I can't breathe!
Was the first thought that passed through Merlin's confused mind.
I can't breathe!
Something pulled him deeper and deeper into the black water.
Something wrapped around his waist and legs.
Under the water, under the water….
He felt as all his power was pulled out from him.
Arthur? Arthur! Don't let me drown! Help me!
Panic hit him.
He saw the light somewhere above of him.
Light! Surface. Up, I have to go up! Arthur!
Then he realized, just before the darkness swallowed him.
I can see the light…