Merlin · Season 2
(During the battle, Merlin sees Mordred running away. To stop him using The Crystal of Neahtid, Merlin uses magic to release a branch which trips up Mordred. Mordred turns and sees Merlin.)
(Telepathically) I shall never forgive this Emrys. And I shall never forget.
(Mordred runs off)
From this day forward I do not know you. From this day forward, I disown you.
You will go to your chambers!
And you Uther, you will go to hell.
There is no power on this earth that can know all possible futures. Even the crystal.
But what I saw... it was so real.
It was real. But it was just one reality. The future is as yet unshaped, it is we that shape it. It is you, Merlin, and the decisions you make, The actions you take. Remember that.
[Merlin and Arthur are discussing how to hide an unconscious Uther.]
Why don't we disguise him?
That might just work..
We can dress him as a woman.
That, on the other hand...
We can dress him as a servant.
THAT'S better.
If I need a servant in the next life...
Don't ask me.
(Merlin goes to see The Great Dragon, who is pretending to sleep)
Hello! Oh, no. Not you too. Come on. I know you're listening.
I don't need to listen to you, Merlin. You always say the same thing; 'Help me'. However you fail to help others. You failed to heed my words before. Camelot's fall is nigh, and there is nothing you can do about it.
I swear on my mother's life, that I will free you. (hesitant)
Careful what you say, Merlin! You care for your mother more than your own life. I believe this is a promise you'll keep. You will need more than words to break this magic. It takes powerful magic to create this disease, but to maintain it, you need a vessel. You must eradicate the source of the disease. Only then will the spell be broken.
(Merlin knows the vessel is Morgana and leaves)
(Merlin is in turmoil after poisoning Morgana)
You did the right thing.
How can you say that? She was your friend too.
Yes. However, I fear that unlike you, she has decided not to use her gifts for good.
(to Merlin) You're a good friend.
(Morgana falls and a soldier closes in on her, preparing to strike her down with its sword) Merlin!
(looks back at the sound of her voice, but after a long moment he continues on without her, leaving her to die)
(looking at his retreating figure desperately) Please!
Here, have some water. (holds his waterskin out to Morgana)
You mentioned, you spoke of Ealdor. You took refuge with a woman.
That was a long time ago.
I grew up there.
Ealdor?
Yes. I know the woman.
Hunith? She's still alive?
Yes, she’s my mother.
She married. That’s good.
She never married. I'm your son.
I don’t know what it is to have a son.
Or I a father.
Merlin, if I die, please..
What?
The dragonlord today. I saw you. [pause] One thing I tell all my young knights - no man is worth your tears.
Yeah. You're certainly not.
Are you really going to face this dragon with me?
I'm not gonna sit here and watch. I know it's hard for you to understand how I feel, but... I care a hell of a lot about that armour. I'm not gonna let you mess it up.
You shouldn't have risked your life.
I wasn't going to let anything happen to you.
There is a place called Ealdor.
Yes.
I had a life there. A woman... A good woman. Ealdor is beyond Uther's realm but still he pursued me. Why would he not let me be? What was it that I had done, that he wanted to destroy the life I'd built, abandon the woman I loved? He sent Knights to kill me. I was forced to come here... to this. So... I understand how Kilgharrah feels. He's lost every one of his kind, every one of his kin. You want to know how that feels? Look around, boy. Let Uther die. Let Camelot fall.
You want everyone in Camelot to die?
Why should I care?
What if one of them was your son?
I don't have a son.
And if I told you...
Merlin... Merlin... [coughs]
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