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| - GWEN Even after all these years I still miss him. ELYAN He was a good father. I'm glad we came. GWEN So am I. LEON I think that he'd be proud. GWEN Particularly of Elyan. ELYAN Me? GWEN Not because you're a knight, but because of the man you've become ELYAN I don't think so. PERCIVAL She's right. GWAINE Absolutely. You're right standing, especially when it comes to sweet-talk the ladies if nothing else. ELYAN Don't listen to him. LEON No. Elyan loves only one woman. GWEN Who? ELYAN You! GWEN Tell me. I'm your sister. GWAINE Did Arthur not say? GWEN Arthur never tells me anything. ELYAN But he told you who Gwaine's in love with. GWEN Himself. [ALL LAUGH] [MORGANA IS NOW WATCHING THEM. MORGANA RIDES INTO A FIELD, AND SHE INCANTS A SPELL. SHE THEN RIDES AWAY. MORGANA HIDES AND WATCHES AS THE KNIGHTS AND GWEN COME IN THE FIELD] [A SNAKE SLITHERS UP TO THEIR HORSES, AND SCARES THE HORSES WHICH THROW LEON AND PERCIVAL OFF THEIR HORSES] GWAINE Run. Run. ELYAN Your still the Queen, get to the trees.Go [GWEN RIDES INTO THE TREES AND RUNS INTO MORGANA. SHE TRIES TO RUN AWAY, BUT MORGANA USES A SPELL TO PULL HER BACKWARDS OFF HER HORSE, KNOCKING HER OUT] MORGANA Sleep, milady. It could be some time before you do so again. [NEW SCENE: GAIUS' CHAMBERS, THE KNIGHTS CARRY AN INJURED PERCIVAL AND LEON THROUGH THE HALLS] GAIUS Merlin, hollyhock. MERLIN One gram? GAIUS Two grams. MERLIN Then what? GAIUS Three grains. [ARTHUR COMES STORMING IN] ARTHUR What happened? ELYAN We were riding. Came upon a nest of snakes. [ARTHUR LOOKS AROUND] ARTHUR Where's Guinevere?! [THE KINIGHTS EXCHANGE GLANCES WITH ARTHUR AND GAIUS] ARTHUR Where is she? ELYAN I told her to get away. She fled. . . [ARTHUR LOOKS AROUND AND STORMS OUT OF THE ROOM WITH MERLIN RUNNING AFTER HIM] MERLIN Arthur? ARTHUR We ride at dawn. [NEW SCENE WITH MERLIN AND GAIUS TENDING LEON AND PERCIVALS SNAKE BITES] GAIUS This is no accident. MERLIN Sorcery. GAIUS There is dark magic coursing through their veins. By any right they should be dead. MERLIN They were lucky. GAIUS I fear there is more too it than luck. [NEW SCENE TO MERLIN WALKING IN ARTHURS CHAMBERS FIDDLING WITH GWENS THINGS] ARTHUR Learn to knock will you. MERLIN Sorry sire. I wanted you to know that Leon and Percival are safe. They are well on their road to recovery. ARTHUR Thats good news. MERLIN Arthur. . . there is evidence of sorcery. Gaius suspects Morgana is involved. ARTHUR You can go Merlin. . . I lost Guinevere once before. MERLIN You are not going to lose her. Your not, we will find her. I swear. [ARTHUR AND MERLIN CLASP HANDS] MERLIN We will bring her home. [NEW SCENE OF THE KNIGHTS RIDING OUT AT DAWN IN SEARCH FOR GWEN] [NEW SCENE: GWEN LAYING ON THE FOREST FLOOR. MORGANA STROKES HER CHEEK AND SHE WAKES UP] MORGANA Good morning my lady. GWEN What do you want with me? MORGANA I thought we could play a little game. GWEN A game? MORGANA Just to find out how much Arthur loves you. GWEN It won't work. MORGANA You underestimate his feelings? GWEN He's not stupid. MORGANA Well see. GWEN He'll know you've