part of his life experience. "I know Morgana too well. Every word she said today is undoubtedly from the heart. She is still the unyielding Morgana, but what she wants is different from before. .”

"It's not because of you." Merlin suddenly said, Arthur looked at him in surprise, Merlin's eyes were still as clear as he remembered. "It has nothing to do with you that she turned bad."

"I know." Although Morgana said those words, Arthur is no longer ashamed of himself casually. He smiled and said to Merlin: "When you all choose to stand by my side, I will know that I am That's right."

At this moment, Merlin is so convinced that this dazzling and excessive person is his friend worth giving his life for, his only Destiny, and the eternal king who will unify Albion in the future.

He was destined to assist this man, and he was proud of it.

never change.

>>>

"How have I been away for the past few days?"

"Nothing has changed." Gwen's eyes fell on Uther's gray hair, "I sat by the window for another day, and talked very little."

"Thank you for your hard work, go and rest." Arthur gently patted Gwen's shoulder, in exchange for Gwen's tolerant smile.Arthur looked back at the old king and said softly, "I'll stay with him for a while."

He moved the chair and sat next to Uther. Uther didn't respond to this, and his eyes fell out of the window, but there was no focus.Arthur had gotten used to it, and wasn't very disappointed with his reaction.He talked about some recent political affairs, occasionally mixed with some interesting knowledge.After speaking, he suddenly remembered what Alice had said. He observed Uther's expression, and tentatively added, "I saw Morgana."

Uther's eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned his head stiffly, staring at Arthur.

efficient.Arthur continued his efforts, forcing himself to be hard-hearted: "She really won't come back."

"She cannot forgive you, and she is determined to bring magic to Camelot."

"You also know Morgana's character. Even though I very much hope that she is devoured by magic, when I see her with my own eyes, I must admit that this is all my wishful thinking. Morgana is doing what she wants now. Things to do. So, she really won't be coming back."

Uther looked at him steadfastly, and the look in his eyes disappeared little by little. Just when Arthur thought that he was going to return to his original state of being alone, his always proud father suddenly cried like a child.

Arthur didn't know if he had repented in his heart for the mistakes he had made, but he knew that at this moment, User Pendragon, who never bowed his head, forced his beloved daughter to a point of no return with his own hands. I feel extremely painful and deeply regret it.

Perhaps because of accepting the reality, Uther's condition improved a lot after that, he reacted to the outside world, and sometimes smiled when he saw Arthur.Standing at the door, Merlin watched Uther's benevolent eyes cast on Arthur who was beaming with joy as he spoke, and felt happy for Arthur from the bottom of his heart.

Once again, Arthur stood by the bedroom window looking down, and Merlin stood quietly behind him, wondering if Arthur was still thinking about Morgana, but Arthur suddenly called his name: " Merlin."

"what happened?"

"Alice is right. If you find the right problem, the right medicine will be effective soon." He turned around and looked directly into Merlin's eyes. Apart from Merlin, he didn't know who else he could talk to about these words. "Morgana is my father's heart medicine."

Merlin nodded, his puzzled eyes showed that he didn't understand why Arthur was saying this to him all of a sudden.But he was very happy, because Arthur would only say these things to him, only in front of him, Arthur was himself, not the crown prince, lover, or the head of the round table.

"Also..." Arthur moved his lips, wanting to say something but hesitating.

"what?"

He struggled in his heart for a long time, as if he finally chose to give up. "……nothing."

Merlin shrugged and showed him a knowing smile: "Then I'll go first, I'm still waiting to enjoy my two-day vacation." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and was about to leave.

"Merlin!"

Merlin walked halfway and turned back, with a puzzled tone: "What else?"

Arthur walked up to him, and gently pinched his forearm. Merlin trembled reflexively, suspecting that the other party was going to bully him again, stepped back, raised his elbow in a defensive posture and asked: " What are you doing?"

"Are you really getting better?" Arthur felt like he had seen a medical miracle.

"I said earlier that it's not serious."

"Okay, let's go." Arthur waved his hand, and still remembered to ask: "Remember to come and change my clothes tomorrow morning."

"Wait," Merlin was unwilling to leave, "What about the vacation you agreed to? What kind of vacation is it if you get up early? You can ask Gwen to help you."

"Cough." Arthur coughed uncomfortably, and quietly leaned into Merlin's ear, "Don't tell Gwen this: you were late the day before you left, and I asked Gwen to buckle the belt for me." He flattened his mouth aggrieved, "She almost strangled me to death."

Merlin almost laughed out loud, obviously he was trying to lose face after eating too much fat. "Well, you can be such a jerk sometimes."

He went back and told Gaius about the process of going out in detail. Gaius listened to Alice's opinion on Uther's condition and agreed deeply.

"Morgana is Uther's medicine." Gaius shook his head with a smile, and said to Merlin, "You are Arthur's medicine."

Merlin was stunned, and muttered to himself: "...I know what he wanted to say at that time."

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing." He smiled slyly, very much like the yellow-haired fox Arthur met when he was hunting. "I am a panacea, which can be used anywhere."

"Did I read it wrong?" Gaius stared at Merlin with wide eyes: "You seem to have a new scarf."

"You read it wrong." Merlin decisively denied.

"Really..." Gaius pushed his glasses, "Then why is the red cloth that I replaced when I wrapped the gauze for you missing?"

Merlin plausibly said: "Maybe you are too old to forget."

>>>

Occasionally, Merlin would feel that his mother's decision at the time was very correct. He could only meet Gaius and learn so many principles from Gaius when he came to Camelot.

He was lying on the bed, stroking the little wooden dragon his father gave him.

And he also met the dragon Kangra, Lancelot and Gawain, and even though it was only a short day, he also met his father.

By the way, I also met Arthur.

The moonlight faintly penetrated through the window, leaving a silver trace on the floor.

Arthur is indeed a starter, Merlin thought.

But he's the best cabbage in the world.