User blog comment:Waterwecna/Mordred: the notorious traitor/@comment-4243037-20121014131023/@comment-4062486-20121015173724

It depends. People can recover from stab wounds, but it does not happen so all the time. For example, if Aithusa had not healed Morgana, she would not be alive now. We do not know if Mordred actually had any knowledge of Aithusa and her power to heal, so he might have actually wanted to end Morgana's life. But when he actually knew she would recover.. it still does not make any sense. I mean, he knows how powerful she is, and who would willingly want to have such a powerful enemy?

Yes, it is also confusing how he wants to convince Merlin. I definitely think he hates Merlin: just look at his expression when he first sees him! This does not explain much still, as he has this neutral face on absolutely all the time. It is his trademark face in a way. But yeah, he has to make Merlin trust him, as Merlin is actually the only once who can stop him from eliminating Arthur. And yes, Mordred is playing a very dangerous and interesting game, and it is very interesting to watch. He is currently the most interesting character without a doubt already because he is so mysterious and his motives are not clear.