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| - KILGHARRAH In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin. -- [00:13, EXT. WOODS IN ESSETIR - NIGHT] [Knights of Camelot lie dead, including Sir Leon] -- [00:34, INT. COUNCIL CHAMBER - DAY] UTHER It was Cenred who did this, you're certain of it? ARTHUR Yes, My Lord. His messenger has only this minute departed Camelot. Cenred said that the patrol trespassed on his land and an example had to be made. UTHER How many dead? ARTHUR All of them, Sire. Every last man. UTHER The knights? ARTHUR All lost. Edric, Oldof, Osric, and Sir Leon. -- [01:17, EXT. WOODS IN ESSETIR -NIGHT] DRUID Here! [The druids pick up Sir Leon] ISELDIR Quick! Help me. We do not have much time, ready? -- [01:48, INT. DRUID CAVE - NIGHT] [The druids lay Sir Leon down on a blanket] ISELDIR His spirit leaves him. We must hurry. DRUIDS (chanting) Buthed gwared, hrag pob ailed, hrag pob evnis boyd un thilis. Buthed gwared, hrag pob ailed, hrag pob evnis boyd un thilis. Buthed gwared, hrag pob ailed, hrag pob evnis boyd un thilis. Buthed gwared... [Sir Leon's face starts to heal and he opens his eyes.] ISELDIR Welcome back. -- [03:08, INT. COUNCIL CHAMBER - NIGHT] ARTHUR We thought you were dead for sure. LEON I was dead, or as good as, until the druids found me. UTHER Druids? LEON Yes, My Lord. I owe them my life. UTHER How did they heal you? You were as good as dead, you said. LEON I don't know. UTHER Did they use magic? LEON Well, I... UTHER Yes or no, it's a simple enough question. LEON I only know that I drank from some kind of cup, Sire. UTHER Cup? LEON It was extraordinary, My Lord. I have known nothing like it. From the moment it touched my lips, I could feel my life return to me. UTHER Well, your trials have left you weary, I'm sure. We must let him rest. -- [04:10, INT. SIR LEON'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT] [Gaius examines Sir Leon] LEON: Is that it? GAIUS: That's it. He's exhausted, Sire, and severely dehydrated, but given time he'll make a full recovery. ARTHUR: Thank you, Gaius. -- [04:30, EXT. PHOENIX CORRIDOR - NIGHT] UTHER: Well? GAIUS: It's remarkable, Sire. He bears no sign of any kind of wound. He's in perfect health. UTHER: And the cup he spoke of? Gaius: From his description, I would say it was the Cup of Life. [Merlin looks at Gaius with surprise] UTHER You are aware of its power, Gaius. GAIUS I am, indeed, Sire. But the druids are a peaceful people. They would only ever use the Cup for good. Sir Leon is surely proof of that. UTHER Be that as it may, according to Sir Leon's description, the druids' cave lies within Cenred's kingdom. It is imperative that we get to the Cup before he does. GAIUS My Lord, druids are secretive by nature. They will have the Cup well hidden. Might it not be wise to leave it where it is? UTHER I'm not prepared to take that risk. -- [05:27, EXT. GAIUS'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT] MERLIN I thought the Cup was destroyed with Nimueh when I defeated her on the Isle of the Blessed. GAIUS The Cup cannot be destroyed. It's magic is eternal, unbound by time or place. MERLIN But why does Uther fear it so much? GAIUS Because the Cup can be used for evil as well as good. MERLIN I don't understand. GAIUS Many centuries ago, it fell into the possession of a great warlord. One night, he gathered his army before him. He took a drop of blood from each and every man and collected it in the Cup. Such was the vessel's power that the soldiers were made immortal where they stood. MERLIN So they could not be killed. GAIUS The carnage they wrought was beyond all imagining. The King's no fool. He knows that the forces of the Old Religion are rising against him once more. Heaven forbid that the Cup should fall into the hands of Morgause. MERLIN Morgana. GAIUS