1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:03,108 In a land of myth and a time of magic, 2 00:00:03,233 --> 00:00:08,034 the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. 3 00:00:08,262 --> 00:00:11,506 His name - Merlin. 4 00:00:41,310 --> 00:00:42,670 You there! 5 00:00:44,033 --> 00:00:45,433 Show yourself. 6 00:00:49,313 --> 00:00:52,348 Your Highness. Are you all right? Is something wrong? 7 00:00:52,473 --> 00:00:54,348 No, no, all is well. 8 00:00:54,473 --> 00:00:56,948 It's dangerous to be out at such an hour. 9 00:00:57,073 --> 00:00:59,708 I'm grateful you're so scrupulous in your duties. 10 00:00:59,833 --> 00:01:02,993 It's not where I thought to find you, Your Highness. 11 00:01:03,993 --> 00:01:07,268 One doesn't always wish to be "Your Highness", Percival. 12 00:01:07,393 --> 00:01:10,828 I miss the old town. Its streets, its people. 13 00:01:10,953 --> 00:01:12,548 So I go back sometimes. 14 00:01:12,673 --> 00:01:14,908 Is that wise? 15 00:01:15,033 --> 00:01:17,513 People only see a queen when they expect to. 16 00:01:18,833 --> 00:01:21,593 All the same... And it reminds me of Elyan. 17 00:01:23,353 --> 00:01:25,393 And I need that sometimes. 18 00:01:27,073 --> 00:01:29,308 Of course. 19 00:01:29,433 --> 00:01:30,713 I understand. 20 00:01:31,713 --> 00:01:33,233 I'm not sure Arthur would. 21 00:01:34,953 --> 00:01:36,908 I won't mention it. 22 00:01:37,033 --> 00:01:38,353 Thank you. 23 00:01:47,793 --> 00:01:49,748 You're late. I'm sorry. 24 00:01:49,873 --> 00:01:52,788 Was there a problem? Nothing I couldn't handle. 25 00:01:52,913 --> 00:01:54,513 Did you get what I asked for? 26 00:01:55,833 --> 00:01:57,388 It wasn't easy. 27 00:01:57,513 --> 00:01:59,748 It details the route the levy collection will take. 28 00:01:59,873 --> 00:02:03,353 The names of the knights, their arms and the day they depart. 29 00:02:05,153 --> 00:02:08,193 You've done well, Gwen. But how can it further our cause? 30 00:02:09,393 --> 00:02:13,708 With this we can strike at the twin pillars of Arthur's power... 31 00:02:13,833 --> 00:02:16,708 No, my lord! Morgana is too powerful. 32 00:02:16,833 --> 00:02:19,108 Now is not the time. How could she do this? 33 00:02:19,233 --> 00:02:20,868 She is not the Gwen you love. 34 00:02:20,993 --> 00:02:24,268 She has fallen prey to a dark and powerful magic. 35 00:02:24,393 --> 00:02:26,393 If I lose her, I lose everything. 36 00:02:27,993 --> 00:02:30,473 We'll find a way to bring her back, Arthur. 37 00:02:31,633 --> 00:02:33,113 I promise. 38 00:03:09,073 --> 00:03:11,153 I thought I might ride this morning. 39 00:03:13,593 --> 00:03:15,148 Yes. 40 00:03:15,273 --> 00:03:16,913 Would you like to join me? 41 00:03:18,753 --> 00:03:20,113 That won't be possible. 42 00:03:21,313 --> 00:03:23,153 Oh. Perhaps this afternoon, then? 43 00:03:24,233 --> 00:03:25,593 Perhaps. 44 00:03:26,953 --> 00:03:29,073 Arthur, is everything all right? 45 00:03:31,273 --> 00:03:32,508 What do you mean? 46 00:03:32,633 --> 00:03:34,313 You seem distracted. 47 00:03:35,593 --> 00:03:36,713 Not at all. 48 00:03:38,353 --> 00:03:41,388 Pressing matters of state, that's all. I'm sorry. 49 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:43,708 I understand. 50 00:03:43,833 --> 00:03:45,953 Is there anything I can help you with? 51 00:03:48,553 --> 00:03:50,433 Won't be necessary. 52 00:03:58,873 --> 00:04:00,028 You've hardly eaten! 53 00:04:00,153 --> 00:04:02,228 I have a training session I must attend. 54 00:04:02,353 --> 00:04:04,433 Well, perhaps I'll see you later... 55 00:04:15,033 --> 00:04:17,468 Gentlemen. This is the new route to collect the levy. 56 00:04:17,593 --> 00:04:18,908 Commit it to memory. My lord? 57 00:04:19,033 --> 00:04:20,668 Tell no-one of the change of plans 58 00:04:20,793 --> 00:04:23,508 until the patrol is on its way, is that understood? Sire. 59 00:04:23,633 --> 00:04:25,028 Mordred? 60 00:04:25,153 --> 00:04:26,068 Of course. 61 00:04:26,193 --> 00:04:28,548 But may I ask why we're changing the route, my lord? 62 00:04:28,673 --> 00:04:30,828 This is another day's ride. I can't tell you that. 63 00:04:30,953 --> 00:04:33,148 I just ask you trust me. 64 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:35,393 Good. You leave in three days. 65 00:04:40,873 --> 00:04:42,673 Why did I promise to help Gwen? 66 00:04:44,073 --> 00:04:45,833 I have no idea what to do. 67 00:04:46,993 --> 00:04:48,553 Is there really no remedy? 