Dragon: In a land of myth and a time of magic...
The destiny of a great kingdom...
Rests on the shoulders of a young man.
His name: Merlin.
The prophets speak of Arthur's bane.
You would do well to fear it...
For it stalks him like a ghost in the night.
Ruadan: Arthur's bane is real. Once it is known to us...
- His end is high. - So you keep saying.
- Yet you cannot tell me what it is. - The diamair will tell us.
The diamair is the key to all knowledge.
Then where is this key?
It is here beneath your feet.
There's something out there.
- Did you see that? - I'm not sure we should go to ismere.
Arthur: I swear I'm going to rescue my men...
Or die trying.
[Hissing]
Merlin!
- Not so fast. - Stop!
Shouldn't we leave it to the lady morgana to decide their fate?
- Mordred. - Hello, Arthur.
[Gasping]
[Roaring]
[Gasping]
Aithusa?
Come.
Come here.
[Aithusa grunts]
Don't worry.
We're safe.
No harm can come to us now.
[Grunting]
Our troubles are all in the past.
I promise.
Soon we will have the diamair.
Soon we will know Arthur's bane.
Camelot will be ours.
Arth u r: Remind me, Merlin...
How did we end up like this?
Oh, yes, you were thinking about your stomach as usual.
I told you it was a trap.
And I told you to go back to Camelot.
-Merlin! Man: Hold!
We can't let them hand us over to morgana. We need to get out of here. We need a plan.
You speak when you're spoken to.
Faster.
[Door opens]
[Door shuts]
Here.
- Drink this. - No.
- It will make it easier to bear. - No, Gaius, you have to help me.
Please, speak to the queen.
- It will do no good. - Then let me.
Please, it's all I ask. Allow me to meet with her.
- I'm just a physician. - But she listens to you.
She trusts you. Please, all I want is to talk with her.
If you don't help me, Gaius...
Please don't let me die.
Please.
[Door opens]
[Door shuts]
[Wolf howling]
What are you gawping at?
Is this what you want?
Catch.
[Laughing]
Mordred: Maybe we should feed them.
- They'll be skin and bones. - Morgana wants slaves...
Not hogs for the fire.
Then slow the pace.
The quicker we get there...
The quicker I get my money.
[Banging]
[Footsteps]
[Chanting]
[Footsteps]
- Do you want them? - Why are you doing this?
He once saved my life.
I owe him a debt.
Don't be so quick to judge me.
You fear me, emrys. Don't you?
I know the hatred and suspicion with which men treat those with magic.
You and I are not so different.
I, too, have learned to hide my gifts.
I promise your secret is safe with me.
What's morgana looking for in ismere?
The diamair.
What's that?
In the language of my people, it means "the key."
The key to what?
The key to all knowledge.
There is still no sign of the diamair.
We're running out of time!
Have faith, morgana.
Arthur could be on us in days.
- Or he could be dead. - No, he escaped. I'm sure of it.
He'll be in Camelot by now.
Then you must speak to your spy and discover what Arthur intends to do next!
Milady...
Sefa has been arrested.
She is sentenced to die.
That is cruel indeed.
You must remember there is no greater glory...
Than giving your life for a cause that is right.
She has proved herself to be a worthy daughter.
It will not be forgotten.
I will double the patrols on the border.
We will be ready for when Arthur returns.
There is nothing more you can do for sefa.
We must make sure her sacrifice was not in vain.
Whoa! Stop!
He needs water.
Get up.
[Grunts]
Not so much of the great warrior now...
Are you? Ha, ha, ha!
Merlin: Here.
I'll help him.
[Laughs]
You asked to see me.
I'm sorry for what I did.
It was wrong, I know.
It was without thinking.
I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I wouldn't. I...
All I wanted was to help my father.
And now I'm condemned to death.
Gwen: You understand the law, sefa.
- I cannot change it. - Please.
I know you have a good heart.
A reprieve... I'm begging you.
- Men have died. - I know.
I'm sorry. I'm 3...
I'm so sorry.
I did it for my father.
It was the only thing he wanted from me.
I told him I couldn't, but...
I don't know. He...
I wanted to make him happy...
To please him.
- He used you. - I know.
Milady, I don't want to die.
There's nothing I can do, sefa.
- The sentence stands. - Milady.
[Doors close]
Where is it I need to sign?
Perhaps you should reconsider.
That sentence is a harsh one.
- The law is clear. - Sefa was naive and foolish...
But she doesn't deserve to die.
