The queen stands in front of the door of the throne room and waits for her husband. He arrives together with Merlin, who nods towards them and opens the door. King and queen enter the room.
The members of the table round are waiting for them. Nearly all seats are occupied . All attendees stand up as the royal couple appears. After king and queen have taken their seats, the members of the table round also sit down.
Next to the queen sits Sir Leon. Next to Arthur sits Gaius. Merlin stands as always slightly off behind his friend and king. Vis-a-vis to the royal couple are sitting Sir Percival and Sir Galahad. The chair next to Sir Percival is empty. It is the only empty seat. It is Sir Gwaine's seat. Sir Gwaine is still by queen Annis's side in her kingdom.
Sir Leon stands up to welcome everyone. He looks around the table round and back to his king and queen. "I open the table round. We are coming together to discuss several problems. First of all the drought is a headline." He sits down. Before only one other knight is able to take the word, the king himself stands up. "Friends and knights, of course the first problem we have to find a solution for is the drought and the water shortage. But before we start debating about this, I have to tell you about another problem." He pauses and looks around. "You all know that there have been hints that Mordred returned and threatens Camelot. Since today I'm sure about that. Mordred was here in Camelot." Murmur comes up. "The guards and me weren't able to catch him. That is why I need you to be more careful than ever. I'll double the guards. But I need your help to protect Camelot. We need increased vigilance!" He looks around and sits down. Confidently he smiles at Gwen.
One of the knights stands up. "This are bad news indeed. Unfortunately, I can't tell you better ones. I leaded the patrol today. We have been looking for water reserves in the whole kingdom. The whole kingdom fights. Parts of our fields are almost withered. Even the lakes and rives aren't filled anymore. I fear, if it isn't going to rain, some are going to dry out." He nods towards his king and takes his seat. Arthur sighs and adds: "I agree. I have been in the catacombs to have a look after our source which supplies the castle. We still have some reserves, but the fountain itself is more than a trickle of a fountain."
Now Sir Galahad stands up. "My news are as bad as yours. The drought makes people nervous. If a part of our harvest is lost because of the drought, they will be hardly to calm down." He sits down again. Arthur agrees again. "I have already noticed that. There is a tension in the air. Only a small spark is enough to upset the people. I have already thought about that. We have to ration the water. No more waste. And I try to get in contact with our allies to purchase some food supplies. I hope, that we are at least prepared for a bad harvest."
Now it is Sir Percival's turn to stand up. "I want to remember you on Mordred. You said, he was in the city? And we are talking about water and harvest? What was he doing here? What was the reason he was here for? We don't have to forget that he is a powerful sorcerer. My Lord, where did you see him exactly. What did he say? Please, at first comes security, your security. And for that I need to know more about that." He looks towards Arthur and sits down again.
Arthur hesitats before he adds. He didn't think about that. How to explain, that he has heard Mordred in his mind? Difficult. "Knights and friends. I don't know what Mordred was doing in Camelot. Whatever it was, it wasn't without a reason. But keep calm. He didn't harm anybody or destroyed anything. He was just here. I think, he was here to frighten us, to scare us. And it seems, he made it. Look around you. If you only hear his name, everybody gets in a panic. We need to keep calm. We will catch him. But he won't intimidate or scare us. I know that he was here, because I have heard him. But I didn't see him." He takes a deep breath. "He threatens me and Camelot. He wants to destroy the kingdom. But this shouldn't be a surprise. But It will be a surprise for him, that he won't intimidate us." With this words he sits down again. Awkward silence follows.