68 00:04:49,913 --> 00:04:53,513 If Gwen has suffered what I suspect, then no, I fear not. 69 00:04:56,393 --> 00:04:58,113 You know what happened to her? 70 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:02,388 When I was young I heard talk of an ancient ritual 71 00:05:02,513 --> 00:05:05,353 of the Old Religion called the Teine Diaga. 72 00:05:06,553 --> 00:05:07,948 Teine Diaga? 73 00:05:08,073 --> 00:05:09,428 The sacred fire. 74 00:05:09,553 --> 00:05:13,428 The ritual used the mandrake root to bring unimaginable terror 75 00:05:13,553 --> 00:05:14,548 to the victim. 76 00:05:14,673 --> 00:05:17,873 Their screams could be heard 20 leagues away. 77 00:05:19,593 --> 00:05:23,473 When it was finally over, their will was no longer their own. 78 00:05:25,153 --> 00:05:28,588 They were slaves of the high priestesses for eternity. 79 00:05:28,713 --> 00:05:30,348 Who performed this ritual? Where? 80 00:05:30,473 --> 00:05:31,828 I've told you all I know. 81 00:05:31,953 --> 00:05:35,148 Such mysteries were revealed only to a handful of female initiates. 82 00:05:35,273 --> 00:05:37,793 As a boy, I was privy only to rumours. 83 00:05:38,793 --> 00:05:41,108 There must be someone who can help. 84 00:05:41,233 --> 00:05:44,793 I can think of only two people who truly know the old ways... 85 00:05:46,313 --> 00:05:48,833 One is Morgana Pendragon. 86 00:05:52,873 --> 00:05:55,873 The other is the Dochraid. 87 00:05:58,033 --> 00:06:03,073 But be warned, Merlin - the Dochraid cannot be trusted. 88 00:06:06,033 --> 00:06:09,193 She must never know your true identity. 89 00:06:16,713 --> 00:06:20,788 Who dares enter the sacred cave? 90 00:06:20,913 --> 00:06:23,553 I come to petition the Dochraid. 91 00:06:26,033 --> 00:06:28,033 Give me your hand! 92 00:06:44,953 --> 00:06:47,548 I smell the stench of enmity. 93 00:06:47,673 --> 00:06:50,428 I come in peace, in friendship. 94 00:06:50,553 --> 00:06:53,868 You are no friend of the Old Religion... 95 00:06:53,993 --> 00:06:57,468 no friend of Morgana Pendragon. Great Dochraid... 96 00:06:57,593 --> 00:06:59,188 Silence! 97 00:06:59,313 --> 00:07:02,508 I know you, Emrys! 98 00:07:02,633 --> 00:07:05,828 Your queen will find no relief here. 99 00:07:05,953 --> 00:07:08,353 How do you know why I come? 100 00:07:10,073 --> 00:07:12,868 I am the Dochraid! 101 00:07:12,993 --> 00:07:15,308 The earth speaks to me. 102 00:07:15,433 --> 00:07:18,068 You are not welcome here. 103 00:07:18,193 --> 00:07:21,113 Depart! I cannot do that. 104 00:07:23,553 --> 00:07:26,228 Not until I have what I came for. 105 00:07:26,353 --> 00:07:28,628 You dare challenge me, 106 00:07:28,753 --> 00:07:31,188 the ancient Dochraid? 107 00:07:31,313 --> 00:07:34,228 You, a puny sorcerer! 108 00:07:34,353 --> 00:07:37,393 And yet I will have what I came for. 109 00:07:39,313 --> 00:07:43,753 I am a creature of the earth, you cannot kill me. 110 00:07:55,233 --> 00:08:01,148 This sword was forged in a dragon's breath 111 00:08:01,273 --> 00:08:03,268 and it will do my bidding. 112 00:08:03,393 --> 00:08:07,713 You do not have the power to wield such a weapon. 113 00:08:14,473 --> 00:08:16,548 I wish you no further harm, Dochraid. 114 00:08:16,673 --> 00:08:17,908 Tell me what I need to know. 115 00:08:18,033 --> 00:08:20,188 Your queen is doomed, Emrys. 116 00:08:20,313 --> 00:08:24,028 Her spirit has been consumed by the Teine Diaga, 117 00:08:24,153 --> 00:08:27,508 bound by the Silver Wheel for all eternity. 118 00:08:27,633 --> 00:08:30,908 Her body is nothing but an empty vessel, 119 00:08:31,033 --> 00:08:33,908 filled by the will of another. 120 00:08:34,033 --> 00:08:35,028 Morgana. 121 00:08:35,153 --> 00:08:39,793 Once she has served her purpose, then that too will be cast away. 122 00:08:40,793 --> 00:08:42,348 How do I break the spell? 123 00:08:42,473 --> 00:08:47,308 Only the greatest of sorcerers could attempt such a thing. 124 00:08:48,913 --> 00:08:50,073 How? 125 00:08:51,353 --> 00:08:55,188 You must travel to the Cauldron of Arianrhod. 126 00:08:55,313 --> 00:08:58,268 There you will need all of your powers, 127 00:08:58,393 --> 00:09:02,833 for you must summon the White Goddess herself. 128 00:09:05,833 --> 00:09:08,228 And that is all? 129 00:09:08,353 --> 00:09:10,548 No, Emrys. 130 00:09:10,673 --> 00:09:13,393 The Queen must enter the cauldron. 131 00:09:14,433 --> 00:09:20,633 Its waters hold the Goddess's power. Only their touch can heal her. 132 00:09:21,873 --> 00:09:27,708 Remember, Emrys, the Queen must enter the water willingly. 