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 man.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10His name -
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Merlin.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17- EERIE VOICES:- Heo cwaeth.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Se wyrdes last bith ansiene.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27Nu syndon his folma blodige
0:00:27 > 0:00:31ond tha ne maeg he feormian.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35His endetime is on ofost.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Heo cwaeth.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Se wyrdes last bith ansiene.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53Nu syndon his folma blodige.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59His endetime is on ofost.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Osgar.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12You know what must be done?
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I do.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15Stand.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Take it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29The fate of Arthur Pendragon is in your hands now.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34See that you honour it.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47You're getting good, Mordred, very good.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- My lord. - I may have to start trying soon.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- My lord? - HE CLAPS
0:02:55 > 0:02:57And...always remember...
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Mordred used a contre quarte to my high-line attack.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07- It was skilfully done.- Really?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09You understand what a contre quarte is?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12At a guess, a type of parry, beginning in the quarte position,
0:03:12 > 0:03:13ending with a twist of the wrist.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15You HAVE been paying attention.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18And what do you think of young Mordred?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22He's, er, making progress.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25He has all the makings of a fine knight, don't you think?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28There are many fine knights in Camelot.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Yes, but if I'm not mistaken, he'll be one of the finest,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35and I'm determined he'll receive nothing but encouragement from me.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39'You think he's not ready?'
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It's not that. He's an excellent swordsman.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44You think he's too young? Too headstrong?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45He's always been thoughtful and modest.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48The boy sounds perfect, Merlin.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50I can't ignore what I saw.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Gaius, Mordred is destined to play a part in Arthur's death.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Perhaps, perhaps not. The future has many paths. That is only one.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Have you ever seen him show anything but kindness towards Arthur?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01No, but...
0:04:01 > 0:04:05If Mordred wished Arthur ill, he has had ample opportunity to do so.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07He's a likeable boy, Merlin.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08I know.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I like him myself, but I can't ignore what I saw.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Seeing is not the same as knowing.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19And we must know - for certain - before we act.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33What news from the East, Sir Leon?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Serious news, I'm afraid, sire.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43As you know, a few days ago, our garrison in the Forest of Brechfa
0:04:43 > 0:04:45intercepted the man who goes by the name of Osgar.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- The sorcerer?- The same.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52They were trying to apprehend him when he used his powers to escape.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56I am sorry to report... Sir Ranulf was mortally wounded.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Sir Ranulf?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01He was a loyal and true knight.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Place all the men in the eastern territories on high alert.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Yes, sire.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13I personally shall lead a patrol to bring this Osgar to justice.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Is it necessary for you to go in person?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24A king must lead, or what is the point of him?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27You lead the men when you saved Mithian's father -
0:05:27 > 0:05:28and I nearly lost you.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Sir Ranulf's death cannot go unpunished.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34You have many fine men to avenge him.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40He wasn't just a knight, Guinevere, he was a friend.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42We knew each other as boys.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I must go.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Have no fear. I will be perfectly safe.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52As you say, I have many fine knights.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54KNOCK AT DOOR
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Yes?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- You wished to see me, sire? - Ah, Mordred, come in, come in.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The time has come for you to accompany your king.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06My lord?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I want you to join me on a patrol to the White Mountains.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Me?
0:06:14 > 0:06:15To Brechfa?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Congratulations.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19This is a great honour. I...
0:06:19 > 0:06:20You have earned your place.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Be ready to ride at dawn.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23I shall be, my lord.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31You won't regret this.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32I promise.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37He has all the makings of an excellent knight.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I do believe you've grown fond of him.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43One of those things I do.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50You sure you haven't forgotten anything, Mordred?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- Do you think so? - Isn't he missing a dagger?
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- I can't see a water bottle.- His boot. He's missing a boot, I think.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01THEY LAUGH
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Are you sure this is a good idea?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10He's a good fighter, a brave knight.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12He's very young.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Where would any of us be, Merlin, if no-one had given us a chance?
0:07:21 > 0:07:22Gentlemen!
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Merlin?
0:07:28 > 0:07:29You will take care of him?
0:07:31 > 0:07:32He doesn't always make it easy.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I know.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Merlin!
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- It IS a tradition.- Goes back years.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00We all had to do it on our first patrol.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Mordred, what on earth are you doing?
