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NARRATOR: In a land of myth...

...and a time of magic...

...the destiny of a great kingdom...

...rests on the shoulders of a young man.

His name, Merlin.

[SNORING]

[CLICKS]

[SIZZLES]

[GRUNTS]

It is not worth anyone's life.

Isn't it?

It's cost me 20 years of mine.

It is of no use.

You'll never find the third part of the triskelion.

Ah, but you're wrong.

I already know where that bit is.

[SHOUTS]

[THUNDER CRASHING]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

MAN: Hello, Gaius.

Surely you remember me.

Only too well.

-Why are you here? MAN: Please.

I could do with drying myself by your fire.

You have a nerve coming back here.

You left me in a lot of trouble.

Yeah. Yeah, sorry about that.

What can I say? Execution didn't really appeal to me.

Don't pretend you supported Uther.

Tell me why you're here.

Save your eyesight, Gaius.

It's the triskelion of Ashkanar.

-You're sure? -I'm certain.

Let me see.

This is a druid tongue.

The bind runes are in threes. That's rare.

MAN: I can save you the trouble.

They guide the bearer to the tomb of Ashkanar.

Yes.

We both know the legend.

We both know what he hid there.

A dragon's egg.

And you have come to steal it?

I wouldn't say steal.

You're forgetting one thing. You're missing a part of the triskelion.

Oh, no.

-I know where that bit is. -Where?

In the vaults beneath your feet.

GAIUS: In Camelot?

Where it has lain safe and secure for the last 400 years.

And you want me to help you to get it?

We could bring this noble creature back to life.

[SIGHS]

I want no part of your plan.

MAN: You don't want to release the last living dragon?

GAIUS: The old ways should be left to die.

-Well, that's not what you taught me. -It's what I feel now.

I believe in the king that Arthur will become and the future he will build.

Think about it.

I've given you my answer.

Now I think you should leave Camelot, sooner rather than later.

Arthur may not be his father, but he is no friend of the old ways.

You'll find me in the tavern in the lower town.

Take your time.

Oh.

Gaius, I know I caused you trouble before...

...but I'm a changed man.

Believe me.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

-Who was that? -Oh, it doesn't matter.

Gaius.

He was a pupil.

-His name is Julius Borden. -Why won't you help him?

This is our one chance of saving the dragons.

Of helping Kilgharrah preserve his kind.

Borden is not a man to be trusted.

You don't think the triskelion is real?

-That I have no doubt. -Then what?

His motives, Merlin.

Even as a young man, he was prone to dishonesty.

Who knows what path he is on now.

You want the egg to remain lost forever.

I don't want it to get into Borden's hands.

The tomb of Ashkanar has lain untouched for more than 400 years.

It is my belief it should remain that way.

Now let's get some sleep.

We've a busy day ahead of us tomorrow.

[BIRD SQUAWKS]

I never dared dream of such a moment, Merlin.

Until now, I believed the egg would never be found.

That I would be the last of my kind.

So the legend is true.

This is a chance...

...in a thousand, Merlin.

You must retrieve the egg.

-I know. -Then what is the matter?

MERLIN: Uh--

-Gaius has forbidden it. -Merlin...

...you are a Dragonlord.

It is a gift passed down from your father.

He gave up everything in his life to save me.

What do you think he would say?

The egg harbors the last of my kind.

I beg you, Merlin...

...in your father's name...

...promise me that you will do everything in your power...

...to rescue it.

You have my promise.

[BELL TOLLING]

Agh. No--

[GRUNTS]

-What do you want? -To help you.

-Who are you? -A friend of Gaius.

I heard what you told him.

I want to see a dragon's egg. I want to come with you.

-Did he send you? -No.

No?

-Then get out. -Please. I know everything about dragons.

-I've read everything. -Go away.

Right, but you won't get into the vaults without me.

Heh. And how's a boy like you gonna help?

Because I'm the personal servant of King Arthur.

What on earth are you doing?

Looking for woodworm.

Before breakfast?

That is when the worms are most active.

Get out.

These need washing.

So do these.

Oh, and, Merlin, before you go, I need that belt.

We need to strengthen all our outlying defenses...

...as Odin's raids only go to prove.

It is the northern borders that are particularly vulnerable.

ARTHUR: It's always been so. The reason's obvious.

If you look at the terrain here--

MERLIN: Allow me to help you, sire.

