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(dramatic music)

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Merlin Emrys

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has returned to the land of the living.

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I had a vision.

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Two dragons came forth to the battle one another.

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The dragons you have seen are your enemies.

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White for the Saecsen horde,

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red for the true sons of Britain

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whose father you murdered for your crown.

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(soldiers shouting)

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Vortigern!

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Thus ends the reign of Vortigern,

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High King of Britain.

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Take heart, you people of the Island of the Mighty.

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Dafyd?

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Myrddin.

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To see you after all these years.

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But you have not altered a bit.

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I had this sword crafted

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for my father by the High King's own smith.

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Perhaps it's best to leave it here.

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You are the flower of your race.

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'Tis a great thing to be a king, Hawk

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but there is authority of a kind even kings must bend to.

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I've known Merlin a very long time.

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I would have you my counselor.

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Very well, Aurelius.

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Perhaps you have the makings of a king after all.

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Dafyd, you've come home.

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Hello, Mother.

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Myrddin.

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(tense music)

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Never seen so many.

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There will be no victory

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without the kings of Britain by our side.

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I need every single one of them to defeat Hengist.

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(ominous tone)

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(relaxed piano music)

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(birds cawing)
(waves crashing)

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(dramatic drumbeat)
(Saecsens shouting)

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(fists thudding)
(boots thudding)

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(dramatic music)

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{\an8}(Hengist speaks in Saecsen)

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(neck snaps)

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(warriors cheering)

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(Ulfin roars)

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Well done.

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{\an8}(Aldwyn speaks in Saecsen)

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Fool.

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Are you so heavy with drink that you fail

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to recognize the spawn of Vortigern?

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Prince Pascent, forgive Aldwyn's impertinence.

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(fire crackles)

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He will be punished.

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What word from your father?

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My father is dead.

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What do you want?

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My father is dead and I am his heir,

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High King of the Britons.

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(crickets chirping)

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And yet you ride here unannounced.

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No honor guard,

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no warband.

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I did not know I needed a warband

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at my back to meet with an ally.

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You do if you're going to watch him shit.

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(Saecsens laughing)

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The sons of Constans have murdered my father

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and now they claim his crown.

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And you want me to help you take it back?

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(dramatic violin music)

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They will not be content

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until they have all of Britain in their grasp.

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All of Britain?

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Even now, they turn their eyes east to the Saecsen Coast.

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Let us march against these usurpers

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before they march against you.

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Why do I need you?

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You swore to uphold my family's claim

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when my father let you settle these lands.

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Let?

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Our pact was sealed in blood.

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You will be held to it.

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(tense music)
(knife scrapes)

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(tense rising tones)

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The son of Vortigern is right.

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A pact sealed in blood is to be honored

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unto death.

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(anxious music)

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(boot thuds)
(Pascent grunts)

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(Saecsens laughing)
(Pascent screams)

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{\an8}(Aldwyn speaks in Saecsen)

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{\an8}(Hengist speaks in Saecsen)

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{\an8}(horn blares)

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(dramatic music)

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{\an8}(dramatic music continues)

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{\an8}(dramatic music continues)

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{\an8}(dramatic music continues)

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{\an8}(dramatic music continues)

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(dramatic music continues)

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(dramatic music continues)
(dramatic chanting)

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(dramatic chanting continues)

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(relaxed flute music)
(birds chirping)

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(spear splashes)

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Hail the Fisher King.

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Merlin.

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Merlin!

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(Avallach splashes)

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(Avallach laughs)

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(inspirational music)

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(water sloshes)

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(inspirational music)

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And that's when I saw him

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sat on a rock by the riverbed alone,

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shining as bright as the dawn.

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And we are most grateful to you, Pelleas.

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Even as our hopes waned,

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you did not give up these many years.

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My lady.

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(Avallach chuckles)

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And you, my holy friend.

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How did you come to be

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in my grandson's company after all this time?

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Providence, great king.

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The divine hand.

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Myrddin found me prisoner of High King Vortigern.

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Prisoner?

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A king who holds hostage

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a servant of the Most High gambles with his life.

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A gamble Vortigern lost.

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King Avallach, I have been remiss.

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May I present to you Uther,

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second son of Constans and his older brother, Aurelius.

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The sons of Constans.

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I see.

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Forgive me, my brother and I

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were loath to interrupt your happy reunion.

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Aurelius has defeated the usurper, Vortigern.

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He is by right of lineage and victory

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High King of Ynys Prydein.

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If I do not fall to the axe of a Saecsen first.

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Or the ambitions of a petty king.

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(drink trickles)

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My brother surely meant no disrespect, King Avallach.

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And yet he speaks truly.

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This land is in a welter of confusion.

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There are more kings than sheep,

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more princes than crows on a battlefield,

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all seeking to snatch what they can

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when they can without a care for who suffers.

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Until this island is ruled by one

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who wields both justice and mercy, there will be no peace.

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Aurelius' life is in danger

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until the kings of Britain recognize his claim.

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It is my hope he could find sanctuary here

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while I ride to rally what friends we have left.

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While we ride to rally your friends.

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Uther.

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To ensure Merlin is not remiss

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pushing your claim in other courts.

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Right, Merlin?

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Very well, Uther.

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If you prefer nights in the saddle

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to the comfort of Avallach's palace.

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You will not be staying, then?

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I'm sorry, Mother.

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My people have seen enough of war and death.

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The High King of Britain will be safe within these walls.

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To a future of peace.

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(glasses clinking)

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(relaxed ensemble flute music)

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(relaxed ensemble flute music continues)

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[Whispering Voice] Yes, it is me, darling.

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Remember what they did to me by the fire?

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You fuss over me like a child

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while other men call me Immortal.

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(chest creaks)

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(fire crackles)

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The Fisher King's sword.

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Your sword.

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(low mysterious music)

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I thought it lost.

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Yet it has been here, waiting for you.

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The sword of a High King.

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Aurelius has a sword, the sword of Britain.

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I do not offer it to Aurelius.

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(low tense music)

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[Whispering Voice] Take me up.

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(Myrddin screams)

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(ominous chants)

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What?

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I'm sorry, Mother, but I cannot accept it.

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Whatever the future may hold,

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I cannot take up that sword again.

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(relaxed ensemble music)

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Then I will pray you have the strength to keep your vow.

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I wish you were not leaving so soon.

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Besides, the fish are always

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on their best behavior when you are here. (chuckles)

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What was it like, Merlin?

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To be insane?

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To be alone with God.

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Is that who you think I was alone with?

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Who else?

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I would dearly love to spend but a moment

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in my Lord's presence.

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You are fortunate among men, Merlin.

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(horse neighs)

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(townsfolk chattering)

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Go, I have been greedy with your time.

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We will discuss these things again when you return.

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You fear for your sins, Grandfather

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but surely your sins are no greater than any other man's.

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I had forgotten how much you see

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with those golden eyes, Hawk.

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Yet in truth, my sins are too numerous to count

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and they gave life to Morgian.

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(low ominous music)

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I've seen her,

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Morgian,

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in the fire

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and in the stars.

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I do not know if God was with me

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in Celyddon all these many years, Grandfather.

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But I know Morgian was.

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Trust in Jesu, Hawk.