133 00:09:27,833 --> 00:09:31,868 If she is tricked, forced or beguiled, 134 00:09:31,993 --> 00:09:35,188 she will fall into the abyss 135 00:09:35,313 --> 00:09:37,753 and be lost forever. 136 00:09:43,073 --> 00:09:46,233 Thank you, great Dochraid. Thank you. 137 00:09:49,313 --> 00:09:50,513 Ataese! 138 00:10:16,033 --> 00:10:17,548 Sire? 139 00:10:17,673 --> 00:10:19,068 Is all well? 140 00:10:19,193 --> 00:10:20,828 Yes, thank you. 141 00:10:20,953 --> 00:10:22,668 If there's anything I can do... 142 00:10:22,793 --> 00:10:23,953 Sorry? 143 00:10:24,953 --> 00:10:28,468 I just wanted you to know I'm always at your service. 144 00:10:28,593 --> 00:10:30,233 I never doubted it, Mordred. 145 00:10:34,073 --> 00:10:36,348 There are too many things to go wrong, 146 00:10:36,473 --> 00:10:39,788 and summoning the White Goddess, that may be beyond me. 147 00:10:39,913 --> 00:10:41,108 I think not. 148 00:10:41,233 --> 00:10:44,068 Merlin, the only person who ever doubts your powers is you. 149 00:10:44,193 --> 00:10:46,308 And even if I do manage that, we need to get Gwen 150 00:10:46,433 --> 00:10:48,788 to the cauldron in the first place and she's hardly likely 151 00:10:48,913 --> 00:10:51,673 to go willingly. I have already thought of that. 152 00:11:00,713 --> 00:11:04,028 Tincture of Belladonna? All that studying has paid off. 153 00:11:04,153 --> 00:11:07,348 It's a powerful and dangerous drug, Gaius. 154 00:11:07,473 --> 00:11:10,068 More dangerous than a traitor in the heart of Camelot? 155 00:11:10,193 --> 00:11:12,588 Gwen needs to be conscious when she enters the cauldron. 156 00:11:12,713 --> 00:11:15,348 She must do so of her own free will or the spell will not be broken. 157 00:11:15,473 --> 00:11:17,948 That, I agree, may not be within our powers. 158 00:11:18,073 --> 00:11:19,588 Well, then the rest is futile. 159 00:11:19,713 --> 00:11:22,468 But there is someone for whom it is possible. 160 00:11:22,593 --> 00:11:23,788 Arthur? 161 00:11:23,913 --> 00:11:29,188 Only he can reach the part of Gwen that remains true. 162 00:11:29,313 --> 00:11:30,748 It won't work. 163 00:11:30,873 --> 00:11:34,068 You underestimate the power of love, Merlin. No. Not that. 164 00:11:34,193 --> 00:11:37,668 Me. How can I use my magic with Arthur there? 165 00:11:37,793 --> 00:11:39,868 He'd discover me in an instant. 166 00:11:39,993 --> 00:11:41,868 Not if he didn't recognise you. 167 00:11:41,993 --> 00:11:45,793 No. No, not again. 168 00:11:47,233 --> 00:11:49,748 You know how exhausting the ageing spell is, Gaius. 169 00:11:49,873 --> 00:11:53,353 I don't have the strength to do that and perform the ceremony. 170 00:11:55,993 --> 00:11:59,308 Then you must find the strength. 171 00:11:59,433 --> 00:12:01,828 This Tincture of Belladonna - what are its effects? 172 00:12:01,953 --> 00:12:05,188 The patient is rendered into a deep sleep. Patient? 173 00:12:05,313 --> 00:12:08,028 It is generally used for the badly wounded. 174 00:12:08,153 --> 00:12:10,868 How long does it last? A few hours. 175 00:12:10,993 --> 00:12:13,708 It has to be administered several times a day 176 00:12:13,833 --> 00:12:15,588 to provide a continuous sleep. 177 00:12:15,713 --> 00:12:18,068 But for no more than three days. 178 00:12:18,193 --> 00:12:19,388 It is true, sire, 179 00:12:19,513 --> 00:12:22,908 the tincture should not be taken for an extended period. 180 00:12:23,033 --> 00:12:24,433 Or? 181 00:12:27,753 --> 00:12:29,473 The body will not tolerate it. 182 00:12:32,153 --> 00:12:33,268 Thank you, Merlin. 183 00:12:33,393 --> 00:12:36,868 Three days is time enough to ride to the Cauldron of Arianrhod. 184 00:12:36,993 --> 00:12:39,628 You've done the journey yourself, have you? I cannot claim to. 185 00:12:39,753 --> 00:12:42,388 Any mishap, any unexpected circumstances and... 186 00:12:42,513 --> 00:12:45,593 There is no reason to suspect that all will not go well. 187 00:12:49,873 --> 00:12:55,513 My lord, if we do nothing, Gwen is already taken from you. 188 00:12:58,353 --> 00:12:59,833 Merlin? 189 00:13:06,273 --> 00:13:08,908 Summoning this goddess... 190 00:13:09,033 --> 00:13:10,553 will it require magic? 191 00:13:11,713 --> 00:13:15,113 It is a ritual that can only be performed by a sorcerer. 192 00:13:17,233 --> 00:13:19,033 It is the only way, sire. 193 00:13:20,313 --> 00:13:24,308 Sorcery has to be fought with sorcery. 194 00:13:24,433 --> 00:13:25,948 I'd be breaking my own decrees. 