Talk:The Gates of Avalon/@comment-4047575-20131117214218/@comment-5674726-20131119004118

In fairness to Merlin, he was in a tough spot.

If Arthur said that Merlin knew where he was and was supposed to tell Uther, and Merlin said that it wasn't his fault, who would Uther be more likely to believe? The word of a servant counted for very little against the word of a noble, so it's safe to say that it would count for even less against the word of a prince.