A serving girl brings in the box with the goblets. Arthur climbs to the flower and grabs it and puts it in a pouch on his belt. Arthur: It's a type of flower that only grows inside the cave. Castle Arthur, Morgana, and Uther watch from the battlements as Bayard and his men ride away from Camelot. Gaius? Gwen tends to Merlin while Gaius pulls out a book. It is. Just make sure it gets to him. Merlin toasts to Bayard and Arthur, then drinks as Nimueh watches with glee. Merlin: Bayard laced Arthur's goblet with poison. Nimueh: Merlin, I need to speak to you. There aren't many who'd have risk what he did for a servant. This is a mistake. Too dark. Uther takes the flower. Uther: By whom? We have to hurry. We may need magic to make an antidote. You're going to be King.
Plan: A: peace; Q: What is Camelot preparing to celebrate with Mercia? A: Mercia's visiting ruler Bayard; Q: Who is visiting Camelot? A: Nimueh; Q: Who forges a poisoned chalice? A: Uther; Q: Who makes Merlin test the goblet? A: a 'disposable' servant; Q: What does Nimueh call Merlin? A: Gaius; Q: Who diagnoses Merlin's poison? A: a fatal poison; Q: What does Gaius diagnose Merlin with? A: certain caves; Q: Where does the flower grow? A: a king; Q: What does Uther forbid Arthur to risk? A: a pawn; Q: What does Uther call Arthur? A: distress; Q: Nimueh plays the damsel in _________. A: horrible monsters; Q: What does Nimueh expose Arthur to? A: his deathbed Merlin; Q: Who conjures magical aid on his deathbed? A: Gwen's ingenuity; Q: What solves the problem of getting the flower to Gaius? Summary: While Camelot prepares to celebrate peace with Mercia's visiting ruler Bayard, Nimueh forges a poisoned chalice and replaces it with one due to be given to Arthur. The disguised sorceress then warns Merlin, blaming Bayard. Uther makes Merlin test the goblet by drinking from it (as he is a 'disposable' servant) and Merlin collapses. Gaius diagnoses a fatal poison; the only cure is from a flower which grows only in certain caves, but the perilous journey to it may take too long. Arthur bravely rides out, although Uther forbids him to 'risk a king' for a pawn. Nimueh plays the damsel in distress and local guide, to make sure Arthur is exposed to horrible monsters, but even on his deathbed Merlin conjures magical aid. When Arthur brings the flower, Uther jails his disobedient heir and refuses to have it brought to Gaius. Gwen's ingenuity solves that problem, but they still have to deal with Bayard.