taken me. He'll know its a trap. MORGANA He will. But he'll still come. [NEW SCENE: THE KNIGHTS FIND GWENS HORSE TIED TO A TREE. eLYAN HOPS OFF HIS HORSE AND OBSERVES GWEN'S SADDLE] LEON She must have been knocked from her mount by some force. PERCIVAL Here. Tracks. They are heading east. ARTHUR Lets go. [NEW SCENE: GWEN TIED UP AND BEING DRAGGED BY MORGANA ON HER HORSE WHILE BREATHING HEAVILY. SHE CALAPSES ON THE FOREST FLOOR. MORGANA WALKS OVER TO GWEN AND OFFERS HER A WATER CANTEEN.] MORGANA Here. [GWEN LOOKS AT IT BUT DOES NOT TAKE IT NOR SAYS ANYTHING] MORGANA Is it too good for you now that you are Queen? GWEN I don't want anything from you. MORGANA Just my crown. . . drink it. You may need it. GWEN Why? MORGANA I would not be in such a hurry to know. [MORGANA POURS ALL THE WATER OUT OF THE CANTEEN, TURNS AROUND, WALKS BACK TO HER HORSE AND CONTINUES TO DRAG GWEN ON THEIR JOURNEY] [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS ARE ON THE TRAIL FOLLOWING THE TRACKS] NEW SCENE: MORGANA IS DRAGGING GWEN THROUGH THE DESERT AND THEY COME INTO VIEW OF THE DARK TOWER.] [NEW SCENE: PERCIVAL IS ATTEMTING TO FOLLOW THE TRACKS WALKING HIS HORSE AHEAD OF THE GROUP.] PERCIVAL Its getting too dark. ARTHUR We'll keep heading east. MERLIN We have lost the trail. ARTHUR Then we'll retrace the tracks. [ARTHUR RIDES AWAY FROM THE GROUP] MERLIN Arthur. . . [MERLIN TURNS TO THE REST OF THE GROUP] I'll talk to him. [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR LOOKING OUT INTO THE FOREST AND MERLIN RIDES UP TO HIM] MERLIN Sire? ARTHUR She can't be far. MERLIN I know. . . but we have to work together. We'll make camp, get a fire going, in the morning we'll pick up the trail again. Come on. [ARTHUR LOOKS OUT SADLY IN THE FOREST] [NEW SCENE: INSIDE THE DARK TOWER MORGANA STARTS TO TAKE GWEN UP A LONG FLIGHT OF STAIRS.] MORGANA Keep moving. GWEN Where are you taking me? MORGANA You'll find out [THEY KEEP CLIMING ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. MORGANA OPENS A DOOR AND GWEN STEPS INSIDE] GWEN What is this place? MORGANA Sleep well. GWEN Morgana. . .? [GWEN STARTS TO RUN TWARD THE DOOR AS MORGANA SHUTS ITAND LOCKS HER INSIDE THE ROOM. GWEN TURNS AROUND STARTS WALKING MORE INTO THE ROOM. SCREAMS FILL THE ROOM CAUSING GWEN TO PLUG HER EARS.] [NEW SCENE: THE KNIGHTS ARE SITTING AROUND A CAMPFIRE WITH ARTHUR STARING INTO IT. HE THEN LOOKS OVER AND SEES ELYAN STANDING BY HIMSELF SO ARTHUR WANDERS OVER TO HIM] ARTHUR Elyan. ELYAN If I stayed with her. . . ARTHUR You saved Percival, you saved Leon. . . ELYAN But not my own sister. ARTHUR We can not blame ourselfs. ELYAN She raised me. . . you wouldn't understand. ARTHUR I do. ELYAN I don't know what ide be if it wasn't for her. I can't explian. ARTHUR You don't have to. [ARTHUR PUTS HIS ARM AROUND ELYAN AND THEY WALK BACK TO THE REST OF THE GROUP.] [NEW SCENE: THE KNIGHTS ARE SLEEPING AROUND A LOW BURNING FIRE. WHEN SUDDENLY. . .] LEON Aaaahhhh!!! [EVERYONE JOLTS AWAKE TO A HEAVY BREATHING LEON. MERLIN APPROACHES HIM.] MERLIN It's alright. LEON The tower. Everything in it's shadow. . .was dead. The sound