#i feel like nimueh realized too late (as in when he confronted her in the questing beast episode and she got hit w/ a blast of lightning)

[fluffypotatey]

Someone PLEASE explain how every freaking Druid and their familiar can recognise Merlin as Emrys, but not one, not two, but T H R E E High Priestesses of the Old Religion are like, "and who's this chucklefuck?"

short answer: hubris

long answer:

okay, imagine you're this badass powerful mage who's been given the title of Priestess of Avalon. you're hot shit and you know you're hot shit. you're the equivalent of magic royalty, so for the concept of Emrys (big, powerful, wizard said to hold ancient magic or is magic itself) to be this scrawny, lowly servant of Camelot would not cross their minds.

how come they never sense his magic???? idk anon that part escapes me

maybe they just went "oh what great power! can't be coming from this guy"