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He is the only hope for men like us,

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if hope we have.

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(relaxed dramatic ensemble music)

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(relaxed dramatic ensemble music continues)

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(animals chirping)

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(animals chirping continues)

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(animals chirping continues)

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(dagger thwacks)

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So,

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tell me about this place,

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Maridunum.

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Built by the Romans in the heart of a plentiful valley,

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not far from the sea.

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Your steward has a nasty habit

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of speaking on your behalf, Merlin.

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If he were mine, I would have him flogged for impertinence.

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Pelleas speaks as he serves, of his own free will.

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So you would have him believe.

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Are you suggesting the Emrys has me spellbound?

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Your words, boy, not mine.

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You surprise me, Uther.

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I didn't take you for one who believed in magic.

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(strings strumming softly)

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When a man catches the gaze of a beautiful woman,

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is that not a form of magic?

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Or when a king through cunning and deceit

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wrests fealty from his people?

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Is that not a sorcery of a kind?

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(birds chirping)

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Myrddin, you know what you must do.

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(mysterious music)

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(fire crackles)

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I see you.

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I see you, now come here, come find me.

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You need to find her, you only need the one.

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Why do you hesitate?

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You know what you must do.

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Master,

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what is it?

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(relaxed ensemble music)

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(relaxed ensemble music continues)

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You wanna go to the pub?
Yeah.

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(soft dramatic music)

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(soft chanting)

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(rain pattering)

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(distant dog barks)

273
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(anxious music)

274
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Delightful place.

275
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(rain pattering)

276
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What is your business here?

277
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I've come to seek a home I once knew.

278
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What home is that?

279
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The last time I was here,

280
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Pendaran the Red Sword was king.

281
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Myrddin?

282
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Let them in at once.

283
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See to their horses.

284
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(doors creak)

285
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(soft music)

286
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The same raid that took Maelwys took the town

287
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and Teithfallt, my father, tried to save

288
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what he could but there wasn't much left

289
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and that is but the beginning of our troubles.

290
00:21:24,420 --> 00:21:27,173
The same story is told throughout these lands.

291
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I fear a greater threat is coming.

292
00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:32,660
Yes, it's a different world since,

293
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well, since you've been away.

294
00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,083
Will you sit at our table, my Lord?

295
00:21:42,150 --> 00:21:42,983
Most kind.

296
00:21:47,970 --> 00:21:50,519
Why does she offer him the King's seat?

297
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Because Merlin is the rightful king of Maridunum.

298
00:21:57,670 --> 00:21:59,883
Allow me to fill your cup, my Lord.

299
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(knife clacks)

300
00:22:04,012 --> 00:22:06,762
(drink trickles)

301
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(soft anxious music)

302
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(door creaks)

303
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Bring me my cup. (chuckles)

304
00:22:24,630 --> 00:22:28,679
This beast led me deep into the hills

305
00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,513
but I could not give up the chase.

306
00:22:32,130 --> 00:22:35,080
These days, it's rare when I get occasion to nock an arrow.

307
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A fine prize, Meurig Ap Tewdrig.

308
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Son, meet our guests.

309
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Uther, Pelleas and Myrddin Emrys.

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(Meurig grunts)

311
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I must say, the brewer's art has reached

312
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new heights since I last held a cup such as this.

313
00:23:03,060 --> 00:23:05,189
This draught is worthy of any king.

314
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You shall have a butt of it to take with you.

315
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Yes, when you've concluded your business here.

316
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(dish clatters)

317
00:23:14,759 --> 00:23:16,799
What is your business?

318
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Perhaps our business is best

319
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discussed in the light of day.

320
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We are here to garner support for my brother,

321
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Aurelius, the High King of Britain.

322
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High King?

323
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Vortigern has already claimed that title.

324
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Vortigern no longer has need of it.

325
00:23:41,585 --> 00:23:46,585
Well, (grunt) I congratulate you on your victory.

326
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Over an old man already exhausted and sore beset.

327
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The greater challenge lies ahead.

328
00:23:55,140 --> 00:23:55,973
The Saecsens.

329
00:23:56,970 --> 00:23:59,879
And a host of lesser kings who think themselves

330
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eminently qualified to bear the crown.

331
00:24:04,110 --> 00:24:07,683
And they will have no choice but to fall in line.

332
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(knife clacks)

333
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Won't they?

334
00:24:16,290 --> 00:24:17,583
Hear me, Tewdrig.

335
00:24:19,035 --> 00:24:21,389
The Saecsen Hengist has assembled the greatest war host

336
00:24:21,390 --> 00:24:23,240
ever seen in the Island of the Mighty

337
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and before the summer is through,

338
00:24:25,980 --> 00:24:27,380
he means to take the throne.

339
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,799
And he will have it if we are too busy

340
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,743
squabbling amongst ourselves to take up arms against him.

341
00:24:36,330 --> 00:24:41,039
We have arms, we have horses and men who can use them.

342
00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:41,873
Meurig.

343
00:24:43,290 --> 00:24:45,179
Am I not the commander of our army?

344
00:24:45,180 --> 00:24:47,879
Yes, an honor you insist on squandering at every turn.

345
00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:49,473
What choice do I have when you've all but tied my hands?

346
00:24:49,474 --> 00:24:50,307
Silence!

347
00:24:57,057 --> 00:25:00,303
The day grows long and I am not a young man.

348
00:25:03,990 --> 00:25:06,993
If we may presume upon your hospitality a while longer?

349
00:25:08,670 --> 00:25:11,609
Yes, I shall prepare some rooms for you and your men.

350
00:25:11,610 --> 00:25:13,109
Perhaps the Emrys would prefer

351
00:25:13,110 --> 00:25:14,703
to stay in his old quarters?

352
00:25:16,020 --> 00:25:18,903
The King's quarters? (chuckles)

353
00:25:20,220 --> 00:25:21,470
Yes, should he wish to.

354
00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,753
We insist.
Thank you, my lady.

355
00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:31,194
(anxious music)

356
00:25:40,309 --> 00:25:43,809
(anxious music continues)

357
00:25:48,436 --> 00:25:52,623
(soft strings strumming)

358
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(fire crackles)

359
00:25:56,914 --> 00:25:59,964
Merlin, win me a kingdom.

360
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(relaxed music)

361
00:26:08,434 --> 00:26:11,101
(person knocks)

362
00:26:15,669 --> 00:26:17,169
Uther.

363
00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:21,453
Do you take me for a fool?

364
00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:24,352
I do not.

365
00:26:24,353 --> 00:26:27,573
Then perhaps you should stop treating me as one.

366
00:26:28,620 --> 00:26:32,302
I have promised to raise an army for your brother, Uther.

367
00:26:32,303 --> 00:26:35,081
How I conduct my own affairs is not your concern.

368
00:26:35,082 --> 00:26:36,956
You may have swayed my brother

369
00:26:36,957 --> 00:26:40,349
but your powers of persuasion will not work with me.

370
00:26:40,350 --> 00:26:42,323
Of that, I have no doubt.