it was like. . . like children screaming. PERCIVAL The rain that fell was like blood. I had the same dream. I was lost in a forest, the trees had claws, and when I finally escaped it there was a plain. . . LEON Emty as far as the eye can see, exept. . . PERCIVAL Byonde the skyline there was a black pillar of stone. LEON The tower was so dark, it could swallow the sun. ARTHUR The dark tower. Its a place where every young knight is tought to dread and highly so. Its where many have met their end. MERLIN I have never heard of it. ARTHUR With good reason. Its said that the mear mention of it can bring doom to those that hear it. GWAINE Well, lets not mention it again. I was having a dream of eating a cheese that tasted of apple pie. Anyone else had that dream? Well your all missing out. [MERLIN AND ARTHUR LEAVE THE GROUP FOR A PRIVATE CONVERSATION] ARTHUR Why would they both have that dream? MERLIN The poison. . . must still be coursing through their veins. ARTHUR But the same dream? MERLIN Arthur, Morgana conjured those snakes, Leon and Percival would be dead if thats what she wanted. ARTHUR So what are you saying? MERLIN She planted those visions in their minds. It's a trap, she is luring you to your doom. ARTHUR And the tower? Thats where she's taken Guinevere. [NEW SCENE: GWEN IS LAYING ON THE FLOOR WITH MANDRAKE ROOT LIQUID FALLING ALL OVER HER FACE, THEN SHE GETS UP AND SEES MANDRAKE ROOTS ALL AROUND HER. A BUNCH OF SHRIEKS AND SCREAMS FILL HER EARS] [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR RIDE TO RESCUE GWEN] ARTHUR I've decided to journey to the dark tower. It's my belief that Guinevere has been imprisoned there. I don't know what horrors will be waiting so I'll travel alone. ELYAN No. ARTHUR I'm sorry, but I've made my decision. ELYAN You can't stop me Arthur, she is my sister. PERCIVAL Nor me ither. She's our Queen. LEON And our friend. GWAINE She's a maiden in a tower. A damsel in distress. I was born for this moment. ARTHUR [LOOKING AT MERLIN] You can turn back Merlin. MERLIN I made you a promise remember? [NEW SCENE: THE KNIGHTS ARE RIDING TWARDS THE DARK TOWER THROUGH THE FOREST. THEY COME UPON A CLIFF OVERLOOKING THE IMPENATRABLE FOREST AND THE DARK TOWER] ARTHUR The dark tower. MERLIN How do we get to it? ARTHUR Through the impenartrable forest. MERLIN But it's. . . GWAINE Impenetrable. MERLIN We can't possably get through there? ARTHUR We must. [NEW SCENE: THE KNIGHTS CUTTING AWAY AT THE BRANCHES IN THE IMPENETRABLE FOREST. GWAINE RIPS HIS CLOAK ON THE THORNS LEAVING A PIECE BEHIND. EVERYONE STOPS AND STARES AT HIM] GWAINE Keep going. [THE KNIGHTS CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE FOREST] [NEW SCENE: GWEN LOOKING FRIGHTENED AND RUNNING AROUND THE DARK ROOM.] GWEN (frightlingly) Huuuh! [SHE BUMPS INTO AN ILLUSION (THAT SEEMS REAL) TO HER OF ELYAN] EVIL ELYAN Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. [LAUGHING ECHOING ALL AROUND HER THROUGHOUT THE ROOM.] [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR LEADING THE KNIGHTS THROUGH THE FOREST. PERCIVAL BREAKS HIS SWARD IN HALF.] PERCIVAL Blunt