And she won't, Gaius. I have no intention of executing her.
My aim is to catch her father.
He is the threat to Camelot, not the girl.
I'm hoping her plight will lure him here.
Why did you not tell me this?
Her predicament must remain genuine.
If ruadan has one spy in Camelot, he may have others.
And if he has any inkling of this, he will not come.
It's a dangerous game you're playing, my lady.
Wars cannot be won without taking risks, Gaius.
The execution is set. What happens if ruadan doesn't appear?
Sefa is his daughter. I have to believe that he will.
[Horse neighs]
Who did this?
Who?!
We need to rest.
Right. You can rest...
Forever.
[Chants as horse neighs]
[All shouting]
Arthur: Run! Run!
- You've got to be joking. - Do you have a better solution?
We haven't got all day, Merlin.
[Screams]
- I'll make sure they can't get across. - Right!
[Chants]
[Rumbling]
Why did you spare his life?
- He couldn't come after us. - He was leading us to our deaths!
- He showed us kindness. - You should have killed him!
- What is wrong with you? - You had the chance.
We escaped, didn't we?
Next time we might not be so lucky.
I love your optimism. Come on, we need to keep moving.
[Coughing]
[Grunts]
You have nothing to fear.
Your wounds are not yet healed.
You saved me.
- Thank you. - I know that you are worthy of my help.
- I don't understand. - You think kindness...
Is the preserve of humans?
I've never seen a creature like you before.
Who are you?
I have been called many things by the children of men.
I am the last of my kind.
Once we were revered by all.
But those days are long gone.
For hundreds of years, we were shunned...
And hunted till I found myself...
Alone.
And now, even this last refuge...
Is safe no more.
[Footsteps and rocks tumbling]
[Grunts]
You are weak, fair knight.
You must rest, and heal yourself.
[Man shouts]
Stop.
Reveal yourself.
[Yells]
[Rattles cell door]
[Chants]
[Men shouting]
Come on.
[Bells clanging]
- Is it ruadan? - Leon: Most certainly.
[Men shouting]
[Chants]
Give yourselves up.
There's no escape.
[Grunts]
[All grunting]
[Gasping]
[Chants]
[Men shouting]
[Grunting]
I need water.
- Father. - The fight must continue.
- You must cure yourself. - I do not have such powers.
Try, please.
[Chants and bird caws]
Attach this to the bird.
You've done very well.
You should be proud.
- You can't leave me. - You must be strong.
Feather, please.
I will always love you.
[Footsteps]
Ruadan: I bring bad tidings.
Arthur did not return to Camelot.
He makes his way to ismere.
But you must not despair, morgana.
Soon you will have the diamair...
And Arthur's bane will be in your grasp.
Soon the pendragons will be no more.
Arthur: You know what they say, Merlin:
Appearances can be deceiving.
Not in this case.
Gwen: What is it?
I believe it's a prayer.
Gwen: Can you read it?
I'm no expert in the druidic runes.
Please. I know you too well.
It's a call for victory over the enemies of the old religion.
I thought the druids were a peaceful people.
For the most part, they are.
But for some, the great purge changed that.
They blame uther for their suffering.
But he's long been dead.
Some believe that Arthur is no different from his father.
Sorcery is still outlawed.
For them, little has changed.
So ruadan believed it was his sacred duty to fight my husband.
More than that, there are those who believe...
That Arthur is destined to die by a druid's hand.
Perhaps ruadan thought he was that man.
Well, then he was mistaken.
I told you you should've killed him when you had the chance.
We'll never make it in there.
There's always a way, Merlin.
[Grunting]
How did you talk me into this?
Genius, Merlin.
Genius?
You have a bit of, um...
Carrot in your hair.
At least I hope it's carrot.
[Gagging]
Arthur: Ready? Merlin: For what?
Our carriage awaits.
Come on!
Merlin: The place is crawling with saxons.
Arthur: We'd better make sure we blend in.
Man: Let the lady morgana see for herself.
[Laughing]
I'll get twice that at the market at asgorath.
My lady, I am grateful for this opportunity.
I have brought you eight of the finest...
- Arthur. - Didn't think we'd just leave you here, did you?
- Where are the others? - They're, uh...
Scattered around.
- Gwaine? - Saw him a couple of days ago, but...
- See if you can use it to find some more. - Arthur.
Do what you can to free the others. We'll find Gwaine.
[Whistles]
Come here.
I feared you were dead.
It's dangerous for those of us with magic.
It's not been easy.
For any of us.
