0:00:02 > 0:00:03'In a land of myth and a time of magic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06'the destiny of a great kingdom
0:00:06 > 0:00:08'rests on the shoulders of a young man.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11'His name...Merlin.'
0:00:14 > 0:00:16All right...
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Who drank all my water?
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- GWAINE BURPS - I believe you have your answer.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23You said I could have some. I said you could have "some".
0:00:23 > 0:00:26I didn't say you could drink every last drop! I was thirsty.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Here. Have some of mine.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33THEY ALL CHUCKLE That's very funny.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Here. Unlike these ignorant fools, I share with my friends...
0:00:38 > 0:00:41THEY ALL LAUGH
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Ssh.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- ALL QUIET DOWN - What is it?
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I saw something in the trees. There.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12What is this place?
0:01:14 > 0:01:17WIND BLOWS, FLAG FLUTTERS
0:01:19 > 0:01:21This is a shrine.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24In the time of the old religion, they built shrines like this
0:01:24 > 0:01:26to appease restless spirits. We shouldn't be here.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31EERIE WIND BLOWS
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Boo!
0:01:38 > 0:01:39It isn't funny.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Gaius told me about places like this. They're cursed.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48WIND WHISTLES
0:01:54 > 0:01:56FLUTTERING
0:01:56 > 0:01:57CROW CAWS
0:01:57 > 0:01:59There's your spirit, Merlin.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04There's nothing here for us. Move out.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21WATER TRICKLES NEARBY
0:02:34 > 0:02:36WATER TRICKLES
0:02:40 > 0:02:42SPLASHING
0:02:49 > 0:02:51HE SIGHS
0:03:02 > 0:03:06WIND WHISTLES
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Are you all right? - What do you mean?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51You're very quiet. You didn't say a word on the way home.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54It's called thinking, Merlin. You should try it some time.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55< Merlin.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58What's that?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Salt. Pour it in a circle at the foot of your bed.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Helps to protect you from evil spirits.- Really? Does that work?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Absolutely, and if it doesn't,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Gaius can always put it on his supper.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Very funny.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19I'm surprised that such a shrine exists so close to Camelot.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21And it was cursed.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I could feel it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26You were right to be wary.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30The druids built shrines to bring rest to tormented souls.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Souls that were so badly wronged,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35they could find no peace in the Other World.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Why do they hang all the ribbons and flags?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42The ancient rituals heal the ground,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45so that the souls of the victims can find rest.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51But the magic that binds the earth is delicate, and is easily undone,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55so the ribbons and flags act as a warning.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I wish I'd known that earlier.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Did anyone touch anything?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04No. I don't think so.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Why? What is it? - Anyone who disturbs the resting place
0:05:08 > 0:05:11risks releasing the spirit.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15You must promise me you will never return to that place.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Don't worry. I have no intention of going back there.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22And for once, I'm not lying to you.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- FAINT TRICKLING WATER - Hello?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56WATER DRIPS
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Who's there?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08DRIPPING WATER
0:06:31 > 0:06:34No! No! >
0:06:42 > 0:06:44What are you doing?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I... I was getting a drink of water
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- and tripped over the table.- Uh-huh.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02We missed you at the tavern earlier.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Percival broke Sir Brennis' wrist in an arm wrestle.- Sounds like fun.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Not for Sir Brennis. Get some rest.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Arthur's planned a training session in the morning.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14You know how the King likes his training. Good night.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22DOOR CLOSES
0:07:24 > 0:07:26CLATTERING METAL
0:07:49 > 0:07:51CRASH!
0:07:51 > 0:07:52Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55You didn't scare me. I was asleep.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Why have you got that stupid smile on your face?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02It's nothing. Why were you sleeping with your head on the table?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- I fell asleep while I was reading. - What were you reading?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14I am the King of Camelot. I do not have to answer to the likes of you.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15You're in a good mood(!)
0:08:15 > 0:08:18You obviously got out of the wrong side of the table...
0:08:18 > 0:08:20MERLIN LAUGHS
0:08:20 > 0:08:24The wrong side of the bed, but you slept on the table, so...