371
00:26:44,287 --> 00:26:46,874
(door clacks)

372
00:26:46,875 --> 00:26:50,292
(anxious dramatic music)

373
00:26:58,940 --> 00:27:03,358
(anxious dramatic music continues)

374
00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:06,609
(anxious violin music)

375
00:27:15,781 --> 00:27:19,864
(anxious violin music continues)

376
00:27:26,791 --> 00:27:31,791
(stone clacks)
(crab shell crackles)

377
00:27:34,255 --> 00:27:35,088
Urien?

378
00:27:41,380 --> 00:27:42,933
There you are, my darling.

379
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,979
You must hurry along to your studies with Kelias.

380
00:27:46,980 --> 00:27:48,719
I don't wanna study.

381
00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:52,589
You must if you are to advance in your learning.

382
00:27:52,590 --> 00:27:57,423
Remember Urien, your mother knows what's best for you.

383
00:28:01,380 --> 00:28:02,213
Off with you.

384
00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,647
(eerie ominous music)

385
00:28:12,690 --> 00:28:14,990
No one seeks our counsel, or our aid.

386
00:28:16,317 --> 00:28:19,473
All because we live on these distant, God-forsaken shores.

387
00:28:20,340 --> 00:28:21,209
The greater part of Britain

388
00:28:21,210 --> 00:28:23,279
could burn and we'd be none the wiser.

389
00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,893
Let it burn, what difference does it make?

390
00:28:27,115 --> 00:28:28,709
We are alone and undefended, Father.

391
00:28:28,710 --> 00:28:31,439
Should we not seek alliances for the welfare of our kingdom?

392
00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,426
If we we to appeal to Vortigern-

393
00:28:33,427 --> 00:28:35,103
Vortigern is dead.

394
00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,333
His tower fell to the sons of Constans not two weeks ago.

395
00:28:43,965 --> 00:28:45,389
How do you know this?

396
00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:48,989
No doubt Aurelius will claim the throne for himself.

397
00:28:48,990 --> 00:28:50,099
The soil of these lands

398
00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:52,979
is soaked in the blood of would-be kings.

399
00:28:52,980 --> 00:28:54,179
Perhaps we should consider

400
00:28:54,180 --> 00:28:55,983
pledging our support to Aurelius.

401
00:29:01,710 --> 00:29:02,543
My dear Lot,

402
00:29:04,762 --> 00:29:08,519
have you forgotten the deal we made with the Saecsen chief?

403
00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:09,970
How could I forget, Mother,

404
00:29:10,890 --> 00:29:13,840
when I so strongly opposed our alliance with those savages?

405
00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:16,743
Is Hengist a savage?

406
00:29:19,140 --> 00:29:20,099
He fights for the interests

407
00:29:20,100 --> 00:29:22,503
of his kind just as Aurelius does.

408
00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,539
But we are Britons, we should support our people.

409
00:29:27,540 --> 00:29:29,673
Are they our people?

410
00:29:30,903 --> 00:29:33,239
Only a moment ago, you were bemoaning the fact

411
00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,190
that we were all but forgotten by them.

412
00:29:37,500 --> 00:29:39,599
But what do I know of these things?

413
00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,663
I'm merely a wife and a mother.

414
00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:48,989
Still, I cannot help but wonder if there is not a greater

415
00:29:48,990 --> 00:29:53,833
strategic advantage for you in the current arrangement?

416
00:29:56,820 --> 00:30:00,449
You could be a most valuable ally to Hengist.

417
00:30:00,450 --> 00:30:02,066
The Saecsen?

418
00:30:02,067 --> 00:30:04,748
The future is Saecsen.

419
00:30:04,749 --> 00:30:07,416
(ominous music)

420
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,363
I trust you slept well, Uther?

421
00:30:16,719 --> 00:30:18,839
A soldier always sleeps with one eye open.

422
00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:20,904
That sounds inconvenient.

423
00:30:20,905 --> 00:30:22,889
Not as inconvenient as a knife in the back.

424
00:30:22,890 --> 00:30:25,409
Come, we're all friends here.

425
00:30:25,410 --> 00:30:26,242
I've known many an enemy

426
00:30:26,243 --> 00:30:28,256
that came in the guise of a friend, Merlin.

427
00:30:28,257 --> 00:30:29,553
Ah, my Lord Myrddin.

428
00:30:31,110 --> 00:30:33,160
I wonder if I might have a word with you?

429
00:30:35,910 --> 00:30:36,880
In private.

430
00:30:38,579 --> 00:30:39,412
Of course.

431
00:30:41,190 --> 00:30:42,903
Do keep Uther out of trouble.

432
00:30:46,274 --> 00:30:48,941
(fire crackles)

433
00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:54,513
Shall we seek out a morsel to eat?

434
00:31:02,204 --> 00:31:05,683
(townsfolk chattering)

435
00:31:05,684 --> 00:31:08,434
(animals mooing)

436
00:31:12,839 --> 00:31:15,959
Oh yeah, now give me a knife, I'll teach ya.

437
00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:17,300
Watch it.
Cheers.

438
00:31:19,154 --> 00:31:22,798
(townsfolk chattering)

439
00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:25,299
(door creaks)

440
00:31:31,754 --> 00:31:34,049
A cup of your famous mead, friend.

441
00:31:34,050 --> 00:31:36,659
We have no mead here, only wine.

442
00:31:36,660 --> 00:31:38,313
Then a cup of your famous wine.

443
00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,450
They water it down the Roman way

444
00:31:49,530 --> 00:31:52,646
but in good measure, it serves its purpose.

445
00:31:52,647 --> 00:31:55,230
(men laughing)

446
00:32:03,990 --> 00:32:05,909
Does the warband of Maridunum

447
00:32:05,910 --> 00:32:08,703
spend all its days drinking rather than training?

448
00:32:10,860 --> 00:32:12,509
But you see, we are training,

449
00:32:12,510 --> 00:32:15,130
right here in the darkness of this hovel

450
00:32:16,110 --> 00:32:18,059
with nothing to slake our thirst

451
00:32:18,060 --> 00:32:20,484
but this sorry excuse for wine, eh?

452
00:32:20,485 --> 00:32:23,249
(men laughing)

453
00:32:23,250 --> 00:32:26,943
To your safe return, after such a long absence.

454
00:32:27,792 --> 00:32:30,542
(birds chirping)

455
00:32:34,950 --> 00:32:37,743
Forgive me if I know not how to receive you.

456
00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:40,259
This is your realm and rightly so

457
00:32:40,260 --> 00:32:42,659
but I have been king here these many years.

458
00:32:42,660 --> 00:32:45,239
And your father and his father before you.

459
00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:46,529
Yes.

460
00:32:46,530 --> 00:32:48,780
And your son is next in line to the throne.

461
00:32:51,030 --> 00:32:52,559
Meurig is more interested in hunting

462
00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,709
and drinking than in the affairs of our kingdom.

463
00:32:55,710 --> 00:32:57,410
And yet, he is your battlechief.

464
00:32:59,543 --> 00:33:02,099
'Tis a wonder how he has time for leisure,

465
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:04,023
given the frequency of the raids.

466
00:33:04,914 --> 00:33:08,009
(anxious music)

467
00:33:08,010 --> 00:33:09,993
Yours is a fruitful land, Tewdrig.

468
00:33:11,010 --> 00:33:14,489
Yet your fields are stripped, your walls are broken,

469
00:33:14,490 --> 00:33:17,313
provisions are strained even at the king's table.