Sorcery frightens people.
Even some of those who claim to support it.
You see a lot.
I've learned too.
I have had to.
If I was not to be burned at the stake or exploited for another man's gain.
Attitudes will change soon.
The old religion will reign once more.
There'll be nothing to fear once Arthur and his kind are cleansed from the earth.
You know, we had Arthur in our grasp.
He escaped.
You let him go?
- He got away. - How?
Who let him go?
- It was an accident. - Kill him!
That's all they had to do!
- I'm a high priestess. I have the power... - Morgana.
Of the heavens in my hand, and yet he continues to defy me!
Calm yourself.
I want his annihilation, mordred.
I want to put his head on a spike and I want to watch...
As the crows feast on his eyes.
[Bells clanging]
[Clanging continues]
You must wake.
What is that?
The warning bell.
Where are they coming from?
[Footsteps]
Don't worry. No one's gonna harm you.
[Grunts]
Trust you not to be doing any work.
It's about time.
Gwaine: We're friends. Good friends.
What was that?
Not exactly sure.
But I owe it my life.
[Men shouting]
[Screams]
Something's wrong. The saxons... Where have they all gone?
First there are too many, now there aren't enough. Are you ever happy?
[Roar]
Merlin: What was that? Arthur: What?
[Whooshing]
Feel the wind.
[Dragon roars]
Gwaine: That wasn't the wind.
[Roaring]
- Is that what I think it was? - Where did morgana get a dragon from?
I have no idea.
Get Gwaine back to percival. I'll lure the dragon the other way.
Merlin, I've always known you were stupid...
- But not that stupid. - No, really, I'm that stupid...
- And if you don't believe me, watch. - Merlin!
[Grunts]
I'm going after him.
[Grunts]
[Guards scream]
[Aithusa growling and hissing]
[Roars]
[Chanting]
[Whimpers]
What happened?
[Snorts]
Who did this to you?
I won't harm you.
What does that mean?
You can't speak.
Arthur: Merlin!
[Shouts in dragon language]
Merlin?
[Swords clashing and men shouting]
Merlin?
Morgana: How good of you to save me the trouble of finding you.
Oh dear, how remiss of you.
Your bravery's matched only by your stupidity.
What on earth did you think you would achieve by coming here?
I had to free my men.
[Scoffs]
This time it seems there really is no way out.
[Gasping]
I'm sorry about what our father did to you.
Uther was never my father.
But we are brother and sister.
Funny how you choose to remember that with my dagger at your back.
What happened to you, morgana?
As a child, you were so kind, so compassionate.
I grew up.
You're right to cower before my hand.
I am more powerful than you could ever imagine.
And yet with all that, you choose to do nothing but hate.
Uther taught me well.
- Goodbye, Arthur pendragon. - Merlin: Arthur!
Merlin: Whoa!
Morgana.
Please.
Don't speak, dear brother.
It's too late.
[Panting]
[Chants then gasps]
[Dagger clatters]
[Grunts]
[Gasping]
Mordred?
[Gasps]
[Grunts]
[Diamair chanting]
Emrys.
Much blood has been shed this day...
And all for something...
Few wise men would ever want.
You mean the diamair?
Morgana never found it.
And she never will.
Because it is you.
You are the key to all knowledge.
[Scoffs]
There are times when I feel the weight of my destiny crushing me...
But that's nothing to what you carry.
It is both a blessing...
And...
Is there anything you wish to ask me?
I don't think it would be good.
You are wise, emrys.
Your wisdom will live long...
In the minds of men.
Wait.
There is one question.
If mordred is not Arthur's bane, then who is?
Himself.
Arise, sir mordred...
Knight of Camelot.
[Knights applauding]
Here.
Let me help you with that.
Thank you.
You know, if Arthur knew you had magic, things would be very different.
Tell me something.
Of course.
You saved Arthur's life.
Why?
Because Arthur is right.
The love that binds us is more important...
Than the power we wield.
Morgana had forgotten that.
It's been a big day. You must be tired.
Too tired for pudding?
Is there pudding?
Is that my favorite?
[Chuckles]
So are you going to tell me what's troubling you?
People change.
Perhaps you should give him the benefit of the doubt.
Remember what the dragon said?
Arthur would meet his end at the hands of a druid.
You still believe that's him?
I feel that the die is cast...
And that for good or ill...
Albion's great trial has begun.
It has the power...
To summon the spirits of the dead.
Oh!
[Grunts then screams]
I know it's you, father.
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