A thief steals something from the Druids, but it is only a part of an artifact that has a few components that go together. The thief then turns up in Camelot and it turns out he is Julius Borden (played by the wonderful James Callis from Battlestar Galactica) who used to be a pupil of Gauis and he goes to Gauis asking for help to steal the last part of the artifact, the Triskelion, which is in Camelot's vault. He says he knows the location of the last Dragon's Egg. Of course, Gauis refuses to help him, unknowing that Merlin has overheard the conversation. As the Last Dragon Lord, Merlin wants to protect the egg and agrees to help Borden. But Borden isn't out to protect the last egg, he wants it for himself, to give him power. After Merlin steals the keys to the vault and opens the way, Borden knocks Merlin unconscious.
When Arthur learns of the theft and what the Triskelion is for, he gathers his knights to capture Borden and to destroy the last egg!
Gauis is furious with Merlin. He always knew where the egg was and wanted to ensure it remained hidden to protect it. Merlin vows to stop Borden.
While hunting Borden, Borden throws some poison into the knight's food who start to get sick and pass out. Merlin does what he can to save them but they are left asleep, leaving Merlin to go on alone.
He follows Borden to the Tomb of Ashkanar where they find the egg and Borden reveals he will never give it up. Merlin fights him and knocks him out with his magic. He grabs the egg and the sets off a booby trap that destroys the tomb and Borden with it. Merlin tells Arthur that the egg was destroyed in the Tomb.
Later, Merlin calls on the dragon Kilgharrah for help on what to do with the egg. He is very thankful that Merlin has found the egg and explains that only a Dragon Lord can call forth the new dragon by naming it. He calls the dragon Aithusa, which means 'the light of the sun'. A new white dragon is now in the world. What impact will Merlin's actions have on the world of Camelot, now that there is another dragon?
This was a really great episode of Merlin. It really highlighted two things for me: we should trust our elders. If they say no, there is probably a very good reason for them saying no. However, there is also a lesson for elders. Instead of just saying no, perhaps they needs to explain why they are saying no so there is full understanding on both sides (makes for crappy story telling though!).
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