470
00:33:18,510 --> 00:33:21,153
At whose hand do you suffer this injustice?

471
00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:23,853
Not the Saecsen, surely,

472
00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,260
for you would not have lived to tell the tale.

473
00:33:31,778 --> 00:33:33,599
Morcant of the Belgae?

474
00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,489
He's been bleeding the neighboring lands

475
00:33:35,490 --> 00:33:38,069
of grain and cattle for the better part of a year,

476
00:33:38,070 --> 00:33:40,349
like a ravenous bear intent on

477
00:33:40,350 --> 00:33:42,513
slumbering through the long winter.

478
00:33:43,530 --> 00:33:44,960
Why?

479
00:33:44,961 --> 00:33:47,560
He knows war with the Saecsen is coming

480
00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,869
and he intends to wait it out

481
00:33:51,870 --> 00:33:53,853
with ample provisions to spare.

482
00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:56,519
And you allow him to take from you?

483
00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:58,529
His men outnumber us two to one.

484
00:33:58,530 --> 00:34:00,719
So you let your people starve?

485
00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,629
I am not willing to lead my people to destruction.

486
00:34:03,630 --> 00:34:04,739
It is because you're not willing

487
00:34:04,740 --> 00:34:08,279
to lead them that their destruction is at hand.

488
00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,319
We cannot fight him.

489
00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:12,629
But fight him we would!
(men cheer)

490
00:34:12,630 --> 00:34:15,929
We'd rather suffer the sword opposing that snake

491
00:34:15,930 --> 00:34:18,054
than let him take what's rightfully ours!

492
00:34:18,055 --> 00:34:20,219
(men cheering)

493
00:34:20,220 --> 00:34:21,920
You've told your father as much?

494
00:34:23,070 --> 00:34:26,609
My father is too proud to heed our counsel.

495
00:34:26,610 --> 00:34:27,760
I'm ashamed, Myrddin.

496
00:34:29,328 --> 00:34:30,245
I admit it.

497
00:34:32,550 --> 00:34:33,933
I saw no other way.

498
00:34:38,863 --> 00:34:42,633
I often question whether I'm worthy to wear the Torc.

499
00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:45,783
If I am a king,

500
00:34:48,954 --> 00:34:50,154
I'm not a very good one.

501
00:34:51,820 --> 00:34:53,579
(anxious music)

502
00:34:53,580 --> 00:34:55,289
Your father must have good reason

503
00:34:55,290 --> 00:34:57,213
to let this insult go unanswered.

504
00:34:58,380 --> 00:35:01,979
No king would suffer such humiliation lightly.

505
00:35:01,980 --> 00:35:05,489
Well, whatever his reason, it will not matter for long.

506
00:35:05,490 --> 00:35:07,769
My family has ruled this kingdom

507
00:35:07,770 --> 00:35:09,873
for the last three generations.

508
00:35:10,740 --> 00:35:14,009
Now Merlin returns to claim his throne

509
00:35:14,010 --> 00:35:16,143
and we can hardly stand in his way.

510
00:35:17,430 --> 00:35:18,430
He is but one man.

511
00:35:19,874 --> 00:35:22,719
(men laughing)

512
00:35:22,720 --> 00:35:23,553
What?

513
00:35:25,580 --> 00:35:26,583
Do you not know?

514
00:35:28,314 --> 00:35:31,041
(anxious music)

515
00:35:31,042 --> 00:35:33,542
(door creaks)

516
00:35:41,220 --> 00:35:44,013
Painted by a Faery woman many years ago,

517
00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:46,743
or so the story is told.

518
00:35:49,260 --> 00:35:51,359
They say Merlin slew 70 men

519
00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,883
with his own hands within these very gates.

520
00:35:54,900 --> 00:35:55,833
At Goddeu,

521
00:35:57,742 --> 00:35:59,373
at Goddeu, he slew 500.

522
00:36:02,730 --> 00:36:05,429
No man is capable of such a thing.

523
00:36:05,430 --> 00:36:06,333
No mortal man.

524
00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:09,629
They say when the awen falls upon him,

525
00:36:09,630 --> 00:36:12,119
he is given strength from heaven.

526
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,789
The world stops.

527
00:36:14,790 --> 00:36:17,073
None can stand before him.

528
00:36:19,316 --> 00:36:22,046
I can assure you, friend,

529
00:36:22,047 --> 00:36:24,847
the only thing that matters in battle is brute strength.

530
00:36:27,420 --> 00:36:29,433
Magic is for druids and bored women.

531
00:36:31,721 --> 00:36:33,779
(anxious music)

532
00:36:33,780 --> 00:36:34,613
Perhaps.

533
00:36:36,780 --> 00:36:40,300
But he is legend in these lands

534
00:36:41,287 --> 00:36:42,693
and he is more than a king.

535
00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:46,113
He is nearly an Otherworldly being.

536
00:36:49,380 --> 00:36:52,379
He will take the Torc from my father

537
00:36:52,380 --> 00:36:55,000
and declare himself High King before he is through

538
00:36:56,700 --> 00:36:59,039
and neither you nor the Saecsens

539
00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:02,853
nor all the armies of Britain and Armorica can hinder him,

540
00:37:04,710 --> 00:37:06,310
unless we stop him here

541
00:37:07,950 --> 00:37:08,783
and now.

542
00:37:10,061 --> 00:37:13,281
(soldier grunts)
(sword scrapes)

543
00:37:13,282 --> 00:37:15,782
(tense music)

544
00:37:19,612 --> 00:37:22,529
(ominous chanting)

545
00:37:28,897 --> 00:37:31,289
You must listen to me, Uther.

546
00:37:31,290 --> 00:37:33,933
Out of my way, steward.

547
00:37:37,350 --> 00:37:38,733
I bested you once before.

548
00:37:40,740 --> 00:37:42,209
Don't make me do it again.

549
00:37:42,210 --> 00:37:44,260
You had the element of surprise before.

550
00:37:45,510 --> 00:37:46,619
Not this time.

551
00:37:46,620 --> 00:37:48,756
You thought that was my only surprise?

552
00:37:48,757 --> 00:37:53,757
(blade scrapes)
(Meurig shouts)

553
00:37:54,892 --> 00:37:58,113
(Meurig grunts)

554
00:37:58,114 --> 00:38:00,614
(tense music)

555
00:38:08,763 --> 00:38:11,430
You would attack an unarmed man?

556
00:38:12,531 --> 00:38:15,364
(low tense music)

557
00:38:24,796 --> 00:38:27,963
(combatants grunting)

558
00:38:30,351 --> 00:38:32,934
(pot shatters)

559
00:38:33,981 --> 00:38:36,564
(skin sizzles)

560
00:38:39,141 --> 00:38:42,335
(Pelleas screams)

561
00:38:42,336 --> 00:38:45,503
(combatants grunting)

562
00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,229
Stop this, Uther.

563
00:38:52,230 --> 00:38:53,883
You risk ruining the Emrys' work.

564
00:38:55,012 --> 00:38:56,912
That is exactly what I intend to do.

