After Mordred left, Merlin spent a while thinking. Finally, he decided to talk to the one creature he knew could help him- Kilgarrah. He got up and left the room, walking through the castle to the entrance to the Darkling Woods. On the way there, he summoned Kilgarrah.

When he got to the clearing in the woods, Kilgarrah was just landing. "Hello, Merlin," he said. "To what do I owe the honor of seeing you again?"

"Arthur knows I have magic," said Merlin. "So do a few other people in Camelot."

"And I take it they reacted well?"

"Yes," replied Merlin. "Arthur was even talking of legalizing magic."

"That's very good news- but you're troubled. What's the problem?"

"Mordred," said Merlin. "I told him Arthur knows I have magic, but I haven't told Arthur that Mordred is another magic-user. I just don't know what to do about him, Kilgarrah."

"I am afraid, young warlock, that I can't help you with this," replied Kilgarrah. "But I can give you some news- I have felt a shift in the future, and the threat the druid boy poses is no longer as great as it once was. That does not mean it is gone entirely, but it has lessened."

"Thank you, Kilgarrah," said Merlin. Kilgarrah nodded his head and took off into the night sky.


Should I include the evil!Gwen plotline in this, or should I just have Merlin swoop in on Kilgarrah and burn the Dark Tower to the ground before Gwen undergoes the Tiene Diaga?