195 00:13:26,073 --> 00:13:28,793 To save your queen. To save your wife. 196 00:13:36,633 --> 00:13:38,748 Very well. 197 00:13:38,873 --> 00:13:40,073 It's decided. 198 00:13:41,753 --> 00:13:44,153 There'll be a sorcerer - can he be trusted? 199 00:13:48,153 --> 00:13:49,788 Upon my life. 200 00:13:49,913 --> 00:13:52,388 You assured me so once before, Gaius, 201 00:13:52,513 --> 00:13:54,508 then my father died in the hands of such a man. 202 00:13:54,633 --> 00:13:57,188 This sorcerer will be entirely different. 203 00:13:57,313 --> 00:13:59,348 How can you be sure? 204 00:13:59,473 --> 00:14:03,673 Because, sire, this time I have chosen... 205 00:14:07,313 --> 00:14:08,713 ..a woman. 206 00:14:25,993 --> 00:14:27,753 How was the training, my lord? 207 00:14:29,593 --> 00:14:30,748 Fine. 208 00:14:30,873 --> 00:14:33,028 Did you win? Lose? 209 00:14:33,153 --> 00:14:34,713 A little of both. 210 00:14:36,393 --> 00:14:38,548 You're a terrible liar, Arthur. 211 00:14:38,673 --> 00:14:41,148 You're wearing the same clothes you were this morning. 212 00:14:41,273 --> 00:14:44,108 And your armour remains untouched. 213 00:14:44,233 --> 00:14:49,428 I am not a fool - wherever you've been, it wasn't the training ground. 214 00:14:49,553 --> 00:14:51,833 I... Have I done something wrong? 215 00:14:52,873 --> 00:14:54,388 Spoken out of turn? 216 00:14:54,513 --> 00:14:56,028 Said something I shouldn't? 217 00:14:56,153 --> 00:14:58,028 I'm your wife, Arthur! 218 00:14:58,153 --> 00:15:01,228 I wouldn't see you hurt for the world. 219 00:15:01,353 --> 00:15:03,433 Now, tell me - what's troubling you? 220 00:15:10,353 --> 00:15:13,508 I love you, Guinevere, more than you can imagine. 221 00:15:13,633 --> 00:15:16,873 There isn't anything I would not do for you. 222 00:15:18,713 --> 00:15:20,153 I know, but... 223 00:15:31,473 --> 00:15:32,953 What do you think? 224 00:15:34,193 --> 00:15:37,108 Ah. It quite suits you, actually! 225 00:15:37,233 --> 00:15:39,628 Thanks. 226 00:15:39,753 --> 00:15:41,473 You're forgetting one thing. 227 00:15:42,633 --> 00:15:44,393 You think it needs a belt? 228 00:15:45,913 --> 00:15:50,148 Remember, you have to administer two drops every two hours 229 00:15:50,273 --> 00:15:51,668 to keep Gwen asleep. 230 00:15:51,793 --> 00:15:55,033 Do you really think we can succeed, Gaius? We must. 231 00:16:03,073 --> 00:16:05,873 Wine, my lady? Not tonight, thanks, Merlin. 232 00:16:09,993 --> 00:16:11,473 A toast. 233 00:16:13,193 --> 00:16:14,788 My lord? 234 00:16:14,913 --> 00:16:16,788 A toast to... 235 00:16:16,913 --> 00:16:18,468 A toast to the Queen. 236 00:16:18,593 --> 00:16:20,193 Me? What have I done? 237 00:16:23,913 --> 00:16:27,068 Just been yourself, Your Highness. You are very kind, Gaius. 238 00:16:27,193 --> 00:16:29,708 But shouldn't it rather be to Camelot? 239 00:16:29,833 --> 00:16:32,433 To Camelot. Yes. To Camelot. 240 00:16:51,913 --> 00:16:53,508 You haven't eaten, my lord. 241 00:16:53,633 --> 00:16:54,788 No. 242 00:16:54,913 --> 00:16:56,793 I...haven't. 243 00:16:59,033 --> 00:17:02,228 You're sure this is safe, Gaius? I would stake my life on it, sire. 244 00:17:02,353 --> 00:17:03,553 You may have to. 245 00:17:07,113 --> 00:17:09,628 She's still a queen! It was the best I could do. 246 00:17:09,753 --> 00:17:11,073 We have to hurry, sire. 247 00:17:12,153 --> 00:17:13,393 Careful. 248 00:17:17,433 --> 00:17:21,308 There. No-one will know. Gaius, you're sure this is going to work? 249 00:17:21,433 --> 00:17:24,268 You'd be amazed how much license old age lends you, sire. 250 00:17:24,393 --> 00:17:26,708 Merlin, come. We meet at the Darkling Wood. 251 00:17:26,833 --> 00:17:28,148 Merlin, if you drop her... 252 00:17:28,273 --> 00:17:30,393 I know, I lose my head. Just so we're clear. 253 00:17:36,793 --> 00:17:39,193 Keep up, boy! Keep up! 254 00:17:40,593 --> 00:17:42,353 Why I keep him is beyond me! 255 00:17:43,993 --> 00:17:46,628 Are you all right? She's a lot heavier than she looks. 256 00:17:46,753 --> 00:17:50,668 That may very well be grounds for treason. Oh, dear. 257 00:17:50,793 --> 00:17:51,988 Gaius and Merlin. 258 00:17:52,113 --> 00:17:53,828 And a barrow of linen. 259 00:17:53,953 --> 00:17:56,428 Sir Gwaine, Sir Mordred. Planning on changing a bed? 260 00:17:56,553 --> 00:17:58,188 Or perhaps to run up some clothes. 261 00:17:58,313 --> 00:17:59,588 Don't touch that! 262 00:17:59,713 --> 00:18:02,708 Not unless you want to risk an attack of redthrush fever. 