No. No!

-Merlin. -Your Majesty.

-Merlin! -Your Majesty!

[BOTH GRUNTING]

-Get off me! -I'm trying to help you, sire.

There we go.

-Will there be anything else, sire? -No!

Ahem. So the terrain here--

I'm beginning to like you, Merlin.

This is as far as I go.

Now, this key opens the last gate...

...but you have to get past the guards.

That won't be a problem.

[COIN CLATTERS]

[ALL GRUNTING]

[DOOR CREAKS LOUDLY]

[CHUCKLES]

[SIZZLES]

-Shh! GUARD: To the right.

Follow me.

Thanks.

Anytime.

Tell me, Merlin...

...would you say you're a good liar?

I don't know. If I need to be.

You're gonna need to be.

[ROOSTER CROWS]

[GASPS]

[GROANS]

[SIGHS]

Merlin.

-What are you doing? -Shh.

I'm listening for woodworm.

I'm getting slightly concerned about you.

[BELLS RINGING]

What the hell is that?

The lock hasn't been damaged, which would suggest whoever it was had a key.

Strange.

Of all these treasures, this is all they were interested in.

-What was in here? -I believe, sire, one third of a triskelion.

A type of key. A key that, according to legend, opens the ancient tomb of Ashkanar.

I remember my father talk of such a tomb. It contained a dragon's egg.

-It has been said. -You don't believe it to be true?

Well, it is possible, sire. The wealth and wisdom of Ashkanar are without equal.

-Is the egg still there? -I can't be certain.

But to my knowledge, no one has disturbed the tomb for more than 400 years.

But with this triskelion, someone could?

Sire, a dragon's egg can live for a thousand years.

Even today, it could still hatch.

Another dragon can be born into this world.

So all my father's work to rid the world of these monsters would be undone?

AGRAVAINE: That must be our fear.

Then we have no choice.

We must hunt down this intruder, destroy the egg.

How could you be so stupid?

-What were you thinking? -I am a Dragonlord.

It is my sacred duty to protect the last of the dragons.

The tomb could have remained closed for another 400 years...

...and the egg would have been completely safe.

Now Arthur's riding out, intent on destroying it.

-We have to hope that Borden gets there first. -Oh!

You trust Borden?

You really think he's going to release that dragon?

Heh. I fear to think what he intends for the poor creature.

Why couldn't you leave things alone?

ARTHUR: Hurry up, Merlin!

Hyah.

ARTHUR: Same hoof tracks.

-Must be closing on him. MERLIN: Look.

Made camp.

Hyah.

-Still warm. -Can't have more than a few hours lead on us.

We need to keep moving.

Deer tracks.

Have we lost him?

It's getting too dark to see.

Have to find somewhere to hole up for the night.

But we're so close to him.

Unless you can see in the dark, Merlin, there's not much else we can do.

Whoa. I'm famished.

-Thank you. -Heh.

[GRUNTS]

I'm hungry as a horse.

That's a point, Merlin. Have you fed them?

-What? -The horses.

-Well-- -Come on. They must be starving.

-But-- -On your toes.

[HORSE WHINNIES]

[LEAVES RUSTLE]

Mm. That was lovely, Merlin.

Thanks.

Ugh, I loved it.

LEON: Me too.

If you're gonna wash those...

-...wash this too. -Thanks.

Hang on. There's still a little bit left.

Oh.

Mm.

-Mm. -Good, was it?

Mm. A little bit salty though.

Merlin.

-There's another plate here. ALL: Ha-ha-ha!

GHOSTLY VOICE: Emrys.

Unh.

Emrys.

Emrys.

Emrys.

Where are you?

[TWIG SNAPS]

Emrys.

Do not be afraid. We know your quest.

-How? -The man you seek also stole from us.

He passed through these woods not three hours before you.

-Which way did he go? -To the east.

But you must be wary, Emrys.

The legends tell a tale that only the druids know.

-What do they say? -Ashkanar was a wise man.

He knew one day men would come seeking to disturb his rest.

The triskelion is not just a key.

It is also a trap.

-What do you mean? What kind of trap? -I do not know.

But the legends are very clear.

You must beware, Emrys.

Emrys.

There is one other thing the legends say.

"Only when the way ahead seems impossible...

...will you have found it."

[BIRDS SQUAWKING]

He must've left in the night.

-No horse tracks. -He's covered them.