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Melding the saddle, my lord.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08As in the ancient tradition... of melding.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Of course. I trust your breeches are on inside out?
0:08:13 > 0:08:14My lord?
0:08:14 > 0:08:15THEY LAUGH
0:08:21 > 0:08:23HORSE NEIGHS
0:08:28 > 0:08:31It's Osgar. He's close.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36He's getting careless.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Sire?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Who are you? What's your purpose?
0:09:36 > 0:09:40I was beginning to fear you had taken the wrong path.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Who are you?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46My name is Osgar. And I have an important message for your king.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Take me to him.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It'll be our pleasure.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Do you not know who I am?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56You are a sorcerer, a heretic and a murderer.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59No.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Just a man who values his freedom.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Take me to your king.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Would you challenge me?!
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Forth fleoge!
0:10:42 > 0:10:44TWIG CRACKS
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Stop!
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Sire...
0:10:47 > 0:10:49My name is Osgar.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I know who you are.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55I am sent from the sacred Disir
0:10:55 > 0:10:58to pass judgement on Arthur Pendragon, the Once and Future King.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02What right have you to pass judgement?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04No man is above the Disir - however royal.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13It is my duty to pass their judgement on to you, dread King.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14My sacred duty.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Your hand...Arthur Pendragon.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47It is done.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48What is the meaning of this?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51It is both judgement and fate.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57You have waged war on the people of the Old Religion.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Now the ancient gods answer you.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01The Disir have spoken.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05The circle of fate begins to close.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08For even as Camelot flowers,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11the seeds of her destruction are being sown.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16What nonsense is this?
0:12:18 > 0:12:19It is not too late, Arthur.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Not too late to find the true path.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26Redeem yourself.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33No further chance shall be given.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02TWIG CRACKS
0:13:02 > 0:13:04What would the king say?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Sorcerers are not permitted marked graves.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12It's all right, Merlin.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I'd have done the same.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19He was one of us, after all.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It won't always be like this.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31One day we will live in freedom again.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35You really believe that?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I do.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Until then,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48we go unmarked - in death as in life.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- The swelling should go down by the morning.- Let's hope so.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05How is he?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I've applied poultices. They'll make a full recovery.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12You are a skilled physician, Merlin.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15I've watched Gaius, that's all.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18He also makes a very fine breakfast, as you'll soon discover,
0:14:18 > 0:14:19eh, Merlin?
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Now I've offended him.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Come, Merlin, warm yourself, have a drink.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31To young Mordred - and his first successful mission.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- It was nothing. - It was timely and vigilant.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Merlin!
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Congratulations.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41If he died and was granted eternal happiness,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I do believe he'd find reason to be miserable.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Come, Merlin, we've triumphed.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Osgar could have easily killed you.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54But he didn't, did he?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57He was a sorcerer, it was quite within his power.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59He was deranged.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03And the runemark?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06A trinket - nothing more.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Here.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I'll have the jeweller mount it as a memento of our success.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Are you feeling all right, Merlin?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25Quite, my lord.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Only, more and more I find your face resembles the back end of a cat.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32See, you don't even laugh at my jokes any more. Seriously...
0:15:34 > 0:15:36I haven't seen you smile these past three days.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I'm not sure there is a great deal to smile about.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44HE SIGHS
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Sire, thank you for coming.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Please.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Tell me Merlin's got you believing his nonsense too, Gaius.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01This is a runemark, my lord.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03So everyone keeps telling me.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05In times past, this mark aroused great fear.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11It was given to those found wanting by the court of the Disir.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- The Disir?- The highest court of the Old Religion.
0:16:14 > 0:16:20Three women were chosen at birth to be trained as seers and soothsayers.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Their only task was to interpret the word of the Triple Goddess.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28When they sat in judgement, their word was final.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31This worn-out superstition has no relevance now.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I don't see how what bearing it has on me or Camelot.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Because, sire,
0:16:35 > 0:16:39the Disir saw fit to give you this.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42This is the judgement of the gods against you.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50This is...nonsense, surely?
0:16:50 > 0:16:54The Old Religion held that the runemark not only contained
0:16:54 > 0:16:57a man's guilt but the path that the gods had chosen for him.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02That is why it is both a judgement and fate.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I make my own path.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Do you?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10It is said that only the gods can alter a man's fate...
