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GREAT DRAGON:
In a land of myth and a time of magic...

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...the destiny of a great kingdom
rests on the shoulders of a young man.

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<i>His name: Merlin.</i>

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Arthur, you are not serious.

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What else do you have in mind?

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Anything. Nothing good ever happens
in the Valley of the Fallen Kings.

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- No one in their right mind would go in there.
- Exactly.

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The route's a secret, Merlin.
That's why we chose it.

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[YELLING]

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- Not so secret after all.
- No need to get cocky.

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[YELLING]

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[YELLS]

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Arthur!

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[GRUNTS]

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[HEART BEATING]

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[EXHALES]

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They need to work through their anger.

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They just did. On you.

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[CHUCKLES]

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ARTHUR: A night's rest and
you'll be polishing my armor.

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It could definitely do with a scrub.

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[MERLIN GRUNTS]

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[BIRD SQUAWKING IN DISTANCE]

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I've seen worse.

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- Definitely seen worse.
- On a dead man.

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You're not going to die, Merlin.
Don't be such a coward.

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- If I do die, will you call me a hero?
- Probably.

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- But whilst I'm still alive, I'm a coward.
- That's the way these things work, I'm afraid.

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You get the glory when you're not around
to appreciate it.

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Unless you're the king.

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Come on, it's got to have some advantages.

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You have a very good servant.

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You're right. I do.

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A servant who is extremely brave...

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...and incredibly loyal, and to be honest,
not at all cowardly.

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Thank you for saving my life.

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You'd do the same for me.

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[BIRDS CHIRPING]

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[VOICES IN DISTANCE]

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I'd love to say we can stay and rest,
but another 10 minutes...

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...we'll be mercenary mincemeat.

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- Unh. Leave me.
- Now's not the time for jokes.

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- Please leave me.
- Sure, whatever you say.

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[MERLIN GROANS]

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[YELLS]

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[GROANS]

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[YELLING]

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[SPEAKS MAGIC WORDS]

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Merlin!

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[PANTING]

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[FOOTSTEPS SHUFFLING]

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MORGANA:
We lost how many men?

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And you bring me how many men?

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Or should I say, how many servants?

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AGRAVAINE:
Arthur was within our grasp.

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- That's supposed to make me feel better?
- The rockfall was hardly our fault.

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I must show my presence in Camelot.

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The old physician already suspects me.

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Gaius is shrewd. You should take care.

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After all, if your true nature is revealed,
I really don't know what use I'll have for you.

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Morgana--

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- I'll dispatch this servant.
- You will do no such thing.

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Arthur is strangely fond of the boy.

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He could prove useful.

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Very useful indeed.

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[GASPS]

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Good morning.

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- Is it?
- Oh, don't be like that.

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We've a lot of catching up to do.

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After all, I haven't seen you
since you condemned my sister...

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...to a slow and painful death...

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...thwarted my plans to take over Camelot
and forced me to live in a hovel.

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Couldn't do me a favor, could you?
Let Arthur know.

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He still thinks of me as an underachiever,
but I'm quite proud of those accomplishments.

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I can die happy.

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Oh, you're not going to die. Oh, no.

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I'm not going to make it that easy.

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Nice to see you too.

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Where's Merlin?

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He's alive.

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Last I saw of him, he was still alive.

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Dispatch patrols at first light.
Scour every inch of that forest.

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Yes, sire.

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We'll find him, Gaius.

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We will.

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MORGANA: You know, there's one thing
I don't understand, Merlin.

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You're Arthur's servant, nothing more.

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Yet time and again, you've proved yourself
willing to lay down your life for him.

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What are you doing?

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You've never seen Gaius
clean a wound before?

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All right, I know what you're doing.
What I don't know is why.

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I believe I asked you a question first.

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Why are you so loyal to Arthur?

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I don't expect you to understand, Morgana.

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You have no sense of duty,
no sense of loyalty.

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You're wrong.

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Don't think I don't understand loyalty just
because I've got no one left to be loyal to.

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[MORGANA SPEAKING MAGIC WORDS]

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AGRAVAINE:
We have scoured the forest.