565
00:38:59,857 --> 00:39:01,836
(sword clanks)

566
00:39:01,837 --> 00:39:04,892
(tense music)

567
00:39:04,893 --> 00:39:07,560
(Meurig groans)

568
00:39:13,668 --> 00:39:15,167
Uther!

569
00:39:15,168 --> 00:39:18,251
(tense rising tones)

570
00:39:19,298 --> 00:39:22,319
(heartbeat pounds)

571
00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:25,070
(fire crackling)

572
00:39:26,530 --> 00:39:28,270
Stand up, King Tewdrig.

573
00:39:30,071 --> 00:39:32,821
(birds chirping)

574
00:39:35,970 --> 00:39:38,320
You are right that you have failed your people.

575
00:39:40,230 --> 00:39:43,739
You have let fear rule your heart and govern your actions

576
00:39:43,740 --> 00:39:45,749
and I do indeed have every right to reclaim

577
00:39:45,750 --> 00:39:48,243
my kingship and take back what is lawfully mine.

578
00:39:51,431 --> 00:39:54,193
But I deem it best to let my claim lapse.

579
00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,613
Too many years have passed for me to take back my throne.

580
00:40:01,590 --> 00:40:04,653
Myrddin will not be king again in Maridunum,

581
00:40:06,450 --> 00:40:08,973
provided you pledge your support to Aurelius.

582
00:40:09,976 --> 00:40:12,893
(heartbeat pounds)

583
00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:16,070
You have my word.

584
00:40:17,481 --> 00:40:20,900
(dramatic music)

585
00:40:20,901 --> 00:40:23,401
(Uther thuds)

586
00:40:26,460 --> 00:40:28,457
Are you quite well, Uther?

587
00:40:28,458 --> 00:40:31,490
Just short of breath is all.

588
00:40:31,491 --> 00:40:34,241
(birds chirping)

589
00:40:36,111 --> 00:40:38,219
My warband will not fight for Aurelius

590
00:40:38,220 --> 00:40:40,739
while Morcant can threatens our homes.

591
00:40:40,740 --> 00:40:41,639
Well, then it's a good thing we have

592
00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:44,703
the Battlechief of Britain to bring the Belgae to heel.

593
00:40:48,882 --> 00:40:50,282
I'm afraid I must decline.

594
00:40:51,240 --> 00:40:52,073
Uther?

595
00:40:53,064 --> 00:40:55,114
I will join your fight against Morcant.

596
00:40:56,340 --> 00:40:59,583
However, only as a simple soldier.

597
00:41:01,380 --> 00:41:04,773
A cunning strategy, Uther, if we survive it.

598
00:41:05,970 --> 00:41:08,583
There's nothing like a brisk ride to revive a man.

599
00:41:09,450 --> 00:41:14,450
(hand pats)
(relaxed music)

600
00:41:23,325 --> 00:41:26,825
(relaxed music continues)

601
00:41:29,921 --> 00:41:31,504
Yes, that's good.

602
00:41:35,097 --> 00:41:38,430
(attendants chattering)

603
00:41:40,918 --> 00:41:43,918
Jesu, receive your own with mercy.

604
00:41:46,408 --> 00:41:47,658
Who are they?

605
00:41:49,710 --> 00:41:50,543
Britons

606
00:41:52,260 --> 00:41:54,410
from the villages along our eastern border.

607
00:41:59,130 --> 00:42:04,130
The Saecsen move south and west, killing and plundering.

608
00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:07,619
They rarely leave survivors but when they do,

609
00:42:07,620 --> 00:42:09,213
we do what we can to lend aid.

610
00:42:10,532 --> 00:42:13,379
You care for the dying

611
00:42:13,380 --> 00:42:15,213
when you could prevent their death.

612
00:42:16,650 --> 00:42:19,171
You did what you could.

613
00:42:19,172 --> 00:42:20,242
No.

614
00:42:20,243 --> 00:42:22,023
No, no, you could have fought.

615
00:42:23,100 --> 00:42:26,969
What strength you think we have is an illusion.

616
00:42:26,970 --> 00:42:30,123
Each year, our numbers decline.

617
00:42:31,410 --> 00:42:33,830
Not a child has been born to us since...

618
00:42:38,219 --> 00:42:40,977
Our people are not long for this world.

619
00:42:42,030 --> 00:42:43,980
You have weapons like none have seen,

620
00:42:44,850 --> 00:42:47,399
armor to stop the fiercest Saecsen blade.

621
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:48,663
As king,

622
00:42:49,830 --> 00:42:51,573
my duty is to my people.

623
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,969
I cannot fight your war for you, Aurelius,

624
00:42:56,970 --> 00:42:59,073
no matter how just the cause.

625
00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:03,003
We are too few.

626
00:43:04,608 --> 00:43:07,191
(somber music)

627
00:43:14,580 --> 00:43:16,063
Where are the Saecsen now?

628
00:43:17,279 --> 00:43:19,946
(ominous music)

629
00:43:23,650 --> 00:43:26,233
(knife slices)

630
00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:30,100
Lot is in line for the throne, after all.

631
00:43:32,062 --> 00:43:33,923
And a fine king you'll make, my son.

632
00:43:36,390 --> 00:43:37,223
But

633
00:43:38,220 --> 00:43:41,133
who are we if not people of our word?

634
00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:47,729
They say Hengist makes his men

635
00:43:47,730 --> 00:43:50,248
fight to the death for his amusement.

636
00:43:50,249 --> 00:43:52,619
(Morgian laughs)

637
00:43:52,620 --> 00:43:54,869
You must not believe everything you hear.

638
00:43:54,870 --> 00:43:58,743
Aurelius, on the other hand, is of noble blood.

639
00:43:59,610 --> 00:44:01,169
A diplomat.

640
00:44:01,170 --> 00:44:02,999
Lot has a point.

641
00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:05,373
Is Aurelius not more fit to lead?

642
00:44:09,030 --> 00:44:10,229
Who knows who'll rule these lands

643
00:44:10,230 --> 00:44:11,530
when all is said and done.

644
00:44:16,410 --> 00:44:19,709
But if it is your desire to break faith with the Saecsens,

645
00:44:19,710 --> 00:44:22,962
then who am I to oppose you?

646
00:44:22,963 --> 00:44:23,795
(fish bone breaks)

647
00:44:23,796 --> 00:44:27,490
But I admit, I do worry how he will receive you

648
00:44:28,410 --> 00:44:31,023
if word comes to him of your dealings with Hengist.

649
00:44:31,947 --> 00:44:33,329
Yes.

650
00:44:33,330 --> 00:44:36,539
Yes, we must not have him taking you for a traitor.

651
00:44:36,540 --> 00:44:37,373
A traitor?

652
00:44:38,377 --> 00:44:39,677
I had not thought of that.

653
00:44:40,650 --> 00:44:42,689
Surely anyone suspected of conspiring

654
00:44:42,690 --> 00:44:45,603
with the Saecsens would be shown no mercy.

655
00:44:47,460 --> 00:44:49,460
I'm sure you'll make the right decision.

656
00:44:50,807 --> 00:44:54,140
(dramatic music)

657
00:45:03,126 --> 00:45:04,979
(horse grunts)

658
00:45:04,980 --> 00:45:06,643
Pray to your God, Merlin.

