Board Thread:What If?/@comment-5674726-20140809221200/@comment-5674726-20140810031256

I wouldn't be so sure of that.

Arthur would have placed his trust in Merlin, only to be let down at a crucial moment and caught in the act of helping a condemned prisoner escape. I'd say that he'd have sworn blind that Morgana had nothing to do with it to protect her, leaving him to face Uther's anger. He'd feel betrayed and could decide that he was no longer willing to have Merlin as a servant, much less a friend, in which case Merlin wouldn't be able to tag along to protect him.

Morgana would die when she went to see the Druids, as Mordred wouldn't be there to sense her distress when the serkets attacked.