With Such a weapon at their disposal, Camelot would be all but lost. -- [06:28, EXT. SECLUDED CORRIDOR - NIGHT] ARTHUR You called for me, Father? UTHER Cenred is our sworn enemy. We cannot risk him getting his hands on the Cup of Life. ARTHUR I know, Father. UTHER You must retrieve it. Your mission must remain secret; you can speak to no one of this. [Morgana listens in nearby] ARTHUR I will take only my most trusted men. UTHER We've seen what happened to the last patrol that entered Cenred's land. You must go alone. I'm sorry to place such a burden upon you, but there is no one else I can trust. ARTHUR I understand, Father. -- [07:09, INT. ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS - NIGHT] ARTHUR: You will be ready by sunrise, won't you Merlin? MERLIN: If I don't know where we're going, how do I know what to pack? Will it be hot? Will it be cold? Will it be wet? Will it be dry? ARTHUR: Don't be such a girl, Merlin. We're not going on holiday. MERLIN Holiday? What's a holiday? [Merlin begins to pack a red Camelot cape] ARTHUR: Not that. Nothing bearing the crest of Camelot. We're going under cover. MERLIN This is ridiculous. Are you going to tell me where we're going or not? ARTHUR: Well, I can tell you it will be dangerous MERLIN Great. ARTHUR: And I can tell you we will be travelling through bandit infested lands. MERLIN Terrific. Then where? Arthur: I can't tell you that. MERLIN You don't know where we're going. ARTHUR: No, Merlin. I know where we're going. It's just, I can't tell you, that's all. MERLIN Right, 'cause if you do, you'll have to kill me, I suppose. ARTHUR Immediately and without hesitation. MERLIN Great. It'll be a surprise. I love surprises. Who doesn't love a good surprise? -- [08:04, INT. CASTLE BASEMENT - NIGHT] MORGAUSE What is it you wanted to tell me, Sister? MORGANA Arthur rides at dawn. He's been sent to recover some kind of cup. The Cup of Life, they called it? MORGAUSE The Cup of Life? Are you sure? MORGANA I heard every word. MORGAUSE How long I have searched for it. MORGANA Is it as powerful as they believe? MORGAUSE Oh, yes. Trust me, Sister, with the Cup in our possession, Camelot would soon be at our mercy. Where is the Cup now? MORGANA It's in the hands of the druids. All I know is that their camp lies within Cenred's kingdom. MORGAUSE Then perhaps Cenred will be of use to us again. He has spies everywhere. If he can have Arthur followed... MORGANA Then Arthur will lead us all the way to the Cup itself. -- [09:11, INT. MORGANA'S CHAMBERS - DAY] [Morgana watches Merlin and Arthur ride out of the Square] -- [09:19, EXT. WOODS - DAY] [Merlin and Arthur ride through the woods. Spies watch them and ride to Cenred's castle] -- [09:40, INT. CENRED'S THRONE ROOM -DAY] MORGAUSE Which way was the Prince heading? RIDERFor the Forest of Essetir, My Lady. CENREDSend word to the scouts in the area; they must be prepared. RIDERYes, Sire. MORGAUSECan your scouts be relied upon? CENREDOf course. I handpicked them myself. MORGAUSEWhy does that not reassure me? CENRED Do not concern yourself, My Lady. The Cup of Life will soon be in our hands, and when it is, Camelot will be ours. MORGAUSE You forget yourself, Cenred. It is Morgana that will take the throne, not you or I. CENRED I make no claim upon the throne, only the spoils of victory. MORGAUSE You will get what you deserve, Cenred. I can assure you of that. --[10:29, EXT. WOODS - DAY] MERLIN We're going to Cenred's kingdom, aren't we? ARTHUR What makes you say that? MERLIN Er, we're in the Forest of Essetir and we're not stopping. ARTHUR You can think what you like, Merlin. MERLIN Oh, come on. You might as well tell me. ARTHUR Then I'd have to kill you, I told you that. MERLIN Go ahead. I mean, I'm probably going to die anyway. Look at what happened to the patrol that came