![]() Hunith expresses doubt as to the wisdom of bringing the king’s ward with them, and that Kanen won’t be prepared to spare them on account of their gender. As night falls they make camp and while Gwen and Morgana sleep, mother and son talk by the fireplace. Merlin, Morgana, Gwen and Hunith ride through the forest on their way to Ealdor. In the physician’s chambers Gaius warns Merlin about drinking too much of the wine he’s given him, fusses over extra blankets and extracts a promise that he’ll be careful. They both know how to handle weapons, and they both owe him after he saved Gwen’s life and helped Morgana smuggle the Druid boy out of Camelot. In Guinevere’s house, Gwen helps Merlin pack his belongings and hands him a sword – though her eyebrows raise at Merlin’s assessment of it as “swordy.” When Merlin expresses doubt at his ability to carry all the supplies that Gwen has prepared for him, Morgana enters and tells him that he won’t have to – she and Gwen are coming with him. With a thank you and a good luck, Merlin departs. ![]() Though Arthur (jokingly) dismisses him as the worst servant he’s ever had, he seems concerned as to whether Merlin will be returning or not. Merlin thanks him for getting an audience with Uther, but tells him that he has to return to Ealdor to help his mother. Arthur apologises and says that were it up to him, they would all be on their way there now. Up on the castle battlements Merlin joins Arthur as he looks out over the city. Though Hunith begs, Uther tells her that he cannot risk war for the sake of one village. Though Uther is sympathetic to their plight, he refuses to send Camelot knights into Cenred’s kingdom for fear that it would be construed as an act of war. They’ve already appealed to their own King Cenred for assistance, but he has refused to help. Kanen has been terrorizing Ealdor for some time, and if he takes their current harvest then their children will die. In the throne room at Camelot the court looks on as Hunith explains the situation to Uther. ![]() Happily he goes to greet his mother, but their hug is postponed when he notices her black eye and demands to know who’s responsible. Matthew helps Hunith get to her feet as the bandits gallop away.īack in Camelot Merlin is collecting water from the well when he spots a familiar face in the crowd. Kanen shoots a man who is running to her aid and again announces his intention to return in a week. It’s Merlin’s mother Hunith, who gets a nasty back-hand across the face for her trouble. He is about to ride away with the bagged food when a woman jumps up and tries to grab it back again. Kanen is unimpressed and promises that he’ll be back in one week to take the rest of it (right now is apparently not a good time). The man Matthew, spokesperson for the village, tells Kanen that he was only hiding the food that the villagers need to get them through the winter. Their leader Kanen orders his men to spread out, and soon enough they drag a man from his house with his arms full of food. In the peaceful village of Ealdor, the peasants go about their daily work when they are violently disrupted by the arrival of a band of horse-backed bandits.
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