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Scour it again.

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Sire, there is no sign of Merlin.

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AGRAVAINE:
None but this.

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I am sorry you've lost such a loyal and--

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The mercenaries, what news of them?

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- We found no trace.
- Surely sent by that snake, Alinor.

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It can't be.

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How?

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Our route was known
only to a few within Camelot.

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Then there's only
one conclusion we can draw.

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We have a traitor in our midst.

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[MORGANA SPEAKING MAGIC WORDS]

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[CREATURE HISSING]

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I take it you've never met a Fomorroh before.

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[HISSING]

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[MORGANA CHUCKLES]

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Oh, he's a little grumpy.

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He's not used to being out in the light.

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Well, my friend...

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...I have called you from your depths
for a very good reason.

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[CREATURE SHRIEKS]

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[HISSING]

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The Fomorroh are creatures of dark magic.

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Even if you cut off their heads,
you cannot kill them.

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Another will just grow in its place.

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In the days of the old religion,
they were revered by the high priestesses...

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...because they allowed them
to control people's minds.

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The Fomorroh will suck
the life force out of you...

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...and everything that makes you Merlin
will be gone.

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And in its place,
there will be just one thought.

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One thought that will grow
until it's consumed you completely.

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One thought that will be your life's work.

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You will not be able to rest until it's done.

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And that one thought is simple.

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You must kill Arthur Pendragon.

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[GASPS]

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[BELL TOLLING]

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[ROOSTER CROWS]

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- Who are you?
- I am your new manservant, sire.

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I have polished your armor,
sharpened your sword, selected your clothes.

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There is a slight chill
in the air today, sir.

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And now, if you would allow me,
I would like to serve you breakfast.

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- What's your name?
- George, sire, at your service.

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George. Listen, George,
it's all very impressive.

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Very impressive indeed.
But I already have a manservant.

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All right, he's shabby-looking,
has appalling manners.

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He's extremely forgetful. He seems
to spend most of his time in the tavern.

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But he is...

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...my manservant.

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To be honest, I quite like it that way.

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- I'm as worried about Merlin as you are.
- You're not going to change my mind.

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Who knows if the mercenaries
have even left the forest?

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I have to go.

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The patrols found no sign of him.

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Do you really expect me to accept that?

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Just to sit here and take their word
that Merlin's gone?

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- I won't rest until I at least try.
- I know.

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Just do one thing for me.
Please don't go alone.

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GWAINE:
He won't be going alone.

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See? Now you've condemned me
to a day of mindless chatter.

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Good.

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- We'll return.
- You'd better.

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You know what I like about Merlin?
He never expects any praise.

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All these things he does
just for the good of doing them and--

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[MERLIN GROANS]

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Declare yourself.

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[LAUGHING]

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ARTHUR:
Merlin.

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I thought we'd lost you.

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[LAUGHS]

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[CHICKENS CLUCKING]

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[SQUISHING]

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Don't do that again, Merlin.
My heart cannot take the strain.

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Yes, well, you are getting on a bit.

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- What is this?
- It's a special welcome home.

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Your favorite.

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[MERLIN COUGHS]

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I think that you should stick
to cooking up potions, Gaius.

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This tastes like the bog
Arthur found me in.

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[CHUCKLES]

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- How did you escape?
- With great skill.

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- Can I ask you something?
- Yes, of course. Anything.

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What is the strongest poison
that you possess?

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I had this great opportunity
to lace the bandits' food with poison...

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...and nothing to do it with.

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Well, that would be aconite.

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"Aconite."

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I think I should take some of this with me
from now on.

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You never know when you might
need to kill someone.

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Indeed.

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[CHATTERING]

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Ooh, you stink worse than your food.

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Back to work, or I'll be using your face
to scrub that pot clean.

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Ah, bog man.

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[SNIFFS]

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- I have to say, you're smelling better.
- This is food for the king of Camelot...

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...and is not meant to be soiled
by your filthy fingers.

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ARTHUR:
Thank you, Gwynevere. That is very kind.

