0:00:02 > 0:00:04In a land of myth and a time of magic,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11His name...Merlin.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15BIRDSONG
0:00:17 > 0:00:19CREATURE SCREECHING
0:00:20 > 0:00:23SCREECHING, HISSING
0:00:25 > 0:00:27SCREECHING
0:00:36 > 0:00:38MAN SHOUTING
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Run. Run!
0:01:13 > 0:01:15It's gone.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20You saved my life.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22I'm Merlin.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Lancelot.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31GROANING SOFTLY
0:02:08 > 0:02:09The wound is superficial.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11The fever will pass.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14He should be fine by morning.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23What creature could've done this?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26We found no tracks in or out. What the villagers say must be true.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29It has wings
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- and...- What?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34..and it took no livestock -
0:02:34 > 0:02:35only people.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Whatever it is, it has a taste for human flesh.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Post sentries at all the outlying villages.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Put the lookouts on full alert.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48If this thing makes for Camelot, we must be ready.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Ever since I was a child, I've dreamed of coming here.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58It's my life's ambition to join the knights of Camelot.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04I know what you're thinking. I...I expect too much.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05After all, who am I?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09They have their pick of the best and bravest in the land.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- Lancelot.- Yes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13They're going to love you.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- They are?- Yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19I've seen you in action. You could shame Arthur himself.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20I hardly think so.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24In fact, you know what I'll do? I'll talk to him right now.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26You know Arthur?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Oh, yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Right, you jumped-up dung beetle, this is it -
0:03:33 > 0:03:35the final test.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Pass this and you're a knight at Camelot.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Fail, you face the most feared of all foes...
0:03:44 > 0:03:46You face me.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Your challenge - to last one minute, free combat.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Grimond, second son of Wessex.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Your time starts now.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Ha!
0:03:59 > 0:04:01SPECTATORS EXCLAIM
0:04:01 > 0:04:04APPLAUSE
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Take him away.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12He's the third to fail this month.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15How can I defend Camelot with rubbish like that?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- I might be able to help. - You, Merlin?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21You have no idea what it takes to be a knight -
0:04:21 > 0:04:23courage, fortitude, discipline.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27No, of course I don't, but I do know someone who does.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Yeah?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Saved my life. - That's blown it for starters!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- He's really good, honestly. - I'm sure he's terrific.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- You forget Camelot's first code. - What?- The first code.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Only noblemen can be knights.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42So unless your friend is a nobleman...
0:04:42 > 0:04:44He is...a nobleman.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Is he?- Absolutely.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Very well. Bring him to the training ground tomorrow.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Make sure he brings his seal of nobility.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Thanks, Arthur. You won't regret it.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Well? Did you speak to him? - I spoke to him.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- And?- And...
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- He'd like to meet you.- Yes!
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Thank you. Thank you.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Hey, it's no problem, really. It was nothing.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17You're not a nobleman, are you?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19A nobleman? No.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Why do you ask? - It's just that...
0:05:22 > 0:05:27The first code of Camelot states only noblemen can serve as knights.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Uther created the knights to protect this kingdom
0:05:31 > 0:05:33from those who wish to destroy it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37He knew he'd have to trust his knights with his life.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So he chose those who'd sworn allegiance to him.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41The nobility.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Thus the first code was born.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44And ever since that day,
0:05:44 > 0:05:48only sons of nobles have served as knights.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51That is not fair!
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Fair or unfair, that's the way it is.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'm sorry, Lancelot.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Truly I am.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05SIGHING
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Why do you want to be a knight so much?
0:06:15 > 0:06:21When I was a boy, my village was attacked by raiders.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I alone escaped.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26I vowed that day
0:06:26 > 0:06:30that never again would I be helpless in the face of tyranny.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32I made swordcraft my life.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37Every waking hour since that day I devoted to the art of combat.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42When I was ready, I set forth for Camelot.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47And now it seems my journey ends.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Everything I've fought for - wasted.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56I give you my word, whatever it takes, I will make this right.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Homework.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23HE SNEEZES
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Icuis bisan raditani huhnan.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Come on, come on. Yes!
