Board Thread:What If?/@comment-173.245.80.12-20140903054558/@comment-37017073-20190520205604

Brutegwaine wrote:

They had evidence in "The Secret Shearer" to tell Arthur where Agravaine's true allegiance was. They didn't, and it doesn't make sense to me why. I don't think Gaius ever actually saw Agravaine during his abduction, did he? (It's been awhile since I rewatched that episode, so I could be wrong.) If he didn't, then all they had the dust on his boots and the sorcery books as evidence, and it's entirely possible that he got rid of both after seeing Merlin sneak out of his chambers, so it would still be his word against theirs. His explanation for why he was in the Mines is, admittedly, pretty flimsy, but again, Arthur is generally a very trusting person, and unless he's presented with inarguable proof (like actually seeing Gwen kiss Shade Lancelot, or his uncle marching out to join Morgana in her invasion) he tends to give people the benefit of the doubt.