0:17:12 > 0:17:16And even then, only when he repents and appeases them.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25You don't believe any of this?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Gaius?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I am an old man, sire.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Old enough to be wary of dismissing other people's beliefs.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Have I not made Camelot a fairer and more just kingdom?
0:17:56 > 0:17:57You have, my lord.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Have I not rid it of the cruelties and injustices of the past?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02You have.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03I am not my father.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04No.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Then why do they judge me so?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I'm not sure I'm the person to ask.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I am asking you...Merlin.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Man to man.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Well, perhaps they feel you are worthy enough to be judged.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23What do you mean by that?
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Judgement is wasted on a...man who won't listen.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30You think I should take them seriously?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I think you already have.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40If there's nothing else...?
0:18:42 > 0:18:43No. Thank you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55O drakon!
0:18:55 > 0:19:00E male so ftengometta tesd' hup' anankes!
0:19:03 > 0:19:06You were right to summon me, Merlin.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11The Disir are the mouthpiece of the Triple Goddess.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It is she who has decreed Arthur's fate.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17What is it to be?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21The runemark predicts Arthur's death.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23When?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26When will Arthur die?
0:19:27 > 0:19:31The future is never clear, Merlin. You should know that by now.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33There are many paths.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Not all lead to Camelot's ruin.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Do they lead to Mordred?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40The Druid boy?
0:19:40 > 0:19:44His fate and Arthur's are bound together like ivy round a tree.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48I fear he is dangerous.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50There is good cause to doubt him.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Is there nothing I can do?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Sometimes...to save the tree,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58the ivy must be cut.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03You had a chance to kill the Druid boy once before.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06If you have another...
0:20:06 > 0:20:08you MUST not fail.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Arthur?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I thought you might be hungry. You ate nothing at supper.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Thank you.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34That was kind.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37He was a deranged, desperate man. You said so yourself.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Merlin was right - he could have killed me
0:20:39 > 0:20:43but instead he thought it was more important to give me this,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45and he gave his life in doing so.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Who can fathom the mind of a fanatic?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51That wasn't what was in his eyes, Guinevere.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54There was no hatred there.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56It was something else - pity almost.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Why would a sorcerer pity a king?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Come, eat something.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07What if the Disir are right? What if I have transgressed in some way?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09What if I have put Camelot in danger?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Arthur, you are a good and just king.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14The Disir don't seem to think so.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17That is because they don't know you like I do.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21If they did, they would feel nothing but love.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29HAMMERING AT DOOR
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Is it late? Have I overslept?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33It is not yet dawn.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34HAMMERING AT DOOR
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- My lord, I... - Where can I find the Disir?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Sire, I...- Gaius, if anyone knows where to find them, it is you.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Until yesterday I didn't know they still existed.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45But they do. As we know.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48So again, where can I find them?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Sire, I do not think it is wise for you...
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Gaius, do I look like a man to trifle with?
0:21:57 > 0:22:01It is said that the Disir divines using an ancient pool.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04In turn, the pool is fed
0:22:04 > 0:22:06by the sacred spring at Caerlanrigh.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12The source of the spring is a grove of yew trees in the White Mountains.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14The Grove of Brineved.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Thank you.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21We leave within the hour.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Be careful, Merlin. I don't know what you'll encounter
0:22:26 > 0:22:31but the Old Ways will be at their strongest there.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34The Caerlanrigh is the very centre of their powers.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46My lord, you are going to the White Mountains?
0:22:46 > 0:22:47I am.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Then I humbly petition to come with you.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52It is not for novices, Mordred.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Did I not serve you well?
0:22:55 > 0:22:56You did.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Then I will do again.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00It is no mere sorcerer this time, Mordred.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Our mission is dangerous - in ways we cannot perhaps imagine.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Then you will need good men by your side.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Let me serve, let me do my duty.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Merlin!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21See to it he has everything he needs.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Stay close. You know your positions.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- My lord.- What is it, Merlin? - This place is sacred.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24It's a cave, Merlin.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25It's more than that.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27To me, one cave is the same as another.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30You can't go armed into a sacred place!
