User blog comment:Merganafan23/Character ages/timeline/@comment-5102537-20120804234140/@comment-5364525-20120804235952

If Morgause was born before the purge, why was it necessary to smuggle her out, deceiving Uther specifically?

Morgause was the daughter of Vivienne and Gorlois (she did have a bracelet bearing Gorlois' coat of arms- Gaius said that only Morgause or Morgana could have had it, implying she was Gorlois' daughter) Before the purge, when Uther was all fine and dandy with magic, Gorlois' being Uther's best friend and Vivienne a lady of the court would have made Morgause's position very enviable. So why did she get smuggled out like she was damaged goods?

Unless it's the product of a major plot hole, the only thing that makes sense is she was born after the purge, and smuggled out because of her potential for magic.