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Extremely clever and funny, Merlin. There are no limits to your wit(!)
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Now, please get me some breakfast. - Right.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Merlin!
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Pair off.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Concentrate on counter-cutting. Gwaine, you're with me.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57What's that in your hair?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59It's stew.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Why have you got stew in your hair? - Because he was reading.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Change of plan. I think we'll try something different.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Well, Merlin will feel that in his arms tomorrow.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19All this training. When are we going to see some real action?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21MURMURED CONVERSATION
0:09:25 > 0:09:27DRIPPING WATER
0:09:27 > 0:09:30INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Leave me alone!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Watch yourself...
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Elyan!
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Elyan? Elyan?
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- Why doesn't he speak? - I don't know. It's strange.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59It's like he's lost his mind.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02When I want your medical opinion, Gwaine, I'll ask for it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Perhaps you would leave me alone to treat my patient.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It would be better if Arthur didn't know of this.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Why do you want to keep it from Arthur?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Elyan hasn't been himself recently.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17He hasn't said anything,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20but he's clearly upset about his sister's banishment.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24It must have been hard to see that happen to Gwen.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27We wouldn't want Arthur to think Elyan's loyalties are divided.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30The King doesn't have to know about every accident
0:10:30 > 0:10:32that happens in Camelot.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Thank you, Gaius.- Thank you.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Elyan, can you hear me?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Blink if you can hear me.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Would you like me to make up the bed, sire,
0:11:34 > 0:11:36or will you be sleeping on the table again?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Is this about Gwen?
0:11:50 > 0:11:51We all miss her.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- You, more than anyone... - You can go now.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Arthur...- Get out!
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I'm done... trying to be nice to Arthur.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15I cook, I clean, I'm always there for him,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18not to mention saving his life more times than I care to remember.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23Do I get any thanks? No. All he ever does is shout at me.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Now you're ignoring me. Great. I might as well not even exist.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31"My name's Merlin. Don't worry, I'm not even here."
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I fear we have more important things to worry about
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- than Arthur shouting at you. - What is it?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Did Elyan disturb anything yesterday at the shrine?
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- I'm not sure.- I need you to be sure, Merlin.- He may have done.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49I warned them. You know they don't listen.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53I'm sorry, Merlin. It's just that I am deeply concerned for Elyan.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55He hasn't spoken a word since he regained consciousness
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and I can find no physical symptoms to explain it.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02The only thing I could find was a pile of salt at the foot of his bed.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Oh, no.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08What is it, Merlin?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10He's trying to ward off an evil spirit.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14With a pile of salt, that's utter nonsense!
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Elyan believes it to be true.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Then I fear that Elyan may have disturbed the spirit at the shrine.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28What? What will that do to him?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I dread to think what horror it might unleash.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33You must tell Arthur what happened at the shrine.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I'm not sure he'll believe me. Not in his mood.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37You must make him believe you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49DRIPPING WATER
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Please don't be angry with me.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05I'm sorry.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26It's all right. Don't be scared.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36You're so cold.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44It's all right.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55What do you want from me?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I want you to bring me peace.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01You must right the wrong that was done to me.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05How? What should I do?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07It's easy.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Elyan, you startled me. Is everything all right?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Guards!
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Elyan is a friend to some of you,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58but that friendship ended when he tried to kill the King.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Do not let him escape. Go find him!
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- What happened? - Elyan, he attacked me.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I think he may have disturbed a spirit at the shrine.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15I think that spirit is possessing him.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Why else would he attack you?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21When we catch him, I intend to ask him that very question.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I never thought we would hunt one of our own.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Why would he would attack Arthur? - What would you do if your sister
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- had been banished from Camelot? - My sister's an evil old toad,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- so I'd be eternally grateful. - There he is!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Elyan must be tried and punished,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- in accordance with our laws. - You mean put him to death.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Well, so be it. You can't afford to show favouritism.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15What if Elyan wasn't acting of his own volition?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19His motive is obvious. He seeks revenge.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20You banished his sister from Camelot.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24I know Elyan, and no matter what he feels about his sister,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- he would never attack Arthur. - You cannot allow someone
0:17:27 > 0:17:29to try and kill you and then escape punishment.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34You will appear weak! That puts the whole of Camelot in peril.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Arthur...- Leave me...