0:24:32 > 0:24:35You want us to go in there unarmed?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Of all the ridiculous things that you have ever said, Merlin -
0:24:41 > 0:24:43and there's been a few -
0:24:43 > 0:24:45that is the most ridiculous. By far.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28I am Arthur Pendragon,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30King of Camelot.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34I come to know the meaning of this.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44The Grove of Brineved is in the kingdom of Camelot,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46subject to its laws, its decrees.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Every man,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51however humble, however noble,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53has the right to be judged only by his peers.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58Yet YOU judge me in my absence.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Explain yourselves.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01We do not judge.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03We do not condemn.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06We are but the internuncio of the one who presides over all.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Who sees all.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Who knows all.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11ALL DISIR: The Triple Goddess.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13And you, Arthur Pendragon,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15have angered her.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16How so?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Have I not been an honourable king?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Have I not made Camelot a fair and just kingdom?
0:26:23 > 0:26:24So much is true.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27But you have denied the Old Religion.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Dismissed its faith.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Persecuted its followers.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Even unto slaughter.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37I fight against sorcery and superstition, that is all.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Embrace the ways of the Old Religion, Arthur.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Or risk the ire of the Goddess.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46The destruction of everything you most value.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47The end of your reign.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49The fall of Camelot itself.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I refuse to be judged by those who do not know me.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56You are known, Arthur. you have always been known.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04And now you come here, to the most sacred of the sacred,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06to the very heart of the Old Religion,
0:27:06 > 0:27:08with weapons drawn.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Trampling hallowed relics.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Treating our sacred space like you do your kingdom - with arrogance.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15With conceit.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17With insolence.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Enough! You speak of the King!
0:27:25 > 0:27:27On me!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Merlin!
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Pull back!
0:28:03 > 0:28:04How is he?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09It is not a simple wound. Sorcery is involved.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Is there anything you can do?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19This is beyond my skill, sire.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23We need to get him back to Camelot.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25That is a long and arduous journey. What if he doesn't survive it?
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Look, I fear that Gaius is the only one who can save him.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Mount up. We ride for Camelot.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55He grows worse.
0:28:59 > 0:29:00There has been little change.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I should never have let him come.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08He wanted to prove himself.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10And he has.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17He saved my life for the second time.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Merlin is right. This is no ordinary wound.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48There is magic at play.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49Can you save him?
0:29:49 > 0:29:53I am but a physician - there are limits to my knowledge.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56There must be something that can be done.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Perhaps.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01I shall do everything in my power, sire.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Let me know the moment he improves...
0:30:12 > 0:30:13..or...
0:30:16 > 0:30:17I shall.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Only your magic can save him, Merlin.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33I cannot save the life of a man destined to kill Arthur.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39If Mordred is destined to take the King's life,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41why has he just saved it?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45I cannot ignore what the dragon said.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49What happened to the young boy who came into my chambers
0:30:49 > 0:30:51just a few years ago?
0:30:54 > 0:30:55He grew up.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01And he learned the meaning of duty.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13It is not your fault.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18He begged you to let him go - it was a kindness to allow him.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- It was foolishness.- No.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23You told me once that Mordred had a strong sense of duty.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- That is true.- You also told me he was impetuous.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- I should have listened to you. - No, you shouldn't.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32If Mordred hadn't gone, it could be you in Gaius's chambers.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Mordred did his duty so you could do yours...
0:31:37 > 0:31:38To be king.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41KNOCK ON DOOR
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Yes? DOOR OPENS
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Sire. - Is there news?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57I thought that once we'd got him back to Camelot and your care...
0:31:57 > 0:32:01The staff that caused his wound was forged using powerful sorcery.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03All the same...
0:32:03 > 0:32:05And the poison that runs through his veins is beyond remedy.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09There must be...
0:32:09 > 0:32:11something you can do!
0:32:11 > 0:32:13I'm afraid not.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14Only the Disir themselves
0:32:14 > 0:32:17have the power to counteract their own sorcery.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I'm afraid we must prepare ourselves for the worst.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I'll go to them.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Sire, I do not think that is...
0:32:28 > 0:32:29And I beg for mercy.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Prepare the horses. We leave at once.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Why do you risk so much for one man?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00I would do the same for any knight.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Though, obviously, not me.
0:33:03 > 0:33:04Actually, I would.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Servants are hard to come by - even bad ones.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09I'm touched(!)