anyway. [PERCIVAL THROWS THE BROKEN HANDEL ON THE GROUND. MERLIN HANDS HIM A NEW SWORD.] ARTHUR Don't stop. PERCIVAL We have lost the path. ARTHUR We'll keep heading north. GWAINE How do we know which way is north? ARTHUR The ivey. Pale leaves face south, dull leaves face north. [THE KNIGHTS COME TO A CLEARING IN THE FOREST WHERE THEY CAN SEE THE DARK TOWER] LEON We are on the right course. ARTHUR We should reach the tower by sundown. Let's pick up the pace. [NEW SCENE: GWEN IS SITTING AGAINST THE WALL IN THE DARK ROOM. ILLUSION MERLIN APPEARS BEHIND AN ALCOVE] EVIL MERLIN Gwen. GWEN Huuuh?! [EVIL MERLIN MOTIONS GWEN TO COME TO HIM] GWEN Merlin? [SHE STARTS TO CRAWL TWARDS HIM THEN HE DISAPPERS. SHE GOES BACK TO THE WALL SHE WAS AT] EVIL MERLIN Raaahhhhhhh GWEN Aaaahhhhhh. [GWEN CRAWLS ON THE FLOOR WHILE LOOKING AROUND. THE DOOR OPENS AND MORGANA WALKS IN] MORGANA Come. . .let us have somthing to eat. [MORGANA LEADS GWEN OUT OF THE ROOM AND SHE FOLLOWS] [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR LEADING THE KNIGHTS THROUGH THE FOREST.] LEON We should have made it out of the forest by now. ARTHUR Look. [ARTHUR WALKS OVER TO A PIECE OF RED CLOTH] GWAINE What is it? [ARTHUR SHOWES HIM THE CLOTH AND GWAINE LIFTS HIS CLOAK REVEALING A HOLE WHERE THE PIECE OF CLOTH USED TO GO IN HIS CLOAK] ELYAN How can that be? ARTHUR We have gone around in a circle. [ARTHUR ANGRELY PICKS UP HIS SWORD AND THROWS IT IN TO THE GROUND] ARTHUR (Angrely) We have wasted an entire day! [ARTHUR SINKS TO THE GROUND LOOKING DEFEATED AND UPSET. ELYAN JOINS HIM.] LEON Lets make camp for the night. Get some rest and pick up fresh in the morning. [MERLIN WALKS OVER TO AN UPSET ARTHUR] MERLIN I made you a promise. Remember? We will bring her home. [NEW SCENE: MORGANA FEEDING GWEN SOME FOOD AT THE TABLE.] MORGANA Eat. Here. Food always makes me feel better. Would you prefer some chicken?. . .You must eat. You are fading away. GWEN I do not know what cool trick you are playing but I will not be broken by you. MORGANA I thought this would be nice. I know how lonely you must be. All by yourself in that room. Atleast your not shackled, there's daylight, you can move, you can see. GWEN You expect me to be grateful? MORGANA I too have suffered Gwen. I spent two years living in darkness. I spent two years chained to a wall in the bottom of a pit. . . You did not know? [GWEN SHAKES HER HEAD NO] MORGANA I would have sold my sole for someone to show me kindness such as this. Do you want me to take you back up there? NEW SCENE: THE KNIGHTS SLEEPING IN THE FOREST. MERLIN WAKES UP AND SEES SOMTHING AND FOLLOWS IT THROUGH THE FOREST. HE THEN CATCHES UP TO IT AND SEES QUEEN MAB] QUEEN MAB Welcome to my realm Emris. MERLIN Who are you? QUEEN MAB Why, I'm Queen Mab. I am the spirit of this place. And all the places that bring dispear to mens hearts. Few have ever seen me Emris, you should count yourself fortunate. MERLIN You. . .everything in this forest, it's wildering. QUEEN MAB The forest is one step of the journey. MERLIN How do we find a way out? QUEEN MAB Oh little one. . .you shuld not have to ask. left