TEXT: 203 - The Nightmare Begins "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." Morgana's Chambers - Day A thunderstorm rages. Morgana stirs restlessly in her sleep and magically lights candle by her bed. GWEN: I brought you some extra blankets, I thought you might be cold... Gwen blows out the candle and puts it by the window. Morgana magically lights candle in her sleep again. She wakes, stares at the candle and makes the flame burn higher, burning her curtains. She screams and blows out her windows. Morgana's Chambers - Day Merlin cleans up the burnt fragments and glass. GWEN: I came back in with some extra blankets. There was a candle, but I put it out. UTHER: Are you sure? GWEN: I blew it out, I swear. ARTHUR: Gwen's been Morgana's servant for years. If she said she blew it out, I believe her. UTHER: She could've been burnt alive. ARTHUR: Lightning struck the castle roof last night, that could've started the fire. UTHER: Perhaps. ARTHUR: What other explanation is there? UTHER: Someone started the fire deliberately. Castle - Courtyard Corridor - Day Uther and Arthur walk down the corridor. UTHER: How did they reach Morgana's chambers unchallenged? ARTHUR: I don't know. There are too many guards. It shouldn't be possible. UTHER: And yet they managed to do so. ARTHUR: I can't explain it. UTHER: Well I can. They used magic. Arrest all those we have under suspicion. ARTHUR: That's gonna take time. UTHER: My ward has been attacked. Time is something we do not have. Gaius's Chambers - Day Merlin approaches the room and overhears Gaius and Morgana. GAIUS: What I don't understand, Morgana is how the fire started in the first place
SUMMARY:
When Morgana's nightmares spill into waking hours, she becomes terrified that she has magical powers. Gaius is determined to keep her in the dark for her own good but Merlin won't stand by and watch his friend suffer. He knows exactly what she's going through and he knows she needs the truth. Is Merlin about to reveal his secret at last? Wilfully disobeying Gaius, Merlin risks everything to help Morgana, not knowing what the far-reaching consequences might be. Lives are put in danger, loyalties are tested, and Morgana is reunited with the strange young druid boy Mordred, who the dragon predicted would one day kill Arthur.