0:08:13 > 0:08:15CLEARS THROAT
0:08:20 > 0:08:22It's, um, a real page-turner.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- What's that? - This is your seal of nobility.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34I don't understand.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38I give you Lancelot, fifth son of Lord Eldred of Northumbria.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40No, Merlin, no.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- So you don't want to be a knight. - Of course I do!
0:08:43 > 0:08:46The rules don't allow it? The rules are wrong.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49It's a lie. It's against all they stand for.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53You have as much right to be a knight as any man. I know it.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54But the rules...
0:08:54 > 0:08:58We're not breaking rules. We're bending them.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00You get your foot in the door.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03After that, you'll be judged on your merit alone.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06And if you succeed, if they make you a knight,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10it'll be because you have earned it, noble or not.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15I can't change the way things are done here,
0:09:15 > 0:09:20but you can... if you let me help you.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28LANCELOT CLEARS THROAT
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- This is very kind of you, uh... - Gwen.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Gwen.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Short for Guinevere.- Ah.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Then thank you, Guinevere.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Don't thank me. Thank Merlin.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Merlin would do anything for anyone.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Sorry, can you raise your arms? Thank you. Sorry.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54I think it's great that Merlin's got you this chance.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56We need men like you.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58You do?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Well, not me personally but, you know, Camelot.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Camelot needs knights.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Not just Arthur and his kind, but ordinary people like you and me.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09I'm not a knight yet, my lady.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- And I'm not a lady. - Sorry. I...
0:10:14 > 0:10:18OK, we're done. I should have these ready in no time.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20It's nice to meet you, Lancelot.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33She seems lovely.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Guinevere.- Oh, yeah, yeah, she is.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38And the best seamstress in Camelot, I promise.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Are you two...
0:10:42 > 0:10:44..you know?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- LAUGHING:- No. No, no.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Just friends.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52One.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Two.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Three.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Four.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59One.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Two.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Three.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05You certainly look the part.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Doesn't he just? - I don't feel it.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10That'll do for today. Well done.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Here's your chance. Go for it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- Yes?- Lancelot, fifth son of Lord Eldred of Northumbria.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27"Lance-a-lot"?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29My servant mentioned you.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Got your seal?- Sire.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Oh!
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Sluggish reactions. On a battlefield, you'd be dead by now.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Come back when you're ready.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I'm ready now, sire.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47You are, are you?
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Fine. You can start by cleaning out the stables.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53LAUGHTER
0:11:56 > 0:12:00I'm sorry about Lancelot. I could see you were upset.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05Oh...you know, that's life.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08You win some, you lose some.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12You're taking it very well, I have to say. Very mature.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Thank you, Gaius.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17DOOR OPENS
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- How'd it go? - GRUNTS
0:12:27 > 0:12:30DOOR CLOSES
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- He found work at the stables. - I see.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40And the truth, before I lose my temper.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44He's, uh... trying out for the knights.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47The first code of Camelot has never been broken.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- What have you done? - I bent the rules.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52But they're wrong, unfair.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Bent the rules using magic?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56It was nothing, honestly.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58It was more of a trick than actual magic.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Your magic is not a toy for you to use or abuse as you see fit.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- I know.- Then why did you do it?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07I owe Lancelot my life.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11I am paying for that debt by giving him the opportunity he deserves.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14If you want to punish me, go ahead.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22METAL SCRAPING
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Not bad.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37BELLS RING
0:13:37 > 0:13:39SCREAMING
0:13:49 > 0:13:51You're safe now. I promise.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- How is she?- OK.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01What happened to these people?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Their village was attacked by a winged monster.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I'd hunt this thing, but I can't track it through the air.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13You don't have to track it.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16First Greensward, then Willowdale -
0:14:16 > 0:14:20it's heading south towards the mouth of the valley.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21To Camelot.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24You must prepare your knights, Arthur.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Have faith, Father. We'll be ready.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36The wings of an eagle
0:14:36 > 0:14:40and the body of a lion.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46The wings of an eagle
0:14:46 > 0:14:49and the body of a lion.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56The beast is heading for Camelot.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01It's fast and agile, but big enough to hit and to hit hard.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Starting today on training routines,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07we'll concentrate on an attack strategy.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10We don't have much time.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Dismissed.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Yes, Lancelot.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Is there anything I can do, sire?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21I know, in the event of battle, only a knight may serve.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25That's correct and you are not yet a knight
0:15:25 > 0:15:28which is why I'm bringing your test forward.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31You can face me in the morning.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Well, here we are -
0:15:39 > 0:15:42your final challenge.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Succeed and you join the elite.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Fail and your journey ends here.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Lancelot, fifth son of Lord Eldred of Northumbria...