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- Oh, I might have known.
- Hello, Merlin.

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What's this?

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Uh, lunch.

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Look, I know you like to take
every opportunity to be by his side...

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...but this is just getting ridiculous.

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You'll be pouring his bathwater next.

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- Merlin, is something wrong?
- This is what's wrong.

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I was just trying to help.
I thought you needed some rest.

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Rest? No, I don't need rest.

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Do you know how long it took me
to prepare this meal? I cooked it myself.

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I think this is just a case
of a simple misunderstanding.

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Yes, you would take her side, wouldn't you?

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Excuse me?

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Merlin, I think you must be tired.
You've been through quite an ordeal.

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I just want to resume my normal duties.

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Well, I'll be pleased to have your assistance
preparing for the knighting ceremony later.

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Thank you, sire.

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[SNORTS]

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- Merlin, are you all right?
- I--I'm pacing.

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Yes, I can see that.

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A man who is all right does not pace, Gaius.

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- No, well, that's why I asked.
- I am wrestling with a problem.

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And there are many factors
to take into consideration...

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...and I have not yet
come up with a solution.

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Well, can I be of assistance?

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[CHUCKLES]

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- No.
- Would you like to share the problem with me?

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No.

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Sometimes two heads are better than one.

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Yes, but not when one of them's yours.

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What are you after?

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Arthur wants a crossbow.

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That one's ancient.
Probably wouldn't hurt a fly.

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Well, if you did want to hurt a fly,
or even a human, what would you use?

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You would use a thing of beauty like this.

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Carved from 50-year-old ash.

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Um, be careful.

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- Oh!
- Will that do the job?

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Oh, yes. That will do the job nicely.

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[CHUCKLES]

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- Uh, what is the job exactly?
- To kill Arthur.

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- Driving you mad, is he?
- Not for much longer.

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[LAUGHS]

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Talk about a bad use of time.
A potential traitor in our midst...

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...and I have to prepare
for a knighting ceremony.

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Maybe it's one of the knights
who wants to kill me.

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Maybe it's you. Heh.

245
00:21:08,305 --> 00:21:11,582
Don't look so worried, Merlin.
I don't really think you want to kill me.

246
00:21:13,978 --> 00:21:15,889
[CHATTERING]

247
00:21:28,859 --> 00:21:30,839
[SNIFFING]

248
00:21:32,196 --> 00:21:33,231
Aconite.

249
00:21:34,198 --> 00:21:35,575
Wolfsbane to you.

250
00:21:35,733 --> 00:21:37,770
The most deadly poison known to man.

251
00:21:37,968 --> 00:21:40,414
What was it doing on Arthur's food?

252
00:21:42,172 --> 00:21:44,584
Merlin took some from here earlier.

253
00:21:46,076 --> 00:21:48,886
He was really angry when he realized
Arthur wasn't going to eat it.

254
00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,087
He has been behaving very strangely.

255
00:21:52,249 --> 00:21:55,287
- But why would Merlin want to kill Arthur?
- Merlin wouldn't.

256
00:21:55,719 --> 00:21:58,700
Not if he was in his right mind.

257
00:22:01,492 --> 00:22:03,699
- Have you seen Merlin?
- He was in the armory.

258
00:22:03,861 --> 00:22:06,364
- What did he want in there?
- A crossbow.

259
00:22:06,931 --> 00:22:08,740
I think Arthur must be getting on his nerves.

260
00:22:08,899 --> 00:22:10,378
Why?

261
00:22:10,701 --> 00:22:12,772
[WHISPERS]
He said he was going to kill him.

262
00:22:13,003 --> 00:22:14,641
[LAUGHS]

263
00:22:17,041 --> 00:22:18,714
ARTHUR:
What do you think about Percival?

264
00:22:18,876 --> 00:22:22,050
- He's very big.
- Does that make him a traitor?

265
00:22:22,212 --> 00:22:24,089
Are you going to get dressed?

266
00:22:25,883 --> 00:22:27,226
Have you got somewhere to be?