263 00:18:02,833 --> 00:18:05,628 I've never heard of it. Then you are fortunate indeed. 264 00:18:05,753 --> 00:18:08,348 More fortunate than the young man who just died 265 00:18:08,473 --> 00:18:11,668 in these very bedclothes. They have to be burnt immediately. 266 00:18:11,793 --> 00:18:14,868 The last thing Camelot needs is an outbreak of redthrush fever, 267 00:18:14,993 --> 00:18:18,153 is it not? Yes. Of course. Sorry. 268 00:18:22,873 --> 00:18:24,788 Gaius? Sire? 269 00:18:24,913 --> 00:18:27,748 What was the name of the unfortunate young man? 270 00:18:27,873 --> 00:18:29,988 So that I may send something to his family. 271 00:18:30,113 --> 00:18:31,273 Timothy. 272 00:18:45,513 --> 00:18:46,588 Where's Merlin? 273 00:18:46,713 --> 00:18:48,513 It's all right, sire - he comes. 274 00:18:52,833 --> 00:18:54,108 What kept you? 275 00:18:54,233 --> 00:18:57,553 Have you any idea how steep those slopes are? 276 00:19:04,473 --> 00:19:06,348 She looks so innocent. So perfect. 277 00:19:06,473 --> 00:19:09,748 She still is, sire. The only evil in her is Morgana's. 278 00:19:09,873 --> 00:19:11,593 Come, you must be on your way. 279 00:19:39,913 --> 00:19:43,628 Gehaele thisne lichaman. 280 00:19:43,753 --> 00:19:48,748 Gestrangeme nu thaet ic beo swithe mihtig 281 00:19:48,873 --> 00:19:53,188 hie to forwarniene 282 00:19:53,313 --> 00:19:58,513 yfel is on ofost! 283 00:20:01,873 --> 00:20:04,228 The sorceress lives at the westernmost peak. 284 00:20:04,353 --> 00:20:06,508 That would be the highest? 285 00:20:06,633 --> 00:20:07,953 It always is, isn't it? 286 00:20:09,193 --> 00:20:10,713 Better get started, then. 287 00:20:12,113 --> 00:20:13,433 Wait. 288 00:20:17,193 --> 00:20:18,433 We're being watched. 289 00:20:21,753 --> 00:20:23,713 One of your funny feelings again? 290 00:20:28,393 --> 00:20:30,193 That's all right then. 291 00:20:39,273 --> 00:20:42,433 We'll tether the horses here. It'll be quicker on foot. 292 00:20:45,553 --> 00:20:48,468 What about the supplies? You'll manage. 293 00:20:48,593 --> 00:20:51,233 I can't take it all. I'll be carrying Guinevere. 294 00:20:52,953 --> 00:20:54,668 She's half the weight of that lot. 295 00:20:54,793 --> 00:20:57,228 Are you suggesting that I risk the safety of the Queen 296 00:20:57,353 --> 00:20:59,828 and carry even more? I could take her. 297 00:20:59,953 --> 00:21:02,628 She's my wife. I'd be careful. 298 00:21:02,753 --> 00:21:04,313 And you're the servant. 299 00:21:06,553 --> 00:21:10,588 Fleoge thu swa swa se 300 00:21:10,713 --> 00:21:14,428 windraesgrimsath. 301 00:21:18,553 --> 00:21:21,028 These funny feelings of yours... 302 00:21:21,153 --> 00:21:22,228 They're not funny. 303 00:21:22,353 --> 00:21:25,593 Stupid then. Where do they come from, you think? 304 00:21:28,113 --> 00:21:29,628 Are you still there, Merlin? 305 00:21:29,753 --> 00:21:32,068 Don't tell me you've gone into a sulk. 306 00:21:32,193 --> 00:21:36,308 I'm not sulking! I'm carrying a load even a horse would struggle under. 307 00:21:36,433 --> 00:21:38,588 Do you good. 308 00:21:38,713 --> 00:21:41,148 How come it wouldn't do you good? I'm already good. 309 00:21:41,273 --> 00:21:42,753 Well, maybe I... 310 00:21:45,393 --> 00:21:46,553 Merlin? 311 00:21:49,753 --> 00:21:51,233 Merlin! 312 00:21:59,113 --> 00:22:00,633 Merlin! 313 00:22:28,873 --> 00:22:31,988 Emrys is working to thwart your plans. 314 00:22:32,113 --> 00:22:36,748 He means to cleanse Guinevere at the Cauldron of Arianrhod. 315 00:22:36,873 --> 00:22:38,113 No! 316 00:22:47,673 --> 00:22:49,753 You must help me, Aithusa. 317 00:22:51,593 --> 00:22:53,113 This cannot be. 318 00:23:24,753 --> 00:23:26,308 Merlin? 319 00:23:26,433 --> 00:23:27,673 Merlin! 320 00:23:51,833 --> 00:23:53,953 Arthur! 321 00:24:00,793 --> 00:24:02,148 Check on Guinevere. 322 00:24:02,273 --> 00:24:05,313 I already have, sire. She sleeps soundly. 323 00:24:12,673 --> 00:24:14,313 It doesn't seem possible. 324 00:24:15,593 --> 00:24:17,708 The Queen has the sweetest of natures. 325 00:24:17,833 --> 00:24:19,748 It was never her. 326 00:24:19,873 --> 00:24:21,233 Just Morgana. 327 00:24:22,713 --> 00:24:25,028 I'm sorry I didn't confide in you. 328 00:24:25,153 --> 00:24:26,788 It's best you didn't. 329 00:24:26,913 --> 00:24:30,388 If I hadn't had my suspicions, I wouldn't have followed you. 330 00:24:30,513 --> 00:24:32,708 Merlin acting strangely... 331 00:24:32,833 --> 00:24:34,148 Is that so unusual? 