Alice

Alice Collins was Gaius' old friend and love interest.

Early Life
Before the Great Purge, Alice was a skilled healer whose magical ability was known throughout the lands. She and Gaius were engaged 20 years ago. But when the Great Purge began, Alice had no choice, but to run away. Gauis stayed behind.

Return
She returned 20 years later and found Gaius. After a reunion in her home the two greeted each other with open arms and worked together like never before with newfound friendship. Alice was forced to try and kill Uther by a Manticore who threatened, each day, to kill her unless she did what he told her. That night she smuggled the Manticore's poison into Gaius's potion for Uther.

Gaius gave the potion to him which him to pass out and die by the morning. She was then put in the dungeon by Arthur for trying to kill Uther. Merlin and Gaius went to find the Manticore to destroy him. The managed to free Alice from the spell and found a cure for Uther. She was found guilty by Uther (even after she saved him) and condemned to be executed the following morning. She talked with Gaius and he told her to be brave. By next morning the warning bell had rang giving knowing of Alice's escape. Gaius confessed to Merlin that he had let her go. Merlin tells him he could have gone with here, but Gaius states there would be no one would to look after and take care of Merlin. (Love in the Time of Dragons)