Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Two/@comment-5102537-20130601104158/@comment-6905051-20130613110608

I do not think Merlin consciously chose to suppress his identity. I think it was instinctive or sub-conscious. Morgana was his friend, but for  some reason he was not entirely comfortable with his secret. I mean he opened out to Freya instantly. But even when in danger, he never openly used magic to save morgana