Chapter 1
The Once and Future King – scene 1
On the shore of the lake sits Merlin. He wears still
the same
clothes, they are wet and dirty. His hair is sopping
and
sticking on Merlin’s head. He sits on the shore,
unshaved and
looks at the isle.
The sun rises, above all is a humid haze. In the
background
the king’s tent is buildt.
Gaius stands behind Merlin, his hand holds the reins
of his
horse. He looks sadly down to his friend. For a
moment he
looks up to the isle and then his look goes back to
Merlin:
“Merlin… Merlin, can you hear me?” No reaction of
Merlin. His
eyes are still fixed on the isle, as would he scan
every tree
every stone on that isle. He is looking for somebody..
Gaius puts his free hand on Merlin’s shoulder.
Merlin’s head
turns towards Gaius, his eyes are empty. With a
sigh Gaius
says: “Merlin, it can’t go on in that way. Look at
you!” Merlin
looks down on himself. Gaius adds: “You are
completely
soaked and wet and dirty.. you will get a cold!
They buildt up
a tent, so why don’t you sleep inside?”
Merlin smiles: “It doesn’t matter, i’m not leaving my
job. I’m
a servant, i sleep outside the king’s tent.”
Gaius shakes his head: “Merlin, the king is gone. It
was three
month ago as Artur passed the lake. He is gone, he
is dead.
He won’t return.”
Merlin stands up: “No, he is alive. I know it. And
he will
return.” Gaius shakes his head again. He makes a
step
forward to hug Merlin. He holds him, he begs:
“Come home
with me. I need you, Gwen needs you, Albion needs
you,
please.” Merlin just enjoys the close moment to his
mentor,
he wispers: “You know I can’t, I promised him to
wait..”
Gaius takes his arms down. He looks into Merlin’s
exhausted
face: “Merlin, i have to go. You know I can’t stay
with you. I
have to return to the queen.” Merlin only nods. He
looks back
to the isle: “I know.”
Gaius follows his view: “Please Merlin, look after
yourself.
Take a bath, shave your face, wash your clothes..”
Merlin
nods again, then he lookks to his king’s tent: “Just
after
polishing the amour, sharpening the sword, washing
Arthur’s
clothes and cleaning Arthur’s boots” Gaius sighs
:”Merlin, you
did all these yesterday..” Merlin turns to Gaius:
“This is my
job. I’m the king’s manservant.”
Gaius shakes his head again, he turns towards his
horse. Over
his shoulder he looks back to Merlin: “Goodbye
Merlin” Merlin
smiles: “See you in Camelot next time.” Then
Merlins turns
towards the isle. His eyes are emty, his view is
fixed on that
isle in the middle of the lake. He is looking for
somebody, he
is looking for his king.
The Once and Future King – scene 2
In the council chamber the queen sits at the
top of the table. She wears her red velvet
dress. On her left side sits Sir Leon. They
have a conversation. In between the queen
signs some papers.
As Gaius enters the room, Gwen pauses. She
looks at Gaius and jumps up. She runs to
him. Gaius’s face shows sadness. Gwen
can’t find any smile in his face.. she slows
down, in arriving in front of him, she asks:
“Some news from Arthur?” Gaius eyes are
even more sad now: “No, mylady.” Leon
stands behind the queen: “How is Merlin?”
Gaius sighs: “Bad. His mourning has
catched him completely. He stays there and
waits..”
Gwen looks into Gaius eyes: “He didn’t gave
up his king? What did he said exactly?”
Gaius looks desperate now: “Mylady, Merlin
is not himself. His mourning defines what
he does and what he says.” Gwen looks
angry, she calmes herself down: “That was
not the answer, I asked for.” Gaius looks
down to the floor: “He said, the king lives
and he will return.” Gwen breathes loud,
then she smiles: “This is good, really good.
Everything is said.” The queen turns
arround and goes back to her chair. She sits
down and starts to sign another paper. Sir
Leon and Gaius look both with sorrow in
their eyes towards the queen. Together
they pass the room to stand next to the
queen.
Sir Leon looks down on her, he goes on his
kneels: “Mylady, the news about Arthur’s
disappearance have reached all other
kingdoms. Camelot is weak, you have to
take charge. Please mylady, have have to
take Arthur’s place on the throne! It was his
last wish mylady!” Gwen doesn’t looks up
from her papers. She declares cool: “but the
king lives. I don’t need to take his place. I
won’t declare myself to queen of Camelot as
long there is hope that Arthur returns.”
Now Gaius takes the words: “Mylady, lots of
lords are on their way to Camelot by now.
Please, we must declare you now to queen
of Camelot. The lords, they have the right to
stop the declaration to queen as long your
were not declared to heir to the throne by
the king himself. We have to declare you to
queen before they reach the castle. If they
reach the castle in time, they could claime
the throne for themselfes.”…..
To Be Continued..

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