How Does Merlin Begin A Better Life In Camelot

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Keeyan Khaleghi
Merlin was sent away from his mother to start a better life in Camelot where he is to be mentored by Gaius, physician to King Uther. King Uther believes all magic is evil. Uther made practicing magic punishable by death. When Gaius finds that Merlin has magical, psychic powers, he agrees to keep Merlin's secret. The mother of a sorcerer who Uther had executed comes to Camelot for revenge in disguise of a girl. The witch casts a spell so that when she sang, the court would sleep. Merlin sees what is happening and covers his ears to stay awake. Merlin saves the day without revealing himself as a warlock. As his reward, he is promoted to valet of Uther's cocky son, Arthur.
A few days later: The evil sorceress Nimueh casts a deadly spell on a dragon egg and she throws the cursed egg into the castle's water. The next day a disease causes people to die; the infected people's skin turns white with blue veins. When Uther tells Arthur to search Camelot for the evil witch he thinks to have caused the problem. Arthur searches Merlin's house and a magic trick saves Merlin from having his book found. When Gwen's father get the symptoms of the disease. Merlin ignores Gaius's warning by curing Gwen's father. Arthur gets the reports of the recovery and Uther orders Gwen's …show more content…

Arthur is bitten by the beast right after Merlin kills it. Arthur goes into a coma and the Mighty Dragon told Merlin he can save Arthur by going to the Isle of the Blessed. On his way there-there, Merlin meets the witch Nimueh, who gives him the cure, water from the Cup of Life, but she told him that, to save Arthur's life, another life must be taken. Arthur sips the water and gets better, but Merlin found out that the witch was not lying his mother is life was endangered. Merlin returned to Nimueh and Merlin vaporized her so that his mother would be