is right and right is left. And the way behind is the way ahead. It is simple. MERLIN Oh. . .simple QUEEN MAB You have a minds eye Emris. You must learn to trust in it. But far greater challanges lie ahead. MERLIN When we reach the dark tower? QUEEN MAB If. . . MERLIN What do you mean? QUEEN MAB You must beware Emris, the tower is not a real place. It is the heart's rest. The mind's deepest fear. The stillness in a humming bird's eye. . . MERLIN Stop, talking in riddles. QUEEN MAB Then I shall speak in rhyme. Heed my words which you concern, for one of you will not return. MERLIN What do you mean? QUEEN MAB hahahahahahaha [QUEEN MAB DISAPPEARS WHILE MERLIN IS LOOKING AROUND AND SAYING] MERLIN Which one? [NEW SCENE: THE KNIGHTS ON THE MOVE THROUGH THE FOREST. ARTHUR STOPS AND LOOKS AROUND] ARTHUR We need to find the clearing where we saw the Dollares Plains. ELYAN Which way is that? MERLIN North. Please. . .I know I can get us there. I wouldn't do anything to risk Gwens life, I can get us to the dark tower. I am certian. I know what Gwen means too you, to all of us. We need to head north. ARTHUR Which way is that Merlin? MERLIN (pointing to a direction) That way. ARTHUR (pointing to the direction that Merlin pointed to) No it's. . .over there. How on earth did you know that?! MERLIN Sense of smell. When the wind is from the north you can smell the sea. ARTHUR That's rediculous. MERLIN Trust me just this once? ELYAN Arthur. . .give him a chance. LEON What choice do we have? [MERLIN STARTS TO LEAD THEM THROUGH THE FOREST.] ARTHUR Are you sure this is the right way Merlin? [MERLIN USES HIS MAGIC (SECRETLY) TO FIND THEIR WAY. HE LEADS ON PAST PERCIVALS BROKEN BALDE. PERCIVAL SEES IT AND PICKS IT UP] PERCIVAL Merlin. Your a genius. [MERLIN LEADS THE KNIGHTS TO THE CLREAING WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE DARK TOWER. ARTHUR PATS MERLIN ON THE BACK.] ARTHUR Which way now? [MERLIN LEADS ON AND USES HIS MAGIC AGAIN TO FIND THEIR WAY. THE KNIGHTS START PICKING UP THE PACE, RUNNING AFTER A CONFIDENT MERLIN. HE SUCESSFULLY LEADS THEM OUT OF THE IMPENETRABLE FOREST. WHEN THEY EMERGE THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE EMTY PLAINS LEADING TO THE DARK TOWER] ELYAN How far do you think it is? GWAINE Atleast we can see where we are going. ARTHUR Then let's not stand here looking at it. [ARTHUR TAKES THE LEAD AND STARTS HEADING TWARD THE DARK TOWER WITH THE KNIGHTS IN PERSUT.] [NEW SCENE: GWEN LAYING DOWN IN THE ROOM AND SLOWLY STANDS UP. EVIL GAIUS IS LOOKINGAT HER BUT DOES NOT SAY ANYTHIG. SHE SENSES HIM AND TURNS AROUND BUT HE IS GONE. THEN, MORGANA UNLOCKS THE DOOR AND COMES IN.] MORGANA I thought you might like to dine with me? [MORGANA STARTS TO WALK TWARDS GWEN WHILE SHE IS BACKING AWAY FURTHUR INTO THE ROOM.] MORGANA Come. You must eat or you will fade away. [MORGANA REACHES OUT TO GWEN AND GWEN PUTS HER HAND IN MORGANAS BUT PULLS FROM HER GRASP RIGHT AWAY] MORGANA Your hands are cold. Let me get a warm fire going for you. Anything you want you can have. I'll give it to you. GWEN Why are you doing this? MORGANA Because we are