267
00:22:27,384 --> 00:22:30,126
Percival's family were killed
by Cenred's army.

268
00:22:30,287 --> 00:22:32,324
He hates everything to do with Morgana.

269
00:22:33,457 --> 00:22:37,428
You're right.
And he has pledged his allegiance.

270
00:22:41,632 --> 00:22:44,772
I'm wrong to doubt him.
I need to put it from my mind.

271
00:22:44,969 --> 00:22:46,414
[SQUISHING]

272
00:22:46,904 --> 00:22:48,542
You must get dressed.

273
00:22:49,907 --> 00:22:51,181
Indeed.

274
00:22:54,445 --> 00:22:56,789
Elyan didn't ride out with us.

275
00:23:01,118 --> 00:23:04,565
Maybe he's concerned about
my relationship with Gwynevere.

276
00:23:11,795 --> 00:23:15,709
Elyan. Could he be the traitor?
My father killed his father.

277
00:23:15,866 --> 00:23:18,574
Could you get me my ceremonial sword?

278
00:23:19,636 --> 00:23:22,776
The ceremonial sword. Of course.

279
00:23:25,509 --> 00:23:28,820
I find it hard to believe that Elyan
would think ill of me, but...

280
00:23:28,979 --> 00:23:30,481
...I can't trust anyone.

281
00:23:30,647 --> 00:23:33,958
In fact, I think you, Merlin,
are the only person I can trust.

282
00:23:34,451 --> 00:23:35,794
I know. I'm late.

283
00:24:03,013 --> 00:24:04,253
I feared as much.

284
00:24:04,415 --> 00:24:06,725
- What is it?
- It's a Fomorroh.

285
00:24:07,551 --> 00:24:11,431
Whoever put it there was very highly skilled.

286
00:24:12,022 --> 00:24:13,057
GWEN:
What does it do?

287
00:24:13,223 --> 00:24:16,067
In the days of the old religion,
they were used by the high priestess...

288
00:24:16,226 --> 00:24:18,069
...to enslave the minds of her enemies.

289
00:24:18,228 --> 00:24:21,607
Once a thought was planted,
the victim would not stop...

290
00:24:21,765 --> 00:24:24,041
...till they'd accomplished it.

291
00:24:24,635 --> 00:24:26,342
First we must paralyze the serpent.

292
00:24:41,952 --> 00:24:44,762
- Is it dead?
- Sadly not.

293
00:24:44,922 --> 00:24:46,367
Merely dormant.

294
00:24:46,523 --> 00:24:49,402
Now for the tricky bit. Pass me the blade.

295
00:24:54,565 --> 00:24:56,442
[SQUISHING]

296
00:25:17,387 --> 00:25:20,095
- That's it?
- I believe so.

297
00:25:20,257 --> 00:25:24,000
We have the old Merlin back.
Arthur is safe once more.

298
00:25:24,428 --> 00:25:26,635
Let us hope so.

299
00:25:36,340 --> 00:25:37,978
Arthur.

300
00:25:38,442 --> 00:25:40,422
An unexpected pleasure.

301
00:25:41,111 --> 00:25:43,990
There's something I wish
to discuss with you, uncle.

302
00:25:44,348 --> 00:25:45,418
Of course.

303
00:25:45,582 --> 00:25:48,927
I am afraid I don't take the matter of
the traitor as lightly as you do.

304
00:25:49,086 --> 00:25:51,498
Sire, I hope you don't think I meant--

305
00:25:51,655 --> 00:25:53,931
I have been looking into how
the mercenaries discovered...

306
00:25:54,091 --> 00:25:56,537
...the route through the forest.

307
00:25:57,995 --> 00:26:01,442
None of the knights had
the opportunity to betray me.

308
00:26:01,865 --> 00:26:05,438
I have questioned the counselors.
Only three were aware of the treaty.

309
00:26:07,237 --> 00:26:12,687
Of those, none but yourself knew of the route
I was planning to take.

310
00:26:13,310 --> 00:26:17,690
- Are you seriously suggesting that I--?
- It brings me no pleasure to doubt you, uncle.

