The Ghost

A great convocation is being held in Camelot. Wise men from across the Earth are invited by Merlin to meet one another. (Among them is Om, first met in Ep. #015, "The Awakening.") Sing Lu, whom Merlin knew in his youth, also comes, from Asia.

But there is something odd in Camelot. A scullery maid and then Rowanne suspect that a ghost is in their presence. A frightening incident occurs, a chandelier falls in the ballroom, nearly killing Merlin. Merlin suspects that it is not a ghost who is causing these unexplainable accidents: it is a warrior brought by Sing Lu.

Merlin believes that Sing Lu has come to avenge the death of Princess Suiko, whom Merlin believes he accidentally killed when he was a young man. Merlin explains that he was in Asia, in Suiko's court when smallpox ran rampant and decimated the population. Merlin administered a cure to Princess Suiko, but served her the wrong potion and poisoned her. He has kept this a secret since his youth.

Valiant and the others learn that a ghost does not haunt them, but that a Ninja is loose in Camelot. When Merlin confronts Sing Lu about bringing the warrior with him, Sing Lu explains that Merlin is wrong he did not kill Princess Suiko, it was a warring faction within her family that caused her death. Merlin's conscience is cleared, and the Ninja is caught before she injures Queen Guinevere. Merlin and Sing Lu celebrate their encounter: two friends who have been separated for a long time.

Prince Valiant, Arn, Rowanne, Merlin, King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Sir Bryant, Sir Gawain, Lord Maldon, The Baron, Serving Woman, Sing Lu, Mighty Om