Board Thread:What If?/@comment-5674726-20140809221200/@comment-24762954-20140810083838

ReganX wrote:

Arthur would have placed his trust in Merlin, only to be let down at a crucial moment and caught in the act of helping a condemned prisoner escape. I'd say that he'd have sworn blind that Morgana had nothing to do with it to protect her, leaving him to face Uther's anger. He'd feel betrayed and could decide that he was no longer willing to have Merlin as a servant, much less a friend, in which case Merlin wouldn't be able to tag along to protect him. Well, Gaius could have said that he drugged Merlin for his own safety(by the way he should be doing it quite often). And this is believable option since it was Merlin who started the mess. And he will not be really happy about the outcome. Even without Gaius it would be suspicious. But Mordred's death will change characters and their interractions.