Talk:Merlin/@comment-150.254.73.211-20140621054259/@comment-5674726-20140630214841

''Arthur only ever killed those who threatened to undermine the safety of the people of Camelot. ''

I imagine that the Druids against whom Arthur led attacks would dispute this. In Season Two, he leads an attack and orders his men to take no prisoners, and we see three of those men attempting to murder a little boy.

I think that part of Merlin's struggle as a character was that he had to reconcile his faith in the King he believed Arthur would one day become with the actions Arthur was taking as a prince, and also to deal with the fact that keeping his secret meant that there would be times when he had to let innocent magic users die when it lay in his power to save them. He believed that the choices he made were for the greater good.