0:16:00 > 0:16:02..your time starts now.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Oh!
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I'm sorry.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Ohh!
0:16:28 > 0:16:30CLAPPING
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Shame.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Oh!
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Do you submit, sire?
0:16:51 > 0:16:52On your knees.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Arise, Sir Lancelot,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Knight of Camelot.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06APPLAUSE
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Who is this man? He seems to have come out of nowhere.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17I know. He's been a bit of a surprise to all of us.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20You do us a great honour, Sir Lancelot.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23The knighthood is the very foundation of Camelot.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25The honour is all mine, sire.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- You father would be very proud. - Yes, sire.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I've not seen Lord Eldred for many years,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33longer than I'd imagined.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Last time I saw him, he only had four sons.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Well...here I am.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Indeed you are. And I've kept you too long already.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Enjoy the celebrations.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Sire.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Take this seal to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the court genealogist.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I want his opinion by morning.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05JOVIAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:18:05 > 0:18:07LAUGHING
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Look at him, Gaius. Does Lancelot not deserve this moment?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I never said he didn't.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18But destiny and deserts are not the same thing.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22You played God. You set him on a path of your choosing.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26You brought him triumph but the future is uncertain.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I don't know what it said in your invitation, but in mine,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31it said "celebration".
0:18:33 > 0:18:34Point taken.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Don't come back too late. - All right.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53Here's trouble.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00Tell me, do you think her...beautiful?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Yes, sire, I do.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Yeah, I suppose she is.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12You know what?
0:19:12 > 0:19:16I think our Sir Lancelot might have eyes for you, Gwen.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- Don't be silly.- What if he did? Would it be so bad?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- He's not really my type. - Well, there's a surprise.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Sometimes I wonder if you'd know your type
0:19:27 > 0:19:29if he was standing right next to you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31You're probably right.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Oh.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35BANGING
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Ladies and gentlemen,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41please join me
0:19:41 > 0:19:45in a toast to our new recruit,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49our new knight of Camelot, Sir Lancelot.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Good morning. Don't look at it, don't smell it, just down it in one.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Whoa!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Better? Good.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Can't have you nodding off first day on the job, Lancelot.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22"Sir" Lancelot, if you don't mind.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25DOOR OPENS
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- What are you doing? - King's orders.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Stop!
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- UTHER:- Tell him what you told me.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41These credentials are faked.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43The seal itself is faultless.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Forgery of the highest standard, but a forgery.
0:20:47 > 0:20:53There is no record of a fifth son of Lord Eldred of Northumbria.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54- Therefore, he...- Lied.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Do you deny it?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59No, sire.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05You've broken the first code of Camelot.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09You've brought shame upon yourself and upon us.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12You're not worthy of knighthood.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16You never were and you never will be.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Get him out of my sight.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Sire...
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Do you contest my judgment?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31His deception was inexcusable.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36But he meant no harm, sire, I'm sure of it. He only wished to serve.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41The first code is a sacred bond of trust.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43It is what binds the knights together.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47How can you trust a man who's lied to you?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I don't know what to say to you, Lancelot.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- You're not to blame.- I am.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I pushed you.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- I made you lie. - The choice was mine.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13My punishment is mine to bear alone.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15I wish there was something I could do.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19There is. You can stop blaming yourself.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Merlin? - Don't say "I told you so."