here! Dead, the lot of them! ARTHUR: Sir Leon survived. MERLIN: Right, so that gives me, what? A one in forty chance of making it? ARTHUR: Rather less, actually. There are only two of us. MERLIN: So I'm not probably going to die, I'm definitely going to die. ARTHUR: Always the pessimist, Merlin. Who knows, maybe, just this once, we'll have no trouble. [Arthur gets shot in the neck with a tranquiliser dart] MERLIN: Maybe you're right. If past experience is anything to go by. [Merlin gets shot in the neck with a tranquiliser dart] -- [11:13, INT. OLD BELL TOWER - DAY] [Arthur and a crowd of men look down on Merlin. Arthur slaps Merlin's face to wake him up] MERLIN: What was that you were saying about me being a pessimist? ARTHUR:Must've slipped my mind. [Arthur helps Merlin stand up. Gwaine comes up behind Arthur and puts a hand on Arthur's shoulder. Arthur grabs Gwaine's arm without looking] ARTHUR:Touch me again, you die. MERLIN: Gwaine?! GWAINE: No manners, you royals. Merlin, old friend, you look terrible. MERLIN: Likewise. ARTHUR: What are you doing here? GWAINE: Well, you know, wrong place, wrong time, wrong drink. ARTHUR: Nothing's changed there, then. GWAINE: That's just not fair. ARTHUR: Where exactly are we? GWAINE: The bell of an old castle. Belongs to a fellow named Jarl. ARTHUR: Never heard of him. GWAINE: Lovely bloke. Slave trader. MERLIN: We're going to be sold as slaves? JARLRight, you filthy vermin. Which one of you's ready to face my champion in the arena? No volunteers? Well, I shall have to choose one of you toe rags myself, then. Let me see. How about you? [Merlin looks around.] MERLIN Me? JARL Death or glory, boy. You should be honoured. ARTHUR Who is this so-called champion? Can he crush nothing but weaklings like this? JARL You think you could offer a better contest? ARTHUR I guarantee it. MERLIN Arthur, no. JARL Very well. But if you lose, I'll feed your little friend to the crows piece by stinking piece. Are you ready, my champion? GWAINEI am. --[12:59, INT. CENRED'S THRONE ROOM - DAY] MORGAUSE: How could you let this happen? You let Arthur slip through your fingers. CENRED: He was taken before my men could get to him. MORGAUSE: Taken? By whom exactly? CENRED: The slave trader, Jarl. He's been working our western border for months. MORGAUSE: And you let him? CENRED: We have an understanding. He doesn't bother me, and I don't bother him. MORGAUSE: And where is this Jarl now? CENREDDon't worry, Morgause. I'll find him soon enough. MORGAUSESee that you do. CENREDAre you threatening me? MORGAUSETrust me, Cenred, when I am threatening you, you'll know about it. -- [13:39, INT. JARL'S FORTRESS - DAY] [Cheering men push Gwaine and Arthur into the centre of the crowd] JARLGentlemen, the rules are simple. One man lives and one man dies. If you cannot or will not finish off your opponent, I'll kill you both. [Jarl tosses two swords at their feet] JARL Let battle commence! [Gwaine and Arthur fight] ARTHUR Take it easy, will you? GWAINE It's got to look real, hasn't it? ARTHUR Fine. If it's real you want... [Arthur and Gwaine continue fighting. They pause, drop their swords and wrestle to the ground] ARTHUR So far, so good. GWAINE What happens next? ARTHUR Er...there was no next. JARL Finish him! MERLIN Forbaern aeltaewlice. [Fire spreads along the ropes above and the crowd scatters. Gwaine, Arthur, and Merlin escape][15:39, EXT. WOODS - DAY][Gwaine, Arthur, and Merlin stop in the woods to rest.] GWAINEWell, that's somewhere I'll not be in a hurry to see again. ARTHURBest stay out of trouble, then. GWAINEI could say the same to you. MERLINYou could do, but I wouldn't have any idea what you're talking about. GWAINEOh, come on. You must have done something to end up in a hole like that. ARTHURActually, we're on a quest. MERLIN We're looking for the Cup