- Arthur: It's a shame. He would've been a great knight.
- Merlin: Maybe one day he still will.
- Arthur: The rules won't allow it. Knights are noblemen. Always have been, always will be. It's a tradition that...
- [Sees Gwen say goodbye to Gwaine]
- Arthur: They seem very friendly.
- Merlin: Why should you care?
- Arthur: I don't.
- [Gwen laughs]
- Arthur: She could do better than that!
- Merlin: What, she should be setting her sights... higher? Oh, but I forget, she can't. A girl of Gwen's standing, no. She can never consort with a nobleman. That's the rules.
- Arthur: Merlin?
- Merlin: Shut up.
- Arthur: You guessed it.
- Merlin: Who's that?
- Arthur: Ahh, Sir Darien. He's here for the melee.
- Merlin: Oh, yeah, the tournament where the knights ride around hitting each other with blunt weapons for no good reason.
- Arthur: A little more to it than that.
- Merlin: Really? All I've ever seen is people getting the seven bells knocked out of them so that the last man standing can be called a winner.
- Arthur: The melee is the ultimate test of strength and courage.
- Merlin: Are you sure we're talking about the same thing?
- Arthur: Well, I wouldn't expect you to understand. You're not a knight.
- Merlin: Well, if it means I don't get clobbered 'round the head, I'm glad of it.