Talk:Morgana Pendragon/@comment-92.10.59.49-20150520151121/@comment-92.10.59.49-20150903084748

With Kilgharrah he has been chained up under Camelot for 22 years so of course he wanted something in exchange for his help. And he was the last of his kind, he probably watched all the  other dragons and the dragonlord's die  too. And Merlin fulfilling his promise 50 years later wouldn't have worked either because in season five he said he was dying.

With Balinor for 20 years he was living in a self induced exile because he felt guilt for what happened to Kilgharrah and the others and when Merlin came along and reminded him of Hunith and Gaius who was the reason he escaped Camelot so him dying to protect  Merlin was probably when he forgave himself (in my opinion). With Hunith, Merlin was probably thinking about what happened to her in the last episode of season one when Merlin was supposed to die in exchange for Arthur but Hunith nearly did instead.

With Morgana and Morgause I think the spell required Morgana's willing co-operation for it to work properly- the spell put the whole city to sleep.