A/N: I don't own Merlin. That was the luck of the BBC

This is my first ever published fanfic, so I'm extremely nervous *bites nails in anticipation*

This will have ten chapters (well eight, plus a prologue and an epilogue), each chapter will be about 300 words long and they'll all follow a pattern.

Gaius fainted.

Gwen sobbed.

Leon scowled.

Elyan stiffened.

Percival stared.

Gwaine screamed.

Arthur grimaced.

And Merlin burned.