It was around noon but a small while after lunch. The Knights and Arthur were out on a hunting trip. Merlin had come along as well because he just always does. He is riding behind Arthur with Gwaine to his side. They were still on a road and were just laughing about and making jokes. Most likely their talking had scared away all of the animals but that was fine.  

Arthur was in front of Merlin on the road and therefore couldn't study how he acted as well as he should be able to. Yet he was still listening as intently as he could whenever Merlin spoke while also listening for any movement in the brush around them that might indicate an animal or a bandit.

They had just switched to a smaller path that wasn't big enough for their horses to go through without making to much noise. So they all steadily walked in a single file line.  Quietly they were still making jokes and holding in laughter. But then there was a crack in the forest around them and they all became completely silent.  

Arthur motioned for everyone to quietly slink off the path and into the forest. They were spread out in a complex positioning system which basically looked like they had been splattered about with no thinking. Merlin was about fifteen yards away from Arthur in a diagonal  line.  Leon was the closest to Arthur and his eyes were sweeping in front of him.  Slowly a doe emerged in their line of sight. Arthur drew his bow.

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Merlin watched as the doe sniffed the ground and walked peacefully forward completely unaware of the hunting party looking at her.  He looked on silently as Arthur drew his bow and prepared an arrow quickly. Just then a spike of loud noise ran through his mind and he was made nauseous by the energy suddenly brought upon him.  He started to sway and then the ground rushed up to meet him.

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Arthur was just perfecting the aim where it was sure to kill instantly knowing that Merlin would fuss if the doe suffered a second too long.  Just then a soft thump of something hitting the ground startled the doe and off she flew out of their sight. He was about to scold Merlin for his clumsiness when he heard Gwaine shout, " Merlin!." 

He turned around quicker than he would have before and saw Merlin slumped laying on the ground unconscious with Percival beside him checking his pulse and making sure he was okay. Gwaine was next to Merlin in a flash looking over him and worrying about. Arthur ran the short 15 yards towards Merlin and asked the group of knights who now surrounded the raven haired boy what just happened. 

Percival replied," I think he must have fainted. Yet he is shaking ever so slightly with it getting worse every few seconds before calming back down."

Arthur commanded the Knights besides Percival to start up a camp and to bring the horses to the area. He stood watch over the proceedings and as look out whilst the camp was being prepared. They laid Merlin on a bedroll and then weren't so sure about what to do next. They couldn't do anymore for the boy. It wasn't a normal occurrence that you plan for so they all sat in a circle with their thoughts. 

After possibly just five minutes of silence and the men watching Merlin's ever so slight shaking in his unconsciousness, Gwaine started to speak. "I think we need to recap what just happened because I think we are all very confused." Gwaine looked around at the other knights and when no one piped up to start he began. "Well looks like I'll be the one to start this train crash of a recap. SO Arthur was about to shoot a doe and then next thing we know is the doe is startled off by Merlin falling to the ground completely out of it." He looks around at the others and they all nod towards the ground none of them really having anything else to say. 

The day soon turns to dusk and the men eat a bland dinner of bread, cheese, and dried meat. They then plan the watch hours for the night and all but Lancelot who took first watch went to sleep. 

Lancelot looked away from the camp knowing that if he looked inwards his eyes would fall to Merlin and to many questions without answers would rush towards his head.