659
00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:09,813
It isn't much of a plan.

660
00:45:10,710 --> 00:45:13,460
My God hears the prayers of all who call on His name.

661
00:45:19,410 --> 00:45:21,160
Did something happen to your eye?

662
00:45:25,402 --> 00:45:28,735
(dramatic music)

663
00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:41,430
(dramatic music ends)

664
00:45:46,860 --> 00:45:49,060
You would ride to the village's aid alone?

665
00:45:51,240 --> 00:45:52,073
I would try.

666
00:45:54,231 --> 00:45:57,187
You are a good man, son of Constans, but foolish.

667
00:45:58,830 --> 00:46:00,719
What would you have me do?

668
00:46:00,720 --> 00:46:01,589
What kind of king would I be

669
00:46:01,590 --> 00:46:03,419
if I let my people be slaughtered?

670
00:46:03,420 --> 00:46:05,763
A king who knows his limitations.

671
00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:08,860
There will be other battles, Aurelius.

672
00:46:10,080 --> 00:46:11,103
You are one man.

673
00:46:12,750 --> 00:46:14,350
You don't even know the country.

674
00:46:18,180 --> 00:46:19,012
I'm not above asking you

675
00:46:19,013 --> 00:46:20,633
to point me in the right direction.

676
00:46:25,950 --> 00:46:27,923
I have only one thing to offer my people,

677
00:46:30,180 --> 00:46:31,013
everything.

678
00:46:39,360 --> 00:46:41,610
Our soldiers cannot ride with you to Rianfa

679
00:46:43,770 --> 00:46:46,859
but perhaps they will escort their princess

680
00:46:46,860 --> 00:46:49,109
on a ride through our easternmost holdings.

681
00:46:49,110 --> 00:46:50,223
My lady-

682
00:46:50,224 --> 00:46:52,013
But we cannot leave our territory, Aurelius.

683
00:46:52,860 --> 00:46:56,583
If you choose to engage the Saecsen, you do it alone.

684
00:46:57,612 --> 00:47:01,529
(dramatic inspirational music)

685
00:47:10,729 --> 00:47:15,479
(dramatic inspirational music continues)

686
00:47:24,174 --> 00:47:28,924
(dramatic inspirational music continues)

687
00:47:32,570 --> 00:47:35,320
(rain pattering)

688
00:47:41,970 --> 00:47:42,803
Stop there.

689
00:47:46,445 --> 00:47:49,112
(anxious music)

690
00:47:53,581 --> 00:47:55,169
What is your business here?

691
00:47:55,170 --> 00:47:57,599
You Belgae grow fat from the grain

692
00:47:57,600 --> 00:47:59,727
plundered from the fields of Maridunum!

693
00:48:01,923 --> 00:48:03,396
And?

694
00:48:03,397 --> 00:48:05,073
And we're taking it back.

695
00:48:06,200 --> 00:48:08,950
(dramatic music)

696
00:48:12,540 --> 00:48:14,103
No one need die today.

697
00:48:14,940 --> 00:48:18,449
Tell your king Myrddin Emrys demands an audience.

698
00:48:18,450 --> 00:48:20,523
My king is not so easily summoned.

699
00:48:21,360 --> 00:48:23,942
I do not intend to make it easy.

700
00:48:23,943 --> 00:48:26,297
(soldiers shout)

701
00:48:26,298 --> 00:48:27,615
(bowstrings creaking)

702
00:48:27,616 --> 00:48:29,193
(arrow thwacks)

703
00:48:29,194 --> 00:48:30,944
Mariduns, dismount!

704
00:48:33,330 --> 00:48:35,437
(gate creaks)

705
00:48:35,438 --> 00:48:38,438
(soldiers shouting)

706
00:48:40,420 --> 00:48:44,337
(dramatic inspirational music)

707
00:48:53,430 --> 00:48:58,180
(dramatic inspirational music continues)

708
00:49:04,545 --> 00:49:07,212
(ominous music)

709
00:49:09,960 --> 00:49:13,127
(townsfolk screaming)

710
00:49:15,644 --> 00:49:18,394
(blades slicing)

711
00:49:27,178 --> 00:49:30,532
(axe clacking)

712
00:49:30,533 --> 00:49:32,283
If I do not return,

713
00:49:34,158 --> 00:49:37,968
tell my brother I died a noble death.

714
00:49:37,969 --> 00:49:39,907
(Aurelius grunts)

715
00:49:39,908 --> 00:49:42,658
(dramatic music)

716
00:49:47,153 --> 00:49:50,153
(soldiers shouting)

717
00:49:52,358 --> 00:49:55,191
(weapons slicing)

718
00:50:03,678 --> 00:50:05,977
{\an8}(dramatic chanting)

719
00:50:05,978 --> 00:50:08,213
{\an8}(Aldwyn speaks in Saecsen)

720
00:50:08,214 --> 00:50:10,073
(hooves clattering)

721
00:50:10,074 --> 00:50:13,448
(Aurelius grunts)

722
00:50:13,449 --> 00:50:16,620
(Aldwyn grunts)

723
00:50:16,621 --> 00:50:19,371
(tense drumbeat)

724
00:50:20,283 --> 00:50:23,200
(weapons clanking)

725
00:50:26,931 --> 00:50:30,098
(combatants grunting)

726
00:50:33,599 --> 00:50:34,432
Fire!

727
00:50:38,591 --> 00:50:41,758
(combatants grunting)

728
00:50:45,213 --> 00:50:47,713
(tense music)

729
00:50:54,374 --> 00:50:57,194
(weapon clanks)
(fist thuds)

730
00:50:57,195 --> 00:51:00,195
(soldiers grunting)

731
00:51:02,952 --> 00:51:06,182
(blade slices)
(soldier groans)

732
00:51:06,183 --> 00:51:07,516
For Maridunum!

733
00:51:08,437 --> 00:51:09,886
(Aldwyn spits)

734
00:51:09,887 --> 00:51:12,970
(tense rising music)

735
00:51:15,965 --> 00:51:18,298
(axe thuds)

736
00:51:24,613 --> 00:51:27,280
(Aldwyn grunts)

737
00:51:29,061 --> 00:51:31,728
(arrow thwacks)

738
00:51:33,022 --> 00:51:35,772
(dramatic music)

739
00:51:41,184 --> 00:51:43,684
(tense music)

740
00:51:51,983 --> 00:51:55,316
(tense music continues)

741
00:51:57,354 --> 00:52:00,021
(relaxed music)

742
00:52:05,982 --> 00:52:08,649
(Aldwyn shouts)

743
00:52:10,878 --> 00:52:13,861
(anxious music)

744
00:52:13,862 --> 00:52:16,862
(soldiers shouting)

745
00:52:18,623 --> 00:52:21,373
(blades slicing)

746
00:52:29,468 --> 00:52:32,635
(soft dramatic music)

747
00:52:41,387 --> 00:52:45,387
(soft dramatic music continues)

748
00:52:54,696 --> 00:52:58,696
(soft dramatic music continues)

749
00:53:08,258 --> 00:53:11,091
(blood squelches)

750
00:53:19,941 --> 00:53:22,691
(dramatic music)

751
00:53:29,154 --> 00:53:32,487
(dramatic rising tones)

752
00:53:33,500 --> 00:53:37,258
Morcant!