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Mordred saved my life. What greater debt could there be?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16The debt to your people,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18to your destiny.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20You almost sound as if you care.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22I do care.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24About who you are, Arthur,
0:33:24 > 0:33:25who you are destined to become.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28If it's fated. It doesn't matter what I do, it'll still happen.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- There is a difference between fate and destiny. - You think too much, Merlin.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35The situation is quite simple. A brother-in-arms saves my life.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39When he, in turn, is threatened, it is my duty to do all I can to save him.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13I am not totally insensitive, Merlin.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16I can see that some people feel this is a sacred place.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I am even prepared to admit that you are right sometimes.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Obviously, I will deny I ever saying that.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Obviously.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Arthur Pendragon.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40King of Camelot.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42We have been expecting you.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52My men and I behaved with arrogance and stupidity.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55We dishonoured this place and insulted your faith.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01I humbly beg your forgiveness.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05One amongst us,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Sir Mordred...
0:35:07 > 0:35:10may yet pay the ultimate price.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13I have come here to petition you for his life.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Why should we help you?
0:35:15 > 0:35:16I ask not for myself,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18but for a young man whose only crime
0:35:18 > 0:35:21was to sacrifice himself for his king.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23The future holds much pain
0:35:23 > 0:35:25and suffering for you, Arthur Pendragon.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27For you and your people.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30If you wish to save all you hold dear.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32If you wish to save your kingdom.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Embrace the Old Religion.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35Learn her ways.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Bow to the Goddess.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44You know I can't do that.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Consider carefully.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50You have until dawn.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03How did you know this place was sacred?
0:36:05 > 0:36:07That's obvious.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Pretend it isn't.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Everything here... is so full of life.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16Every tree,
0:36:16 > 0:36:18every leaf...
0:36:19 > 0:36:20..every insect.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24It's as if the world is vibrating.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29As if everything is much more than itself.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32You feel all that?
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Don't you?
0:36:51 > 0:36:52What will you do?
0:36:56 > 0:36:57I don't know.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03My heart says do anything I can to save Mordred.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07But I have seen what misery unfettered sorcery brings.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Before my father outlawed magic,
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Camelot was almost destroyed by sorcery.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19In my own time, Morgana has used it for nothing but evil.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24What would you do?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- In my place?- Me?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32I'm just a lackey, a maker of beds.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33Lackeys can be wise.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45It is not like you to be silent.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47A kingdom's future is at stake.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50And a man's life.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53You must protect Camelot.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55You must protect the world you have spent your life building -
0:37:55 > 0:37:57a just and fair kingdom for all.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02You would have me sacrifice a friend?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08I would have you become the king you are destined to be.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13If I DO save Mordred, all my father's work will be for nothing.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Sorcery will reign once more in Camelot.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17Is that what you'd want?
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Perhaps my father was wrong,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27perhaps the old ways aren't as evil as we thought.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31So what should we do?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Accept magic?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Or let Mordred die?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59There can be no place for magic in Camelot.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23BREATHY SIGH
0:39:29 > 0:39:31You have returned.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Is your decision made?
0:39:34 > 0:39:35It is.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I cannot do as you ask.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Consider carefully, Arthur Pendragon.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50This is your last chance to save all that is dear to you.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52It will not come again.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57I have seen too much...
0:39:57 > 0:40:00to allow sorcery again within Camelot.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- You have made your decision. - Sealed your fate.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04And that of your kingdom.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07ALL DISIR: Farewell...
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Arthur Pendragon.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28You did the right thing.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31I condemned a man to death.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34For the sake of Camelot.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35ARTHUR SIGHS
0:40:35 > 0:40:39He saved my life, Merlin.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40More than once.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42I know.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32'How could I have been so stupid!?'
0:41:35 > 0:41:36You did what you thought best.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39I assumed the best way to protect Arthur was to kill Mordred.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42A perfectly natural assumption.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44But all I did was make sure he lived.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46That WAS the Disir's judgement.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Mordred's life is Arthur's punishment for rejecting magic.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53You mustn't blame yourself.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55But it is my fault.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Mordred is alive and well.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02He's free to play his part in Arthur's death
0:42:02 > 0:42:05and there is nothing I can do to prevent it.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06CHEERING OUTSIDE
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Nothing.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Where is she?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26I thought we could play a little game.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31SHE LAUGHS
0:42:31 > 0:42:33YELLING
0:42:34 > 0:42:37SCREAMS
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Whatever twisted game you're playing,
0:42:40 > 0:42:41I want no part in it.
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