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I have no wish to gloat. What's done is done.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Here, come and take a look at this.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34I've realised my mistake.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I'm looking for the creature in the wrong place,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40the records of living things in the kingdom.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46What about creatures only recorded in legend? In myth?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- And I discovered this. - That is it! That's the monster!
0:22:53 > 0:22:55BELLS TOLL
0:22:58 > 0:23:01SCREECHING
0:23:08 > 0:23:12On me! On me!
0:23:14 > 0:23:17SCREECHING
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Defence!
0:23:32 > 0:23:34SCREECHING
0:23:47 > 0:23:49What's happening?!
0:24:17 > 0:24:19SCREECHING
0:24:23 > 0:24:26CHARGE!
0:24:31 > 0:24:33SHOUTING
0:25:04 > 0:25:05SCREECHING
0:25:37 > 0:25:40You said your knights were the best in the land.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42You proved that today.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- All I know is it's still out there. - Let's not wait for it.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50The kingdom has been menaced for too long. We finish this now.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Sire, if I may?- Gaius?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56I've researched this creature, sire.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- I believe it to be a griffin. - A griffin? What's in a name?
0:26:00 > 0:26:06- It's a creature of magic. - I don't have time for this.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10It is born of magic, sire, and it can only be killed by magic.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14You are mistaken. It's a creature of flesh and blood.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- Arthur proved that. - I'm not so sure.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19There may be some truth in what he says.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- What truth?- The griffin was unharmed. Our weapons were useless.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Useless? I think not.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31No. It's tasted our steel once. The next time will be its last.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34When will your knights be ready to ride again?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36An hour, maybe two.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Good. We finish this tonight.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Is it true...that the griffin can only be killed by magic?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Yes, I'm certain of it.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02If Arthur rides out against it, he'll die.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Then he must be stopped. Uther must see reason.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11Where magic is concerned, our king is blind to reason.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17And yet, magic is our only hope.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19You're not suggesting...
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It is your destiny, Merlin.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26The true purpose of your magic.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29You saw it, Gaius. I can't go up against that thing.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33But if you do not, then Arthur will surely perish.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36No, no. This is madness.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40I don't have magic that powerful. There must be another way.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41It's the only way.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Do you even care about me? "Do this Merlin! Do that Merlin!
0:27:45 > 0:27:47"Kill the griffin, Merlin!"
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Merlin!
0:27:53 > 0:27:58Merlin...you are the only thing I care about in all this world.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03I would give my life for you without a thought.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05But for what?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08I cannot save Arthur.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12It is not my destiny. You know.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18I am sorry.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22I don't know what else I can say.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Then I'll say it for you.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30We have two hours to find a way to kill that thing.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37I should have known. How could I have been so stupid?
0:28:37 > 0:28:39You don't look like a knight!
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- I'm sorry.- I'm sorry, too.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Because you fight like a knight.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47And I need...
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Camelot needs...
0:28:52 > 0:28:53The creature...
0:28:55 > 0:28:58We could not kill it.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- I have never faced its like. - I faced it myself, sire.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Some days past. I struck it full square.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08I wondered how it endured.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14There are those that believe this creature, this griffin,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17is a creature of magic,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20that only magic can destroy it.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Do you believe this?
0:29:21 > 0:29:27It doesn't matter what I believe. The use of magic is not permitted.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31The knights must prevail with steel and sinew alone.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- Sire... - There's a horse waiting outside.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Thank you. Thank you, sire.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Lancelot...
0:29:40 > 0:29:43..take it and never return to this place.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45No.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50No, please, it's not my freedom I seek.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- I only wish to serve with honour. - I know.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- Then let me ride with you. - I cannot.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00Father knows nothing of this. I release you, but can do no more.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Now go before I change my mind.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15There.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18You must do this for Arthur.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I've never cast a spell of enchantment this powerful.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Nothing less will kill it.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Here. Try.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35You have it within you.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37I know you do.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Bregdan anweald gafeluec.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Don't worry, Merlin.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03We've plenty of time.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05KNOCK AT DOOR
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Sorry to disturb you, my lady. - What are you doing here?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12There's no time. I need weapons, armour.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- What's it about?- Arthur's in peril.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19I must do what I can to protect him. It's my duty, knight or not.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- You believe that, don't you? - Yes, my lady.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Lancelot, I don't believe I've ever met your like before.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Guinevere, if I should not return...
