GAIUS: According to the old books, the appearance of the Questing Beast is supposed to foreshadow a time of great upheaval. Morgana?! Merlin goes to Arthur and shakes him. Merlin magically closes his magic book. MERLIN: He was bitten by the Questing Beast. KILGHARRAH: Go to the place that men call the Isle of the Blessed, where the power of the ancients can still be felt. GAIUS: He must not be left alone. Gwen takes the towel from Arthur's forehead, dips it in a bowl of water, and sits on the bed to tend to him. UTHER: But he will not recover. NIMUEH: To save a life, there must be a death. MERLIN: Water drawn from the Cup of Life. Gaius and Merlin giving Arthur the water. GAIUS: The Prince lives. MERLIN: Mother! GAIUS: She's gravely ill.
MERLIN: Do something! The Great Dragon breathes fire at him. MERLIN: I have to save her. Arthur's Chambers Merlin enters as Arthur is pouring himself a drink, his other arm in a sling. Merlin reads it while Gaius travels to the Isle of the Blessed. NIMUEH: So be it.
Plan: A: A huge monster; Q: What is the Questing Beast? A: the Questing Beast; Q: What is the name of the monster that Morgana has a nightmare of Arthur being killed by? A: a nightmare; Q: What does Morgana have about Arthur's death? A: Arthur; Q: Who is bitten by the Questing Beast? A: Merlin; Q: Who slays the Questing Beast? A: The Great Dragon; Q: Who tells Merlin that he must travel to the Isle of the Blessed to save Arthur? A: the Cup of Life; Q: Where does Nimueh get the antidote from? A: another life; Q: What must be sacrificed to save Arthur's? A: the prince recovers; Q: What happens to Arthur after Merlin gives him the antidote? A: a terrible illness; Q: What does Merlin's mother have when she arrives in Camelot? A: Gaius; Q: Who sacrifices himself to save Arthur? Summary: A huge monster, the Questing Beast, is on the loose near Camelot. Morgana has a nightmare of Arthur's death, but he ignores her warning and is bitten by the creature before Merlin slays it. The Great Dragon tells Merlin that in order to save Arthur he must travel to the Isle of the Blessed, where he meets Nimueh. She gives him the antidote (water from the Cup of Life) but warns him another life must be sacrificed to save Arthur's. Merlin gives the antidote to Arthur and the prince recovers, but Merlin's mother arrives in Camelot with a terrible illness. Merlin prepares to return to the Isle of the Blessed, however Gaius gets there first. As Gaius sacrifices himself, Merlin faces the greatest test so far of his emotions and his magic powers in a final showdown with Nimueh.