0:17:41 > 0:17:42..both of you.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Agravaine is pushing for Elyan's execution.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Arthur may have no choice but to sentence Elyan to death.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- We can't allow that to happen. - What do you propose we do, Merlin?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02There must be a way of ridding Elyan of the spirit.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04It would require very powerful magic.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Then I must master it, if I'm to save Elyan's life.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09And you intend to expel the spirit in the cells,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- under the noses of the guards?! - Of course not.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14First, we need to break Elyan out of the cells.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Did I miss out that part? - Ah, ha-ha-ha(!)
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Elyan will have to be unconscious when you expel the spirit.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I put a powerful sedative in this water. And, Merlin,
0:18:32 > 0:18:37- remember, Elyan is not himself. You cannot trust him.- I know.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Strangath bydenfaetu.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Wyrth gatu faest!
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Merlin?- I don't have time to explain. You have to trust me.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43BELLS RING
0:19:52 > 0:19:55We need to make it to the cover of the woods.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11You know, Merlin, you're much braver than you look.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Are you calling me a coward? - Ha-ha-ha!
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I'm saying there's not many people with the courage
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- to break someone out of the cells. - I had to do it.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24They were going to execute you. I know that
0:20:24 > 0:20:27you would never hurt Arthur. Not of your own volition.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34After all that running, you must be thirsty.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- Where are my manners? You must be thirsty too.- After you.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42No, no. After you...
0:20:42 > 0:20:47- I insist.- I had some earlier. If I have too much,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I have to pee all the time. Ask Arthur. I'm always peeing...
0:20:51 > 0:20:52What are you looking at?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59I'm sorry, Merlin.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02For what?
0:21:10 > 0:21:15Just before he jumped me, there was a presence there. I could sense it.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19It was Elyan who was supposed to be knocked out. Not you, Merlin.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21I must find Arthur. Elyan could make
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- another attempt on his life. - After Elyan's escape, Arthur was put
0:21:24 > 0:21:28under heavy guard. There is little more you can do to protect him.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33This shrine, do you think you could find it again?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I'm not sure I want to. You said I was never to go there again.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41We have to find out all we can about this spirit.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Unless we know what we're dealing with,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46we won't be able to help Elyan, or Arthur.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Merlin?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07It's just through these trees.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22What are we looking for?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25I'm not entirely sure.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30But remember, don't disturb anything.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Trust me, I won't.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44< CRASHING
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Sorry.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51WHISPERING VOICES
0:22:51 > 0:22:53QUIET WEEPING
0:22:53 > 0:22:55WATER TRICKLES
0:22:55 > 0:22:57WHISPERING VOICES, WEEPING
0:23:07 > 0:23:10WHISPERING GROWS LOUDER
0:23:10 > 0:23:13SHOUTING, SCREAMS
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Gaius!
0:23:15 > 0:23:18What is it, Merlin?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21HE GASPS
0:23:21 > 0:23:23HE SNIFFLES
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Something terrible happened here.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38These runes are in the Druid tongue.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I also found this. There are crossbow bolts scattered all around.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47This was Uther's doing, wasn't it?
0:23:48 > 0:23:52It is revenge for Uther's crime that the spirit seeks.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02DOOR OPENS
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Merlin! Good of you to join me(!)
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Perhaps I should fill you in on all that's been happening
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- while you've been... - I was searching in the woods
0:24:11 > 0:24:13for some herbs for Gaius, very rare herbs,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- hard to find, actually, and I got lost.- You mean to tell me
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- that you've been wandering around in the woods all night?- Yes.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23What happened to your head?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I... I tripped over a root.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29and I hit my head on a tree and knocked myself out.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Hmm. Well, after wandering around in the woods all night,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37knocking yourself out, you must be hungry?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I'm starving.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Pull up a chair. Tuck in.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Oh, thanks very much, I am actually... You're joking!
