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Just one episode before his demise, Arthur has no reason to trust magic because all it has ever brought him is pain and suffering. Arthur said it himself that she wasn't being punished for sorcery bur for murder. It just happened that she thought she did it in the name of justice for sorcery. Arthur excelled at his destiny with just encouragement from the people around him. He barely knew of the prophecy, if at all, and made choices based on the information he had at the time. He was just and brave. In keeping his secret from Arthur, Merlin failed himself and betrayed his calling.