of Life. [Arthur smacks the back of Merlin's head] MERLIN Ow. What?! ARTHUR What part of the word "secret" did you not understand? MERLIN It...Gwaine. GWAINE Gentlemen. Gentlemen. It seems whatever it is that you're after, you could use a little help. --[16:27, INT. THE BELL TOWER FORTRESS - DAY] JARLNo one makes a fool of Jarl. No one. I want to know who they are and where they're hiding! BANDIT My Lord. [The bandit brings Arthur's bag] JARLWhat's that? BANDIT It was confiscated from the prisoners, My Lord. It may hold some clues. JARL I don't want clues. I want blood! [Jarl empties the bag and finds nothing. He throws the bag to the floor and it jingles. Jarl cuts open the inside and finds coins and a sealed note] Jarl: Well, well, well. It seems we were entertaining royalty. *Muahahaha* [17:27, EXT. WOODS - DAY] GWAINE: So according to Merlin here, if you tell me where this Cup is, you have to kill me. Arthur: That's correct. GWAINE: You may as well tell me, then. I mean, let's be honest, you couldn't kill me even if you wanted to. ARTHUR: Yeah? Try me. GWAINE: I already did. Back in the arena. I had you banged to rights, did I not? ARTHUR: That was just a game. GWAINE: Oh, a game, right. I won that game, did I not? ARTHUR: No, you didn't. One more minute... GWAINE: Oh, you flatt... MERLIN: One more minute and you both would've been dead. Neither of you won. Your plan was a half-baked disaster, and if it was not for that fire we would all be pushing up daisies. --[18:05, INT. CENRED'S THRONE ROOM - DAY] CENRED You're certain it was Arthur? JARLOh, yes. It was the Prince, alright. Matched your description exactly. Had his servant with him. Him and another man. MORGAUSEAnd you have proof of this? CENREDWhere were they headed? JARLWest to the Forest of Gedney. They've no horses. Their tracks told us as much. You'll soon run 'em down. CENRED Excellent. JARL Always glad to be of help to, er, people of qualities such as yourselves. Perhaps some small compensation for my, er, time and trouble? MORGAUSE: Oh, my dear man, how remiss of me. You will have your reward this instant. [Morgause kills Jarl by throwing him into a wall with magic] -- [19:00, EXT. OUTSIDE THE DRUID CAVE - DAY] MERLIN Well, don't tell me. We're actually here. GWAINE Easy, Merlin. Wouldn't want to rile the Prince. [Arthur, Gwaine, and Merlin enter the cave.] ARTHUR It has to be here somewhere. [Arthur sheaths his sword. He sees a cloth move and pulls a small druid boy out of hiding] ARTHUR Where is it? Hmm? Where's the Cup? Tell me. MERLIN Let him go, Arthur. He's just a boy. ARTHUR Where is it? [Druids surround them] MERLIN Arthur. [Gwaine draws his sword] ARTHUR Stay out of this, Merlin. MERLIN No, Arthur, really. [Arthur looks up and pulls his sword on the boy] ARTHUR One step closer... ISELDIRThere is no need for violence, Arthur Pendragon. The boy has done you no harm. Release him. ARTHURNot without what I came for. ISELDIRYou seek the Cup of Life, do you not? ARTHURI do. [Iseldir pulls out the Cup] ISELDIRIt is yours. Please, now, the boy. [Arthur lets the boy go and grabs the Cup, but Iseldir doesn't let go.] ISELDIR You mettle with a power you do not understand, Arthur Pendragon. By taking the Cup of Life you risk more than you know. ARTHUR I'll take my chances, thanks. Let's go. [Arthur, Gwaine, and Merlin turn to leave.] ISELDIR(telepathy) Emrys. [Merlin turns and looks at Iseldir] ISELDIR(telepathy) The Cup is in your care now. Guard it well. The future of this land depends on it. -- [21:45, EXT. WOODS - DAY] GWAINE Hard work this quest business. ARTHUR Trust me, it's a great deed we did here today. MERLIN Are you sure the Cup wasn't safer with the druids? ARTHUR They can't be trusted, Merlin. No one can. The only safe place for the Cup is the vaults of Camelot. MERLIN Yeah, but we