friends. We always were- GWEN Leave me alone. MORGANA Gwen. . . GWEN What are you going to do to me? MORGANA I'm helping you. I am looking after you- GWEN I want nothing from you. MORGANA Well if you change your mind, let me know. [MORGANA LEAVES THE ROOM. ANOTHER SCREAM ECHOS THROUGHOUT THE ROOM] [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR LEADING THE KNIGHTS AND MERLIN THROUGH THE PLAINS. GETTING CLOSER TO THE TOWER. PERCIVAL STOPS AND TAKES HIS BOOT OFF REVEALING A BLISTER. ARTHUR STOPS AND TURNS TO PERCIVAL] ARTHUR We can not afford to rest. PERCIVAL I'm alright. [THEY CONTINUE ON THEIR JOURNEY] [NEW SCENE: GWEN IS ON THE FLOOR CRYING AND CLUCHING HER EARS TRYING TO BLOCK THE SCREAMS OUT] GWEN (crying and wimpering) Don't look you'll be alright. . . don't look you'll be alright. . .d-don't lo-ok. . .don't look you'll be alright. Huh, hu. Huh, hu. [NEW SCENE: THE KNIGHTS AND MERLINWALKING THROUGH THE PLAINS (STILL). MERLIN SLIPS AND FALLS DOWN A DITCH.] PERCIVAL Merlin! [MERLIN SLIDES DOWN THE DITCH. AND ALMSOT FALLS ONTOP OF A SWORD POINTING AT HIM NEXT TO A BUNCH OF KNIGHT CORPSES. MERLIN CRAWLS BACK OUT OF THE DITCH. PERCIVAL GIVES HIM A HAND UP.] ARTHUR We must keep moving. [THE KNIGHTS CONTINUE ON] [NEW SCENE: GWEN CROUCHED ON THE FLOOR CRYING AND WIMPERING, SCREAMS ECHOING THROUGH HER HEAD.] EVIL ARTHUR Guinevere. . . GWEN Huh?! Arthur?. . .No. I know it's not you. I know its not you. I know its not you. I know its not you. [EVIL ARTHUR SLOWLY WALKS TWARDS GWEN] EVIL ARTHUR Guinevere. Look at me. GWEN I know its not you. EVIL ARTHUR Please. . . GWEN I know its not you. EVIL ARTHUR Its me. Its Arthur. GWEN I know its not you. EVIL ARTHUR See? Its me. Its Arthur. Your safe now. [GWEN LOOKS UP AT HIM.] EVIL ARTHUR Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha [LOTS OF LAUGHING EVERYWHERE.] GWEN Aaaaahhhhhhh. [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS ARE STILL MOVING ON GETTING CLOSER TO THE DARK TOWER AND A BUNCH OF DEAD BODYS ALL AROUND THEM. THE DARK TOWER IS VERY CLOSE NOW. THEY ALL STOP TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE MOVING ON.] [NEW SCENE: GWEN CRYING AND SCREAMING AT THE LAUGHING AND SHRIEKING GOING ON AROUND HER.] GWEN Aaaaaaahhhhhh. Uhhhh-huh. Aaaaahhhhhh. Uuuh-huh-huh. Aaaaaahhhhh. [MORGANA WALKS UP TO A TERIFIED GWEN] MORGANA It's all right. Its all right. I'm here. [MORGANA REACHES OUT AND GWEN GOES INTO HER EMBRACE.] MORGANA I'm here. My darling I was wrong to make you suffer. The mandrake root is cruel. Peirces the depts of your very soul. Pushes you into the very mear conciousness of what you fear and dread. Gwen, you have been so courageous but it was necessary. Gwen, your not alone now. You need never bee alone again. I am the only one you can trust. I am the only one you have left in the world. The others torment you, hate you. . . Come. [GWEN GRABS MORGANAS HAND AND STARTS TO LEAVE WITH HER.] MORGANA You need some rest, some proper rest. [THEN SHE REALIZES WHAT SHE IS DOING AND PULLS AWAY FROM MORGANA] GWEN No. Whatever twisted game you are playing, I want no part in it. I would rather