We had him.

We were so close.

Where are you going?

-We don't even know which way he went. -He's heading east.

How do you know that?

Because I can sense it.

Sense is not a word I associate with you, Merlin.

Hang on.

He's right.

He can't be.

Well done, Merlin.

You ever heard of the word "sorry"?

No. Is that another word you made up?

ARTHUR: It's a dead end.

That's it. Let's go back.

What about the cave?

We're wasting our time.

Arthur.

Merlin, this is ridiculous. Where's he heading?

There's light ahead.

GWAINE: No wonder no one's ever found it.

[SCREAMS]

Take cover!

-Ugh. -You all right?

Yeah.

Where's he firing from?

I'll draw fire. Get him to safety.

Arthur.

What happened? Where's he gone?

MERLIN: Perhaps he ran out of bolts.

Careful!

Who knows what he's left lying in wait for us.

-We can go round that. -No.

He knows we're coming.

-That's a risk we have to take. -We'll make camp, continue at dawn.

[CHATTERING]

Merlin, go get some more firewood.

-But I was just gonna-- -Mm.

Mm. Mm. Mm.

This is good. Guys, you gotta try this.

Mm!

Mm! Mm.

All right. Don't tell me. It was too salty.

Typical.

Well, if you think I'm doing the washing up--

[ARTHUR GROANING]

[GASPS]

[SPEAKING INCANTATION]

No!

[COUGHING]

[SPEAKS INCANTATION]

Give it to me.

It's not yours to take.

You give it to me...

...and I will grant you a half share, Merlin.

No, it must go free.

Don't be a fool.

Think of the power it will bring us...

...the lands we can rule over, the riches.

-I'm not interested in that. -With this dragon at our command...

...we will live like kings.

We will have the freedom and power to do as we wish!

Dragons cannot be used like that!

They must be left unshackled, free to roam the earth.

But this is your chance, Merlin.

Your chance to escape your meaningless life...

...your worthless existence.

It's not my life that's pitiable. It's yours.

You've wasted it for nothing.

I pieced together the triskelion.

I found the path that led us here.

The dragon belongs to me.

Now hand it over.

-No. -Aah!

You're not gonna stop me, boy!

Dragons are magical creatures! They belong to no man!

They are for the benefit of all!

What do you know?

Huh? You are but a serving boy.

I am the last Dragonlord...

...and I am warning you.

Leave this egg alone.

[GROANS]

[RUMBLING]

What the hell happened?

The tomb was a trap. He set it off.

-He never got out. -What about the egg?

-It would have perished with him. -Are you sure? We need to be certain.

Nothing's going to survive under all that.

-Shame about the egg. -Yes.

You weren't able to save it?

No.

[LAUGHS]

All the jewels, all the treasures, Gaius...

...they don't compare.

And it was nearly lost because of you.

I'm sorry, Gaius. I was too quick to act.

You have to think things through.

Ashkanar did exactly that.

He had the foresight to conceal this for more than 400 years.

And now it's down to you, Merlin.

For you to decide what you intend to do with it.

I've thought about that.

I'm going to make sure it goes back to where it belongs.

Is it still alive?

It can live for more than a thousand years.

[CHUCKLES]

So you are no longer the last of your kind.

Heh. It would seem not.

When will it hatch?

Young dragons were called into the world by the Dragonlords.

Only they had the power to summon them from the egg.

As the last Dragonlord...

...this solemn duty falls to you, Merlin.

-How do I summon it? -You must give the dragon a name.

Aithusa.

[DRAGON CHATTERING]

KILGHARRAH: A white dragon...

...is indeed a rare thing, and fitting.

For in the dragon tongue, you named him after the light of the sun.

No dragon birth is without meaning.

Sometimes the meaning is hard to see...

...but this time, I believe, it is clear.

The white dragon bodes well for Albion.

For you and Arthur.

And for the land that you will build together.

[SHELL CRACKING]

[HISSES]

Merlin.

AGRAVAINE: You are untested as a king.

I can't just kill a man in cold blood.

You must do what you need to do to assert your authority on this land.

Do you really have the guts to kill me?

You've always shown mercy in battle. This isn't like you.

The whole of Camelot will pay for this!

MORGANA: Arthur will not win...

...because I have the power to ensure that he doesn't.

ARTHUR: I made the wrong decision.

Now I've brought this war upon Camelot myself.

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