332 00:24:34,273 --> 00:24:36,153 And the levy route being changed. 333 00:24:38,353 --> 00:24:40,073 You had a funny feeling. 334 00:24:41,433 --> 00:24:43,228 My lord? 335 00:24:43,353 --> 00:24:44,828 I'm glad that you did, Mordred. 336 00:24:44,953 --> 00:24:48,028 Without you, I fear I would have lost my arm at the very least. 337 00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:51,188 I would have woken. Merlin, if I had to rely on your timekeeping, 338 00:24:51,313 --> 00:24:53,873 I'd have lost both my arms and my legs to boot. 339 00:24:55,513 --> 00:24:59,028 It's good to have you with us - three is always better than two, 340 00:24:59,153 --> 00:25:00,753 isn't that right, Merlin? 341 00:25:01,753 --> 00:25:03,193 Of course. 342 00:25:07,033 --> 00:25:08,913 It's time. I'll do it. 343 00:25:11,433 --> 00:25:12,913 Two drops only. 344 00:25:29,833 --> 00:25:31,833 You don't trust me, do you, Merlin? 345 00:25:33,513 --> 00:25:35,713 I believe you to be a... 346 00:25:37,473 --> 00:25:38,833 ..fine knight. 347 00:25:40,513 --> 00:25:42,273 But not one to be trusted. 348 00:25:44,473 --> 00:25:48,233 It's all right - I know you have the King's best interests at heart. 349 00:25:49,553 --> 00:25:51,793 I only wish you believed that I do, too. 350 00:25:53,273 --> 00:25:56,673 One day, I shall prove my loyalty, to you and to the King. 351 00:25:58,473 --> 00:26:00,233 Then I hope we may be friends. 352 00:26:01,833 --> 00:26:03,553 I could wish for nothing more. 353 00:26:18,513 --> 00:26:20,633 What's the meaning of these banners? 354 00:26:21,673 --> 00:26:23,748 It marks the way for pilgrims. 355 00:26:23,873 --> 00:26:26,588 This is a sacred site for those who follow the Old Religion. 356 00:26:26,713 --> 00:26:28,313 How do you know such things? 357 00:26:29,713 --> 00:26:31,073 Gaius told me. 358 00:26:44,713 --> 00:26:46,068 How much further? 359 00:26:46,193 --> 00:26:49,348 Not far - this gorge leads to the cauldron. 360 00:26:56,073 --> 00:26:57,593 Here! 361 00:27:13,193 --> 00:27:14,428 Morgana must be close. 362 00:27:14,553 --> 00:27:17,188 You go. I'll distract it. No. You must! 363 00:27:17,313 --> 00:27:21,428 You're the only one who knows where the sorcerer is. Arthur! DRAGON ROARS. 364 00:27:21,553 --> 00:27:23,068 Get Gwen to safety, sire. 365 00:27:23,193 --> 00:27:25,793 We'll cover you and join you beyond the gorge. 366 00:27:26,793 --> 00:27:27,993 Very well. 367 00:27:30,353 --> 00:27:33,228 Stay here. I'll divert the creature. Merlin, you can't. 368 00:27:33,353 --> 00:27:35,233 I know what I'm doing, Mordred. 369 00:27:48,553 --> 00:27:55,388 Nun de ge dei s'eikein kai emoisepe'essin hepesthai! 370 00:28:10,593 --> 00:28:12,308 What happened? 371 00:28:12,433 --> 00:28:13,628 Merlin? 372 00:28:13,753 --> 00:28:16,393 Come on. The dragon? We need to move. 373 00:28:31,113 --> 00:28:32,153 Merlin! 374 00:28:33,473 --> 00:28:34,873 Where's Mordred? 375 00:28:38,833 --> 00:28:41,228 No, Arthur. I won't leave a knight behind. 376 00:28:41,353 --> 00:28:45,513 I saw Morgana. Mordred's given us a chance, we can't throw it away. 377 00:29:05,273 --> 00:29:06,668 Why don't you kill me? 378 00:29:06,793 --> 00:29:08,753 My argument's not with you, Mordred. 379 00:29:09,753 --> 00:29:11,993 How could it be? We're of a kind. 380 00:29:16,993 --> 00:29:17,988 Never. 381 00:29:18,113 --> 00:29:21,068 You wear your uniform well, but we both know what lies beneath. 382 00:29:21,193 --> 00:29:23,388 Do you think Arthur would tolerate you for one minute 383 00:29:23,513 --> 00:29:25,748 if the knew the truth? 384 00:29:25,873 --> 00:29:27,868 One of his knights a sorcerer? 385 00:29:27,993 --> 00:29:29,713 One day he will know. 386 00:29:30,993 --> 00:29:33,108 One day we will be accepted. 387 00:29:33,233 --> 00:29:36,513 Your naivety would be charming if it wasn't so dangerous. 388 00:29:37,833 --> 00:29:38,953 Where's Emrys? 389 00:29:40,073 --> 00:29:41,188 Emrys? 390 00:29:41,313 --> 00:29:43,988 You pretend you do not know of whom I speak? 391 00:29:44,113 --> 00:29:45,633 It is a name I've only heard of. 392 00:29:46,953 --> 00:29:49,708 He's not here, with you? 393 00:29:49,833 --> 00:29:52,468 If he was, would we not both feel the presence 394 00:29:52,593 --> 00:29:54,233 of such a great sorcerer? 395 00:30:02,113 --> 00:30:04,033 Then I have no further use for you. 396 00:30:05,193 --> 00:30:07,073 You would strike one of your own? 397 00:30:08,193 --> 00:30:11,788 I am not strong enough to defeat you, Morgana, but know this... 398 00:30:11,913 --> 00:30:14,193 such hatred as yours can never triumph. 