have to get it there first. [Cenred watches them with his soldiers] {C Cenred: Get the Cup. Then kill them. ARTHUR We're approaching the border of Cenred's lands. Beyond the forest lies Camelot. GWAINE And food and water and a nice hot bath. ARTHUR Quiet. Listen. MERLIN I don't hear anything. ARTHUR Exactly. GWAINE: Never satisfied, you city types. It's too noisy, it's too quiet... [Cenred's men jump out of hiding] ARTHUR Run! [A soldier chasing Arthur shoots him in the leg with a crossbow. Arthur falls unconscious. The soldier takes the Cup from Arthur's bag. Merlin uses magic to knock the soldier back, but the Cup goes flying too and drops into the hands of Cenred's men below] GWAINE Merlin?! [23:28, EXT. WOODS - NIGHT] [Gwaine and Merlin inspect Arthur's wound] GWAINE Right. That doesn't look too great. MERLIN {C Arrow must've been poisoned. He's got a fever, we need to keep him warm. GWAINE {C I don't get it. Why all this bother over a cup? [Merlin puts his jacket over Arthur] MERLINBecause in the wrong hands it can become a terrible weapon. GWAINE Not so great Cenred's got it, then. {C MERLIN It's worse than you can possibly imagine. -- [23:56, Cenred's castle. Morgause and Cenred bring the Cup before his army] {C Cenred: Loyal friends, our time is at hand. From today no sword will fell you, no spear will stop you short. Your blood will not be spilled in vain, but in victory. You march with the mightiest weapon of them all: immortality. {C MORGAUSE *spell* {C [Morgause cuts a soldier's hand and pours the blood into the Cup] -- [25:20, Council Chamber of Doom] Uther: Arthur should be back by now. LEON I'm sure there's a simple explanation, Sire. UTHER You know as well as I do he's been gone too long. Take a patrol, as many men as you need. Whatever it takes, find him. {C LEON Yes, Sire. {C [Leon leaves] {C MORGANA You show great strength, My Lord. {C UTHER What do you mean? {C MORGANA Day after day you must send your only son into danger. {C UTHER Not a responsibility any father would wish to bear. {C MORGANA You must try not to worry. He's the First Knight of Camelot and your greatest warrior. He's made it home safe in the past. Why should this time be any different? {C UTHER You're right. Of course you are. -- [26:16, campsite] Merlin: We need more firewood. GWAINE You're right about that. {C MERLIN Do you want to go and get some? GWAINE Not really. Thanks for asking. MERLIN There's wolves out there, bears, boars... GWAINE Exactly. MERLIN I'm not a warrior, I can't defend myself like you. GWAINE Never too late to learn. Merlin, don't you know when someone's joking with you? [Merlin lets out a puff of laughter] GWAINE If I die collecting firewood, keep it to yourself. I got my reputation to consider. [Gwaine walks off. Merlin kneels over Arthur, who is shivering with a fever] MERLIN Geh'ælan . Geh'ælan. Come on. Arthur, come on. -- [27:41, Cenred's castle. Cenred and Morgause watch the immortal army depart] CENRED {C Magnificent, aren't they? My army of immortals. MORGAUSE Your army? CENRED Well, they are my men. MORGAUSE Correction: they were your men. It is I that made them immortal. They are bound to me now. CENRED Do not think for one moment that you can cross me, My Lady. MORGAUSE Cross you? Never. *spell* [A soldier in the room lifts his sword] CENRED What are you doing? MORGAUSE Have I not always been honest with you, Cenred? [Cenred draws his sword] CENRED Stop. Stop, you answer to me not to her. [Cenred runs the soldier through with a sword, but the man does not fall] CENRED Morgause. Morgause, make him stop. Make him stop! [The soldier disarms Cenred and knocks him to the floor] MORGAUSE Did I not say that, when I threatened you, you'd know about it? [The soldier raises his sword] MORGAUSE {C Well, now you know. {C CENRED Morgause, please...! {C [The soldier runs Cenred through] {C -- {C [28:54, Knights of Camelot see Morgause's army marching through a valley] Leon: My God. Alright, come on. [The knights run back on foot, but mounted soldiers come after them. Leon unhorses a soldier, but the soldier doesn't die when Leon runs him through with a sword. Leon flees] {C -- {C [29:57, campsite. Arthur coughs awake] ARTHUR {C Where's the Cup? [Merlin wakes. Gwaine wakes, batting his eyelashes] ARTHUR Where's the Cup? MERLIN {C Cenred's men, they took it. ARTHUR Then what are we still doing here?! MERLIN You were unconscious. ARTHUR Always an excuse, Merlin. [Arthur tries to get up, but yells in pain. Merlin and Gwaine get up to help him] ARTHUR We have to get back to Camelot before it's too late -- {C [30:37, Council Chamber] {C UTHER We must convene the Council of War. {C LEON They cannot be stopped. The soldiers, Sire, they will not fall. {C UTHER {C What are you saying? LEON {C They will not die. UTHER {C Gather the knights. Prepare whatever defences you can. LEON {C But Sire... UTHER {C Do it! [Morgana smirks. Leon bows and exits with court members. Uther turns to Gaius] UTHER {C Cenred. It must be. How? The location of the Cup was secret. GAIUS {C There's only one explanation, Sire. We have a traitor in our midst. -- [31:17, Camelot's army prepares for war] -- {C [31:43, Morgana's Chambers. Gwen shakes her head as she watches the gathering immortal army. Morgana enters] MORGANA Gwen? GUINEVERE Is it true they attack at dawn? MORGANA I'm afraid so. GUINEVERE {C And no word from Arthur? MORGANA {C Nothing. GUINEVERE {C Then all is lost. We'll be massacred, every last one of us. MORGANA Not everyone has to die. GUINEVERE What do you mean not everyone? MORGANA Those that defy them, those that choose to fight, they will surely die. But those who do not resist, those that choose to welcome change, they will have a future here. Everyone has a choice, Gwen. GUINEVERE You know I have always been loyal to you, Morgana. And I always will be. [Morgana smiles and takes her hands] MORGANA Then have no fear. No harm will come to you, I promise you that. [Gwen smiles and nods. Morgana hugs her. Gwen looks uneasy, Morgana smirks out at the army] -- [33:11, Gwaine and Merlin walk over a hill, Arthur limps. They stop when they see a burning village] GWAINE What the hell happened? ARTHUR I don't know. We need to hurry. We're still a day's march from Camelot. -- {C [33:30, Gwaine, Arthur, and Merlin find fallen knights of Camelot] ARTHUR {C Camelot patrol. MERLIN {C There's not a single enemy body. ARTHUR He's right. This wasn't a fight, this was a slaughter. GWAINE Who could've done such a thing? ARTHUR {C An army of men that cannot die. Come on. -- {C [34:02, Arthur, Gwaine, and Merlin climb over another hill to find smoke rising from Camelot. The walk to the castle is strewn with bodies of Camelot's army] Arthur: They never stood a chance. -- [34:39, Lower Town. Bodies are strewn through the street. Arthur struggles to open Gwen's front door] {C Gwaine: Here, let me. {C [Gwaine kicks the door in. Elyan jumps up with a battle cry, Arthur and Gwaine take defensive stances] {C MERLIN Elyan! {C ELYAN {C I'm sorry. ARTHUR Where is everyone? ELYAN I- I thought that... ARTHUR Elyan, please, what happened? ELYAN They came out of nowhere, a mighty army. Weapons were useless against them. Th-they were men, Sire, but not men. Nothing could kill them. Nothing. ARTHUR Wh, Where's your sister? Where's Guinevere? ELYAN She was in the citadel when they attacked. ARTHUR Then there's still hope. ELYAN {C Sire, the citadel's been taken. [Arthur, Gwaine, Merlin, and Elyan exit Gwen's house, Arthur limping badly] ARTHUR {C Let's go. ELYAN How much longer can he keep going like this? MERLIN I don't know. -- {C [36:16, INT. THE CITADEL] [Arthur