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Oh, no...
0:25:23 > 0:25:24CLATTERING
0:25:24 > 0:25:28The palace is secure. No-one is able to get in or out.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30We're searching the Lower Town, even as I speak.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Fear not, my lord.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Thank you, Uncle.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42What do you know about this shrine, Gaius?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I believe the site was once a Druid camp.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48There is evidence that the camp was attacked.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Your father was relentless in his persecution of the Druids.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Many died.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04- And that's why he seeks his revenge. - The spirit craves peace.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08He wishes to find his proper place in the Other World,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12but the unjust nature of his death has denied him that.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Is there anything that can be done to change this?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20In Druid lore, only the atonement of the perpetrator
0:26:20 > 0:26:22can bring the spirit peace.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Uther's dead.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27He can't atone for what he did.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32- Indeed.- What about Elyan? - Elyan is no longer the man you knew.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34The spirit has a hold of him
0:26:34 > 0:26:36that may be too powerful to break. All we can hope
0:26:36 > 0:26:41is that he is found before he has a chance to enact his revenge.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02It's not your fault. You can't be held responsible
0:27:02 > 0:27:04for everything your father did.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08That will be all Merlin, thank you.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Are you sure you don't want me to stay?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14I think I'm going to get an early night.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I'm pretty tired too, what, with having spent the night in the woods.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22No-one said anything about you getting an early night.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25In fact, you can make up for your little escapade
0:27:25 > 0:27:27by polishing my armour.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- Merlin?- What are you doing creeping around in the woods?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Something I should have done a long time ago.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Elyan could be out here. Do you know how dangerous that is?
0:28:43 > 0:28:48I have to face him. Feel free to go back to Camelot any time you like.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- You're not going back, then? - I thought I might tag along.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Don't want you getting lost and scared.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Are you sure you want to do this?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Maybe we should wait until it's light...
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Or we could do it now, whatever it is that we're doing,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26in the dark, when it's incredibly scary and dangerous...
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Is that a good idea? We might be needing it...
0:29:50 > 0:29:53I'm not sure a sword will be much use against a spirit.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55What about against Elyan?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59I'm here!
0:30:01 > 0:30:03- That's what you want, isn't it? - What are you doing?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Everything Gaius said about this place is right, except one thing.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16It wasn't my father that led the raid on the Druid camp.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19I did.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39I am responsible for what happened to you,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41and for all the violence that happened here.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49When I led the attack on your camp, I was young and inexperienced.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53I was desperate to prove myself to my men, to my...father.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I told the men to spare the women and children,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04but I know that some of them ignored the order.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07There was so much happening. I wanted to stop it.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I froze.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14I didn't know what to do.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23I can still hear the screams...
0:31:29 > 0:31:31I cannot right this wrong.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Nothing I can do will ever change the horrors that happened that day.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42But I can promise that now that I am King,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I will do everything that I can
0:31:45 > 0:31:48to prevent anything like this ever happening again.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54From this day forth, the Druid people
0:31:54 > 0:31:58will be treated with the respect they deserve. I give you my word.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11I am truly sorry for what happened to you.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17HE GASPS AND PANTS
0:32:19 > 0:32:21SWORD CLATTERS ON GROUND
0:32:42 > 0:32:44CHILD'S VOICE: I forgive you.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01SOFT SIGHING
0:33:17 > 0:33:18Arthur?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45How's Elyan? Is he going to be all right?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Gaius says he's going to make a full recovery.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55You know, that was incredibly moving, what you said at the shrine.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59As long as Elyan's going to be all right, it served its purpose.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03It wasn't just about Elyan, was it? You meant it. I know you did.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Does this have a point, Merlin?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09I don't think I've ever seen you cry before, not like that.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13You had tears running down your cheeks. It's nice to see this new,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15sensitive, emotional side to you. It suits you.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- Shut up, Merlin. - Oh! I really thought you'd changed.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Then you're as stupid as you are ugly.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31So there's no chance that we could have a hug?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Argh! >