399 00:30:15,713 --> 00:30:18,268 I hope one day you will find the love and compassion 400 00:30:18,393 --> 00:30:20,033 which used to fill your heart. 401 00:30:41,793 --> 00:30:43,673 It is as Gaius described. 402 00:30:45,033 --> 00:30:46,753 The Cauldron of Arianrhod. 403 00:31:01,873 --> 00:31:03,428 Where's the sorceress? 404 00:31:03,553 --> 00:31:07,108 Gaius says she is a recluse, she shuns the company of men. 405 00:31:07,233 --> 00:31:08,908 She's going to have to make an exception. 406 00:31:09,033 --> 00:31:11,388 We haven't much time. Guinevere could wake at any moment. 407 00:31:11,513 --> 00:31:15,228 We've got more tincture... No! No more, I won't risk it. 408 00:31:15,353 --> 00:31:17,753 We have to find her. I'll search her out. 409 00:31:25,633 --> 00:31:28,028 You didn't think this was going to be free, did you? 410 00:31:28,153 --> 00:31:30,388 What are you talking about? 411 00:31:30,513 --> 00:31:34,153 The sorceress - she likes to be paid in clothes. 412 00:31:36,513 --> 00:31:38,308 She can't get to a tailor. 413 00:31:38,433 --> 00:31:40,828 Why would a recluse be interested in clothes? 414 00:31:40,953 --> 00:31:45,393 I don't know, Arthur. She's sorceress, she's not going to be normal, is she? 415 00:32:08,073 --> 00:32:09,793 Not long now, my love. 416 00:32:14,753 --> 00:32:17,993 Mordred! I thought we'd lost you. 417 00:32:18,993 --> 00:32:21,988 So did I. How did you escape Morgana? 418 00:32:22,113 --> 00:32:24,508 Even she is no match for a Knight of the Round Table! 419 00:32:24,633 --> 00:32:26,033 Seriously, Mordred. 420 00:32:39,673 --> 00:32:44,108 Now it makes sense. Merlin said she had trouble getting clothes. 421 00:32:44,233 --> 00:32:48,388 Who are you? What business have you in this sacred place? 422 00:32:48,513 --> 00:32:53,473 Are you the Dolma, ancient sorceress of the Cauldron of Arianrhod? 423 00:32:57,513 --> 00:32:59,113 Who else would I be? 424 00:33:01,353 --> 00:33:03,153 Does she look familiar to you? 425 00:33:04,873 --> 00:33:06,068 There is something... 426 00:33:06,193 --> 00:33:08,988 What say you? Why do you mutter? 427 00:33:09,113 --> 00:33:10,873 You look familiar, sorceress. 428 00:33:12,753 --> 00:33:14,553 Oh... 429 00:33:16,753 --> 00:33:18,313 Is that so? 430 00:33:19,353 --> 00:33:20,668 It is. 431 00:33:20,793 --> 00:33:22,473 My lord, where is Merlin? 432 00:33:27,753 --> 00:33:29,753 What have you done with my servant? 433 00:33:31,753 --> 00:33:34,593 Oh, the gangly boy? 434 00:33:35,673 --> 00:33:38,513 If you kill me you'll never see him again. 435 00:33:40,353 --> 00:33:42,748 I am an old woman. 436 00:33:42,873 --> 00:33:46,153 Is it not natural I seek some surety? 437 00:33:47,433 --> 00:33:51,788 The boy will be returned to you when we have concluded our business. 438 00:33:51,913 --> 00:33:53,388 You know why we're here. 439 00:33:53,513 --> 00:33:57,193 Nothing is hidden from the Dolma. 440 00:33:58,673 --> 00:34:02,548 Now hurry, before your queen awakes. 441 00:34:02,673 --> 00:34:03,913 Set her by the pool. 442 00:34:13,113 --> 00:34:17,588 Great king, the magic which has ensnared your queen 443 00:34:17,713 --> 00:34:19,788 is strong indeed. 444 00:34:19,913 --> 00:34:23,988 It can be fought, it can be broken - but it may also prevail. 445 00:34:24,113 --> 00:34:26,188 Do you understand this? I do. 446 00:34:26,313 --> 00:34:28,188 What we attempt will not be easy. 447 00:34:28,313 --> 00:34:32,108 If we fail, your queen will be lost forever. I understand. 448 00:34:32,233 --> 00:34:35,868 Very well. When I awake Guinevere from her sleep, 449 00:34:35,993 --> 00:34:39,148 she must walk into the Cauldron of Arianrhod of her own will. 450 00:34:39,273 --> 00:34:41,148 Only then will the spell be broken. 451 00:34:41,273 --> 00:34:45,468 But be warned, all the magic that binds her will fight against it. 452 00:34:45,593 --> 00:34:47,548 How then can we succeed? 453 00:34:47,673 --> 00:34:51,473 You must reach her, Arthur. 454 00:34:54,233 --> 00:34:57,788 Reach that part of your queen which has remained untouched 455 00:34:57,913 --> 00:35:00,628 by the evil of Morgana. Is there such a part? 456 00:35:00,753 --> 00:35:02,913 You must believe there is. 457 00:35:04,233 --> 00:35:05,713 Prepare. 458 00:35:09,793 --> 00:35:12,433 When she wakes you will have but a few moments. 459 00:35:22,993 --> 00:35:28,593 Gielde ic thec thissa meowlessawole... 