pauses in a corridor, struggling to stand.] GWAINE {C Where now? ARTHUR {C Now, er... Now we, er... MERLIN {C Arthur, you can't go on. ARTHUR We must. We must find the others... MERLIN You can't go on without treatment. ARTHUR {C ...Guinevere and my father. MERLIN {C Elyan. ELYAN {C Yeah? MERLIN {C Do you know your way to the dungeons? ELYAN {C Yeah, I think so. MERLIN {C Go with Gwaine. See if you can find them. {C ARTHUR I'm going with them. MERLIN No, you're not. {C ARTHUR That's an order. MERLIN No, to hell with your orders. You're coming with me. {C [Merlin puts Arthur's arm around his shoulder and drags him down the corridor] -- [37:14, Physician's Chambers] {C ARTHUR You're disobeying orders, Merlin. I'll have you in the stocks for this. {C MERLIN Fine. Now, stay put and try not to move that leg. {C [Merlin looks for a potion, but hears a rattling in the cupboard. He picks up Arthur's sword and goes to check it out. Merlin yanks the door open] MERLIN Gaius! GAIUS Merlin! [Merlin and Gaius hug] MERLIN Are you alright? GAIUS All the better for seeing you. [Arthur groans] GAIUS Arthur. MERLIN I tried to heal him using magic, but it didn't work. [Gaius nods and goes to Arthur] GAIUS {C This may hurt a bit, Sire. [Gaius inspects the wound] ARTHUR {C Ah. {C GAIUS The wound's infected. I'll have to redress the leg to reduce the inflammation. {C ARTHUR No, no, no, no. We haven't got time. Just give me something to keep going. GAIUS Yes, Sire. MERLIN It's the army of immortals, isn't it? GAIUS We'll be lucky to get away with our lives, any of us. -- {C [38:29, Dungeons. Gwaine and Elyan peek around the corner to see Uther being dragged out of a cell by immortal soldiers] UTHER {C Where are you taking me? I am the King! I demand to know! -- {C [Merlin's Chamber. Merlin pulls his magic book and the Avalon water vial from the floorboard under his bed and packs it in a bag. -- [38:52, Physician's Chambers. Gaius hands Arthur a potion] {C Gaius: The effect will be instant, Sire, but I cannot guarantee how long it'll last. ARTHUR Thank you, Gaius. [Gwaine and Elyan enter] ELYAN The King, Sire, he's alive. Arthur: Where is he? GWAINE They're taking him to the throne room as we speak. ARTHUR This may be my last chance. MERLIN Arthur, there's too many of them. You'll never make it. ARTHUR I won't leave my father to die here alone. Gwaine, Elyan, take Gaius and make your way to the woods beyond the castle. I hope we meet again. [Gwaine, Elyan, and Gaius leave] ARTHUR Merlin, you should go with them. MERLIN {C Nah, I've seen the woods already. [Arthur grabs Merlin's shoulder with a smile and the two of them sneak through the corridors. Arthur stumbles on their way out of hiding] MERLIN {C Are you alright? ARTHUR {C Keep moving. -- {C [39:47, Merlin and Arthur crawl to the edge of the balcony above the Throne Room. Immortal soldiers force Uther to his knees in front of Morgause] MORGAUSE {C Well, Uther, how the mighty have fallen. {C [Arthur makes a furious move, but Merlin grabs him] MERLIN (whisper) {C The guards are immortal, they'll cut you to ribbons! What use are you dead? MORGAUSE I don't think you'll be needing this anymore. [Moraguse removes Uther's crown] UTHER {C This is unlawful. You cannot do this. You have no right to the throne! MORGANA {C No, she does not. But I do. I am your daughter, after all. Don't look so surprised. I've known for some time. {C [Shock dawns on Arthur's face. Morgana sits on the throne. Morgause nods to a soldier, and the soldier shoves Geoffrey of Monmouth forward, the queen's crown in his hands] {C GEOFFREY: By the power vested in me, I crown thee Morgana Pendragon, Queen of Camelot. {C [Immortal soldiers push Uther into a bow. Morgana and Morgause smirk. Arthur watches in horror]
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