TEXT: 110 - The Moment of Truth "In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name: Merlin." Ealdor The people of Ealdor go about their day, but scatter when bandits come riding through. KANEN: Search the place! Find him! Bandits bring Matthew to Kanen with his arms full of food. KANEN: It's harvest time. Bandits hand him a couple of the bags Matthew was carrying. KANEN: What's this? Where's the rest of it? MATTHEW: I only kept back what we need to survive. KANEN: Survive? I'll be back in one week, farmer, and I want to see all of it. HUNITH: You can't take our food! Our children will starve! I won't let you do this! Hunith tries to grab the bags that Kanen took. HUNITH: You're not taking any of it! Kanen smacks Hunith, who falls to the ground. VILLAGER: Hunith! A villager runs to help Hunith; Kanen shoots him with a crossbow. KANEN: I will give you a week. Don't you dare disappoint me. I'll see you later, sweetheart. The bandits ride off. Matthew helps Hunith get up. Camelot - Lower Town Hunith walks into Camelot. Merlin sees her as he's collecting water from the well. MERLIN: Mother? HUNITH: Merlin! She goes to hug him, but he notices her bruise. MERLIN: What happened? Who did this to you?! Throne Room Hunith stands before Uther and the court. HUNITH: The winters are harsh in Ealdor, and there are many children. Some of them just won't be strong enough to survive. We barely have enough food as it is, and if Kanen takes our harvest, our children won't live to see another summer. Please, we need your help. UTHER: Ealdor's in Cenred's kingdom. Your safety is his
SUMMARY:
Hearing that his village is being threatened by a warlord and his gang, Merlin travels home with Gwen and Morgana to help. Arthur joins them and does his best to drill the peaceful villagers into a fighting force, but Merlin's friend William dismisses him as an egotist. Gwen calls Arthur out on his insensitivity to the villagers' humble ways and also fights for the women's right to fight. But when it comes to the fight, the villagers are still inexperienced and Merlin risks exposing himself as sorcerer to drive off the invaders. During the battle, Merlin conjures up a storm to drive off the invaders, which Arthur sees. During the ensuing battle, William saves Arthur's life, and takes the blame for the magic storm. Arthur pardons William on his (William's) death bed.