Arthur's arm is around Lancelot's shoulders. Arthur: But...Lancelot, you've...already proved that to us. Bring him to the training ground tomorrow. Castle - Council Chamber Of Doom Uther and Arthur argue. Go and kill the griffin, Merlin. He hears screeching and gets chased by a griffin. How could I have been so stupid?! If you had to, Arthur or Lancelot. Knights: For Camelot! Lancelot passes out. Lancelot: And? Merlin and Lancelot leave. Merlin: It's just that there's this...
Gaius: The First Code of Camelot states that only those of noble blood can serve as a knight. Merlin: This is your seal of nobility. Merlin: You said it yourself, Lancelot, Arthur needs all the help he can get. That's the monster. The griffin attacks. The knights are getting up and reforming attack pattern. The lance flames blue, hits the griffin, the griffin dies, and the magic glow disappears. Using magic? You haven't the faintest idea what it takes to become a knight.
Plan: A: court; Q: Where does Merlin bring Lancelot? A: magic; Q: What does Merlin use to help Lancelot defeat the griffin? A: nobility; Q: What does Merlin forge proof of? A: Arthur; Q: Who frees Lancelot from jail? A: commoner; Q: What is Lancelot's true status? A: the griffin; Q: What creature would have killed Merlin? A: Camelot; Q: Where does the griffin attack? A: also the royal castle; Q: What else does the griffin attack? A: the knights' arms; Q: What proves unable to harm the griffin? A: Uther; Q: Who disagrees with Arthur over whether Lancelot can serve as a knight? Summary: Merlin would have been killed by a griffin (half eagle, half lion) if it hadn't been for Lancelot, who attacks it and gets them away safely. Learning Lancelot's dream is to become a knight, Merlin brings him to court and magically forges proof of nobility so that he can apply. Lancelot passes hazing and close combat tests against Arthur, but is found out as commoner and jailed. When the griffin attacks Camelot, and also the royal castle, the knights' arms prove unable to harm the monster. Arthur frees Lancelot, who confronts the griffin. Merlin uses magic to help Lancelot triumph where all the other knights had failed. Uther and Arthur disagree over whether Lancelot can serve as a knight, and Lancelot leaves Camelot.