"We have to stop her!" burst out Percival, "She will not stand a chance against Morgana unaided."
Merlin had seen what Brynn's magic had done and she still could stand a fighting chance with Morgana. However he could not speak his thoughts. He could not put Brynn at risk because of their secret. Percival ran from the room.
"Percival, wait!" shouted Merlin after the Knight's retreating back.
He turned to Gaius. "If he catches up to her…"
"He could catch her using magic… you must stop them both Merlin!" said Gaius, finishing Merlin's sentence.
Merlin nodded and pursued the lovesick Knight.
"Hurry!" yelled Gaius to Merlin.
Merlin dashed. Percival was on horseback. He had not even enlisted the help of his fellow knights. Merlin knew the knight liked Brynn and would do whatever to save her. But Merlin uttered a spell. Percival's horse started rearing up. While frantically yelling the halt command for his horse, Percival did not see Merlin rushing past him. The young warlock knew that the knight would not be held off for long, and he at least hoped he didn't harm the man by making his horse nervous. No matter the amount of time, he had to beat Percival and stop Brynn before they both exposed themselves.
Percival calmed his horse down, and soon was racing into the forest. Merlin stopped. He groaned, he should have tried a different tactic. He was running out of time.
"I am really sorry friend, but I cannot let you do this.." said Merlin.
Merlin uttered a spell. This had stunned Percival, and he fell off his horse, unable to move. Merlin climbed on the fallen knight's horse and galloped on. The warlock took a deep breath and tried Connecting with Brynn. She had reached Morgana. What could he do now? If he used magic, he would reveal his secret to Morgana. Even when she was still his friend, he wanted badly for her to know she wasn't alone in carrying the burden, but with Uther's hatred, he could not. Now was a different matter.
Not only that, Brynn was a formidable witch herself. How would Merlin stop her? Why had Brynn been so foolish to seek Morgana? What good would it do? Merlin was tempted to think Brynn had a motive he didn't like, but he shook his head. Had she not proven herself trustworthy, if not by action, by the dragon's advice? He just had to trust what Brynn was doing.