311
00:26:17,848 --> 00:26:21,762
Then let me reassure you
that you have no reason to doubt.

312
00:26:23,487 --> 00:26:26,866
You are all that is left of my dear sister.

313
00:26:27,791 --> 00:26:30,533
If I betray you, Arthur, I betray her.

314
00:26:30,694 --> 00:26:32,264
And that, I will never do.

315
00:26:37,401 --> 00:26:40,177
There is one other person
who knew your route.

316
00:26:43,507 --> 00:26:45,180
Gaius.

317
00:27:09,566 --> 00:27:11,773
- How do you feel?
- Never better.

318
00:27:11,935 --> 00:27:13,937
It's great to have you back.

319
00:27:15,038 --> 00:27:18,042
- What do you remember?
- About what?

320
00:27:19,042 --> 00:27:21,613
I take it that means nothing.

321
00:27:22,546 --> 00:27:24,423
[SQUISHING]

322
00:27:26,416 --> 00:27:29,226
I've got a feeling today's
going to be a good day.

323
00:27:35,225 --> 00:27:37,466
My father prepared me well for being king.

324
00:27:37,628 --> 00:27:40,575
But he told me nothing
of the loneliness of the job.

325
00:27:40,731 --> 00:27:44,975
What it's like to have all eyes on you,
waiting for you to provide the answer.

326
00:27:45,202 --> 00:27:46,272
[HUMMING]

327
00:27:46,436 --> 00:27:50,714
In all the years I watched him,
he never wavered in his certainty.

328
00:27:51,375 --> 00:27:53,582
He was strong, he was sure.

329
00:27:53,744 --> 00:27:56,088
And I'm not in that place yet.

330
00:27:59,916 --> 00:28:02,328
I value the guidance of others.

331
00:28:02,486 --> 00:28:04,864
Maybe I have been foolish to do so.

332
00:28:06,356 --> 00:28:08,131
Everyone has their own agenda.

333
00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:11,803
It feels like I can trust no one anymore.

334
00:28:15,232 --> 00:28:17,269
Is that how you see it, Merlin?
Gwynevere.

335
00:28:17,434 --> 00:28:19,004
Arthur. Heh.

336
00:28:24,608 --> 00:28:25,643
Gaius.

337
00:28:28,812 --> 00:28:30,951
- You're not Merlin.
- No.

338
00:28:31,114 --> 00:28:33,321
There was a problem with the bathwater.

339
00:28:33,917 --> 00:28:36,329
- Really?
- Yes, it's cold.

340
00:28:37,187 --> 00:28:40,930
Very cold. Merlin's gone to remedy it.
I don't think you can have a bath today.

341
00:28:52,302 --> 00:28:53,940
Right.

342
00:28:56,473 --> 00:28:59,784
- Good job I'm not very dirty then.
- That's a good job indeed.

343
00:29:19,229 --> 00:29:20,299
[SNICKERS]

344
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,379
So let me get this straight.
If you kill one, another grows in its place.

345
00:29:27,537 --> 00:29:30,643
I've heard such stories in the past,
but never thought they were true.

346
00:29:31,842 --> 00:29:33,719
That will silence it for a while.

347
00:29:38,215 --> 00:29:39,250
Ah!

348
00:29:39,449 --> 00:29:41,053
[COUGHS]

349
00:29:42,052 --> 00:29:44,760
What is that, Arthur's socks?

350
00:29:49,226 --> 00:29:53,231
- What are you trying to do to me?
- I'm trying to stop you from killing the king.

351
00:29:54,364 --> 00:29:55,934
[CHUCKLES]

352
00:29:56,099 --> 00:29:57,737
Ooh.

353
00:29:58,735 --> 00:30:02,046
GAIUS:
So you don't remember anything?

354
00:30:02,205 --> 00:30:07,518
I remember Morgana conjuring the snake,
but nothing more.

355
00:30:07,677 --> 00:30:11,386
- No.
- Lucky for us you're such a bad assassin.

356
00:30:11,548 --> 00:30:14,119
Well, all is well now. I feel fine.

