Freya and Merlin in “The Lady of the Lake”

You can't always trust people.

I know. That’s why I left home.

Where is home?

Ealdor – it’s a small village – few fields, couple of cows, nothing special.

My home was next to a lake surrounded by the tallest mountains. In the winter the storms whipped up the water into waves – we thought they were going to crash down and take away all the houses, but in the summer, wild flowers and light, it was like heaven.

Sounds perfect.

It was.

Was?

My family died.

You’ve been on your own ever since? [she nods] You're not on your own anymore. I'm going to look after you. I promise.

You can't look after me. No one can.

I don’t think you understand. [takes her hand in his] I've never known anyone like you.