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Don't go, Lancelot. Please.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40But go I must.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50It's time.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Bregdan anweald gafeluec.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Bregdan anweald gafeluec.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Don't worry, Merlin, I know you're trying.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- And failing. If Arthur dies because I'm not good enough...- Merlin!
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Merlin! Lancelot's riding out to kill the griffin!
0:32:29 > 0:32:30He's what?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Merlin!
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- I'm coming with you. - No, you're not.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Try and stop me. - You're not a soldier.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46Arthur needs all the help he can get. Now let's go.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06SCREECHING
0:33:08 > 0:33:10For Camelot!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12ALL: For Camelot!
0:33:14 > 0:33:17MEN SCREAM
0:33:18 > 0:33:20GRIFFIN SCREECHES
0:33:20 > 0:33:23METAL CLANGING
0:33:28 > 0:33:32SCREAMS
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Arthur!
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Well?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53He's alive.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54GRIFFIN SCREECHES
0:34:20 > 0:34:25SCREECHING
0:34:31 > 0:34:33OK, Merlin. It's now or never.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35HORSE WHINNIES
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Bregdan anweald gafeluec.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Bregdan anweald gafeluec.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Bregdan anweald gafeluec.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Bregdan anweald gafeluec.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12ELECTRICAL CRACKLING
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Yes!
0:35:43 > 0:35:45< GROANING
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Lancelot.- Sire.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04You did it!
0:36:05 > 0:36:08You killed it, Lancelot!
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- You did it?- I did it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Thank God!
0:36:27 > 0:36:33- You did it, my son. You did it! - Not I, Father. It was Lancelot.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35What's he doing here?
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Father, I can explain.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40You! Wait outside.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46< You had no right to...
0:36:46 > 0:36:48DOOR SLAMS
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- What are they doing? - Deciding my fate.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58I released him. I'll take the blame.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01But surely Lancelot's actions change things.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04They change nothing. He broke the code!
0:37:04 > 0:37:06He laid down his life for me!
0:37:08 > 0:37:10He served with honour.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14I see you feel strongly about this, Arthur.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Under the circumstances, a pardon, perhaps.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23No. Not good enough, Father.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26You must restore Lancelot to his rightful place
0:37:26 > 0:37:28as a knight of Camelot.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Never!
0:37:30 > 0:37:33The law is the law.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35The code bends for no man!
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Then the code is wrong!
0:37:40 > 0:37:44They'll restore your knighthood, of course they will.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- You killed the griffin. - But I didn't kill it.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50You did.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52That's ridiculous.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56"Bregdan anweald..."? I heard you.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59I saw you.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Don't worry. Your secret's safe with me.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06But I cannot take credit for what I did not do.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08No more lies. No more deceit.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- What are you going to do? - The only thing I can do.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- What is this? - Let me speak!
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Wait! I'll hear him.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Forgive me, sire.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28I've come to bid you farewell.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30What is this, Lancelot?
0:38:30 > 0:38:34I lied to you both, and now there is conflict between you.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38I cannot bear that burden, as you should not bear mine.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43I must start again, far from here.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Then maybe one day fate shall grant me another chance
0:38:47 > 0:38:51to prove myself a worthy knight of Camelot.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55But, Lancelot, you've already proved that to us.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58But I must prove it to myself.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Your Highness.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Prince Arthur.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Gwen? Guinevere?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- Lancelot?- Oh!
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Yes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Come, Gwen. Busy day ahead.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Yes, my lady...
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Perhaps you were right, Gaius.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I should never have got involved.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52No, Merlin. I was wrong.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Lancelot needed you and you needed Lancelot.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Your destinies were entwined.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04- Will he ever return? - That I cannot say.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Till next time, then...
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Sir Lancelot.
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