357
00:30:14,284 --> 00:30:16,286
For now, the serpent is dormant.

358
00:30:16,486 --> 00:30:18,864
But when it wakes, your mind
will be Morgana's once more...

359
00:30:19,022 --> 00:30:20,933
...and nothing will stop you
from killing Arthur.

360
00:30:21,091 --> 00:30:23,230
How do we get rid of it
if it keeps growing back?

361
00:30:23,393 --> 00:30:24,872
There's only one way, I'm afraid.

362
00:30:26,930 --> 00:30:29,035
You have to kill the mother beast.

363
00:30:34,004 --> 00:30:36,314
That creature that lives in Morgana's hut?

364
00:30:39,409 --> 00:30:42,151
Great. How long have I got?
How long before this thing wakes up?

365
00:30:42,312 --> 00:30:45,384
A day, no more.
And I wouldn't face her alone.

366
00:30:45,549 --> 00:30:51,090
Don't worry. I won't be there at all.
Well, not exactly.

367
00:30:51,254 --> 00:30:53,234
She won't recognize me if I'm 80 years old.

368
00:30:53,890 --> 00:30:58,771
- Uh, what shall I say if Arthur asks for you?
- Uh, tell him I'm anywhere.

369
00:30:58,929 --> 00:31:01,307
Anywhere but the tavern.

370
00:31:24,955 --> 00:31:26,593
[WHOOSH]

371
00:31:27,557 --> 00:31:29,161
Ah.

372
00:31:38,969 --> 00:31:40,505
Oh.

373
00:31:42,205 --> 00:31:44,207
[GRUNTING]

374
00:31:52,349 --> 00:31:53,657
Ah.

375
00:31:53,817 --> 00:31:54,955
[CHUCKLES]

376
00:31:55,118 --> 00:31:57,223
Gentlemen.

377
00:31:57,387 --> 00:32:01,961
- What a pleasant surprise.
- I wish we could say the same thing.

378
00:32:02,125 --> 00:32:04,503
Move away from the horse, please.

379
00:32:04,661 --> 00:32:09,201
What lovely manners.
I do admire a man who says "please."

380
00:32:09,366 --> 00:32:10,674
Now.

381
00:32:20,043 --> 00:32:23,581
- Have you got bigger?
- You'll be getting shorter if I have my way.

382
00:32:23,747 --> 00:32:26,125
Nice. I like it.

383
00:32:26,316 --> 00:32:30,230
Leon, really, there must be something in the
knights' code about how to treat an old man.

384
00:32:30,387 --> 00:32:32,162
You're not just any old man,
though, are you?

385
00:32:32,322 --> 00:32:34,825
You escaped the flames once.
You won't escape again.

386
00:32:34,991 --> 00:32:38,029
- So! And you are not what you seem.
- What is he talking about?

387
00:32:38,728 --> 00:32:40,708
I've a good mind
to run you through right now.

388
00:32:40,864 --> 00:32:45,210
- I think Arthur would prefer to see him alive.
- Oh! Oh, no.

389
00:32:45,368 --> 00:32:48,611
Really, Arthur does not want to see me.
Believe me.

390
00:32:48,772 --> 00:32:55,519
In fact, if Arthur does see me,
he will be in grave danger.

391
00:32:55,679 --> 00:32:58,922
Are you threatening the life of our king?

392
00:32:59,549 --> 00:33:02,860
Percival! That is a sword. It does hurt.

393
00:33:03,420 --> 00:33:06,697
Yes, I am afraid to say...

394
00:33:07,457 --> 00:33:09,300
...that if you don't let me go...

395
00:33:09,459 --> 00:33:13,908
...then there is every chance
that I will kill your king!

396
00:33:14,264 --> 00:33:16,676
- Say that again.
- Why? Have you got ale in your ears?

397
00:33:16,866 --> 00:33:17,901
- Aah!
- Stop!

398
00:33:31,081 --> 00:33:33,891
Ha! Thank you, gentlemen.

399
00:33:34,050 --> 00:33:36,428
So considerate to help an old man.