753
00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:41,749
(wind swooshes)

754
00:53:41,750 --> 00:53:44,667
(soldiers panting)

755
00:53:46,925 --> 00:53:49,092
What was that?

756
00:53:52,215 --> 00:53:55,048
(Aurelius coughs)

757
00:54:02,821 --> 00:54:05,488
(fire crackles)

758
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:08,033
Thank you, my lady.

759
00:54:09,060 --> 00:54:10,143
Don't thank me yet.

760
00:54:11,430 --> 00:54:13,130
By the time this night is through,

761
00:54:14,040 --> 00:54:16,577
we may both be banished from the Summerlands.

762
00:54:22,372 --> 00:54:25,205
(fires crackling)

763
00:54:29,871 --> 00:54:32,704
(teeth crunching)

764
00:54:39,330 --> 00:54:40,593
Whoever you are,

765
00:54:41,460 --> 00:54:44,969
you've chosen a rather inopportune time to visit.

766
00:54:44,970 --> 00:54:46,353
I'm enjoying my supper.

767
00:54:49,800 --> 00:54:52,203
You know very well who I am, Morcant.

768
00:54:53,460 --> 00:54:55,060
I know who you claim to be

769
00:54:56,730 --> 00:54:58,680
but why should I take your word for it?

770
00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:03,929
I come with an offer of peace from Uther, Battlechief

771
00:55:03,930 --> 00:55:06,843
of Britain and brother of High King Aurelius himself.

772
00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:12,239
There'll be no peace in these lands 'til we are all dust.

773
00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:15,263
Or until the kings of Britain are united as one.

774
00:55:15,264 --> 00:55:18,014
(Morcant laughs)

775
00:55:19,140 --> 00:55:21,869
If you are the son of Taliesin,

776
00:55:21,870 --> 00:55:24,213
your wisdom is exaggerated.

777
00:55:25,680 --> 00:55:27,179
You ride with a force half the size

778
00:55:27,180 --> 00:55:29,373
of my own against a fortified position,

779
00:55:30,270 --> 00:55:33,393
my men will cut down your army in short order,

780
00:55:34,560 --> 00:55:35,913
if they have not already.

781
00:55:36,840 --> 00:55:38,909
You make war against your brother kings

782
00:55:38,910 --> 00:55:41,460
while the Saecsen threatens the doom of our people.

783
00:55:42,780 --> 00:55:44,253
Who is my brother?

784
00:55:47,700 --> 00:55:49,143
Who are my people?

785
00:55:50,520 --> 00:55:51,933
I'm King of the Belgae.

786
00:55:53,340 --> 00:55:55,469
No one else is my concern.

787
00:55:55,470 --> 00:55:57,689
And how will you defend the Belgae

788
00:55:57,690 --> 00:56:00,423
when the Saecsen horde marches across your fields?

789
00:56:01,530 --> 00:56:04,019
When was the last time you stood with a naked blade

790
00:56:04,020 --> 00:56:07,240
in your hand under the blast of the Saecsen war horn

791
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:10,439
while a whole host Saecsen berserkers

792
00:56:10,440 --> 00:56:12,663
flew toward you over the battleground?

793
00:56:16,980 --> 00:56:21,209
I will be well-supplied after I march across every kingdom

794
00:56:21,210 --> 00:56:24,749
deserted by kings anxious to fight alongside

795
00:56:24,750 --> 00:56:29,750
your Battlechief Uther and his fool brother

796
00:56:29,880 --> 00:56:31,863
in their fool war.

797
00:56:32,940 --> 00:56:34,773
That is where you are wrong.

798
00:56:37,110 --> 00:56:38,553
There is to be no war.

799
00:56:42,315 --> 00:56:45,749
Uther himself has determined not to engage the Saecsen

800
00:56:45,750 --> 00:56:48,299
until you return what you have plundered

801
00:56:48,300 --> 00:56:50,283
and pledged fealty to Aurelius.

802
00:56:51,420 --> 00:56:54,337
(Morcant chuckles)

803
00:56:57,480 --> 00:56:59,853
If Aurelius does not engage the Saecsen,

804
00:57:00,750 --> 00:57:02,943
he will be High King of nothing.

805
00:57:04,616 --> 00:57:06,509
(drink trickles)

806
00:57:06,510 --> 00:57:09,449
Already this day, Uther rides against you.

807
00:57:09,450 --> 00:57:11,250
If he's the leader of this attack,

808
00:57:12,420 --> 00:57:14,669
then he's no Battlechief to be feared.

809
00:57:14,670 --> 00:57:15,503
Indeed.

810
00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:20,050
Uther does not command Tewdrig's warband.

811
00:57:21,780 --> 00:57:24,723
He rides today a simple soldier,

812
00:57:26,520 --> 00:57:28,473
indistinguishable from any other.

813
00:57:33,060 --> 00:57:34,143
You bluff.

814
00:57:35,880 --> 00:57:38,280
I do hope your men haven't killed him already.

815
00:57:40,080 --> 00:57:41,939
Aurelius slew the High King himself

816
00:57:41,940 --> 00:57:43,640
to avenge the death of his father.

817
00:57:45,330 --> 00:57:47,793
One can only imagine what he might do to you.

818
00:57:50,385 --> 00:57:53,052
(anxious music)

819
00:57:56,580 --> 00:57:58,289
Stay our archers.

820
00:57:58,290 --> 00:58:00,719
Call our warriors back behind the walls.

821
00:58:00,720 --> 00:58:01,553
Now!

822
00:58:02,580 --> 00:58:05,413
(cups clattering)

823
00:58:06,360 --> 00:58:08,373
Your plundering is at an end, Morcant.

824
00:58:09,750 --> 00:58:11,909
You've abused your power

825
00:58:11,910 --> 00:58:14,223
and now it is time for you to make amends.

826
00:58:15,210 --> 00:58:19,090
If you do not, Aurelius will continue to raise his army

827
00:58:20,370 --> 00:58:22,770
but it will not be the Saecsen he rides against.

828
00:58:25,091 --> 00:58:27,758
(relaxed music)

829
00:58:35,560 --> 00:58:38,643
(relaxed music ends)

830
00:58:39,570 --> 00:58:43,030
My daughter has long had a mind of her own

831
00:58:44,520 --> 00:58:48,453
and I have all but given up attempting to restrain it.

832
00:58:49,980 --> 00:58:52,469
But you who mean to make yourself

833
00:58:52,470 --> 00:58:54,933
High King should know better.

834
00:58:56,070 --> 00:58:58,370
If I do not allow my conscience to guide me,

835
00:59:00,540 --> 00:59:02,639
I'm unworthy of the crown.

836
00:59:02,640 --> 00:59:05,219
You put my people at risk.

837
00:59:05,220 --> 00:59:07,769
Your people are at risk already, King Avallach

838
00:59:07,770 --> 00:59:09,444
and will be as long as the Saecsen

839
00:59:09,445 --> 00:59:10,829
have a foothold in this land.

840
00:59:10,830 --> 00:59:12,359
Father, the Britons that survived

841
00:59:12,360 --> 00:59:14,039
the raid have been brought to the palace.

