User blog comment:Fimber/Nine questions about "The Wicked Day"/@comment-68.84.187.148-20120628163524

I think Gaius wanted to let magic off the hook when he didnt confess about Morgana's part in Uther's death. At the moment Arthur was bent out of shape enough, and by not explaining that "bad magic" killed his father (which would require him to understand that magic is not inherently evil and can be good) Gaius portrays it as if only good magic was involved, but couldn't stop the natural course of destiny. Had he explained otherwise, Arthur would have deduced that bad magic is more powerful than good magic, and would be even more convinced that it would be better just to be rid of magic altogether.