400
00:33:36,586 --> 00:33:38,122
[CHUCKLING]

401
00:33:46,296 --> 00:33:47,969
Stupid.

402
00:33:48,465 --> 00:33:51,571
MORGANA: I trust you bring me news
of my brother's untimely death.

403
00:33:51,735 --> 00:33:53,146
I wish it were so, my lady.

404
00:33:53,303 --> 00:33:59,015
But I do bring information
of an equally enticing nature.

405
00:33:59,342 --> 00:34:02,949
I have planted the seed of suspicion
in our young king's mind.

406
00:34:03,113 --> 00:34:07,084
I have struck a blow
at the very heart of Old Camelot.

407
00:34:08,718 --> 00:34:09,753
Go on.

408
00:34:11,121 --> 00:34:14,625
Arthur grew unsure of my motives.

409
00:34:14,791 --> 00:34:17,499
But I have turned the situation
to our advantage.

410
00:34:17,661 --> 00:34:18,731
How so?

411
00:34:20,296 --> 00:34:26,110
I used it to implicate
an old friend of yours, Gaius.

412
00:34:27,237 --> 00:34:31,049
I think there are some interesting
times ahead for our physician.

413
00:34:31,274 --> 00:34:32,309
[CHUCKLES]

414
00:34:32,475 --> 00:34:34,512
You have done well.

415
00:34:34,678 --> 00:34:38,125
But it's hardly information
of an enticing kind, is it?

416
00:34:40,450 --> 00:34:41,895
Is Gaius dead?

417
00:34:43,453 --> 00:34:44,488
No.

418
00:34:45,522 --> 00:34:47,502
Is Gaius mortally wounded?

419
00:34:49,259 --> 00:34:51,569
Does Gaius have so much as a sore head?

420
00:34:53,463 --> 00:34:54,533
No, my lady.

421
00:34:54,698 --> 00:34:58,145
So, my lord, you can do better.

422
00:35:00,570 --> 00:35:02,379
And you will do better.

423
00:36:00,897 --> 00:36:02,399
Ah.

424
00:36:31,561 --> 00:36:33,404
You're not real.

425
00:36:33,897 --> 00:36:36,104
Whatever you say!

426
00:36:51,948 --> 00:36:54,189
You're just my imagination.

427
00:36:54,884 --> 00:36:58,127
That's right. I'm not really here.

428
00:36:58,288 --> 00:37:01,929
Just pretend that I'm not really here.

429
00:37:02,091 --> 00:37:05,038
And I'll just get this and go.

430
00:37:18,474 --> 00:37:20,181
[SPEAKS MAGIC WORDS]

431
00:37:23,780 --> 00:37:25,350
[GASPS]

432
00:37:27,517 --> 00:37:29,463
[GROANS]

433
00:37:38,461 --> 00:37:43,206
So, Emrys,
it seems you will not be my doom after all.

434
00:37:44,534 --> 00:37:46,536
[SPEAKS MAGIC WORDS]
[MORGANA SHRIEKS]

435
00:37:47,570 --> 00:37:48,878
[GROANS]

436
00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:14,664
If I'm to die by your hand,
you can at least tell me who you are.

437
00:38:16,065 --> 00:38:17,408
Did Arthur send you?

438
00:38:21,771 --> 00:38:24,775
But you're no friend of his.
Magic has no place in Camelot.

439
00:38:24,974 --> 00:38:29,013
It never will. Not until I take the throne.

440
00:38:29,379 --> 00:38:31,120
Please spare me.

441
00:38:31,581 --> 00:38:34,221
I only want what is rightfully mine.

442
00:38:34,384 --> 00:38:37,593
Perhaps it can still be so.