842
00:59:14,040 --> 00:59:14,873
I'm needed.

843
00:59:15,785 --> 00:59:18,535
(Avallach sighs)

844
00:59:25,645 --> 00:59:29,009
You cannot deliver your people from this threat

845
00:59:29,010 --> 00:59:32,609
if you throw your own life away, Aurelius.

846
00:59:32,610 --> 00:59:36,633
A king must sometimes make terrible choices.

847
00:59:37,950 --> 00:59:38,800
It was foolish.

848
00:59:40,290 --> 00:59:41,123
I know.

849
00:59:42,060 --> 00:59:44,669
In truth, I'm not ready for what is ahead.

850
00:59:44,670 --> 00:59:46,320
The battle against Vortigern was-

851
00:59:47,220 --> 00:59:48,449
Short?

852
00:59:48,450 --> 00:59:49,283
Decisive.

853
00:59:52,140 --> 00:59:54,419
I have little enough experience with war.

854
00:59:54,420 --> 00:59:55,670
That is abundantly clear.

855
00:59:56,520 --> 00:59:57,353
In truth,

856
00:59:59,940 --> 01:00:01,890
it was your daughter who saved my life.

857
01:00:03,720 --> 01:00:04,553
Yes.

858
01:00:06,480 --> 01:00:08,253
She has a way of doing that.

859
01:00:12,414 --> 01:00:15,914
(low inspirational music)

860
01:00:18,330 --> 01:00:19,960
You showed great courage today

861
01:00:21,360 --> 01:00:23,660
and a great love for the people you would rule

862
01:00:26,090 --> 01:00:28,963
and my God tells me there is no greater love

863
01:00:30,750 --> 01:00:32,700
than the willingness to die for others.

864
01:00:41,310 --> 01:00:45,483
Keep that up and you might just become High King after all.

865
01:00:52,389 --> 01:00:55,379
(relaxed flute music)

866
01:00:55,380 --> 01:00:56,213
Beer?

867
01:00:59,143 --> 01:01:01,210
A man of his word is King Tewdrig.

868
01:01:02,918 --> 01:01:03,959
Two more western kings

869
01:01:03,960 --> 01:01:05,919
have pledged their fealty to Aurelius.

870
01:01:05,920 --> 01:01:08,909
Their warbands ride eastward as we speak.

871
01:01:08,910 --> 01:01:10,562
Aurelius' legend grows.

872
01:01:10,563 --> 01:01:12,929
Aye.
As does your army.

873
01:01:12,930 --> 01:01:14,730
Now you must return to your brother.

874
01:01:15,603 --> 01:01:17,967
Pelleas and I ride north to Goddeu.

875
01:01:17,968 --> 01:01:18,968
You must ride alone.

876
01:01:20,334 --> 01:01:21,419
Have I not proven myself

877
01:01:21,420 --> 01:01:23,879
to be a pleasant enough traveling companion?

878
01:01:23,880 --> 01:01:27,179
Uther, you have proven yourself a cunning strategist

879
01:01:27,180 --> 01:01:28,983
and fiercely loyal to your brother.

880
01:01:29,880 --> 01:01:32,219
But you must take caution,

881
01:01:32,220 --> 01:01:34,170
for your loyalty could be your undoing.

882
01:01:36,630 --> 01:01:37,889
More riddles.

883
01:01:37,890 --> 01:01:39,629
Perhaps when we next see each other,

884
01:01:39,630 --> 01:01:41,729
we can pick up from where we left off.

885
01:01:41,730 --> 01:01:44,253
I do admit I did underestimate you, steward.

886
01:01:46,491 --> 01:01:49,341
But I still think you should be flogged for impertinence.

887
01:01:57,049 --> 01:02:00,299
(townsfolk chattering)

888
01:02:09,089 --> 01:02:13,109
(townsfolk chattering continues)

889
01:02:13,110 --> 01:02:16,498
It is not safe for you in Custennin's hall.

890
01:02:16,499 --> 01:02:18,893
There must be another way.

891
01:02:18,894 --> 01:02:21,811
(mysterious music)

892
01:02:23,920 --> 01:02:25,447
There is no other way.

893
01:02:30,329 --> 01:02:33,949
(anxious mysterious music)

894
01:02:33,950 --> 01:02:37,033
(footsteps clacking)

895
01:02:46,150 --> 01:02:50,499
(anxious mysterious music)

896
01:02:50,500 --> 01:02:53,000
(door creaks)

897
01:02:56,913 --> 01:03:00,246
(water trickles softly)

898
01:03:09,855 --> 01:03:12,355
(tense tones)

899
01:03:16,539 --> 01:03:20,289
(low, ominous music)

900
01:03:20,290 --> 01:03:22,790
(door creaks)

901
01:03:32,035 --> 01:03:35,118
(low, ominous music)

902
01:03:44,173 --> 01:03:46,523
I will set off at once for the Saecsens' camp.

903
01:03:48,280 --> 01:03:49,630
If that is what you wish.

904
01:03:51,082 --> 01:03:52,263
It is, Mother.

905
01:03:55,290 --> 01:03:56,123
Wait here.

906
01:03:58,752 --> 01:04:01,835
(low, anxious music)

907
01:04:05,752 --> 01:04:08,252
(door creaks)

908
01:04:11,561 --> 01:04:14,644
(footsteps clacking)

909
01:04:21,596 --> 01:04:22,429
A gift

910
01:04:24,041 --> 01:04:25,041
for Hengist.

911
01:04:34,075 --> 01:04:36,742
(anxious music)

912
01:04:41,253 --> 01:04:42,880
Safe travels, my son.

913
01:04:48,266 --> 01:04:51,349
(footsteps clacking)

914
01:04:54,778 --> 01:04:57,445
(anxious music)

915
01:05:04,693 --> 01:05:07,943
(ominous rising tones)

916
01:06:40,840 --> 01:06:43,257
(soft music)

917
01:06:44,233 --> 01:06:46,797
Our enemy grows stronger by the hour.

918
01:06:46,798 --> 01:06:48,419
(horn blares)

919
01:06:48,420 --> 01:06:51,213
Every day, more ships cross the sea.

920
01:06:52,530 --> 01:06:54,723
We are outmatched five to one.

921
01:06:56,773 --> 01:06:58,679
There is to be a new High King.

922
01:06:58,680 --> 01:07:01,293
They are the ones who would oppose the Saecsens now.

923
01:07:02,220 --> 01:07:04,979
How many men are left for them to call upon?

924
01:07:04,980 --> 01:07:07,079
Those boys are on their own.

925
01:07:07,080 --> 01:07:10,769
I will not send the sons of my Lords to die

926
01:07:10,770 --> 01:07:14,217
behind two undisciplined and untrained boys.

927
01:07:14,218 --> 01:07:16,019
(fighter roars)

928
01:07:16,020 --> 01:07:19,409
I have come to ask the northern Lords to join with them.

929
01:07:19,410 --> 01:07:22,109
Are you not the mighty Merlin,

930
01:07:22,110 --> 01:07:25,557
terrible to meet on the field of battle?

931
01:07:25,558 --> 01:07:27,725
I've seen what you can do.

932
01:07:28,573 --> 01:07:31,073
(tense tones)