460 00:35:31,153 --> 00:35:34,073 Gyden aeblaece. 461 00:35:58,193 --> 00:35:59,468 Where am I?! 462 00:35:59,593 --> 00:36:02,708 What have you done to me? You've been asleep for a long time. 463 00:36:02,833 --> 00:36:04,628 Get away from me! My Guinevere... 464 00:36:04,753 --> 00:36:07,228 YOUR Guinevere?! You stupid, foolish man. 465 00:36:07,353 --> 00:36:09,108 I was never yours - and never will be. 466 00:36:09,233 --> 00:36:11,988 You must reach her, Arthur, reach out or all is lost. 467 00:36:12,113 --> 00:36:14,668 Who's this old crone? You loved me once. 468 00:36:14,793 --> 00:36:17,148 You are easily fooled, Arthur. And still do. 469 00:36:17,273 --> 00:36:18,748 It was a trick, nothing more. 470 00:36:18,873 --> 00:36:21,428 A subterfuge to pass Camelot to its rightful Queen. 471 00:36:21,553 --> 00:36:22,668 I don't believe that. 472 00:36:22,793 --> 00:36:24,748 Believe what you like. The fact remains. 473 00:36:24,873 --> 00:36:27,113 No! It must be of her own will! 474 00:36:30,593 --> 00:36:33,308 Look at me. Tell me you don't love me. 475 00:36:33,433 --> 00:36:35,193 Let me go! Arthur! 476 00:36:37,433 --> 00:36:39,588 Do you remember when I asked you to marry me? 477 00:36:39,713 --> 00:36:41,628 Do you remember what you said? 478 00:36:41,753 --> 00:36:44,948 You said "with all my heart." That's what you said, Guinevere. 479 00:36:45,073 --> 00:36:47,273 That was no subterfuge. No trickery. 480 00:36:53,833 --> 00:36:55,193 "With all my heart." 481 00:37:04,593 --> 00:37:06,273 "With all my heart." 482 00:37:23,913 --> 00:37:25,673 With all my heart. 483 00:37:39,153 --> 00:37:40,313 Come. 484 00:37:55,393 --> 00:38:01,708 Yfel gaest ga thu fram thisselichaman. 485 00:38:01,833 --> 00:38:04,548 Bith hire mod eft freo. 486 00:38:04,673 --> 00:38:09,753 Ar ond heofonutungol sceal thurhswithan! 487 00:39:01,993 --> 00:39:04,628 I owe you a great debt. We both do. 488 00:39:04,753 --> 00:39:07,948 If there's ever anything I can do in return - perhaps a new dress? 489 00:39:08,073 --> 00:39:09,993 Arthur! She likes clothes. 490 00:39:12,393 --> 00:39:15,068 There is one thing. Name it. 491 00:39:15,193 --> 00:39:18,308 Remember what saved your queen. 492 00:39:18,433 --> 00:39:20,228 Magic and sorcery. 493 00:39:20,353 --> 00:39:22,428 It was also sorcery that bewitched her. 494 00:39:22,553 --> 00:39:26,548 There is no evil in sorcery, only in the hearts of men. 495 00:39:26,673 --> 00:39:30,913 My request is that you remember this. 496 00:39:32,753 --> 00:39:34,313 You have my word. 497 00:39:42,873 --> 00:39:45,073 Aren't you forgetting something? 498 00:39:54,073 --> 00:39:56,393 I don't think so. The boy? 499 00:39:59,153 --> 00:40:02,188 Ah. Ah. Of course. 500 00:40:02,313 --> 00:40:04,428 I thought everything had gone unusually smoothly. 501 00:40:04,553 --> 00:40:06,508 That boy was your surety, great king! 502 00:40:06,633 --> 00:40:09,028 Without him, your queen would still be lost. 503 00:40:09,153 --> 00:40:10,988 I'm not sure that's quite true... 504 00:40:11,113 --> 00:40:13,033 And I say it is! 505 00:40:15,713 --> 00:40:20,593 You owe him a greater debt than you can possibly know. 506 00:40:22,953 --> 00:40:25,748 Right. Um, I'm sorry. 507 00:40:25,873 --> 00:40:27,833 I'll give him the afternoon off. 508 00:40:32,313 --> 00:40:36,188 One day, great king, 509 00:40:36,313 --> 00:40:40,553 you will recognise the true worth of those that surround you. 510 00:40:43,593 --> 00:40:44,793 Go. 511 00:41:13,353 --> 00:41:14,953 Arthur's a lucky man. 512 00:41:16,033 --> 00:41:17,588 Yes. 513 00:41:17,713 --> 00:41:21,033 Not just to have Gwen. To have you. 514 00:41:22,713 --> 00:41:25,308 He'd find someone else to do his chores soon enough. 515 00:41:25,433 --> 00:41:26,713 It was hardly a chore. 516 00:41:28,513 --> 00:41:30,913 That was your magic back there, wasn't it? 517 00:41:33,193 --> 00:41:38,993 Have no fear. I will not divulge your secret. I admire you. 518 00:41:40,833 --> 00:41:43,428 It can't be easy to do so much for so little reward. 519 00:41:43,553 --> 00:41:45,748 I do not seek reward. Recognition then. 520 00:41:45,873 --> 00:41:48,388 My friends are safe and well, that's all I require. 521 00:41:48,513 --> 00:41:51,513 You see, Merlin, we do have something in common, after all. 522 00:41:52,553 --> 00:41:54,193 The future of Camelot. 523 00:42:13,113 --> 00:42:15,073 I want you to tell me where Emrys is. 524 00:42:31,033 --> 00:42:34,073 www.Addic7ed.com