EPISODE 140

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GALAHAD : 

Even if you did bring about the end of the Round Table,

would it be such a bad thing?

MORDRED : 

…Huh?

GALAHAD : 

…

Back when I lived in the hospice, I lived on tales of chivalry.

I saw a few knights, too, whenever they passed by. Maybe the druids embellished those stories, but

all those ideals of bravery and nobility made me into who I am.

As a child, I never thought I could ever be a knight,

but I’ve always strived to embody those ideals, for myself and others.

So when I swore my oaths to Arthur, 

I swore them to the ideal of chivalry.

I want to serve the common people, defend the oppressed and safeguard their dignity. 

I want to bring justice, real justice, to those who could never get it.

When I first came to Camelot, 

my ideals aligned with Arthur’s, but now…

… I’m not so sure anymore.

Maybe preserving the Round Table is more important to him than serving the common people,

and I can’t follow him down that road forever.

MORDRED : 

…

… Galahad…

Are we discussing treason in Camelot itself?

GALAHAD : 

Treason?

I’ve traveled all over Britain since I got knighted,

and do you know what I saw, Mordred? 

Suffering,

upheld by the ruling class’ indifference.

And after what Arthur said today,

I’m afraid he’ll wait for proper procedures to do anything.

How many will die in the meantime? If anyone’s committed treason,

it’s him, by betraying his duty as king.

MORDRED : 

Galahad, please!

I... you…

…

GALAHAD : 

…

I know what it’s like, to want to impress someone who wants nothing to do with you.

To do anything for their attention and approval…

…when they’re worth so much to you. It took a lot of courage for me to admit

it would never happen.

You can’t force someone else

to look at you.

MORDRED : 

…

GALAHAD : 

…

I can’t tell you what it is you must do…

Or whether going to Percival’s court is a good idea.

But you should think about what you could do

if you let go of that need for acknowledgment.

[ meanwhile din is letting go of his inhibitions go son ] 

MARK : 

…

The guards’ entrance, huh?

I should’ve had it sealed shut long ago.

DINADAN : 

Take a seat, Mark.

MARK : 

I would rather not.

I should’ve expected the Round Table to⎯

DINADAN : 

I said sit. 

It’s funny. I used to respect you, back in the day.

MARK : 

Really?

You’ve never let it show, then, from the day I first met you.

DINADAN : 

Oh, so you remember that? 

MARK : 

Not fondly, but I do.

But it’s true that I’ve always 

granted too much attention to the mannerless strays Tristan found by the side of the road.

DINADAN : 

You know, there’s this thing that’s always bothered me.

You’ve never doubted yourself.

You keep on treating me as beneath you, judging by my lack of manners…

… because I talk like a peasant, or I don’t have proper table manners.

But where I come from,

it’s even worse manners to kill one’s loved ones on an unfounded suspicion.

MARK : 

…

… Listen here, you little shit…

You’ve never been anything but a thorn in my side.

I suppose there is some poetic irony in Arthur sending you, of all people. I don’t expect us to have a constructive conversation,

so I’d like you to keep your mouth shut on the road back to Camelot.

DINADAN : 

… I’m not here to take you to Camelot.

The truth is, I’ve had a lot of time to think on the way to Tintagel.

Over the course of my life, I've seen commoners hung for poaching,

when all they wanted was to feed their families. 

But you…

You have no reliable allies, your actions have sparked criticism left, right and center…

And even with all of Britain and Ireland against you, you’re…

... under house arrest.

In your lovely castle by the sea, wanting for absolutely nothing.

Even better, you’ve had the burden of rulership taken from you.

It’s like you’ve been rewarded. You didn’t get out much anyway, didn’t you? 

…

I’ve always thought conflict between knights had absurd consequences.

Whole families, feuding when they’ve forgotten what they were even fighting for.

Honestly, though?

I can relate.

There’s something all-consuming about knowing someone who’s done terrible things

will never have to face any consequences for them, just because they were born noble.

MARK : 

Don’t get any closer.

You wouldn’t dare attack me.

Arthur - no, the Round Table as a whole - would be dishonored by your actions.

DINADAN : 

I’ll let you in on a little secret.

The Round Table didn’t send me,

because I quit.

MARK : 

Guards⎯

[ CHEH ]

DINADAN : 

How does it feel

to finally be in real danger, Mark?

To look death in the eye?

Think of Iseult’s last breaths!

Think of Tristan’s!

Suffer

as they have suffered!

MARK : 

No! 

[ oof. ]

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