443
00:38:45,295 --> 00:38:46,740
[GASPING]

444
00:38:59,542 --> 00:39:01,613
[SPEAKING MAGIC WORDS]

445
00:39:41,851 --> 00:39:43,831
[PANTING]

446
00:39:55,798 --> 00:39:57,175
[GROANS]

447
00:40:02,939 --> 00:40:04,782
[HISSING]

448
00:40:12,949 --> 00:40:14,986
[SPEAKING MAGIC WORDS]

449
00:40:18,855 --> 00:40:20,994
[CREATURE HISSING AND SQUEALING]

450
00:40:29,098 --> 00:40:30,907
[PANTING]

451
00:40:36,005 --> 00:40:38,611
GAIUS:
This is becoming something of a habit.

452
00:40:38,808 --> 00:40:40,253
Heh. I hope not.

453
00:40:40,410 --> 00:40:41,889
Well--

454
00:40:44,614 --> 00:40:49,620
Don't worry. It cannot grow back again.

455
00:40:54,991 --> 00:40:56,834
Merlin. You're back.

456
00:40:56,993 --> 00:40:58,404
[GWEN CHUCKLES]

457
00:40:58,561 --> 00:41:01,167
- Dare I look?
- Oh, don't worry. It's completely gone.

458
00:41:01,731 --> 00:41:03,404
I've no desire to kill Arthur.

459
00:41:03,566 --> 00:41:05,876
GWEN:
That's great news.

460
00:41:06,035 --> 00:41:08,948
Although I'm afraid, right now,
he does want to kill you.

461
00:41:16,145 --> 00:41:19,524
Two whole days in the tavern.

462
00:41:20,416 --> 00:41:21,918
[CHUCKLES]

463
00:41:22,085 --> 00:41:23,928
I'm not quite sure it was that long.

464
00:41:24,087 --> 00:41:27,398
Give me one good reason why I shouldn't
get rid of you on the spot.

465
00:41:29,058 --> 00:41:31,629
Because you would have no one
to polish your armor...

466
00:41:31,794 --> 00:41:34,365
...make you breakfast,
organize your clothes.

467
00:41:34,530 --> 00:41:36,407
Ah, well, that's where you're wrong.

468
00:41:37,166 --> 00:41:38,804
George.

469
00:41:39,902 --> 00:41:42,883
Merlin, meet George.

470
00:41:43,039 --> 00:41:46,987
George is perhaps the most
efficient servant I've ever seen.

471
00:41:47,176 --> 00:41:49,952
- He'll be spending the week teaching you.
- Teaching me?

472
00:41:50,113 --> 00:41:52,150
If you wish to remain in my service.

473
00:41:52,315 --> 00:41:53,726
GEORGE:
We will start in the armory.

474
00:41:53,883 --> 00:41:56,056
Lesson one is my favorite: polishing.

475
00:41:57,954 --> 00:42:00,457
Yes, that's my favorite too.

476
00:42:07,730 --> 00:42:09,471
Tell me something.

477
00:42:12,635 --> 00:42:15,081
If he's so good,
why don't you just give him the job?

478
00:42:15,938 --> 00:42:19,010
He's seriously boring.
I've never met anyone so dull.

479
00:42:19,208 --> 00:42:21,814
The man makes jokes about brass.

480
00:42:25,948 --> 00:42:29,452
Anyway, off you go. It'll be fun.

481
00:42:53,776 --> 00:42:55,312
AGRAVAINE:
Morgana?

482
00:43:05,688 --> 00:43:07,292
Morgana?

483
00:43:20,836 --> 00:43:23,874
Morgana. Morgana.

484
00:43:46,796 --> 00:43:48,673
MALE VOICE:
<i>Merlin.</i>

485
00:43:50,299 --> 00:43:51,334
Go on, sleep.

486
00:43:51,500 --> 00:43:53,673
I know everyone thinks he's a traitor,
but he's not.

487
00:43:53,836 --> 00:43:56,112
He's been abducted. He may even be dead.

488
00:43:56,606 --> 00:44:00,554
Who is Emrys?

489
00:44:00,743 --> 00:44:04,247
Merlin's onto us. He's out searching for
Gaius even as we speak.

490
00:44:04,447 --> 00:44:07,189
- So you know who Emrys is?
- Indeed, I do.

491
00:44:08,751 --> 00:44:10,059
Then tell me.

492
00:44:55,298 --> 00:44:57,300
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