stay here and die. [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS HAVE REACHED THE ENTRANCE TO THE DARK TOWER. ARTHUR PULLS OUT HIS SWORD AND LEADS THE WAY INTO THE TOWER. THEY START CLIMING SOME STAIRS] MERLIN Somthings wrong. Its too easy. ARTHUR Are you ever happy? [THEY CONTINUE ON AND ELYAN SLIPS PAST ARTHUR.] ELYAN Arthur! [ARTHUR FOLLOWS AND GOES INTO A NEW ROOM] ELYAN Stop! PERCIVAL Aaawww. [AN ARROW FLYS INTO PERCIVALS LEG AND A BUNCH OF OTHER ARROWS FLY AROUND THE ROOM] ARTHUR Nobody move. stay egzactly where you are. LEON What triggered it? ARTHUR The flag stones, they must react to pressure. ELYAN Here. I will use this. [ELYAN USES HIS SWORD TO REACT THE FLIGHTSTONE AND GOES FURTHUR ACROWW THE ROOM.] MERLIN I will go first. [EVERYONE FOLLOWS ELYAN AND MERLIN THROUGH THE TRAP ROOM.] ELYAN I'll push on. [ELYAN GETS CLOSER TO THE DOOR.] ARTHUR No, Elyan. ELYAN None of us would not be here if it wern't for me. I have to do this. [ELYAN REACHES THE DOOR AND GOES THROUGH ONTO THE NEXT STAIRCASE.] ARTHUR Elyan! [ELYAN CLIMBS SOME MORE STAIRS AND INTO THE ROOM WHERE GWEN IS TRAPPED WITH A SWORD GUARDING HER.] ELYAN Gwen! GWEN Elyan! ELYAN What has she done to you? [ELYAN ATTEMPTS TO GET PAST THE SWORD TO REACH GWEN.] GWEN No, don't. It will not let you pass. Morgana enchanted it to protect me. You can't free me Elyan. Leave me here please. ELYAN N-no. GWEN You can not overcome it. It will fight to the death. [ELYAN STARTS TO FIGHT THE SWORD. HE FIGHTS FOR A WHILE THEN THE SWORD STABS ELYAN.] GWEN Huh! Elyan go save yourself. [ELYAN CONTINUES FIGHTING THE SWORD AND OUT WITS IT BY MAKING IT GO OUT A WINDOW, AND SHUTTING IT, THEN THE SWORD GOES INT THE SHUTTER AND IS STILL. ELYAN COLLAPSES AND GWEN RUSHES OVER TO HIM.] GWEN I-I'm here. I'm here. ELYAN For a moment, I didn't think I was going to win. GWEN Father would be proud of you. ELYAN And of you. So proud. [ELYAN SLOWLY DIES IN GWENS ARMS. ARTHUR AND THE REST OF THE KNIGHTS RUSH IN, LOOKING AROUND. ARTHUR SEES GWEN GRIEVING OVER ELYAN AND GOES TO HER SIDE AND SITS WITH HER LOOKING AT ELYAN.] [NEW SCENE: A KNIGHT FLINGS A FLAMING ARROW AT ELYANS BOAT BURIAL. ARTHUR GOES TO STAND BY GWEN WRAPPING AN ARM AROUND HER.] MERLIN (to Gaius) I was warned that one of us would not return. GAIUS Its not your fault Merlin. MERLIN Elyan is dead. GAIUS The sword that Elyan fell brave to was surely intended for Arthur. Now he is safe. And so is Gwen. [NEW SCENE: ARTHUR AND GWEN ARE IN THEIR CHAMBERS. ARTHUR IS ASLEEP WITH HIS ARM AROUND GWEN, BUT GWEN STIRS AWAKE, AND LEAVE THE ROOM WALKING OUT OF THE CASTLE.] MORGANA How is he? GWEN Arthur thinks he has won. He has no idea. MORGANA Do you understand now who you can trust? GWEN Its you Morgana. Its only ever been you. MORGANA You are not one of them. And you never will be GWEN You don't know how much I hate them. All of them. MORGANA You have done well to see past the lies to the real truth. You have an important part to play in the future. Togther we will ensure the destruction of everything that Arthur holds dear.
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