The New Servant? (Merlin)

[Princess Polyxena]

King Uther Pendragon had invited King Magna of Graecia for a visit to Camelot to renew the peace treaty. When Princess Polyxena heard the news she got very excited because she hadn't been to Camelot for quite a few months. King Magna, for some reason, didn't want his daughter to come along, but Xenia was determined and after asking him a lot, he finally agreed. Xenia, with the help of her maid, began to pack some clothes as they were to stay at the castle for some days.

The next morning, her and her father started their journey to Camelot. As always, Xenia looked out of the window of the carriage to enjoy the wind, which was blowing in her face. King Magna was very busy looking over documents to see how he could strengthen their ties with Camelot.

When they arrived, King Uther, along with Prince Arthur, were waiting and greeted them a warm welcome. The two Kings were happy and began discussing the meeting and their politicans. While Prince Artur, with his great charm, welcomed Princess Polyxena and accompanied her to show her her chamber, where she will be staying for the next few days. The Castle was the same as she remembered it. Her room was big with a good view of the city. She was also given a good maid to attend to her and her needs.

Xenia suddenly started to cough. Oh no, Xenia remembered, she forgot to bring her medicine with her. Though, this was very bad, she thought that this was a great opurtunity to see Gauis. So she left her room and went to find Gauis, the physician. She knocked on the door, but no one answered. So Xenia decided to open it by herself. As she opened the door the room was as she remembered it. But it was empty. Xenia looked around, but still nothing. She decided to shout out a little louder in case he didn't hear her come in,

"Gauis, are you here?"

Tags: Merlin
Timeline: Series 1
Place: Chambers of Gauis[/blockquote]

[consultingwarlock]

Merlin had only been working for Arthur for a few weeks when the Prince told him the news that King Magna of Graecia would be paying Camelot a visit. Merlin didn't really know what to expect when they arrived, having only recently been introduced to the ways of the court, and was looking forward to their arrival. Well, he was until he found out how much preperation the servants of Camelot had to do beforehand. Everything had to be perfect for the King's visit, and all available staff were working extra hard to make sure that the appearance of the castle met Uther's standards.

On the day that the King and his daughter had arrived, the halls of Camelot couldn't have looked any grander. Every inch of the castle had been scrubbed and cleaned, windows were glistening, and Pendragon crests proudly hung at various points within, as well as a large banner hung outside the main entrance to the majestic building. Merlin had been present when King Magna's convoy arrived, standing slightly to the side from Uther, Arthur and Morgana with the rest of the servants of Camelot. He'd watched as the two Kings greeted each other warmly like old friends, and Arthur had stepped down to welcome King Magna's daughter, Princess Polyxena. Arthur had told Merlin earlier in the day that it was only until late in the preperations that the Princess had been confirmed as joining her father on this visit, but they were both welcome faces in the walls of Camelot due to their continued peace treaty with one another. As Arthur went to show the Princess to her rooms, Merlin was sent to ready Arthur's formal outfit for the feast later that evening to celebrate the occasion.

Arthur had returned to his chambers around an hour later, and after approving of the clothes Merlin had chosen, sent him back to his own chambers to prepare himself for the feast. Merlin had quickly accepted the orders, having been working non-stop all day, so appreciated this brief respite from his chores. As he was nearing the physician's chambers he reminded himself to ask Gauis how the patients he had been treating in the lower town were doing. The physician was certain that it was nothing serious, but had spent all day checking that the virus hadn't spread to other parts of the city. As he was about to enter Gauis' chambers, he heard movement inside, and thinking it was the elderly physician, walked straight into the room. However, he was surprised to see that it wasn't in fact Gauis, but the Princess that had arrived earlier that day. Clearing his throat quietly to get her attention, he spoke, "My Lady, is there anything I can help you with?"

[Princess Polyxena]

As Polyxena waitied for a reply from Gauis, she suddenly saw a tall guy approaching her before he stopped and stood opposite of her and greeted her kindly. Xenia, as always, did a scan of the young man. He was tall with brown hair and green eyes. He was very thin, though, and from the clothes it seemed like he was a servant. A servant to Gauis? Maybe, she didn't remembered hearing that Gauis had a servant.

She was never rude nor hostile with the servants, or maids and nor would she begin now. She was just feeling a little upset and startled, but slowly she started to smile to the guy who was smiling to her and told him, "Um I was looking for Gauis. Do you know where he can be found?" She asked him kindly, before she started coughing again. She looked around the room and as always it was a mess. The tables were covered with bottles and different medical equipment. There were also a lot of books everywhere and the herbs hanging from the grate from the ceiling were giving off a special scent into the air.

Xenia looked back to the young man and smiled. He looked friendly enough. She coughed again, but this time more loudly. The trip here had tired her and she badly wanted to get ready for the celebration tonight. But she wouldn't be able to attend the celebration if she could not find Gaius to give her some medicine. She coughed again and again but this time more grimly for the idea of not being able to attend the celebrations was damping her spirits.