EPISODE 141

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[ din goes in for the kill. at the last moment, someone grabs his wrist. ]

PALAMEDES : 

…Din…
…I’m begging you…
…don’t do this.
He deserves it and more, it’s true, but…
…this will achieve nothing except get you in trouble.
You’ll be punished more harshly than he ever will be.
And if you don’t care about that…
…please…
…don’t do this to Brunor.
…Don’t…don’t…
…don’t do this to me.

[ back to camelot! ]

GUINEVERE : 

You look pensive, Arthur.
You’re upset again, that much is obvious.
…So am I.
I can’t help
but think of the terror Tristan and Iseult must have felt.
My poor Iseult… She was so happy in her last letters, talking about her little girl… 

ARTHUR : 

…
Mark will get his just deserts, one way or another.

GUINEVERE : 

Spoken like a knight, I see.
I don’t care what happens to him now.
Nothing will change what has been done.

I have no taste for vengeance, Arthur. It’s a deadly waste of time.
I hope
Morgan will eventually come to understand this as well.

ARTHUR : 

…
I don’t know what to do about her. Nothing will sate her hunger for vengeance, I’m afraid.

GUINEVERE : 

I’m not so sure myself.
She could’ve told Mordred the truth from the start and raised him to hate you, but she didn’t.

On top of that, if Mordred’s parentage was made public, Morgan would lose any claim she might have to Orkney,
but she could make her way to Camelot, where Gawain would antagonize her.

ARTHUR : 

So she’ll do nothing that could harm her own children⎯is that what you think?

GUINEVERE : 

I believe so, yes.
Even if I think all she’s doing is delaying the inevitable.

Gawain and Mordred are destined to walk different paths.

ARTHUR : 

…
There’s still hope.
I must convince Mordred that he is important to the Round Table.
If he can be brought onto the right path, Morgan will side with her children.

GUINEVERE : 

Arthur.
You, too, are only delaying the inevitable.
Perhaps it would be wiser
simply to accept him as your son in private?

ARTHUR : 

…
I cannot…

GUINEVERE : 

…
I remember the day I first met him. He was so young.

We spent so long playing in the orchard. He was such a charming child.

Wouldn’t it have been perfect…
…if we’d been able to raise him together?

KAY : 

You want to see Arthur,

Not to talk him into that bullshit with the Germanic again, I hope?

MORDRED : 

No, this is about the Grail.

I may have a lead, but I need his opinion.

KAY : 

Tell me, then. 

MORDRED : 

( Ugh. ) 

…I’d rather tell Arthur about it face to face.

KAY : 

And I’d rather not be running the whole castle, but alas⎯

SERVANT : 

Sir Kay!

There’s an emergency in the kitchen!

KAY : 

What do you mean, an emergency?

SERVANT : 

It’s little Flor, she spilled the oil jars…
…and we’re worried it might catch fire!

KAY : 

For fuck’s sake…
It’s your lucky day. Go to the Round Table.
Arthur’ll join you when he’s free.

MORDRED : 

Very well. 

( If I talk to Arthur, then maybe…
…everything will become clearer.
Despite Mother’s warnings…
…maybe, if I tell him what happened with the Grail
and the promise I made Gawain,
perhaps he’ll see the logic behind my argument?
Perhaps he’ll understand
that the Germanic could be an asset to the Round Table?
With the Grail in my keeping,
Pelles would have no choice but to agree to the Round Table’s demands.
We’ll come to Corbenic’s aid…
…and I won’t be the threat he believes me to be.
I’ll defy the prophecy at last. 

Everything…
…began with this sword.
It must be nice to have such a clear-cut role to fill,
just because a sword proved you were born to a certain bloodline…

…It’s true.
It’s thanks to Excalibur that Arthur found out
he was the heir to Logres.
…that he was a Pendragon. )

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