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Merlin awakes in Morgana’s hovel, chained to the ceiling and soaking wet thanks to the bucket of water that Morgana has just thrown over him.
 
{{quote| '''Morgana''': We have a lot of catching up to do. After all, I haven't seen you since you condemned my sister to a slow and painful death, thwarted my plans to take over Camelot and forced me to live in a hovel.<br />
'''Merlin''': Couldn’t do me a favour, could you? Let Arthur know. He still thinks of me as an underachiever, and I’m quite proud of those accomplishments. I can die happy.<br />
'''Morgana''': Oh, you’re not going to die. That would be too easy. }}
 
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As night falls, Morgana tends to Merlin’s injury, asking him why his loyalty to Arthur runs so deep.
 
{{quote| '''Merlin''': I don’t expect you to understand, Morgana, you have no sense of duty, no sense of loyalty.<br />
'''Morgana''': You’re wrong. Don’t think I don’t understand loyalty just because I have no one left to be loyal to. }}
 
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Out in the forest hovel, Merlin watches as Morgana chants to a medallion with the image of a multi-headed hydra on it. She throws it into the brazier and a creature emerges, hissing loudly, identical to the one on the medallion. Morgana introduces it as a Formorra, and cuts off one of its heads.
 
{{quote| '''Morgana''': Formorra are creatures of dark magic. Even if you cut off their heads you cannot kill them. Another will just grow in its place. In the days of the Old Religion they were revered by the high priestesses, for they allowed them to control people’s minds. The Formorra will suck the life force out of you, and everything that makes you Merlin will be gone. And in its place there will be just one thought. One thought that will grow until it’s consumed you completely. One thought that will be your life’s work. You will not be able to rest until it’s done. And that one thought is simple: you must kill Arthur Pendragon. }}
 
Morgana forces the snake head into the back of Merlin’s neck, and once again he falls unconscious.
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Arthur wakes up the following day to see an unfamiliar figure standing at the foot of his bed. It is an extremely efficient servant called George, who has already completed all his tasks and is getting ready to serve him breakfast. Arthur finds him impressive, but much prefers Merlin. He marches down the front steps of the castle with Gwen in hot pursuit, asking that he at least take someone with him. That’s Gwaine’s cue to ride up and join the search-party for Merlin.
 
{{quote| '''Arthur''': See, now you’ve condemned me to a day of mindless chatter.<br />
'''Gwen''': Good. <br />
'''Arthur''': We’ll return.<br />
'''Gwen''': You better. }}
 
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Frustrated, Merlin throws the plate of poisoned food into a pig sty as he goes and goes to the armoury where Sir Leon introduces him to a crossbow. Merlin shoots it across the room, causing a barrel to explode, and laughs in delight.
 
{{quote| '''Leon''': Will that do the job?<br />
'''Merlin''': Oh yes, that will do the job nicely.<br />
'''Leon''': What is the job, exactly?<br />
'''Merlin''': To kill Arthur!<br />
'''Leon''': Driving you mad, is he?<br />
'''Merlin''': Not for much longer! }}
 
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Up in his uncle’s office, Arthur approaches Agravaine.
 
{{quote| '''Arthur''': I have been looking into how the mercenaries discovered the route through the forest. None of the knights had the opportunity to betray me. I’ve questioned the councillors, only three of them were aware of the treaty. Of those, none but yourself knew of the route I was planning to take.<br />
'''Agravaine''': Are you seriously suggesting – <br />
'''Arthur''': It brings me no pleasure to doubt you, uncle.<br />
'''Agravaine''': Then let me reassure you, that you have no reason to doubt. You are all that is left of my dear sister. If I betray you, Arthur, I betray her, and that I will never do. There is one other person who knew your route. Gaius. }}
 
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Merlin arrives at the hovel just in time to see Agravaine leaving and Morgana head away in the opposite direction. He enters the hut and begins to search the place for the Formorra, only to be interrupted by Morgana’s return. She looks at him in terror and flees. Merlin continues his search and finds the jar that has the Formorra floating inside it, just as Morgana returns and draws a knife on him, clearly terrified.
 
{{quote| '''Morgana''': You’re just my imagination.<br />
'''Merlin''': That’s right. I’m not really here, just pretend that I’m not really here, and I’ll just get this and go. }}
 
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Arthur asks Merlin why he should bother keeping him around when he has a manservant as effective as George around, informing Merlin that he’s going to be taking a few lessons from him if he wants to stay in Arthur’s service.
 
{{quote| '''Merlin''': Tell me something – if he’s so good, why don’t you just give him the job?<br />
'''Arthur''': He’s seriously boring, I’ve never met anyone so dull. The man makes jokes about brass. Anyway, off you go. It’ll be fun. }}
 
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