Talk:The Drawing of the Dark/@comment-190.55.67.166-20121219015424/@comment-5621713-20121221034144

I agree with most of your well put points. Th only thing is that Arthur did give Kara an opportunity to save herself, although it meant compromising her principles. Uther would never do such a thing. Arthur didn't put Kara to death because she practiced sorcery, I don't even thing she was a sorcerer. SHe begged Mordred to use his magic, she would have used hers if she had it. She was hanged because she killed officers/citizens of Camelot and attempted to kill Arthur after telling him she meant no harm, so he would sheath his sword. It was Merlin's magic that saved him again. Ok, so the circumstances were different to start with, but I agree that they had the same effect. A fellow Druid, one that he love was killed by a Pendragon. Mordred wasn't focused on Kara's attempt to kill Arthur, he thought she was killed for opposing him.

I thought it was hearth breaking to see him begging Arthur to let Kara go, as tears ran down his cheeks. He went to him as a friend, as someone who looked up to and genuinely admired and respected him. Had Arthur told him at that point that he would spare her if she would repent, Mordred would have said thank you I will talk to her and get her to do so. He then would have a problem doing that, because she would have said that she would rather die than say she was wrong or sorry for trying to kill Arthur and bring down Camelot. But, Mordred would have seen her as the rigid and closed minded one, not Arthur....and things would probably gone a bit differently.

As for Merlin's part int his, his constant mistrust and suspicion only served to alienate Mordred and turn him toward Morgana. The best way that he could have protected Arthur would have been to befriend Mordred, have him as an ally, and partner in working toward their dream of an Albion where magic was practiced for good was respected. Merlin's Bane served to create the very thing that he was so steadfast against.