Beauty and the Beast: Part One

The beautiful Lady Katrina arrives in Camelot with her faithful servant Jonas. Having casually rode into Camelot on horses, they seek out some villagers (who just happen to be Merlin and Gaius) and ask them where they can find he King, Uther Pendragon. Merlin and Gaius look at the item Jonas has placed in Merlin's hand and Gaius recognises the seal. When he asks how Jonas got that, the faithful servant replies; "It does not belong to me," and the Lady Katrina is revealed to Merlin and Gaius, as she claims her seal. Gaius, having met the Lady Katrina before, immediately bows down but Merlin, being Merlin, is deterred by the Lady Katrina's abnormal beauty. Gaius and Merlin lead the Lady Katrina and Jonas to the Castle and they are introduced to the King. Arthur sends Merlin to help the guests settle in, and Merlin shows them to their room. As soon as Merlin leaves, Lady Katrina breathes over her food and it becomes rotten and mouldy.

The Lady Katrina is invited to dine with the King, and Arthur excuses himself, having become appalled by the Lady Katrina's flirting. Morgana smiles knowingly, and also excuses herself away from the table, leaving Uther and the Lady Katrina to dine. When asked by Uther why the Lady Katrina isn't eating, she replies that she has "lost her appetite", due to the fact that all her family are dead.

Gaius suspects the Lady Katrina isn't the Lady Katrina, and tells Merlin to give her a potion. He doesn't tell Merlin what it is, claiming that the Lady Katrina will know. Merlin heads down to the Lady Katrina's chambers to hand over the potion, almost spotting her eating the mouldy food. He shows her the potion, and the Lady Katrina is confused, stating that she "requested no medicine". Merlin apologises and then returns back to Gaius saying that she didn't need it. Gaius is concerned, and explains to Merlin how this has all been a test to see if the Lady Katrina is really who she seems to be. He tells Merlin how he treated the Lady Katrina as a young girl, and how she had an incurable bone disease. Merlin and Gaius are quick to realise that she is not at all who she seems.

Merlin is sent to the Lady Katrina's chambers with a laundry basket to clean the sheets. Once in the room, he realises that it smells horrible, and explores. He feels the bed, and understands that it has not been slept in. He starts to stroke the covers to see if they have been ruined, but is spotted by Jonas, who automatically asks him what he's doing there. Merlin says that he is changing the sheets, and says that he is all done. He then makes a hasty retreat out of the room, but not before Jonas asks if he's forgetting something, and turns round to hand him the laundry basket. Merlin glimpses for just a second a long green tail and quickly rushes out of the room to tell Gaius.

At night, Merlin follows the Lady Katrina (who has been spending an awful lot of time with Uther) and is led to a passageway, which is pretty similar to the dragon's passageways. He finds himself in a smelly room, where a farting troll awaits him. Merlin quickly hurries away, and is spotted by Jonas, though Merlin is unaware of it.