Oh wow...like, really wow. This is so intense and sad and heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. The mutual loyalty, the love, the unbreakable bond between these two...it's all here and it's all perfect. Thanks for this, it's one of the best reveals ever. I could actually see this playing out in canon, though I doubt the writers of Merlin could come up with as believable a scenario. Kudos!