Shortly after Merlin’s arrival in Camelot, he asked Gaius to explain the differences between the “Old Religion” and the religion practiced by the king — Christianity.<\/p>\n
This proved a mistake. Gaius droned on for hours, only embaffling Merlin with excessive detail.<\/p>\n
Merlin considered asking Prince Arthur the next day, then decided his curiosity would prompt difficult questions.<\/p>\n
Instead, he posed his question to Morgana, as he was tasked to deliver sleeping draughts. “One feels distant, the other intimate. One demands faith and pageantry, the other visions and magic.”<\/p>\n
Merlin decided, from then on, He would keep his questions to himself.<\/p>\n
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